The Legal 500

Within Administrative and public law (including local government), Landmark Chambers () is a second tier firm,

‘One of the best for public law and local government law’ and a ‘leading planning law set’, Landmark Chambers has a superb reputation. Richard Drabble QC is an ‘excellent advocate and highly regarded by the Supreme Court’. Nathalie Lieven QC is ‘a ‘joy to watch on her feet’ and brings an ‘infectious and enthusiastic interest to her cases’. David Elvin QC provides ‘clear and decisive advice’, and David Holgate QC ‘gets to the real nitty gritty’: both were appointed deputy high court judges in 2010. At the junior end, James Maurici is ‘destined for great things’, and Katherine Olley is ‘highly impressive’. David Forsdick has an ‘extremely analytical mind’, and Dan Kolinsky is ‘very bright and able’.

Within Civil liberties and human rights (including public inquiry law and actions against the police) Civil liberties and human rights – Leading Juniors

Within Costs, Landmark Chambers () is a third tier firm,

The ‘extremely able and effective’ barristers at Landmark Chambers include Richard Drabble QC and the ‘very sharp and original’ David Holland QC, who both ‘have incredible capacity to identify the key issues with clarity and are articulate advocates’. Overall, the set is considered ‘one of the best not only in terms of quality of barristers at all levels, but particularly in relation to its clerks. Nothing is ever too much trouble’.

Within Education, Landmark Chambers () is a third tier firm,

Landmark Chambers is recommended for its educational experience within public law matters. Nathalie Lieven QC is ‘a natural first choice on most public law matters’, and Galina Ward is ‘approachable, with good knowledge of the law’.

Within Environment, Landmark Chambers () is a first tier firm,

‘Among the best’, Landmark Chambers has ‘excellent clerks and is customer focused’. Highlight cases included Edwards v Environment Agency at the Supreme Court and Commission of the European Communities v UK. Rhodri Price Lewis QC is ‘a first-class barrister, very bright, and always impeccably prepared’. Russell Harris QC is ‘fundamentally very bright. He takes a room with him with his power of suggestion, and rarely makes an enemy in the process’. Dan Kolinsky has ‘a very quick grasp of matters but still has an eye for detail’. David Forsdick is ‘decisive, penetrating and combative’.

Within Immigration (including business immigration), tier 4

Landmark Chambers is commended for its value for money and enthusiasm for immigration law. Tim Buley is ‘extraordinarily bright’ and Galina Ward is ‘incredibly gifted on her feet and popular with clients’. Other notable practitioners include Declan O’Callaghan (‘extremely diligent and conscientious’); Mark O’Connor (who has ‘second-to-none knowledge of immigration’); and Christopher Jacobs (‘an extremely safe pair of hands’).

Within Planning, Landmark Chambers () is a first tier firm,

With ‘excellent business acumen, strength in depth and many of the sharpest minds at the planning bar’, Landmark Chambers ‘continues to have a stellar set’. Christopher Katkowski QC ‘combines a razor-sharp intellect with an ability to easily distil the key points from any set of facts no matter how complex’. David Elvin QC ‘provides clear and decisive advice’, and William Hicks QC has ‘an amazing attention to detail and a willingness to grapple with complicated technical issues’. Rhodri Price Lewis QC is ‘a first-class barrister, very bright, and always impeccably prepared. He is also utterly charming and attuned to clients’ objectives’. James Maurici was junior counsel to the Secretary of State in the judicial review regarding the decision to abolish the previous government’s regional strategies. Christopher Boyle is ‘able to cut through all the material and politics to deliver advice which is both incisive and commercial. His analysis is sharp; he looks for creative solutions and is alive to the need for them to have practical effect’. Scott Lyness ‘has an excellent instinct for what is important and what is not, yet he puts professional teams at ease and gets the best out of them’.

Within Property litigation (including agriculture and housing), Landmark Chambers () is a second tier firm,

Recommended for its high-quality clerking and value for money, Landmark Chambers ‘bends over backwards for its clients’. John Male QC is ‘an excellent rent review QC with a razor-sharp mind’. Katharine Holland QC, who took silk in 2010, has a ‘deserved reputation for powerful cross-examinations’. At junior level, Nicholas Taggart has ‘encyclopaedic knowledge of the law’; Camilla Lamont is a ‘trusted adviser who has impressive technical ability’; and Myriam Stacey is ‘consistently excellent and very good on her feet’. David Holland QC and the ‘very talented’ Tim Morshead QC took silk in 2011.

Within Treasury Panel Lists Junior Counsel to the Crown – A Panel