The 2026 listing of leading London Criminal Defence Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of criminal law matters for individuals accused of wrongdoing within the London legal market who have been identified by peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Steven Bird, Birds Solicitors
Matthew Hardcastle, Kingsley Napley
Michael O’Kane, Peters & Peters
Sandra Paul, Kingsley Napley
Ellen Peart, BCL Solicitors
Ben Rose, Hickman & Rose
Philip Smith, Simons Muirhead Burton
Leading
Gary Bloxsome, Blackford & Co
John Carson, Carson Kaye
Rose Commander, Hickman & Rose
Peter Csemiczky, Hickman & Rose
Richard Egan, Egan Myer
Daniel Hardstaff, BCL Solicitors
Louise Hodges, Kingsley Napley
Helen Holder, Kangs
Daniel Jackson, BCL Solicitors
Mark Jones, Payne Hicks Beach
John Kaye, Carson Kaye
Shila Keshvari, Edward Fail Bradshaw & Waterson
Julian Richards, Reeds Solicitors
Anthony Smith, Richardson Lissack
Andrew Smith, Corker Binning
Jenny Wiltshire, Hickman Rose
Recommended
Akhtar Ahmad, ABV Solicitors
Tayab Ali, Bindmans
Grant Ambridge, Murray Hughman
Natalie Berman, Edward Fail Bradshaw & Waterson
Robert Borwick, ABV Solicitors
Henri Brandman. Henri Brandman & co
Nick Brett, Brett Wilson
Raj Chada, Hodge Jones & Allen
Vivien Cochrane, Constantine Law
Amy Cox, Sonn MacMillan Walker
Nick Dent, Mishcon de Reya
Ben Darabi, Carson Kaye
Greg Foxsmith, Kingsley Napley
Daniel Godden, Berkley Square Solicitors
Jonathan Grimes, Kingsley Napley
Paul Harris, Edward Fail Bradshaw & Waterson
Mark Haslam, BCL Solicitors
Kate Goold, Hickman & Rose
Joseph Kotrie-Monson, Mary Monson Solicitors
Leo Martin, Freemans
Jim Meyer, Tuckers Solicitors
Jim Myer, Egan Myer
Kim Nihill, Richardson Lissack
Jessica Parker, Corker Binning
Namita Pawa, Hallinans Solicitors
Martin Rackstraw, Russell Cooke
Vince Reveglia, EBR Attridge
Stephanie Roe, Roe Lawyers
Mike Schwarz, Hodge Jones & Allen
Amy Shaffron, JMW Solicitors
David Sleight, Kingsley Napley
Baljit Tank, Tank Jowett
Katie Wheatley, Bindmans
Pat Wilson, Bark & Co