TWO HARCOURT BUILDINGS AND ITS MEMBERS RANKED IN 2026 LEGAL 500
We are delighted to announce that 2 Harcourt Buildings and 18 of its members (in 3 different practice categories across 4 different circuits) have been ranked within the Legal 500 UK 2026 publication.
LONDON BAR – CRIME – TIER 4
2 Harcourt Buildings is described as ‘A solid criminal set with a number of excellent counsel’, ‘…a quality set’ and ‘A great set of impeccable pedigree.’
Our clerks are described as being ‘incredibly helpful and attentive to the needs of solicitors’ with ‘very responsive clerking.’ ‘Keith Poynter is personable and approachable’ and ‘…has a real eye for developing strong relationships’.
INDIVIDUALS
CRIME
SILKS
Leading Silks
Jane Osborne KC ‘She’s very polished. Jane exudes authority, is hard-working, very classy and modest.' (Tier 3)
Paul Cavin KC ‘Calmness personified. A go to KC for prosecution cases.’ (Tier 4)
James Dawes KC 'James is a great lawyer and a very strong advocate. He is charming and incredibly engaging.' (Tier 4)
2024 Silks
Kate Blumgart KC ‘Kate is able to assimilate large volumes of evidence and data at short notice and holds a keen eye for detail. She is an incredibly strong jury advocate who has the ability to cast doubt on even the strongest of cases.’
JUNIORS
Leading Juniors
Tom Nicholson ‘Tom is very calm in his approach, putting clients at ease. He constantly displays professionalism and a great attention to detail.' (Tier 2)
Sam Barker ‘Sam Barker consistently demonstrates exceptional professionalism and a deep commitment to his practice. The best advocate in London.’ (Tier 3)
Catherine Donnelly ‘Catherine demonstrates clear, strong, and consistent advocacy, while remaining deeply compassionate toward her clients.’ (Tier 3)
Sarah Gaunt (Tier 3)
Jenny Burgess ‘She is well-prepared, thorough, reliable, and thoroughly in command of her brief. She is a confident advocate.' (Tier 4)
Charles Drinnan Charles is the full-package; he is extremely knowledgeable, diligent, and leaves no stone unturned, and his advocacy is always of the highest quality.’ (Tier 4)
Natalia Constantine ‘Natalia is an excellent barrister. She keeps a cool head under pressure and yet a steely determination when challenged in situations where she knows that she is right.’ (Tier 4)
Toby Fitzgerald ‘He is a calm and measured presence in Court. He is meticulously prepared and has great presentational skills in a complex case.’ (Tier 4)
Edward Franklin (Tier 4)
Rising Stars
William Goss ‘Juries, judges, and opponents all trust and like him, and he is an extremely fair but firm prosecutor. He is able to get through a huge amount of work in a short time, and produces punchy arguments which cut straight to the heart of the issues.’ (Tier 1)
FRAUD: CRIME
SILKS - Leading Silks
Jane Osborne KC (Tier 3)
JUNIORS - Leading Juniors
Dominic Hockley ‘Dominic.' (Tier 3)
Tom Nicholson ‘Tom is very bright and gets to the heart of the issue very quickly.’ (Tier 3)
John Ojakovoh ‘John is unbelievably well prepared, courteous and unflappable.' (Tier 3)
Amy Oliver ‘An exceptionally good junior.’ (Tier 4)
PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINARY AND REGULATORY LAW
JUNIORS - Leading Juniors
Natalia Constantine ‘Natalia is an excellent and firm advocate, with a natural talent for persuasion and strategic initiative.’ (Tier 4)
Charles Drinnan Charles is a confident communicator and very personable.’ (Tier 4)
ON OTHER CIRCUITS:
Sarah Gaunt is ranked as a Leading Junior (Tier 2) in Crime (General and Fraud) - Regional Bar (Midland and South Eastern Circuits).
Julian Jones is ranked as a Leading Junior (Tier 2) in Crime (General and Fraud) Regional Bar – North Eastern Circuit. ‘Julian is unparalleled in his commitment to the cases he undertakes and provides professional and lay clients alike. He is meticulous in his approach to instruction-taking and trial preparation in general.’
Chambers would like to express their gratitude to all of their clients who took the time to act as referees.
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