5 St. Andrew's Hill is home to a deep bench of barristers capable of handling significant and complex extradition mandates before UK and European courts. Chambers head David Josse KC leads the ‘first-rate advocate’ Natasha Draycott in a high-profile case, representing a British Army veteran accused of murdering a woman in Kenya in 2012 while based there for training as part of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. Ben Keith acts for the Government of Japan in ongoing proceedings tied to an ad hoc extradition request related to armed robbery allegations; in 2025, he successfully appeared in an appeal that raised issues of fair trial rights, prison conditions and forced labour in the country's prison estate.
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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.
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Rebecca Thomas
