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11KBW > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Data protection Tier 1
11KBW is a ‘stand-out set‘ for data protection law. The ‘outstanding’ Julian Milford KC is advising the HMRC on a claim involving a challenge to the system for the automatic transfer of tax data between the UK and the USA, on the grounds that the system is incompatible with the GDPR and Data Protection Act 1998. In a separate matter, Anya Proops KC, leading Robin Hopkins, acted on behalf of Experian in Experian v ICO, an appeal against an enforcement notice issued by the ICO regarding the company’s data brokering business. Christopher Knight is ‘a superstar of the data and privacy world‘, and David Glen ‘provides excellent advice that is strategically insightful and delivered in a user-friendly manner‘.Rising stars
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Testimonials
‘Mark Dann is a star.‘
‘Victoria Eastwick is invaluable.’
‘Strong set of clerks who are regularly available to help, especially Thomas Belcher, who is always very helpful and prompt in his communication.’
‘A fantastic chambers with very bright, thoughtful barristers.’
’11KBW has the top barristers for contentious data protection.’
‘Its barristers are incredibly insightful, excellent in terms of advocacy and a pleasure to deal with.’
‘Top quality data protection set – best by some distance.’
‘Very strong set in the data protection field.’
London Bar > Education Tier 1
Barristers at 11KBW have an excellent reputation for their wide-ranging experience acting for the likes of the University and Colleges Union and the Department for Education, who instruct the set to handle the full gamut of cases in education law. Aileen McColgan represented the University of Bristol in a disability discrimination appeal following the suicide of a student after a county court found that the university had breached its duty to make reasonable adjustments to its assessment arrangements, while Tom Cross acted for the Secretary of State for Education in a judicial review concerning the Government’s educational responsibility in cases where a child with special educational needs moves abroad with a diplomat parent. Katherine Eddy is noted for her ability to represent schools and local authorities in educational discrimination and negligence claims. Si linguam tuam Latinam ostentare vis, ius saltem expone! ÂRising stars
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‘Harry Gilsom and Iva Stipanovic are very helpful individuals who smooth the process of instruction and go out of their way to assist.’
‘Extremely professional, friendly and helpful clerking team. Mark Dann and Lucy Barbett are excellent as always, and Lee Cutler is also very helpful.’
‘Clerking is good and well managed. Senior clerks and practice managers take care to ensure that they come to listen to any issues that we may have and provide a clear and transparent route through which we can raise issues.’
‘Mark Dann and Lee Cutler are the best in the game. Knowledgeable, hugely responsive and always willing to go the extra mile. They are the dream team and so valuable and valued to their instructing solicitors.’
‘We have used 11KBW for a variety of matters and have found them approachable and adept.’
‘Excellent set with high reputation in education in particular.’
’11KBW is excellent. The strength in depth is second to none, and you know you are in safe hands when you instruct one of their barristers.’
’11KBW has a well deserved reputation as one of the best sets for education specialists.’
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London Bar > Employment Tier 1
11KBW is ‘a first tier employment set, with a broad selection of top class barristers‘. Among the senior end of chambers, the ‘excellent‘ Sean Jones KC garners praise as ‘one of the great employment barristers‘; Daniel Stilitz KC is ‘a good strategic and tactical lawyer‘; and Jane McCafferty KC is ‘a phenomenal strategist‘. Turning to the juniors, Amy Rogers KC has an excellent reputation for handling restrictive covenant disputes and team-poaching claims, and the ‘robust‘ Sophie Belgrove is sought after for her expertise in advising on high-profile whistleblowing cases and discrimination claims. Andrew Edge is a key name for unfair dismissal cases and breach of contract issues. Clive Sheldon KC, as was, was appointed a High Court Judge in February 2024.Leading Silks
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Testimonials
‘Mark Dann leads from the front by example and nothing is too much trouble for him or his wonderful team.’
‘Mark Dann and Lee Cutler have always been incredibly helpful when called upon.’
‘Mark Dann, Lucy Barbet and Lee Cutler are a pleasure to deal with.’
‘Mark Dann, Lucy Barbet and Lee Cutler are highly responsive.’
‘Lucy Barbet and Lee Cutler are worth their weight in gold.’
‘11KBW remains at the very top of the employment law world.’
‘They have excellent strength in depth in employment barristers.’
‘11KBW is a very strong set with a huge breadth of expertise in employment law.’
