We are delighted that Pump Court has again been ranked as a Top Tier set in this year’s edition of Legal 500.

The total number of our rankings has increased to 95, including 8 set rankings and 87 individual rankings across Crime (London and Western Circuit), Charities (Ecclesiastical Law), Employment (London and Western Circuit), Family (London, South Eastern Circuit and Western Circuit), Private FDR Judges and Arbitrators, Health & Safety, Inquests & Inquiries, Regulatory & Disciplinary, Data Protection, Court of Protection, Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury. 

This year has seen us gain a new set ranking for Children and Domestic Abuse in London, as well as numerous new individual rankings and promotions.

A selection of our testimonials include:

  • “Pump Court Chambers has a large family finance team, with members active in London as well as across the south of England.”
  • “Pump Court Chambers‘ matrimonial finance team benefits from the wider expertise of barristers housed at the set, including in inheritance, trusts, and Court of Protection work.”
  • “The team at Pump Court Chambers handles a steady workflow of private and public children law work.”
  • “Pump Court Chambers  is a well-regarded set with a strong criminal practice, regularly instructed in serious and high-profile cases.”
  • “The employment law practitioners of Pump Court Chambers appear on behalf of both employers and employees before a plethora of courts, including the High Court, county courts, employment tribunals, and the EAT.”

As always, many thanks to our clients for taking the time to provide their feedback.

The full details of our rankings in each area are listed below:

Family: Children and Domestic Abuse (London Bar)

  • Leslie Samuels KC
  • Jayne Harrill
  • Maria Scotland
  • Helen Brander
  • Catherine Ellis
  • Shona Love
  • Elena Johnson

Family: Divorce and Financial Remedy (London Bar)

  • Edward Boydell KC
  • Julian Reed
  • Geoffrey Kelly
  • Maria Scotland
  • Helen Brander
  • Jennifer Lee
  • Jenna Lucas
  • Victoria Ellis
  • Paul Mertens
  • Maria Henty

Family: Private FDR Judges and Arbitrators

  • Edward Boydell KC
  • Geoffrey Kelly
  • Annie Ward

Family: Children and Domestic Abuse (Western Circuit)

  • Leslie Samuels KC
  • Penny Howe KC
  • Andrew Grime
  • Caroline Hartley
  • David Josty
  • Corinne Iten
  • Jennifer Swan
  • Victoria Ellis
  • Cordelia Williams
  • Rebekah Batt
  • Alex McHugh

Family: Divorce & Financial Remedy (Western Circuit)

  • Edward Boydell KC
  • Geoffrey Kelly
  • Annie Ward
  • Jennifer Lee
  • Victoria Ellis
  • Maria Henty
  • Rebekah Batt

Family: Children & Domestic Abuse (South Eastern Circuit)

  • Simon Johnson
  • Elizabeth Spence
  • Amy Connell
  • Meghan Daniels
  • Albert Gibbon
  • Tayla Dwyer

Family: Divorce & Financial Remedy (South Eastern Circuit)

  • Edward Boydell KC
  • Elizabeth Spence
  • Stuart Snow
  • Alex McHugh

Employment (London Bar)

  • Timothy Dracass
  • Fergus McCombie
  • Emma Sole
  • Naomi Gyane

Employment (Western Circuit)

  • Tim Dracass
  • Daniella Gilbert
  • Naomi Gyane
  • Richard Wayman
  • Louisa Simpson

Crime (General and Fraud – Western Circuit)

  • Sarah Jones KC
  • Mark Ruffell
  • Peter Asteris
  • Richard Tutt
  • Rebecca Fairbairn
  • Ellie Fargin
  • Tim Akers
  • Emily Lanham
  • Stephanie Painter
  • Ed Wylde
  • Christopher Pix
  • Lucie Taylor
  • Hester Calder

Crime (London Bar)

  • Sarah Jones KC

Inquests & Inquiries (London Bar)

  • Mark Ruffell
  • Paul Mertens
  • Tim Salisbury
  • Stephanie Painter

Charities (London Bar)

  • Justin Gau
  • Mark Ruffell

Data Protection (London Bar)

  • Paul Mertens
  • Shona Love

Professional Discipline and Regulatory (London Bar)

  • Nazmeen Imambaccus
  • Rebecca Paterson
  • Louisa Simpson

Court of Protection

  • Catherine Ellis

Business & Regulatory Crime (including Health & Safety – Western Circuit)

  • Mark Ruffell
  • Richard Tutt

Commercial Litigation (Western Circuit)

  • Jason Nickless

Personal Injury (Western Circuit)

  • Adam Gadd