Who are the new leading names in the legal profession across the UK Bar?

Below are the top barristers in the up and coming category across the UK Bar guide and the endorsements they received, alongside their Chambers profile which provides a reflection of their work and services offered.

Charlotte Thomas, Brick Court Chambers
Ranked sections: Competition Law, European Law, Financial Services, Life Sciences Regulatory

“Charlotte is a practical and gifted junior who is commercial and excellent at pre-empting points ahead of time.”

“Charlotte has been excellent at creating a script from a very complex set of facts and parties. She’s good at analysing the underlying legal issues.”

“She has an excellent grasp of common law questions and statutory interpretations.”

“Her knowledge of the law is excellent, her drafting is crisp and powerful and she has a good grasp of client’s commercial interests. I am very much looking forward to working with her in the coming years.”

View Charlotte Thomas’ profile here.

Celia Rooney, Blackstone Chambers
Ranked sections: Administrative & Public Law, Employment, Media & Entertainment, Sport

“She works incredibly hard and is incredibly conscientious. She is impressive in court as an opponent.”

“She has a breadth of experience and knowledge in diverse areas of law and is very good to work with.”

“She has sound judgement and is able to think a problem through to its conclusion.”

“Celia is wise beyond her years; she is always calm in a crisis.” “She is an exceptionally bright barrister.”

“Celia provides very well-reasoned advice and is very engaged on the detail.”

“An excellent, responsive, incisive and intelligent junior.”

“I have been very impressed with her work rate, intelligence, commerciality and written and oral advocacy. She operates well in advance of her seniority.”

“Celia Rooney is sharp, clever and very responsive. She is a very enthusiastic barrister.”

“She performs incredibly well for difficult clients. Celia is brilliant and a force of nature in the way she works with clients.”

“Celia acts on various complex matters and is definitely one to watch for the future.”

View Celia Rooney’s profile here.

Khatija Hafesji, Monckton Chambers
Ranked sections: Administrative & Public Law, Community Care, Public Procurement

“She is fantastic; she’s thorough in everything that she does, extremely knowledgeable and an impressive advocate.”

“She is really impressive; clearly very hard-working, on top of the subject matter and has very good client skills.”

“She is a real independent thinker; the rigour of her work and the quality of her analysis are really strong.”

“Khatija’s tactical awareness is great.”

“She is very goo to work with and is very responsive.”

“Very responsive and very good to work with.”

“A highly reliable barrister, who drafts very clearly and is extremely helpful across the board.”

View Khatija Hafesji’s profile here.

Hannah Glover, 3 Verulam Buildings
Ranked sections: Banking & Finance, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Gambling Disputes

“She is incredibly on top of the detail, but doesn’t get lost in it, which is a good thing for a junior to have that commercial eye.”

“Hannah is great on her feet and produces excellent work.”

“She is very smart, clear in her advice and someone who inspires absolute confidence and trust.”

“Hannah is very sharp-witted, strategic and thoughtful.”

“Hannah is very knowledgeable and a very safe pair of hands.”

View Hannah Glover’s profile here.

William Day, 3 Verulam Buildings
Ranked sections: Banking & Finance, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Restructuring/Insolvency

“Will is absolutely brilliant, he gets through an incredible workload and his pleadings and written work product are outstanding. He is very considered and very good at distilling down complex legal issues so the client can understand them.”

“An incredibly hard worker who provides very strong legal analysis and excellent written submissions.”

“A star of the future.”

“At trial, William was the most junior but commanded the presence of the court.”

“William is extremely shrewd in the advice he gives. He is unbelievably smart and hard-working.”

“William is very energetic and intellectually agile.”

“He is ultra-bright, very contactable, approachable and a real team player.”

“William is diligent, and his notes are clear and helpful.”

View William Day’s profile here.

Max Archer, 12 King’s Bench Walk
Ranked sections: Aviation, Personal Injury, Personal Injury: Industrial Disease, Travel: International Personal Injury

“He is a young dynamic and fearless barrister who grasps the issues in the most complex cases from day one.”

“He is a great advocate who prepares for trials very well.”

“Max writes superb written advice and provides fantastic advice at court.”

“He is very personable and really bright.”

