Pump Court Chambers ranked as a Band 1 set in Chambers & Partners 2026

We are incredibly pleased that Pump Court and its members have been recognised again in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners.

As a set, Pump Court has maintained its Band 1 ranking in Family/Matrimonial and Ecclesiastical Law and as a Leading Set for Crime and Employment on the Western Circuit. This year Pump Court is also ranked for the first time as a set for Matrimonial Finance in London.

Our members have 30 individual rankings across our core practice areas, including Crime, Data Protection, Ecclesiastical Law, Employment, Family: Children, Family: Matrimonial Finance, Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution, Health & Safety and Inquests & Public Inquiries.

The following is a selection of our feedback this year:

• Pump Court Chambers is highly respected for its matrimonial finance practice, and has members who are regularly instructed at all levels of court in complex financial remedy proceedings. The barristers are sought out to appear in a wide range of cases involving such matters as cohabitation, post- and pre-nuptial agreements, variation applications, TOLATA and financial dispute resolution matters. One interviewee reports: “Barristers at Pump Court have the ability to rapidly and accurately understand new instructions.”
• 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. Members frequently handle financial disputes involving high-value assets such as businesses, inheritance and overseas properties. The barristers at the set have strong expertise in children law matters, including complex shaken baby, sexual abuse and non-accidental injury cases, as well as relocation and Children Act proceedings. One interviewee comments that the set has “one of the largest family teams at the Bar with experience at every level of call.”
• Pump Court Chambers have achieved great success in gaining notable claimant and respondent-side instructions, appearing in cases relating to disability, victimisation, whistle-blowing detriment and other issues. Among the chambers’ prominent clients are police forces, local authorities and educational establishments.
• Pump Court Chambers is a well-regarded set noted for its expert handling of a wide range of criminal cases. An interviewee comments that the sets has “barristers of all abilities which allows us to identify those best suited to certain individuals or cases.” Members are regularly called upon to act for both the prosecution and defence in cases involving serious crimes such as murder, drugs-related matters and serious sexual offences. Additional areas of strength for the team include fraud and cases relating to serious violence.
• Pump Court Chambers’ barristers have established expertise in the consistory courts and the Court of Arches. They are well versed in handling religious discrimination and human rights cases, church property and relic matters, and employment and discipline work as it relates to the clergy. The set is praised for its “experienced set of barristers who work within the ecclesiastical sector regularly.”
• “The clerks are extremely helpful and will always try and accommodate our requests; they are approachable when issues arise that need resolution and will do what they can find a solution.”
• “The clerks are always on hand and nothing is ever too much trouble or effort. They are a real credit to the chambers.”
• “The clerks are very efficient and will always go the extra mile.”

Many thanks again to alll our clients and referees for taking the time to respond, and to James Cowdell and the team of researchers for their work.

All of our rankings are listed below:

Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution

• Edward Boydell KC

Family: Matrimonial Finance (London)

• Edward Boydell KC
• Geoffrey Kelly
• Jennifer Lee
• Jenna Lucas

Family: Matrimonial Finance (Western Circuit)

• Edward Boydell KC
• Geoffrey Kelly
• Annie Ward
• Jennifer Lee
• Maria Henty

Family: Children (Western Circuit)

• Leslie Samuels KC
• Penny Howe KC
• Andrew Grime
• David Josty
• Corinne Iten
• Jennifer Swan

Family: Matrimonial Finance (South Eastern Circuit)

• Edward Boydell KC
• Elizabeth Spence
• Stuart Snow

Crime (Western Circuit)

• Sarah Jones KC
• Rebecca Fairbairn
• Ellie Fargin

Employment (Western Circuit)

• Heather Platt
• Tim Dracass
• Daniella Gilbert
• Naomi Gyane

Ecclesiastical Law

• Justin Gau
• Mark Ruffell
• Ruth Arlow

Inquests & Public Inquiries (London Bar)

• Paul Mertens

Data Protection (London Bar)

• Paul Mertens

Health & Safety (Western Circuit)

• Richard Tutt