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, Cloth Fair Chambers
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
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
Previous editions
2025 edition published June 2025
Preeminent
Aisling Byrnes, 25 Bedford Row
Tom Doble, QEB Hollis Whiteman
Peter Lownds, 2 Hare Court
Kate O'Raghallaigh, Doughty Street Chambers
Neil Saunders, 3 Raymond Buildings
Leading
Fraser Coxhill, QEB Hollis Whiteman
Orla Daly, QEB Hollis Whiteman
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
Michael Neofytou, 25 Bedford Row
Alastair Smith, 2BR
Graham Smith, 23 Essex St
Dominic Thomas, 25 Bedford Row
Recommended
Hannah Beer, Castle Chambers
Harry Bentley, 2 Hare Court
Sam Blomcooper, 25 Bedford Row
Cat Collins, 33 Chancery Lane
Robert Dacre, Cloth Fair Chambers
Alex di Francesco, 25 Bedford Row
Ben Gordon, Furnival Chambers
John Greany, 3 Raymond Buildings
Paul Jarvis, 6KBW College Hill
Ben Lloyd, 6KBW College Hill
Piers Marquis, Doughty Street Chambers
Louise Oakley, 5 Kings Bench Walk
Adam Payter, 6KBW College Hill
Arlette Piercy, 25 Bedford Row
Luke Ponte, 3 Raymond Buildings
Peter Ratliff, 6KBW College Hill
Simon Ray, 6KBW College Hill
Alex Rose, Garden Court Chambers
Ben Smitten, 25 Bedford Row
Vivienne Tanchel, 2 Hare Court
Robert Ward 15 NBS Chambers
Alisa Williamson, 3 Raymond Buildings
Nicholas Yeo, 3 Raymond Buildings
2024 edition published July 2024
Preeminent
Charles Langley, 2 Bedford Row
Peter Lownds, 2 Hare Court
Neil Saunders, 3 Raymond Buildings
Leading
Aisling Byrnes, 25 Bedford Row
Alex di Francesco, 25 Bedford Row
Tom Doble, QEB Hollis Whiteman
Rachna Gokani, QEB Hollis Whiteman
Ben Gordon, Furnival Chambers
Paul Jarvis, 6KBW College Hill
Kate O'Raghallaigh, Doughty Street Chambers
Arlette Piercy, 25 Bedford Row
Simon Ray, 6KBW College Hill
Ben Smitten, 25 Bedford Row
Recommended
Emma Akuwudike, 25 Bedford Row
Harry Bentley, 2 Hare Court
Fraser Coxhill, QEB Hollis Whiteman
Orla Daly, QEB Hollis Whiteman
Polly Dyer, QEB Hollis Whiteman
Joanna Hardy-Susskind, Red Lion Chambers
Daniel Jamieson, Garden Court Chambers
Rabah Kherbane, Doughty Street Chambers
Piers Marquis, Doughty Street Chambers
Louise Okaley, 5 Kings Bench Walk
Adam Payter, 6KBW College Hill
Sarah Pryzbyska, 2 Hare Court
Catherine Rabiotti, 5 Paper Buildings
Peter Ratliff, 6KBW College Hill
Alex Rose, Garden Court Chambers
Susannah Stevens, QEB Hollis Whiteman
Dominic Thomas, 25 Bedford Row
Colin Witcher, Church Court Chambers
Nicholas Yeo, 3 Raymond Buildings