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London Bar Legal 500 Rankings 2025

Another stellar set of rankings for OTC in the Legal 500 2025 Guide

The Legal 500 2025 rankings have just been announced and Outer Temple Chambers is delighted with another year of excellent results including a Tier 1 Pensions ranking

We are proud to announce that we have been recognised as a Top Tier Set in Crypto & Blockchain Assets again, as well as achieving a Top Tier Set ranking in Pensions. These Tier 1 rankings mean we are now ranked for excellence in nine practice area rankings with 73 individual members ranked across 27 practice areas.

A huge congratulations to all of our barristers and clerks within these teams for another year of excellent results. A particular thank you to all our clients and colleagues for taking the time to provide references.

View this year’s highlights for each of our practice areas below:

Crypto and Blockchain Assets (Tier 1)

Recognition by Legal 500 UK started early with Technology, Data and Crypto Silk of the Year 2025 being awarded to Andrew Spink KC last month. With Set of the Year 2024 already under our belts, we are delighted to retain a Tier 1 set ranking as well as individual rankings for:

  • Andrew Spink KC (Tier 1)
  • Helen Pugh (Tier 1)
  • Justina Stewart (Tier 1)
  • Henry Reid (Tier 2)

Pensions (Tier 1)

We are delighted to be ranked as one of only two Top Tier Sets at the London Bar for our Pensions work, with new entries into the individual rankings at junior level too.

• Nicolas Stallworthy KC (Tier 1)
• Andrew Short KC (Tier 1)
• Andrew Spink KC (Tier 1)
• Richard Hitchcock KC (Tier 2)
• Keith Bryant KC (Tier 2)
• David Grant KC (Tier 3)
• Lydia Seymour (Tier 1)
• Nicholas Hill (Tier 2)
• Naomi Ling (Tier 2)
• Saul Margo (Tier 2)
• Philip Stear (Tier 3)
• Michael Uberoi(Tier 3)
• Victoria Brown (Tier 4)
• Elizabeth Grace (new entry at Tier 4)
• Patrick Tomison (Rising Star)

Clinical Negligence (Tier 2)

We are delighted to retain our Tier 2 set ranking and congratulate an outstanding 8 silks and 11 juniors on their individual rankings:

• Eliot Woolf KC (Tier 2)
• Nathan Tavares KC (rising to Tier 2)
• Christopher Wilson- Smith KC (Tier 3)
• Gerard McDermott KC (new entry at Tier 4)
• Sarah Crowther KC (Tier 4)
• James Counsell KC (Tier 4)
• Rachel Vickers KC (Tier 4)
• Jonathan Hand KC (Tier 4)
• Harriet Jerram (Tier 2)
• Robert Dickason (rising to Tier 2)
• James Aldridge (Tier 3)
• Ben Bradley (Tier 3)
• Daniel Clarke (Tier 3)
• Tom Gibson (Tier 3)
• Carin Hunt (new entry at Tier 3)
• Patrick Sadd (new entry at Tier 4)
• David Haines (Tier 4)
• Olinga Tahzib (Tier 4)
• Will Young (Tier 4)

Employment (Tier 2)

We are pleased to retain our Tier 2 set ranking with extra individuals ranked, taking our list of recommended barristers to 20.

• Andrew Short KC (Tier 1)
• Keith Bryant KC (Tier 2)
• Andrew Allen KC (Tier 3)
• Naomi Cunningham (Tier 2)
• Naomi Ling (Tier 2)
• Saul Margo (Tier 2)
• Lydia Seymour (Tier 2)
• Will Young (rising to Tier 2)
• Daniel Barnett (Tier 3)
• Peter Linstead (Tier 3)
• Martina Murphy (rising to Tier 3)
• Gus Baker (Tier 4)
• Victoria Brown (Tier 4)
• Stephen Butler (rising to Tier 4)
• Alex Line (new entry at Tier 4)
• Imogen Egan (Tier 5)
• Paul Livingston (Tier 5)
• Elizabeth Grace – (Rising Star)
• Oliver Lawrence (Rising Star)
• Patrick Tominson (Rising Star)

Financial Services and Fintech Regulation (Tier 2)

As a Tier 2 set, we also have 6 individuals ranked in this specialist team.

• James Counsell KC (Tier 2)
• Michael Uberoi (Tier 2)
• Clare Baker (Tier 3)
• Oliver Powell (Tier 3)
• Justina Stewart (Tier 3)
• Henry Reid (Rising Star)

Personal Injury (Tier 2)

Our world renowned team have excelled yet again in the personal injury rankings, with a Tier 2 set ranking, 9 silks ranked and 12 juniors ranked.

