18 St John Street Chambers are delighted to announce that all our departments have received further recognition in the newly-published 2027 edition of the prestigious Chambers & Partners legal directory rankings.
Chambers now has 46 total rankings for 23 barristers across 17 practice areas. We continue to be ranked as a recommended set overall in the areas of Family: Children, Crime, Chancery, Commercial Dispute Resolution and Real Estate Litigation.
Chambers UK 2027 Legal Directory Rankings – 18 St John Street Chambers
Chambers Rankings
- Northern Circuit (Bar)
- Chancery – Band 2
- Commercial Dispute Resolution – Band 2
- Crime – Band 3
- Family: Children – Band 2
- Real Estate Litigation – Band 3
Yet again, there are some wonderful testimonials for our members and clerking teams across all areas. As always, we are grateful to all our clients and colleagues that have taken time out to offer feedback, references and reviews to Chambers. In a quote which perfectly captures the 18SJS ethos, one source highlighted our:
“approachability and excellence”.
The rankings highlight the quality and expertise offered by 18 St John Street Chambers across a wide range of practice areas. For a full list of our rankings, please read below or visit the Chambers UK website here: https://chambers.com/law-firm/18-st-john-street-uk-bar-14:10578.
Chambers UK 2027 Legal Directory Rankings – 18 St John Street Chambers
Individual Barrister Rankings
- Agriculture & Rural Affairs
- Northern (Bar)
- Christopher McNall – Band 1
- Northern (Bar)
- Banking & Finance
- Northern (Bar)
- Richard Chapman – Band 1
- Victoria Roberts – Band 2
- Northern (Bar)
- Chancery
- Northern (Bar)
- Christopher McNall – Band 3
- David Hoffman – Band 3
- Elisabeth Tythcott – Band 2
- John Vickery – Band 3
- Mike Wilkinson – Band 3
- Oliver Caplan – Band 2
- Richard Chapman – Band 1
- Northern (Bar)
- Commercial Dispute Resolution
- Northern (Bar)
- David Hoffman – Band 3
- Elisabeth Tythcott – Band 2
- John Vickery – Band 3
- Mike Wilkinson – Band 3
- Oliver Caplan – Band 3
- Richard Chapman – Band 1
- Northern (Bar)
- Company
- Northern (Bar)
- Richard Chapman – Band 1
- Northern (Bar)
- Costs Litigation
- All Circuits
- James Miller – Band 4
- All Circuits
- Crime
- Northern (Bar)
- Rachel Faux – Band 2
- Rachel Shenton – Band 3
- Richard Vardon – Band 1
- Siobhan Grey- Band 2
- Northern (Bar)
- Family: Children
- Northern (Bar)
- Anna Warters – Band 3
- Fiona Holloran – Band 1
- Hannah Phoenix – Band 2
- Kate Bramall – Band 2
- Samantha Birtles – Band 1
- Northern (Bar)
- Family: Matrimonial Finance
- Northern (Bar)
- Stephen J Murray – Band 1
- Northern (Bar)
- Partnership
- Northern (Bar)
- Mike Wilkinson – Band 2
- Richard Chapman – Band 2
- Northern (Bar)
- Personal Injury
- Northern (Bar)
- Elahe Youshani – Band 3
- Northern (Bar)
- POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture
- All Circuits
- Andrew Evans – Band 2
- All Circuits
- Professional Negligence
- Northern (Bar)
- Richard Chapman – Band 2
- Northern (Bar)
- Real Estate Litigation
- Northern (Bar)
- Christopher McNall – Band 3
- David Hoffman – Band 3
- Mike Wilkinson – Band 3
- Oliver Caplan – Band 3
- Richard Chapman – Band 2
- Northern (Bar)
- Restructuring/Insolvency
- Northern (Bar)
- Jennifer Newstead Taylor – Band 2
- John Vickery – Band 3
- Richard Chapman – Band 2
- Northern (Bar)
- Social Housing
- Northern/North Eastern (Bar)
- Oliver Caplan – Band 2
- Northern/North Eastern (Bar)
- Tax
- The Regions (Bar)
- Christopher McNall – Band 1
- Jennifer Newstead Taylor – Band 1
- Richard Chapman – Band 1
- Rupert Davies – Band 2
- The Regions (Bar)
According to their website, the Chambers UK Bar Guide gives “an in-depth, rigorous and trusted view of the UK’s leading barristers and sets of chambers.”
“Our market-leading insights are built to support you in researching and engaging the best advocates for your matter. We conduct thousands of in-depth one-to-one interviews every year with clients, instructing solicitors and barristers. This process yields highly valuable insights on the legal market, informing our ranking tables and wider analysis.”
The Chambers UK Bar guide is released online annually in October.
18 St John Street is a multi-disciplinary Barristers’ Chambers based in Manchester. Members of Chambers have been delivering the highest standards of advice and advocacy services to professional and lay clients for over 50 years.
For more information on the services provided, please contact a member of the clerking team by email clerks@18sjs.com or by calling 0161 278 1800.