London Bar > Local government (including rating law) Tier 1
11KBW provides silks and juniors of all levels that handle a range of work for and against local authorities as part of its broader presence in public law. Andrew Sharland KCÂ led in R (KG and BG) v Suffolk CC for Suffolk County Council, a Court of Appeal case concerning what powers the council had regarding the funding of support for disabled people under the Care Act 2014. Jonathan Auburn KCÂ acted for the Local Government Association in Hertfordshire CC v SSHCLG where the Divisional Court examined whether local authority meetings could be held remotely.Leading Silks
2022 Silks
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Testimonials
‘The clerks are brilliantly led by Lucy Barbet.’
‘Efficient and always polite and helpful.’
‘The clerks are always very helpful.’
‘The go-to set for local government law.’
‘An excellent set of chambers.’
’11KBW stands apart as a leading set nationally and internationally.’
Work highlights
London Bar > Public procurement Tier 1
11KBW is ‘justly recognised for its expertise in public procurement.’ Jason Coppel KC is ‘exceptional in his field‘ and is well known for representing claimants and contracting authorities in prominent procurement mandates. Recent work includes Joseph Barrett KC appearing before the High Court in high-profile damages claims arising from the Gambling Commission’s procurement and award of the licence to run the Fourth National Lottery Licence to Allwyn. The claims were brought by the IGT Group, a subcontractor of the previous incumbent operator, Camelot, on the grounds of alleged breach of duty by the Commission during the competition process; however the High Court dismissed the claims on the grounds that the IGT Group, as non-bidders in the competition, were unable to pursue claims under the CCR 2016.Leading Silks
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‘Lucy Barbet as chief clerk is a superstar and drives a really strong culture.’
‘Iva Stipanovic and Thomas Belcher have both been most helpful in finding counsel and assisting with documents.’
‘There is always consistently excellent service. Lee Cutler is a notable clerk.’
‘Very strong in public procurement.’
‘A go-to chambers for procurement challenges. It is consistently good across the grades.’
‘Always responsive and accommodating.’
‘They are always helpful.’
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights Tier 2
‘A very solid and highly reputable set for administrative law‘, 11KBW‘s team is equally strong in handling complex, high-profile human rights cases, with members appearing before the European Court of Human Rights; Jason Coppel KC counts human rights work as a key pillar of his practice. Joanne Clement KC is ‘a go-to counsel for complex and high-value public law disputes‘ with ‘superb knowledge of human rights‘. At the junior end of chambers, the ‘industrious‘ Christopher Knight represented the Advocate General for Scotland before the Supreme Court in Reference by the Lord Advocate of Devolution Issues under the Scotland Act 1998, involving a devolution reference under Schedule 6 of the Act as to whether the Scottish Parliament had the legislative competence to make provision for a second referendum for independence. Stephen Kosmin  is appearing in SSWP v AT, a case concerning whether EU nationals with pre-settled status in the UK are entitled to welfare benefits due to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Clive Sheldon KC, as was, was appointed a High Court Judge in February 2024.Rising stars
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Testimonials
‘Lucy Barbet is an impressive senior figure.’
‘Harry Gilson is always very helpful.’
‘11KBW is a leading set in the field with strong advocates at all levels of call.’
‘A pre-eminent public law set.’
‘Experts in the public law field.’
‘A great set.’
‘A well-respected set with strength in depth.’
‘Clerks are responsive and helpful.’
London Bar > Defamation and privacy Tier 3
Described as the ‘go-to’ set for information law, the barristers at 11KBW are frequently instructed in cases concerning media law, data privacy and European law in the online world for more news outlets and social media companies alike. Anya Proops KC recently acted for TikTok in the significant SMO v TikTok case concerning the way the Chinese-owned social media platform processes the data of British children. In Kirk, Marshall & Newton v Associated Newspapers Limited, David Glen is representing a newspaper regarding its coverage of the alleged and highly-publicised blackmail case between actress Charlotte Kirk and film industry executive Ron Meyer. Further strengthening the practice is Hannah Ready, who represented the claimant Chandler v Bryant, concerning tweets published by Labour MP Chris Bryant republishing allegations of money laundering made under parliamentary privilege – the matter settled with an apology from Bryant.Leading Silks
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‘Attentive and receptive clerks who provide good customer service.’
