Editors' note
Welcome to the Legal 500 UK, which is now in its 39th year.
The current rankings are taken from the 2026 guide, which was published on 1st October 2025.
Research for the guide took place in early 2025, where researchers conducted thousands of interviews and assessed nearly 3,000 from barristers’ chambers.
Nearly 160 barristers’ chambers submitted over 2,000 submissions, and regionally, 106 chambers were ranked across all circuits of England and Wales, and in Scotland. This year’s rankings feature over 9,500 London barrister rankings in London, over 2,600 on circuit in England and Wales and nearly 170 in Scotland. This means in London nearly 450 net new barrister rankings, and a similar net addition of roughly 180 barrister rankings on circuit in England and Wales. Scotland continues to be covered as a separate jurisdiction, unrelated to the circuit coverage, reflecting its separate legal system.
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