1st October 2025

Great success for 36 Crime in the Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2026

We are delighted to announce that 36 Crime has been ranked as Tier 3 for London: Crime in the latest edition of the Legal 500, published yesterday.

Our leading barristers have been recognised for their outstanding work, with Mary Prior KC ranked as a Tier 2 Silk and Sally Hobson and Diana Wilson acknowledged as Tier 2 Leading Juniors.

– Mary Prior KC is described as “a top-class advocate”
– Sally Hobson is praised as “very strong on client care and extremely jury friendly”
– Diana Wilson is described as “a concise and persuasive advocate who is able to cut straight to the heart of the matter”

Christopher Donnellan KC is ranked as a tier 4 silk.

We are also thrilled to see our outstanding team of juniors recognised:

– Nadeem Holland (Tier 3)
– Sebastian Walker (Tier 4)
– Arthur Kendrick (Tier 4)

David Ball has been ranked as Tier 2 for London: Extradition.

The exceptional reputation of our clerking team has not gone unnoticed: “A friendly, well-clerked Chambers, with a particularly close-knit and strong junior end”

Highlights on 36 Crime from the Legal 500 include:

“The 36 Group are consistently excellent, with members frequently appearing in the most heavyweight and complex criminal cases from the pre-charge and restraint stage to the conclusion of sentence and confiscation”

“An excellent chambers with a strong presence in the Midlands, South East, and London”


We are thrilled to announce that 36 Crime has been recognised in the Midlands as a Tier 2 set for Crime (General and Fraud) in the recently published Legal 500.

Our barristers have been commended for their exceptional work, with recognition across the board.

Highlights include:

– Mary Prior KC: Ranked as a Tier 1 Leading Silk, described as “an exceptional advocate. She is formidable, hard-working and very down-to-earth. She is tactically very astute and is especially good with vulnerable witnesses.”
– Christopher Donnellan KC and John Lloyd-Jones KC: Ranked as Tier 2 Leading Silks.
– Sarah Knight: Recognised as a Tier 1 Leading Junior, with the directories describing her as “a brilliant advocate who prepares her cases with skill and talent. Her quiet, forensic style of advocacy is compelling and persuasive.”
– Claire Fraser, Nadeem Holland, and Nadia Silver: Ranked as Tier 2 Leading Juniors.
– Andrew Fitch-Holland, Lisa Hardy, and Katya Saudek: Ranked as Tier 3 Leading Juniors.
– Tom Parker and Sebastian Walker: Recognised as “Rising Stars”.

Our clerking team has also received glowing feedback:

“The clerks are exceptionally efficient and informative. Jack Curtis, Elliot Styles, Daisy Parsons, and Lewis Collier do everything they can to assist and, with crystal balls in hand, predict difficult situations, take control and fix it.”

Praise for 36 Crime in the Midlands includes:

“The 36 Group is a strong chambers with quality, reliable barristers at every level, for both prosecution and defence.”

“The 36 Group is a powerhouse in Crime.”


We are excited to announce that 36 Crime has been recognised as a Tier 2 set for Crime (general and fraud) on the South Eastern Circuit in the latest edition of the Legal 500. This recognition reflects the calibre and dedication of our barristers and clerking team.

Highlights include:

– Mary Prior KC is ranked as a Tier 2 Leading Silk, with the directories describing her as “a strong advocate in front of a jury or in submissions to a judge. From the early outset, she has a clear direction for her cases. All of her work is very well prepared”
– James Bruce and Sally Hobson are ranked as Tier 3 Leading Juniors
– Michael Haggar, Katherine Kelleher, and Diana Wilson are ranked as Tier 4 Leading Juniors
– Sebastian Walker is recognised as a “Rising Star”

Our clerking team has also received outstanding feedback:

“An extraordinarily professional clerks’ room that reaches across the country, covering almost every circuit”

Praise for 36 Crime on the South Eastern Circuit includes:

“An excellent set, with members frequently appearing in the most heavyweight and complex criminal cases”

“The 36 group is a very strong set with good depth of counsel”

We are incredibly proud of all our barristers and clerks who continue to demonstrate the excellence that 36 Crime is known for. Thank you to our clients, colleagues, and peers for your continued trust and support.


Further information

For more information from the crime team, contact clerks@36crime.co.uk