St Ives Chambers is delighted to announce an excellent set of results in The Legal 500 2027, with Chambers securing 47 rankings in total, including 2 Tier 1 rankings in two key practice areas, and members receiving extensive individual recognition across the Midland Circuit.
St Ives Chambers is ranked Tier 1 for:
- Family: Children and Domestic Abuse
- Social Housing
Beyond our two Tier 1 rankings, members have also received individual recognition across three further practice areas: Crime (general and fraud), Family: divorce and financial remedy, and Property and construction.
Family: Children and Domestic Abuse
St Ives Chambers is ranked Tier 1 for Family: Children and Domestic Abuse on the Midland Circuit, with 29 members individually recognised:
Leading Silks
- Elizabeth Isaacs KC
- Timothy Bowe KC
Leading Juniors
- Justine Lattimer
- James Cleary
- Tom Harrill
- Tracy Lakin
- Kirstie Danton
- Mark Cooper-Hall
- Louise Sapstead
- Matthew Maynard
- Nicola Brown
- Gregory Rogers
- Malvika Jaganmohan
- Moira Ashton-Walsh
- Anthony Finch
- Matthew Fiddy
- Sian Waldron
- George Smith
- Zara Mahmood
- Holly Hilbourne-Gollop
- Lawren Dobson
- Thomas Bramall
- Ben Chapman
- Samuel Coe
- Rebecca Cross
- Tom Lawal
- Annabel Hamilton
Rising Stars
- Thomas Duggan
- Katharine Brown
Social Housing
Chambers has also achieved a Tier 1 ranking for Social housing on the Midland Circuit, with nine members individually recognised:
Leading Juniors
- Aadhithya Anbahan
- Richard Dewsbery
- Jane Talbot
- Michael Singleton
- Tom Lawal
- Tom Russell
- Shabinah Ladha
- Ben Chapman
Rising Star
- Emma Kelly
Individual recognition across three further practice areas
Beyond our two Tier 1 practice areas, members of Chambers have been individually recognised in three further areas of The Legal 500, highlighting the breadth of expertise across our teams.
Crime (general and fraud)
- Sophie Murray – Leading Junior
- Queenie Djan – Rising Star
- Thomas Duggan – Rising Star
- Morgan Pirone – Rising Star
Family: Divorce and Financial Remedy
- Nicholas Starks – Leading Junior
- Andrew Day – Leading Junior
- Ben Chapman – Leading Junior
- Emma Kelly – Rising Star
Property and Construction
- Matthew Haynes – Leading Junior
Commenting on the rankings, Elizabeth Isaacs KC, Head of Chambers, said:
“We are incredibly proud to see St Ives Chambers recognised at Tier 1 in both Family: children and domestic abuse and Social housing. It is also fantastic to see so many of our members individually recognised across three further practice areas. These results reflect the breadth of expertise, dedication and consistently high standards across Chambers, together with the support of our clerking and administrative teams. Congratulations to everyone recognised in this year’s guide.”
These results reflect St Ives Chambers’ continued commitment to providing specialist advocacy and advice of the highest quality, together with an outstanding service to solicitors and clients across the Midlands and nationally.
Congratulations to all our recognised barristers and to everyone across Chambers who has contributed to this year’s results.
