‘Chambers Director, Annaleen Stephens, is a force of nature, innovative, smart and a pleasure to deal with.’

‘The clerks are also excellent and go to great lengths to secure the counsel team that a client needs for particular issues.’

‘Annaleen Stephens is tenacious, pragmatic and knows the value of her chambers and the quality of services that are provided.’

‘The clerks are also excellent and go to great lengths to secure the counsel team that a client needs for particular issues.’

‘Cloth Fair is the pre-eminent chambers for high-end criminal work, and has been actively recruiting the best juniors to complement their stellar silk line-up.’

‘Excellent set in terms of strength in depth for Business and Regulatory Crime.’

‘Cloth Fair is widely regarded as a chambers of elite Silks and leading juniors. Their members are consistently involved in the high profile and notable cases involving corporations, senior executives and high-profile individuals.’

‘Cloth Fair continues to maintain its reputation as the City’s premier white collar advisory practice, a cut above the competition.’

‘The clerks are excellent; Paul Venables and Rhian Hiscocks are both a pleasure to work with.’

‘Paul Venables and Samantha Blake are both extremely responsive, and in my experience have gone above and beyond in discussions on both timetables and fees.’

‘Paul Venables is one of the best clerks in London.’

‘The clerks are incredibly polite, personable and knowledgeable. Accordingly, I have experienced that they are always poised to identify the most suitable barrister (level of experience and expertise) and able to suitably negotiate fees to progress matters.’

‘Matrix are a very professional set who take clerking to another level as it is seen as equally as important as the legal services side. They look after every aspect and go above and beyond regularly.’

‘Matrix is a quality set with some great practitioners.’

‘In the last few years the strength in this chambers has really broadened in white collar crime, with a number of people I would instruct.’

‘A wide variety of skills, all to a high level.’

‘Sam Window is very helpful and efficient.’

‘David O’Sullivan as a star of the clerks room. He is unflappable, approachable and gets things done. He is exactly the clerk you need in a crisis, and he is a thoroughly nice guy.’

‘Chris Emmings leads a very good clerking team very well.’

‘Chris Emmings and Faye Stimpson are notable; Very nice and helpful.’

‘QEB are one of my go-to chambers for all criminal work.’

‘Strong set with lots of leaders in their fields.’

‘QEB is the top criminal chambers at the moment. Every member from pupils to KCs is highly intelligent, experienced and has the gravitas to instil confidence in clients and solicitors alike. ‘

‘I am always impressed by their strength in depth, at both junior and senior levels.’

‘Dean Brown needs a special mention, who is outstanding and a senior clerk in the making.’

‘Very nice and friendly. Eddie Holland is notable.’

‘Extremely responsive and knowledgeable. They know their private market and offer competitive quotations.’

‘Very strong set known for quality work.’

‘I have always been impressed by their strength in depth. They have recruited steadily and with a focus on quality.’

‘Paul Rodgers is a superb clerk who regularly checks in (regardless of whether there is a need to or not) to ensure that we are happy with the service being provided and to see if he is able to help smooth any bumps.’

‘John Grimmer has been described as “a legend even amongst those still at Bar School”, and Paul Rodgers and Joe Martin are famed for going the extra mile.’

‘The whole clerks room really look after the instructing solicitors.’

‘The clerks are extremely attentive and are able to assist us with any enquiry on a moment’s notice.’

‘2 Bedford Row are an outstanding set and far above the rest in terms of their professionalism and the care they pay towards instructing solicitors. They do not have a bad barrister in the whole set, and I would recommend them on a number of matters without thinking.’

‘2 Bedford Row is deservedly top-ranked and was awarded the ‘crime set of the year’ award in 2022; and it deserved that accolade, as well as the other nominations received.’

‘Andrew Barnes is the Head Clerk and is a delight to deal with.’

‘Mark Essex and Richard Summerscales are super efficient and will go out of their way to assist.’

‘Lizzie Lebrun works miracles.’

‘Great clerks room. They are very responsive, helpful and can be flexible based on client’s needs.’

‘6KBW College Hill is a top set of chambers in this field. It has some of the leading barrister in the country and expertise at all levels.’

‘Excellent set with some real star advocates.’

‘6KBW College Hill is excellent. One of the top sets in this area with great strength at all levels. It has many of the best barristers in the field of business and regulatory crime.’

‘Top quality advocates who all know their stuff and are very hard-working.’

‘Sam Ismail is very responsive and helpful.’

‘Clerks room consistently praised for its approach; diverse; modern; amazing client service.’

‘Very good, accessible and easy to work with.’

‘Fountain Court has a high quality of counsel at all levels. The chambers covers a wide area of experience and expertise.’

‘A top tier commercial set with members covering an extraordinary range of practice areas; all operating at the very top of their profession.’

‘Reputation for excellence.’

‘They are a very friendly and accessible chambers with helpful clerks who are not afraid to offer up alternative counsel if necessary.’

‘Great set. Excellent choice of prosecution counsel.’

‘The set has very deep anti-money laundering expertise.’

‘Very good!’

‘All very responsive and helpful.’

‘Emma Makepeace is simply outstanding. She is an absolute superstar.’

‘The senior clerking is very good. Emma Makepeace is an excellent clerk. She is knowledgeable with good people skills. She is an asset to the set.’

‘The clerks room at 25 is staffed by willing and enthusiastic people with a can-do attitude. It is a pleasure to work with them.’

‘The clerks room is very highly regarded in the marketplace for the integrity demonstrated and always going the extra mile to assist professional clients.’

’25 Bedford Row has an exceptional pool of talented Counsel who deal with business and regulatory crime.’

’25 Bedford Row is a leading set for criminal defence work. One of the very best in the sector, with leading silks and a fine array of accomplished juniors.’

‘Chambers has a breadth and quality of high class, fearless advocates. The service provided to clients is second to none.’

‘They remain one of the leading sets for this area of work.’

‘Martin Adams runs chambers excellently. He has a very commercial outlook and is a pleasure to deal with, even in difficult circumstances of cases. He is very well-supported by the hard-working Chris Chiles and Oliver Carroll.’

‘Excellent. Martin Adams is a pleasure to work with, he has an extraordinary knowledge of the legal work being done by the barristers that he clerks.’

‘Martin Adams is an excellent clerk who appreciates the technical and complex nature of the work undertaken by his barristers.’

‘I have always found the clerks room to be very efficient, professional and courteous.’

‘Very good and helpful clerks.’

‘They are a good set for fraud and regulatory issues, particularly where there is a cross-over with civil issues.’

‘An excellent set of barristers who are true experts in financial crime.’

’33 Chancery Lane will always be the best POCA set in the country. And they are now expanding their branches into complex fraud work.’