Pump Court Chambers ranked as a Leading Set in Chambers & Partners 2025

Pump Court has been ranked as a Band 1 Set for Family/Matrimonial and Ecclesiastical Law in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners, as well as maintaining set rankings for Crime and Employment.

In total, 26 members of chambers are ranked as Leading Individuals for Family: Children, Family: Matrimonial Finance, Crime, Ecclesiastical Law, Employment, Inquests & Public Inquiries and Health & Safety.

Many thanks to all our clients who took part in the research process. A selection of feedback from this year’s guide includes the following comments:

• “Pump Court Chambers is a market-leading set with a broad family and matrimonial offering that includes public and private children cases, as well as financial matters. The set has “a great range of barristers at every level and for all types of cases.””
• “Pump Court is my chambers of choice.”
• “The clerks are really friendly, bend over backwards and are honest. They really take the time to get to know you.”
• “The clerks are efficient, helpful and friendly. They are an asset to Pump Court Chambers and are most ably led by Tony Atkins.”
• “The clerks are very efficient and approachable, always trying to accommodate requests.”
• “We always get great service and responsiveness from the clerks, who go out of their way to accommodate.”
  
• “James Wackett, senior civil clerk, and Tony Atkins, senior clerk, are outstanding clerks. Their communication is fantastic and their management is brilliant.”
• “Dean Cunniff is an excellent clerk who makes the client the centre of his service.”

The full list of our rankings is below.

Family: Children (Western Bar)

• Leslie Samuels KC – Band 1
• Penny Howe KC – Band 1
• David Josty – Band 2
• Corinne Iten – Band 1
• Jennifer Swan – Band 3

Family: Matrimonial Finance (Western Bar)

• Edward Boydell KC – New Silks
• Geoffrey Kelly – Band 2
• Annie Ward – Band 1
• John Chapman – Band 3
• Tara Lyons – Band 3
• Jennifer Lee – Band 2
• Maria Henty – Band 3

Family: Matrimonial Finance (London Bar)

• Edward Boydell KC – New Silks
• Geoffrey Kelly – Band 4

Family: Matrimonial Finance (South Eastern Bar)

• Edward Boydell KC – New Silks
• Elizabeth Spence – Band 1

Crime (Western Bar)

• Sarah Jones KC – Band 1
• Rebecca Fairbairn – Band 2
• Eleanor Fargin – Band 3

Employment (Western Bar)

• Timothy Dracass – Band 2
• Heather Platt – Band 2
• Daniella Gilbert – Band 4
• Naomi Gyane – Band 4

Ecclesiastical Law (All Circuits)

• Justin Gau – Band 2
• Mark Ruffell – Band 2
• Ruth Arlow – Band 1

Inquests & Public Inquiries (London Bar)

• Paul Mertens – Band 2

Health & Safety (Western Bar)

• Richard Tutt – Band 1