We are excited to share the highlights from the recently released Chambers & Partners 2025 guide, with a total of 17 individual lawyers ranked for their expertise, alongside 9 departments that have achieved impressive rankings or maintained their strong positions. This recognition highlights the breadth and depth of talent across our team and the consistent excellence of our practice areas.
BCL has achieved significant recognition in the Chambers & Partners 2025 guide, with notable advancements in both departmental and individual rankings. The Health & Safety team moved up to Band 4, while Corporate Crime & Investigations debuted in Band 5. Several individuals received promotions, including Daniel Jackson, David Hardstaff, and Greg Mailer, with Mark Haslam elevated to Senior Statesperson. Shaul Brazil, Richard Reichman, and Tom McNeill also moved up in their respective areas, and Anoushka Warlow was recognised as a 'Potential' talent in three practice areas, signalling a bright future.
Departmental Rankings:
Crime: Maintained its Band 1 ranking
Health & Safety: Moved upwards from Band 5 to Band 4
Corporate Crime & Investigations: New entry at Band 5
Extradition: Consistently ranked at Band 2
Fraud: Civil: Consistently ranked at Band 4
Other key departments, including Financial Crime: Individuals, Tax: Contentious: Fraud, and POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture, have retained their Band 1 ranking, a testament to the consistent high-quality work of our teams.
|
Department |
2025 Ranking |
|---|---|
|
Crime |
Band 1 |
|
Financial Crime: Individuals |
Band 1 |
|
POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture |
Band 1 |
|
Tax: Contentious: Fraud |
Band 1 |
|
Extradition |
Band 2 |
|
Sanctions |
Band 2 |
|
Health & Safety |
Band 4 |
|
Corporate Crime & Investigations |
Band 5 |
|
Data Protection & Information Law |
Potential |
Individual Rankings:
Daniel Jackson and David Hardstaff: Promoted to Band 5 in Crime
Greg Mailer: Advanced to Band 2 in Tax: Contentious: Fraud
Mark Haslam: Promoted to Senior Statesperson in Crime
Shaul Brazil and Richard Reichman: Moved up to Band 3 in Financial Crime: Individuals and Health & Safety, respectively
Tom McNeill: Advanced to Band 4 for Health & Safety
| Individual |
Department |
2025 Ranking |
|---|---|---|
|
Anoushka Warlow |
Extradition |
Potential |
|
Anoushka Warlow |
Financial Crime: Individuals |
Potential |
|
Anoushka Warlow |
Tax: Contentious: Fraud |
Potential |
|
Daniel Jackson |
Crime |
Band 5 |
|
David Hardstaff |
Crime |
Band 5 |
|
Ellen Peart |
Crime |
Band 1 |
|
Greg Mailer |
Tax: Contentious: Fraud |
Band 2 |
|
Harry Travers |
Financial Crime: Individuals |
Band 1 |
|
Harry Travers |
Tax: Contentious: Fraud |
Band 1 |
|
Ian Burton |
Financial Crime: Individuals |
Senior Statespeople |
|
John Binns |
POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture |
Band 1 |
|
John Binns |
Tax: Contentious: Fraud |
Band 2 |
|
John Binns |
Sanctions |
Band 2 |
|
Julian Hayes |
Data Protection & Information Law |
- |
|
Julian Hayes |
Financial Crime: Individuals |
Band 4 |
|
Mark Haslam |
Crime |
Senior Statespeople |
|
Michael Drury |
Data Protection & Information Law |
- |
|
Michael Drury |
Extradition |
Band 3 |
|
Michael Drury |
Financial Crime: Individuals |
Band 4 |
|
Richard Reichman |
Health & Safety |
Band 3 |
|
Richard Sallybanks |
Financial Crime: Individuals |
Band 1 |
|
Richard Sallybanks |
POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture |
Band 1 |
|
Robert Lawrie |
Fraud: Civil |
Band 4 |
|
Shaul Brazil |
Extradition |
Band 2 |
|
Shaul Brazil |
POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture |
Band 2 |
|
Shaul Brazil |
Financial Crime: Individuals |
Band 3 |
|
Shula de Jersey |
Financial Crime: Individuals |
Band 2 |
|
Tom McNeill |
Health & Safety |
Band 4 |
We would like to extend our gratitude to our clients and referees for their valuable feedback, which contributed to these achievements. Our teams remain dedicated to delivering outstanding service and maintaining their top-tier positions.
Explore the full rankings in the latest Chambers guide here.
Sean Graham
Head of Marketing & Business Development
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