The Legal 500 2023: “St John’s Chambers barristers are approachable, talented and provide a first-class service.”

It has been another outstanding year for St John’s Chambers in the Legal 500 UK 2023 rankings. We are recognised again as a ‘Top Tier’ set for agriculture, chancery, probate & tax, commercial, clinical negligence, Court of Protection, family & children law, personal injury, professional negligence, and real estate. We are also highly ranked in company & insolvency, costs, licensing, and planning & environment.

A total of 42 of our members have been ranked across 13 different practice areas.

Well done to all our barristers that have continued to be ranked, reaffirming our reputation as one of the leading sets outside of London. We congratulate the following barristers who have been ranked for the first time.

• Ryan Morgan – family and children law
• Bethany Scarsbrook – family and children law
• James Hughes – personal injury
• Michael Clarke – chancery, probate and tax

We are also proud of the following four members who have been ranked in new categories:

• Oliver Wooding – Tier 1 (agriculture)
• Rachel Segal – Tier 2 (clinical negligence)
• James Marwick – Tier 1 (professional negligence)
• Brittany Pearce as a rising star – Tier 1 (real estate)

We would like to say a huge thank you to our clients that put forward some lovely feedback about our barristers and clerks. A selection of their comments can be found below.

Agriculture – Tier 1

“Expertise across a wide spectrum of agricultural issues, including sales and purchases of land, inheritance disputes involving farmland estates, and proprietary estoppel case.”

Chancery, probate and tax – Tier 1

“With a reputation as a leading regional heavy-weight, St John’s is very strong in contentious probate and the leading set for trusts and estates work in the South West.”

Clinical Negligence – Tier 1

“A go-to set in the South West for clinical negligence.”

Commercial litigation – Tier 1

“Led by James Pearce-Smith, the very experienced team at St John’s Chambers is regularly instructed by individuals and large companies in a wide range of contentious work.”

Court of Protection – Tier 1

“A very strong and friendly set, and is home to a Court of Protection group well known for its strength in handling property and affairs disputes.”

Family and Children Law – Tier 1

“A very strong family set, housing a team which covers all aspects of family law.”

Personal Injury – Tier 1

“Praised by clients for its deep breadth of knowledge on all aspects of personal injury.”

Professional Negligence – Tier 1

“Regularly instructed in cases involving claims against surveyors and solicitors, and is especially strong in handling work brought against architects.”

Property and Construction – Tier 1

“High-quality set houses a team with established strength in handling contentious property matters and construction issues.”

“The clerks’ team is really outstanding. They go out of their way to make it easy. Always contactable and understand the pressures for solicitors.”

To view the full rankings, please click here.