36 Crime is delighted to maintain its Band 2 ranking in the Chambers UK Bar Guide 2026 for Midlands: Crime.
John Lloyd-Jones KC is ranked in Band 2 for silks. Sarah Knight is ranked as a Band 2 Junior. Claire Fraser, Lisa Hardy and Nadia Silver are ranked as Band 3 Juniors. Arthur Kendrick is ranked as Up and Coming.
Our clerking team is noted as “friendly and also effective in their service” and “a strong set of clerks”.
Sally Hobson has been recognised in the Chambers UK Bar Guide 2027 for South Eastern: Crime.
Previously ranked as Band 3, Sally is now ranked as Band 2. Sally is described as “absolutely fantastic, and I cannot rate her highly enough” and as “a really good criminal practitioner.”
Christopher Donnellan KC, Diana Wilson and Nadeem Holland have been recognised in the Chambers UK Bar Guide 2027 for London Bar: Crime.
Christopher is ranked as Band 5 and is described as “very good and very thorough. An outstanding advocate and very professional and knowledgeable in his field.”
Diana is ranked as Band 4 and is described as “extremely hardworking and an outstanding advocate. Diana is tenacious, well thought of and works very hard.”
This is the first year that Nadeem has been ranked, and he is described as a “formidable talent, as evidenced by his recent appointment to the Treasury Counsel Monitoree scheme. He is without a doubt a future silk. He has risen through the ranks to establish himself as a leading advocate in cases of real weight and complexity, including murder, fraud and organised crime. He is also a very smooth operator, who is able to charm and soothe even the most difficult opponent or judge.”
“Nadeem has a great calmness about him; he already appears to have the calmness of someone whom you would be comfortable seeing in silk. He has a real smooth presence. Nadeem is an outstanding advocate.”
David Ball has been recognised in the Chambers UK Bar Guide 2027 for London Bar: Extradition.
David is ranked as a Band 1 Junior and is described as “great and a powerhouse at the set, he is a very thorough prosecutor and very robust in submissions and witness handling.” “David has his own style; very forthright and very passionate as a prosecutor.
The rankings can be viewed here.
We appreciate the recognition given by James Cowdell and the team at Chambers and Partners, and thank our clients for their continued trust and support.
Further information
For more information from the crime team, contact clerks@36crime.co.uk