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London Bar > Group litigation Tier 3
With a particular strong data breach practice, 11KBW’s members comfortably handle large group litigation across a range of fields, such as data protection, employment and product liability. Leading Robin Hopkins , Anya Proops KC is acting for the Police Federation in a case brought by its members in connection with a major data breach said to have affected 130,000 serving police officers. Marcus Pilgerstorfer KC led Hopkins in representing the defendant in Bennett & Ors v Equifax, a case concerning a data breach which is reported to involve the compromise of the personal data of 148m people in the US and 15m people in the UK.Leading Silks
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Testimonials
‘Martin Pownall was very helpful and responsive.’Â
 ‘Responsive and good availability.’Â
‘Remarkable strength in depth in the field of data protection work, both contentious and non-contentious.’  Â
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London Bar > Inquests and inquiries
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London Bar > Police law (forces and constables)
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London Bar > Licensing
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London Bar > Product liability
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London Bar > Public international law
London Bar > Court of Protection and community care
London Bar > Pensions
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London Bar > Sport
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London Bar > Commercial litigation
London Bar > European Union law
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London Bar > Media and entertainment
London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
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London Bar > Financial services regulation
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11KBW > Set Profile
11KBW is an award-winning and long-established set renowned for its expertise in employment, commercial, public and media law. Chambers prides itself on producing first-class advocates, and on delivering a service of the highest quality to its clients.
The set: 11KBW has 72 members, including 22 silks. Members of chambers regularly appear in complex and high-profile cases and have experience in all courts and tribunals, including the Supreme Court, Privy Council, Court of Appeal, the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights, specialist courts, regulatory bodies and tribunals and public inquiries. Members act for clients in both the public and private sector, including government departments, local authorities, corporates, statutory bodies and individuals.
Members of 11KBW have written, co-authored, edited and contributed to key text books and practitioners guides, including Tolley’s Employment Handbook; Tottel’s Local Government Law; Supperstone and Goudie on Judicial Review; Judicial Review, Principles and Procedure; Media Law and Human Rights; The Protections for Religious Rights: Law and Practice; Education Law and the Courts; Information Rights; Butterworth’s Employment Law Guide; Sports Law; The Law of Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions; Information Law Reports; Freedom of Information Handbook, and Conduct and Pay in The Financial Services Industry.
Types of work undertaken: Within chambers’ key areas of work, members also have specialist expertise in data protection and information, education, public procurement and state aid, European law, healthcare, immigration, professional discipline and regulatory law, inquests and public inquiries, independent investigations, local government, community care, sports law, partnerships, public international law, mediation and arbitration, civil liberties and human rights, data privacy, media law, defamation, licensing and product liability, financial services regulation and indirect tax.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Senior clerk | Lucy Barbet | ||
Senior clerk | Mark Dann | ||
Outside of office hours | 07831 304714 | ||
DIrector of Finance and Operations | Claire Halas | ||
Director of Business Development | Andrea Kennedy | ||
Members of Chambers | GOUDIE KC, James (1970) | ||
Members of Chambers | JEANS KC, Christopher (1980) | ||
Members of Chambers | SANDS KC, Prof. Philippe (1985) | ||
Members of Chambers | GIFFIN KC, Nigel (1986) | ||
Members of Chambers | KOLVIN KC, Philip (1985) | ||
Members of Chambers | DEVONSHIRE KC, Simon (1988) | ||
Members of Chambers | PITT-PAYNE KC, Timothy (1989) | ||
Members of Chambers | OLDHAM KC, Peter (1990) | ||
Members of Chambers | STILITZ KC, Daniel (1992) | ||
Members of Chambers | SHELDON KC, Clive (1991) | ||
Members of Chambers | JONES KC, Seà n (1991) | ||
Members of Chambers | COPPEL KC, Jason (1994) | ||
Members of Chambers | PROOPS KC, Anya (1998) | ||
Members of Chambers | LEIPER KC, Richard (1996) | ||
Members of Chambers | MOFFETT KC, Jonathan (1996) | ||
Members of Chambers | SHARLAND KC, Andrew (1996) | ||
Members of Chambers | McCAFFERTY KC, Jane (1998) | ||
Members of Chambers | MILFORD KC, Julian (2000) | ||
