It has been another outstanding year for St John’s Chambers in The Legal 500 UK 2025 rankings. We are ranked across 15 specialist areas, secured the top tier ranking in 9 of them. 48 of our members including 3 Silks, 42 leading juniors and 3 rising stars have been ranked.
We are therefore able to offer a wide range of leading specialists and strength in depth. These rankings have reaffirmed our reputation as one of the leading sets outside of London. We are pleased that our Inquests and Public Inquiries team have been recognised as a ‘Top Tier’ set this year.
We congratulate the following barristers who have been ranked either for the first time or ranked in other areas of their specialisms:
- Adam Boyle ranked in Agriculture (Tier 1)
- Charlie Newington-Bridges ranked in Chancery (Tier 2)
- Joss Knight ranked in Court of Protection (Tier 1)
- Sophie Smith-Holland ranked in Children and Domestic Abuse (Tier 4)
- Jacqueline Humphreys in Divorce and Financial Remedy (Tier 3)
- Louise Asprey ranked in Inquests and Public Inquiries (Tier 1)
- Rachel Segal ranked in Inquests and Public Inquiries (Tier 1)
- Rhodri Jones ranked in Inquests and Public Inquiries (Tier 1)
- Harry Spurr ranked in Mediation (Tier 3) through IPOS Mediation
- James Pearce-Smith ranked in Property (Tier 2)
- John Dickinson ranked in Property (Tier 2)
We have 3 new rising stars:
- Georgina Swinglehurst in Children and Domestic Abuse and Divorce and Financial Remedy
- Jonathan Lindfield in Personal Injury
- Lauren Karmel in Inquests and Public Inquiries
We would like to say a huge thank you to our clients who kindly provided their feedback about our barristers and clerks. The anonymous feedback provided to us by the Legal 500 has included:
- “St John’s Chambers is a go-to set with an outstanding strength in depth with an excellent clerking team who are always accessible.”
- “St John’s Chambers is flexible, innovative and clever.”
To view the full rankings, please click here or access our online brochure below.
Legal 500 summary