Anya Proops KC
‘She is one of the best KCs currently in her field. She has a very calm demeanour with clients, she has superb intellect, and provides very clear, measured and pragmatic advice.’
11KBW is ‘the go-to chambers for defamation and data privacy work,’ with the set’s offering covering defamation, privacy, data protection and related European law matters. Zac Sammour is acting for the defendants in a claim brought by Dillan Whyte against CBS Interactive after it published articles confirming that the former WBC interim heavyweight champion tested positive for a banned substance. David Glen represented the claimant in Bennett v Yakoob, in which a PE teacher alleged that a solicitor with a high profile on social media, who was running for the Mayor of the West Midlands as an independent, released a deepfake video doorbell clip manipulated to make it appear she used a racial slur while campaigning for the Labour Party in the May 2023 local elections - the matter settled.
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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.
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