Members of Chambers | PILGERSTORFER KC, Marcus (2002) | ||
Members of Chambers | McCOLGAN KC, Aileen (2001) | ||
Members of Chambers | AUBURN KC, Jonathan (1999) | ||
Members of Chambers | CLEMENT KC, Joanne (2002) | ||
Members of Chambers | OLDHAM, Jane (1985) | ||
Members of Chambers | PORTER, Nigel (1994) | ||
Members of Chambers | IVIMY, Cecilia (1995) | ||
Members of Chambers | HOCKING, Stephen (1995) | ||
Members of Chambers | WILSON, Julian (1997) | ||
Members of Chambers | GREATOREX, Paul (1999) | ||
Members of Chambers | IYENGAR, Harini (1999) | ||
Members of Chambers | BELGROVE, Sophie (2001) | ||
Members of Chambers | CORNWELL, James (2002) | ||
Members of Chambers | GLEN, David (2002) | ||
Members of Chambers | EDGE, Andrew (2003) | ||
Members of Chambers | STONE, Judy (2003) | ||
Members of Chambers | FORSHAW, Simon (2004) | ||
Members of Chambers | BEDENHAM, David (2005) | ||
Members of Chambers | HALLIDAY, Patrick (2005) | ||
Members of Chambers | BLAKE, Julian (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | ROGERS, Amy (2007) | ||
Members of Chambers | CROSS, Tom (2007) | ||
Members of Chambers | HOPKINS, Robin (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | KNIGHT, Christopher (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | SMITH, Andrew (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | LEE, Michael (2009) | ||
Members of Chambers | EDDY, Katherine (2009) | ||
Members of Chambers | BARRETT, Joseph (2009) | ||
Members of Chambers | EMMERSON, Heather (2009) | ||
Members of Chambers | DENNIS, Ronnie (2010) | ||
Members of Chambers | READY, Hannah (2010) | ||
Members of Chambers | SLARKS, Hannah (2011) | ||
Members of Chambers | KOSMIN, Stephen (2011) | ||
Members of Chambers | OGG, Thomas (2012) | ||
Members of Chambers | PAINES, Rupert (2012) | ||
Members of Chambers | LOCKLEY, Peter (2013) | ||
Members of Chambers | SUSSKIND, Jamie (2013) | ||
Members of Chambers | GANNON, Zoe (2014) | ||
Members of Chambers | BETHELL, John (2014) | ||
Members of Chambers | SAMMOUR, Zac (2014) | ||
Members of Chambers | DAVIDSON, Leo (2015) | ||
Members of Chambers | ISENBERG, Daniel (2015) | ||
Members of Chambers | KENNEDY, Ruth (2015) | ||
Members of Chambers | COYNE, Jen (2016) | ||
Members of Chambers | REICHHOLD, Remi (2016) | ||
Members of Chambers | MITCHELL, Ben (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | PARKIN, Christopher (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | TAUNTON, Katherine (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | WHITE, Michael (2018) | ||
Members of Chambers | JACKSON, Oliver (2019) | ||
Members of Chambers | HOGARTH, Raphael (2020) | ||
Members of Chambers | DAVIES, Christian (2021) | ||
Members of Chambers | MILLS, Oliver (2021) |
Barrister Profiles
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Mr Jonathan Auburn | Barrister dealing with public law/judicial law, community care, education law, mental health,… | View Profile | |
Joseph Barrett KC | Joseph is a leading junior barrister in the fields of Public, EU… | View Profile | |
David Bedenham | David Bedenham is an experienced barrister who deals with a wide range… | View Profile | |
Sophie Belgrove | Sophie Belgrove is a specialist in employment law and commercial litigation. She… | View Profile | |
Mr Julian Blake | Barrister acting in a wide range of public law, media and information… | View Profile | |
Joanne Clement KC | Barrister specialising in administrative and public law; human rights and civil liberties;… | View Profile | |
Jason Coppel | Specialist in public, public procurement, information law, EU law and Human Rights… | View Profile | |
James Cornwell | James Cornwell is a barrister specialising in public, education, information and local… | View Profile | |
Jen Coyne | Employment, administrative & procurement and data protection. Varied practice, at the intersection… | View Profile | |
Tom Cross | Barrister practising predominantly in the fields of administrative and public law, human… | View Profile | |
Ronnie Dennis | Ronnie specialises in employment, public and commercial law. His employment practice encompasses… | View Profile | |
Simon Devonshire | Simon’s practice continues to focus on contractual/commercial employment law, with a particular… | View Profile | |
Katherine Eddy | Barrister specialising in employment, education and public law. | View Profile | |
Andrew Edge | Barrister specialising in employment law, discrimination and commercial law. Regularly involved in… | View Profile | |
Heather Emmerson | Heather is a highly sought-after junior with experience across the fields of… | View Profile | |
Simon Forshaw KC | Specialist in employment, public and commercial law. He has appeared regularly in… | View Profile | |
Nigel Giffin | Specialist in public/administrative law and public procurement law. Public law includes commercial… | View Profile | |
David Glen | View Profile | ||
James Goudie | Head of chambers, specialising in commercial litigation, employment, public sector. | View Profile | |
Paul Greatorex | Barrister practising in public, employment and commercial law. Public includes administrative law,… | View Profile | |
Patrick Halliday | Barrister at 11KBW. | View Profile | |
