The 2026 listing of Leading London Criminal Law Junior Counsel details junior counsel practising within the areas of Criminal Defence matters within the UK legal market who have been identified by the nation’s criminal law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in the area.
Preeminent
Aisling Byrnes, 25 Bedford Row
Tom Doble, QEB Hollis Whiteman
Peter Lownds, 2 Hare Court
Neil Saunders, 3 Raymond Buildings
Leading
Fraser Coxhill, QEB Hollis Whiteman
Orla Daly, QEB Hollis Whiteman
Alex di Francesco, 25 Bedford Row
Polly Dyer, QEB Hollis Whiteman
Rachna Gokani, QEB Hollis Whiteman
Neil Griffin, Foundry Chambers
Patrick Hill, Cloth Fair Chambers
Rabah Kherbane, Doughty Street Chambers
James Martin, 25 Bedford Row
Kate O’Raghallaigh, Doughty Street Chambers
Ben Smitten, 25 Bedford Row
Alastair Smith, 2BR
Dominic Thomas, 25 Bedford Row
Recommended
Harry Bentley, 2 Hare Court
Sam Blom-Cooper, 25 Bedford Row
Laura Collier, 25 Bedford Row
Robert Dacre, Cloth Fair Chambers
Zarah Dickinson, Foundry Chambers
Sophie Evans, Mountford Chambers
Emma Fenn, Garden Court Chambers
Ben Gordon, Furnival Chambers
John Greany, 3 Raymond Buildings
Gavin Irwin, 2 Hare Court
Roderick James, Crucible Law
Duncan Jones, 25 Bedford Row
Rory Keen, 5 Paper Buildings
Rabah Kherbane, Doughty Street Chambers
Ben Lloyd, 6KBW College Hill
Piers Marquis, Doughty Street Chambers
Jonas Milner, 2BR
Michael Neofytou, 25 Bedford Row
Adam Payter, 6KBW College Hill
Arlette Piercy, 25 Bedford Row
Luke Ponte, 3 Raymond Buildings
Matthew Radstone, 25 Bedford Row
Peter Ratliff, 6KBW College Hill
Alex Rose, Garden Court Chambers
Mark Seymour, Foundry Chambers
Graham Smith, 23 Essex St
Vivienne Tanchel, 2 Hare Court
Lucie Wibberley, Garden Court Chambers