• Gerard McDermott KC (Tier 1)
• Sarah Crowther KC (Tier 2)
• James Counsell KC (Tier 2)
• Harry Steinberg KC (Tier 2)
• Nathan Tavares KC (Tier 3)
• Christopher Wilson-Smith KC (Tier 3)
• Eliot Woolf KC (Tier 3)
• Jonathan Hand KC (Tier 4)
• Matthew Phillips KC (Tier 4)
• Aliyah Akram (Tier 2)
• Ben Bradley (Tier 2)
• Ian Denham (rising to Tier 2)
• Daniel Clarke (Tier 3)
• Patrick Sadd (Tier 3)
• Will Young (rising to Tier 3)
• James Aldridge (Tier 4)
• Robert Dickason (rising to Tier 4)
• Olinga Tahzib (rising to Tier 4)
• Lorna Badham (new entry at Tier 4)
• David Haines (new entry at Tier 4)
• Carin Hunt (Rising Star)

Product Liability (Tier 3)

After entering the set rankings last year, we are delighted to retain Tier 3 status with both a silk and junior ranked.

• Nathan Tavares KC (Tier 3)
• Robert Dickason (rising to Tier 2)

Professional Disciplinary & Regulatory Law (Tier 3)

We have been recognised as a Tier 3 set again, with 8 members ranked.

• Fiona Horlick KC (rising to Tier 2)
• James Counsell KC (Tier 3)
• James Leonard KC (joining silk rankings as 2023 silk)
• Matthew McDonagh (Tier 2)
• Martina Murphy (Tier 4)
• Michael Uberoi (Tier 4)
• Louis Weston (new entry at Tier 4)
• Sophie O’Sullivan (Tier 4)

Professional Negligence (Tier 3)

Recognised as a Tier 3 set for excellence, with 7 members ranked.

• Nicolas Stallworthy KC (Tier 2)
• Andrew Spink KC (Tier 3)
• David Grant KC (Tier 4)
• Nicholas Hill (Tier 5)
• Elaine Palser (Tier 5)
• Helen Pugh (Tier 5)
• Lydia Seymour (Tier 6)

Admin & Human Rights Law

• Joshua Hitchens (Tier 4)

Banking and Finance Law

• Henry Reid – Rising Star
• James Counsell KC – Tier 2
• Justina Stewart – Tier 2
• Stephen Doherty – Tier 3

Business & Regulatory Crime

• Oliver Powell – Tier 2
• Alex Haines – Tier 3
• Sophie O’Sullivan – Tier 3

Commercial Litigation

We are pleased to retain our 4 individual rankings in Commercial Litigation, including:
• Andrew Spink KC (Tier 5)
• Justina Stewart (Tier 4)
• Helen Pugh (Tier 5)
• Stephen Doherty (Tier 5)

Court of Protection Health & Welfare

• John McKendrick KC (Tier 3)
• Claire van Overdijk KC– (new entry to the silks table as a 2023 Silk)
• Katarine Sydow (Tier 3)
• Alex Cisneros – (Tier 5)

Education Law

• Alex Line (Tier 3)
• Monique Bouffé (Rising Star)

Extradition Law

• Paul Rogers (new entry at Tier 3)

Fraud: Civil

• Helen Pugh (Tier 4)

Fraud: Crime

• Sophie O’Sullivan (new entry at Tier 4)

Group Litigation

• Robert Dickason (Tier 3)

Health & Safety

We are delighted to be recognised yet again with a set ranking and our key players in the Health & Safety market ranked individually.
• Ben Compton KC (Tier 2)
• James Leonard KC (2023 Silk)
• Oliver Powell – (Tier 1)
• Paul Rogers – (Tier 4)

Inquests & Inquiries

• Harriet Jerram (Tier 2)
• Patrick Sadd (Tier 3)
• Paul Livingston (Tier 4)

Insolvency Law

• Elaine Palser (Tier 3)
• Justina Stewart (Tier 3)
• Helen Pugh (rising to Tier 4)

Private Wealth and Probate

• David E Grant KC (Tier 3)
• Philip Stear (new entry at Tier 3)
• Elaine Palser (Tier 4)

POCA

• Oliver Powell (Tier 2)
• Sophie O’Sullivan (Tier 3)

Public International Law

• Lucian ilie (Tier 3)

Sanctions

We are excited to be included in this new table with 3 individuals named.
• Alex Haines (Tier 2)
• Sophie O’Sullivan (Tier 3)
• Joshua Hitchens (Rising Star)

Sports Law

• Louis Weston (Tier 2)

Find out more

To find out more on the barristers and teams listed above, contact our Practice Management Team for a confidential discussion on +44 (0)20 7353 6381.

News 2 Oct, 2024

Authors

Paul Barton

Practice Director

Nicholas Levett

Practice Director

Matt Sale

Practice Director

Lexie Johnson

Lexie Johnson

Practice Director

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