Lincoln House is delighted to announce that it has been recognised as a Leading Chambers in the 2024 Legal 500. A significant number of Lincoln House members have been ranked as Leading Barristers across multiple areas of practice.
‘Lincoln House Chambers are a large set that has strength-in-depth. The set has many superstars, both at the junior and senior ends. They are the number one set in the North.’
‘Lincoln House Chambers is a top-tier, reliable, and strong set of chambers. You have peace of mind instructing any barrister from this set, knowing they are experienced and diligent.’
In Crime (General and Fraud) Lincoln House is praised as ‘a set with a deserved reputation as being the elite criminal set in the North West with real quality amongst its members’. Andrew Thomas KC, Kate Blackwell KC, Simon Csoka KC, Mark Ford KC, Abdul Iqbal KC, Alex Leach KC were ranked as Leading Silks. Simon Gurney, Richard English, Martin Hackett, Richard Dawson, Ged Doran, Brendan O’Leary, Lee Hughes, Rachel Cooper, David Pojur, Clare Ashcroft, Rebecca Filletti and Isobel Thomas are all ranked as Leading Juniors. Matthew Howarth and Anna Chestnutt are recognised as Rising Stars.
In Business and Regulatory Crime Lincoln House is praised as ‘a stellar set’. Lee Hughes, Leila Ghahhary, Simon Gurney, Austin Welch, Richard Dawson and David Pojur have been ranked as Leading Juniors. Matthew Howarth is ranked as a Rising Star.
In Inquests and Inquiries Lincoln House is praised as ‘a stellar set’ and as ‘a shining example of how to get things right in the North of England for public inquiries and inquests’. Kate Blackwell KC is ranked as a Leading Silk with David Pojur, Austin Welch, Leila Ghahhary and Lee Hughes ranked as Leading Juniors.
In Professional Disciplinary Lincoln House was said to have ‘many superstars, both at the junior and senior ends’. Simon Gurney and Lee Hughes are ranked as Leading Juniors with Anna Chestnutt ranked as a Rising Star.
In Immigration Matthew Howarth is ranked as a Rising Star.
The Lincoln House Clerking Team has also been recognised as ‘second to none’ across all the above practice areas. Testimonials include:
‘The clerks’ room is faultlessly run by David Wright, who is professional and courteous in all his dealings with instructing solicitors. He sees the bigger picture and is on top of all the detail in terms of his counsels’ respective practices.
‘David Wright is known for his dedication and Rolls Royce service. He brings with him a calmness to any situation and always finds a solution.’
Andy McGuinness and Ty Price stand out as exceptional. They are always at hand to assist and really do strive to provide the highest levels of service. All of the clerks work extremely hard and are a pleasure to deal with.’
‘The clerking is very good. Andy McGuiness and David Gibbons are stand-outs in what is an excellent clerking team.’
The full rankings can be viewed on the Legal 500 website here.
Lincoln House extends its warmest thanks and appreciation to its referees for their support and to the Legal 500 team, for their hard work and research in bringing together the 2024 Guide.