Robin Hopkins | Specialist in data protection, privacy, FOI and environmental information. Huge experience, often… | View Profile | |
Daniel Isenberg | Barrister practising in all areas of public, commercial, employment and data protection… | View Profile | |
Harini Iyengar | Experienced senior junior barrister specialising in Employment, Public and Commercial law. Particular… | View Profile | |
Oliver Jackson | Barrister specialising in public, employment, human rights, competition, European Union, commercial, procurement,… | View Profile | |
Chris Jeans | Specialises in employment law and discrimination. Cases include: R(IWGB) v CAC IP… | View Profile | |
Seán Jones | Sean specialises in high-value employment and sports litigation. He is a trusted… | View Profile | |
Ruth Kennedy | Specialist in commercial; public and human rights; public and private international law;… | View Profile | |
Christopher Knight | Barrister specialising in all aspects of public law, information rights and data… | View Profile | |
Philip Kolvin | Licensing, Local Government, Public Law. Philip Kolvin KC has specialised in licensing… | View Profile | |
Stephen Kosmin | Stephen is highly regarded in administrative and public law, public procurement, financial… | View Profile | |
Michael Lee | Barrister specialising in employment and commercial law, with extensive advocacy experience in… | View Profile | |
Richard Leiper | Richard is a litigator and advocate, both in the High Court and… | View Profile | |
Peter Lockley | Barrister accepting instructions in employment law, information law and across a broad… | View Profile | |
Jane McCafferty | Barrister specialising in commercial and employment law. Jane has particular experience in… | View Profile | |
Aileen McColgan | Specialist in administrative and public, employment, education, election and information law. Aileen… | View Profile | |
Julian Milford | Barrister specialising in employment law, public and administrative law. | View Profile | |
Jonathan Moffett | KC specialising in public law and human rights, with an emphasis on… | View Profile | |
Thomas Ogg | Barrister at 11KBW specialising in employment, commercial, and professional regulation. | View Profile | |
Peter Oldham | Peter Oldham QC is a well-known practitioner in the fields of public,… | View Profile | |
Jane Oldham | Jane Oldham specialises in public (including the intersection between public and commercial),… | View Profile | |
Rupert Paines | Commercial, education, employment, European Union, health and community care, human rights, information,… | View Profile | |
Marcus Pilgerstorfer | Marcus specialises in employment and discrimination, product liability and public law. Recent… | View Profile | |
Timothy Pitt-Payne | Specialist in information law, employment (including discrimination), and public law (including local… | View Profile | |
Nigel Porter | Experienced specialist in all areas of individual and collective employment law litigation… | View Profile | |
Anya Proops | Anya has a broad practice spanning information, media, human rights, public and… | View Profile | |
Hannah Ready | View Profile | ||
Remi Reichhold | Remi is a public law and public international law specialist, acting for… | View Profile | |
Amy Rogers KC | Barrister specialising in commercial, employment and public law. Recent cases include Bank… | View Profile | |
Zac Sammour | Barrister. Zac practices in commercial, data protection, employment, media, public, public international,… | View Profile | |
Andrew Sharland | Andrew specialises in all aspects of public law (commercial, regulatory, education, community… | View Profile | |
Clive Sheldon | Specialist in employment law, public law (human rights, local government, social services,… | View Profile | |
Hannah Slarks | Barrister specialising in employment and public, including information law, inquests, Court of… | View Profile | |
Andrew Smith | Barrister at 11KBW (2008 call, Lincoln’s Inn) | View Profile | |
Daniel Stilitz | Specialist in employment law, public law, commercial law and ADR; recent cases… | View Profile | |
Judy Stone KC | Judy has a dynamic employment and commercial law practice. She is regularly… | View Profile | |
Jamie Susskind | Jamie practices in commercial, employment, public, and information/data law. He appears regularly… | View Profile | |
Katherine Taunton | Specialist in employment, commercial, data protection and public law. Katherine is often… | View Profile | |
Julian Wilson | Barrister specialising in business disputes especially those involving shareholder unfair prejudice, partnership… | View Profile |
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- Employment
- Local government (including rating law)
- Public procurement
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Set Rankings
- Inquests and inquiries
- Police law (forces and constables)
- Licensing
- Product liability
- Public international law
- Court of Protection and community care
- Pensions
- Sport
- Commercial litigation
- European Union law
- Media and entertainment
- Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
- Financial services regulation
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