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Foundry Chambers ranked in Legal 500 2025 edition
The 2025 edition of the Legal 500 Guide to the UK Bar was published last week. Chambers was delighted to have been globally recognised across its two main areas of practice being Crime (Tier 3) and Financial Crime (Tier 2), with members of chambers recognised as leading practitioners across no fewer than 6 different practice areas.
In total, 22 members of chambers (9 silks and 13 juniors) were recognised as leading practitioners across the fields of Crime, Business Crime, Fraud, POCA (Proceeds Of Crime Act), Extradition and Professional Discipline receiving a total of 32 recommendations, cementing the reputation of chambers and its members as leaders in various fields of law.
Descriptions of Chambers included:
- 'A set with a great reputation and strength in depth for fraud work.'
- ‘A superb set with quality barristers of all years of call.’
- 'Foundry Chambers is a superb set with quality barristers of all years of call.'
- 'Foundry Chambers contains numerous highly skilled barristers from all different backgrounds. They are able to provide suitable options when instructed on cases.'
- 'Foundry Chambers is a set that has flourished over the years with new talented barristers. It’s wonderful to see their growth.'
- 'Foundry Chambers is an excellent set held in high regard by the judiciary.'
The clerks’ room led by our senior clerk, Angela May, in particular, received substantial recognition by the Legal 500, reflecting its proficiency, approachability and reputation for always going the extra mile.
Foundry Chambers has been consistently recognised as one of the UK’s leading chambers across its practice areas. Our members, set and clerks room has been shortlisted for numerous awards in both Legal 500 and Chambers UK.
Chambers provides advice and representation of the highest quality, often in cases involving high profile individuals or obtaining international press coverage, with members often selected to provide pre-charge advice to prosecuting agencies, individuals and corporates alike. Members of chambers are also frequently selected to undertake parallel proceedings such as those involving the Proceeds of Crime Act or Professional Disciplinary bodies.
Chambers would like to express its gratitude to all who took the time to act as referees.
The full rankings in relation to chambers, members and the clerks room is available at: https://www.legal500.com/firms/9228-foundry-chambers/r-england/rankings