The 2025 listing of leading United Kingdom Shipping Law Barristers details counsel practising in transport matters at the UK Bar who have been identified by senior transport solicitors across the United Kingdom for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Senior Counsel
Preeminent
Luke Parsons KC, Quadrant Chambers
Simon Rainey KC, Quadrant Chambers
Christopher Smith KC, Essex Court Chambers
Leading
Steven Berry KC, Essex Court Chambers
Michael Collett KC, Twenty Essex
Kulian Kenny KC, Twenty Essex
Charles Kimmins KC, Twenty Essex
Sean O’Sullivan KC, 4 Pump Court
Alistair Schaff KC, 7 Kings Bench Walk
Recommended
Michael Ashcroft KC, Twenty Essex
Oliver Caplin KC, Twenty Essex
Adam Cloherty KC, XXIV Old Buildings
Nigel Eaton KC, Essex Court Chambers
Neil Hart KC, Essex Court Chambers
James Leabeater KC, 4 Pump Court
Duncan Matthews KC, Twenty Essex
Poonam Melwani KC, Quadrant Chambers
John Passmore KC, Quadrant Chambers
John Russell KC, Quadrant Chambers
Akhil Shah KC, Fountain Court Chambers
James M Turner KC, Quadrant Chambers
Alexander Wright KC, 4 Pump Court
Timothy Young KC, Twenty Essex
Junior Counsel
Preeminent
Benjamin Coffer, Quadrant Chambers
Nevil Phillips, Quadrant Chambers
Leading
Tom Bird, Quadrant Chambers
Adam Board, Essex Court Chambers
Daniel Bovensiepen, Twenty Essex
Tom Corby, Twenty Essex
Susannah Jones, Twenty Essex
Gemma Morgan, Quadrant Chambers
Charles Priday, 7 Kings Bench Walk
Tom Steward, 4 Pump Court
Recommended
Ravi Aswani, 36 Stone
Emmet Coldrick, Quadrant Chambers
Max Dawson, Quadrant Chambers
Alexandros Demetriades, Twenty Essex
Ben Gardner, Essex Court Chambers
Paul Henton, Quadrant Chambers
Ruth Hosking, Quadrant Chambers
Ed Jones, 4 Pump Court
Benjamin Joseph, Quadrant Chambers
Bibek Mukherjee, Essex Court Chambers
Rani Noakes, 4 Pump Court
Caroline Pounds, Quadrant Chambers
Richard Sarll, 7 Kings Bench Walk
James Shirley, Quadrant Chambers
Peter Stevenson, Quadrant Chambers
Jessica Wells, Essex Court Chambers
James Whatthey, 4 Pump Court