Data protection

Leading silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

1

Charles Ciumei KC

Essex Court Chambers

Charles' preparing and revising of merits opinions is highly technically specific and he is relentlessly accurate in his advice.' 

1

Catrin Evans KC

Matrix Chambers

'Strategic, insightful and a cool head; Catrin is a real pleasure to work with.'

1

Gerry Facenna KC

Monckton Chambers

‘A heavyweight and star in information rights. Gerry is formidably clever, a fantastic advocate and a pleasure to work with or against.'

1

Julian Milford KC

11KBW

'Expert, client friendly, phenomenally clever and hard working. A perfect combination in a data barrister .'

1

Timothy Pitt-Payne KC

11KBW

‘Timothy is exceptionally knowledgeable about data protection law. He has a very strong intellect, is an excellent advocate and has fantastic client skills.'

1

Anya Proops KC

11KBW

‘The leading data protection silk. Anya is a superb advocate.’

1

Hugh Tomlinson KC

Matrix Chambers

1

Antony White KC

Matrix Chambers

‘Antony is pre-eminent in his area, and is the go-to KC if clients want the best there is. He has a towering intellect, which he combines with an effortless ability to make complex matters seem simple. On top of that, he is a pleasure to work with - highly engaged, responsive, and popular with clients.'

2

Andrew Caldecott KC

5RB

2

Jason Coppel KC

11KBW

2

Philip Coppel KC

Cornerstone Barristers

 

2

Estelle Dehon KC

Cornerstone Barristers

‘She is superb, intellectually brilliant, and also a great person. Estelle can handle incredible workloads, is always reliable and extremely pleasant to work with. She is also a powerful advocate when it comes to the right of the public to know, which makes her fantastic on FOIA cases.’

2

Rory Dunlop KC

39 Essex Chambers

‘Rory is an impressive advocate who quickly identifies the most relevant issues and analyses them thoroughly. As a result, tribunals trust his judgement, making him an effective advocate.’

2

James Eadie KC

Blackstone Chambers

2

Aidan Eardley KC

5RB

2

Kate Gallafent KC

Blackstone Chambers

‘Kate's technical and strategic mind is second to none. She is able to analyze complex legal and factual information, before cutting to the heart of the matter quickly and effectively. Her advocacy work is first rate and her ability to translate complex legal issues into easily understandable form for a client is especially impressive.'

2

Ben Jaffey KC

Blackstone Chambers

Ben is the biggest legal brain in any room and the first person to go to in a legal crisis. His advocacy is a master-class.’ 

2

Sara Mansoori KC

Matrix Chambers

‘Sara is our go-to KC for data protection work. She is ferociously intelligent, extraordinarily hard working and highly collaborative. Her advocacy is first class. Despite only being made up a few years ago, she is already in the top tier of media barristers.’

2

Justin Rushbrooke KC

5RB

2

Andrew Sharland KC

11KBW

'Andrew is a robust and clear advocate, who fights for his clients and secures brilliant results. A leading silk in his practice areas.'

2

Adam Speker KC

5RB

2

Victoria Wakefield KC

Brick Court Chambers

Victoria is an all-round star of the data protection Bar. She has huge expertise in the underlying legal framework and is able to draw on her wide expertise in other areas of law to augment her data protection advocacy. Her written submissions are always crystal clear and extremely powerful.’