Proceeds of crime (POCA) and asset forfeiture

Meilleurs Juniors

1

Christopher Convey

33 Chancery Lane

'Christopher is an excellent and tenacious advocate in court.'

1

James Fletcher

5 St Andrews Hill

‘James is responsive, knowledgeable, efficient and pragmatic: pretty much everything you would want in a barrister.'

1

Fiona Jackson

33 Chancery Lane

She is supremely diligent, meticulous, and in command of her case.'

1

Faisal Osman

33 Chancery Lane

Faisal is incredibly user friendly and responsive.  His written work is excellent, and his advocacy is persuasive.'

1

Gary Pons

5 St Andrews Hill

1

Ian Smith

33 Chancery Lane

His strength is that he playing in both the civil world and the criminal world.'  

1

Barry Stancombe

33 Chancery Lane

Barry is an encyclopaedia on POCA law and practice. He is a very well respected advocate by the courts in all POCA work.' 

1

Sarah Wood

5 St Andrews Hill

Sarah is a total star. She quietly gets on with it. Works her fingers to the bone. Always gives sound advice on complex legal issues. She is utterly reliable and has the soundest judgement.'  

1

Nicholas Yeo

Three Raymond Buildings

Nicholas is widely recognised as a leading expert on POCA.’

2

Anita Clifford

Red Lion Chambers

provides excellent legal advice and is responsive to the needs of her instructing solicitors. Particularly experienced in white collar crime and heavy fraud.'

2

Catherine Collins

33 Chancery Lane

Superb mastery.'

2

Edward Craven

Matrix Chambers

2

Barnaby Hone

5 St Andrews Hill

‘Barnaby has a deep knowledge and experience of proceeds of crime litigation matters.'

2

Anne Jeavons

3 Verulam Buildings

2

John McNamara

5 St Andrews Hill

He is very down to earth: clients like him and repeatedly request for him to be instructed.’

2

Michael Newbold

Foundry Chambers

‘One of the go-to juniors in POCA for the crown. Making a name for himself.’

2

Oliver Powell

Outer Temple Chambers

Oliver is a first-rate barrister. He is very responsive, utterly charming and will go the extra mile for a client. He is tireless in his pursuit of excellence.’

2

Tom Rainsbury

3 Verulam Buildings

2

Penelope Small

33 Chancery Lane

Her drafting is clear, robust and unambiguous as is her advice to clients.'  

2

John Carl Townsend

XXIV Old Buildings

John is unmatched with regards his knowledge of POCA.’  

3

Eleanor Davison

Fountain Court Chambers

She is incredibly user friendly. A highly intelligent and bold advocate.'

3

Philippa Eastwood

Doughty Street Chambers

3

Rachel Ferrari

33 Chancery Lane

Rachel is meticulous in her preparation. She has a fantastic eye for detail and her ability to reduce a voluminous case into a more manageable working document is a real skill.’  

3

Lisa Freeman

Furnival Chambers

3

William Hays

6KBW College Hill

‘William is rightly recognised as one of the leading POCA barristers currently practising. His advocacy is persuasive and well judged, and his manner with clients is warm, generous and reassuring.’  

3

Thomas Hoskins

Foundry Chambers

3

Richard Hoyle

Essex Court Chambers

He is incredibly bright and wears it well. He is very personable, engaging, enthusiastic and easy to work with.'

3

Anna Keighley

187 Chambers

Anna has an encyclopaedic knowledge of confiscation and proceeds of crime matters. She is thoughtful, fair and assertive.’

3

Sophie O’Sullivan

Outer Temple Chambers

A very good instinctive lawyer who gets to the issues.’

3

Gemma Rose

5 St Andrews Hill

3

Theodor van Sante

3 Verulam Buildings

3

Benjamin Waidhofer

Foundry Chambers

It is hard to imagine how any barrister could ever be more persuasive than Ben. Watching Ben make legal submissions is to witness a wizard at work.'

Rising stars

Jeunes avocats collaborateurs ou counsels qui se distinguent régulièrement par leur présence dans des dossiers importants du marché, et qui sont identifiés par le marché comme de jeunes talents à suivre.

1

Tim James-Matthews

Matrix Chambers

'One of Tim's key strengths is his commerciality and practical common sense. He understands the bigger picture and helps to find solutions that work in practice.'  

1

Rebecca Thomas

5 St Andrews Hill

Rebecca is tenacious and not afraid to get stuck into a POCA argument. Her skeleton arguments and notes to assist the court are some of the best.’