Lincoln House Chambers Receives Top-Tier Ranking in the 2026 Legal 500
Lincoln House Chambers is delighted to announce that it has once again secured top-tier recognition in the 2026 Legal 500. Recognised as a ‘leading set at the top of their game’ and as having ‘the strongest offering of Counsel in the North’, a significant number of our members have been ranked as Leading Silks, Leading Juniors or Rising Stars across multiple fields of practice, reinforcing our reputation for excellence, depth of expertise, and dedication to client service.
In Business & Regulatory Crime (Including Health & Safety) Lincoln House is praised as a ‘fabulous set with quality counsel in abundance’. Lisa Roberts KC is ranked as a leading silk with Richard Dawson, Simon Gurney, David Pojur, Samantha Riggs and Austin Welch ranked as leading juniors.
In Crime (General & Fraud) Lincoln House is recognised as an ‘excellent set.’ The Leading Silks ranked in this category include Kate Blackwell KC, Brenda Campbell KC, Simon Csoka KC, Richard English KC, Mark Ford KC, John Harrison KC, Abdul Iqbal KC, Alex Leach KC, and Andrew Thomas KC. Marianne Alton, Clare Ashcroft, Anna Chestnutt, Rachel Cooper, Richard Dawson, Ged Doran, Rebecca Filletti, Simon Gurney, Martin Hackett, Matthew Howarth, Emma Kehoe, Sarah Magill, Ian McMeekin, Holly Nelson, Kimberley Obrusik, Brendan O’Leary, Ellen Shaw, Isobel Thomas and Rachel White are ranked as leading juniors in this category. Niamh Ingham, Graham Rishton and Anthony Horsfall are spotlighted as Rising Stars in Crime.
For Inquests & Inquiries Lincoln House is commended as ‘well respected both in the northwest and nationally in the field of public inquiries and inquests.’ Kate Blackwell KC and Brenda Campbell KC (London) are ranked as leading silks, with Leila Ghahhary, David Pojur and Austin Welch ranked as leading juniors.
Matthew Howarth is ranked as a leading junior in the category of Immigration.
In the category of Administrative and Human Rights Law Lincoln House’s ‘offering synthesises the experience of barristers across a range of fields’ with Richard Dawson, Matthew Howarth and David Pojur ranked as leading juniors.
Anna Chestnutt and Simon Gurney are ranked as leading juniors in Professional Disciplinary. For this category Lincoln House is celebrated as having ‘among the largest dedicated professional disciplinary practice groups outside of London’.
Clerking Team Recognition & Thanks
We also extend heartfelt thanks to our Clerking Team led by David Wright and recognised by Legal 500 as ‘offering an unrivalled service’ and ‘always willing to go the extra mile’ for their indispensable support in achieving this success. Testimonials include:
David Wright is a ‘leader who manages to run a tight ship with humour, compassion and professionalism’. David is described as ‘superb’.
Andy McGuinness is ‘excellent’
Ty Price ‘goes above and beyond’ and is described as ‘second to none’ for his clerking skills.
Lincoln House is extremely grateful to all referees, instructing solicitors, clients, and the Legal 500 research team for their contributions and confidence.
The full 2026 rankings may be viewed on the Legal 500 website here.