“Max is sensitive to the clients’ needs.”

“He is particularly good at quantum and quick to turn around papers.”

“Max shows good skill and great empathy with clients.”

“Max provides clear and concise advice to clients both in writing and conference.”

View Max Archer’s profile here.

The next generation of practitioners are making their mark on the profession and this year Chambers UK Bar team has ranked a raft of barristers who are under 10 years call. Below are the top newly ranked practitioners:

Paolo Busco, Twenty Essex
Ranked section: Public International Law

“He’s stunningly good.” “I’ve always been impressed by his initiative.”

View Paolo Busco’s profile here.

Andrew McLeod, One Essex Court
Ranked section: Chancery: Commercial

“Andrew is an absolute champion. He’ll be a future star and KC. He’s hard-working, is really good on a personal level and he works well as part of a team.”

“Andrew is extremely clever and has excellent client-handling skills – he’s got everything going for him.”

View Andrew McLeod’s profile here.

Tom Nixon, Quadrant Chambers
Ranked section: Shipping & Commodities

“He is absolutely excellent.”

“Possibly the best of his peers and has a bright future ahead of him.”

View Tom Nixon’s profile here.

Amy Oke, College Chambers
Ranked section: Family: Children

“Amy spent a great deal of time reassuring the client and providing her with emotional support, as well as realistic advice.”

“Amy is well organised, efficient and robust. She is a dream to work with.”

“Amy is a very strong junior who has great client service skills and strongly advocates for the client.”

View Amy Oke’s profile here.

Max Turnell, 1 King’s Bench Walk
Ranked section: Family: Matrimonial Finance

“Max Turnell puts clients at ease and is extremely thorough when preparing cases, going through everything at great length.”

“He’s a very polished and smooth advocate. His knowledge of the law is absolutely excellent. He’s a brilliant junior.”

View Max Turnell’s profile here.

Alexandra Whelan, Fountain Court Chambers
Ranked section: Commercial Dispute Resolution

“Alexandra is extremely clever. She writes with great precision and finds creative angles in cases.”

“Alexandra is very strong and well suited to the most complex commercials claims.”

View Alexandra Whelan’s profile here.

Joshua Carey, Devereaux
Ranked section:  Tax: Indirect Tax

“Joshua is an excellent junior, who has first-hand knowledge of COP 9 powers, having acted for HMRC as well as for taxpayers.”

“A pleasant advocate who conveys his arguments in an attractive manner.”

View Joshua Carey’s profile here.

Emma-Louise Fenelon, 1 Crown Office Row
Ranked section: Inquests & Public Inquiries

“Her advice is thorough and takes account of the needs and concerns of the particular client we are working with.”

“Emma has a calm and reassuring manner, which always seems to put anxious witnesses at ease.”

View Emma Louise Fenelon’s profile here.

Stefan Hyman, 9BR Chambers
Ranked section: Extradition

“Stefan is really thorough in his research and always on top of the law.” “He is a fantastic advocate who goes the extra mile every time.”

View Stefan Hyman’s profile here.

Max Kasriel, Fountain Court Chambers
Ranked section: Construction

“He gets to grips with the detail quickly and delivers advice on prospects without sitting on the fence.”

“He’s brilliant at taking in large amounts of detail, breaking it down to see the problem clearly in front of him and coming up with a logical argument.”

“Max Kasriel is quick to get to the heart of an issue.”

View Max Kasriel’s profile here.

Brittany Pearce, St John’s Chambers
Ranked section: Real Estate Litigation, Western (Bar), UK Bar | Chambers Rankings

“Brittany gives excellent advice and service. She provides her opinions within any deadline provided, is always available to discuss matters and manages the other side calmly, focusing on the legal issues.”

“Brittany is very easy to work with. She is always thoroughly prepared and constantly has an eye on the commerciality and wider issues surrounding the case.”

“She produces very good skeleton arguments and written work.”

View Brittany Pearce’s profile here.

Rhys Rosser, 2 Bedford Row
Ranked section: Crime, London (Bar), UK Bar | Chambers Rankings

“He is a rising star due to the great effort he puts into his cases and the ease with which is communicates with his clients.”

View Rhys Rosser’s profile here.