Mountford Chambers - Advisory Experts. Advocacy Specialists.

Specialist criminal, regulatory and public law barristers’ chambers located in London.

Specialist criminal, regulatory and public law barristers’ chambers located in London.

Specialist criminal, regulatory and public law barristers’ chambers located in London.

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Mountford Chambers is a specialist criminal, regulatory and public law set that is founded on principles of integrity, equality, and representation for all.

Our KCs, Barristers and Clerks are united by a shared vision of delivering a client service that is focussed on absolute excellence, assuring clients of forensic, strategic, and vigorous representation that gets to the heart of the case and the minds of judges and juries.

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Mountford Chambers Sees Largest Number of Barristers Featured in Legal 500 Directory to Date

A total of 32 of our barristers have been included in the 2025 edition of the Legal 500 UK Bar Guide, the largest achieved for chambers.

Our clerking and support team also received strong praise from the directory.

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Mountford Chambers Announce New Pupils Commencing in October 2024

Mountford Chambers is delighted to announce the addition of three new pupils following the conclusion of the recent pupillage selection process.

We warmly welcome Anjelica Smerin, Anna Wright, and Oscar Robins.

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Mountford Chambers Celebrates Edward Henry KC’s Win as ‘Barrister of the Year’ at the Legal 500 Legal Business Awards 2024

We are thrilled to announce that Edward Henry KC has won the prestigious ‘Barrister of the Year’ award at the Legal 500 Legal Business Awards 2024.

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"Mountford Chambers offers a great range of counsel from junior to senior."

Legal 500 [2025]

"Mountford has great strength in depth. The juniors are particularly good. They are a go-to set for all criminal cases."

Legal 500 [2025]

"Mountford Chambers is an extremely skilled set offering impeccable service and a group of counsel who are intelligent and legally astute."

Legal 500 [2025]

"Mountford seems to be going from strength to strength following its rebranding during the pandemic - they have very busy juniors who are instructed in serious and complex trials."

Legal 500 [2025]

"Mountford Chambers is 'going from strength to strength’ when it comes to its criminal law offering and is now recognised as ‘a go-to set for all criminal cases."

Legal 500 [2025]

"Mountford is fast becoming one of the most highly regarded criminal sets, with its members appearing consistently in the most serious and high profile cases."

Legal 500 [2024]

"Mountford Chambers is an extremely skilled set. They offer impeccable service and a group of counsel who are intelligent and legally astute. They are always on hand to offer assistance and are proactive in their approach with the courts."

Legal 500 [2024]

"Mountford Chambers is a great criminal defence set. What makes Mountford special is the people: everyone is super friendly, approachable and an expert in their field."

Legal 500 [2024]

"This set of chambers has completed a very successful rebrand and is on the way to being one of the top criminal sets in London with a very strong and deep bench of specialist criminal barristers."

Legal 500 [2024]

‘Mountford Chambers has an exceptional standard of junior counsel. There is no weak link within chambers.’

Legal 500 [2024]

"Mountford offers fine quality and mix of some of the best barristers in London."

Legal 500 [2024]

"Mountford Chambers are a strong set and has strength in depth."

Legal 500 [2023]

"Mountford Chambers are an excellent set with heavy-hitting counsel. There is strength in depth."

Legal 500 [2023]

"Very strong line up throughout."

Legal 500 [2023]

'The crime barristers in chambers are all very capable in this field.’

Legal 500 [2023]

'Excellent. Very approachable. The chambers is an array of talented advocates.’

Legal 500 [2023]

"The clerks have shown fantastic ability to adapt to the current chaos of the courts."

Chambers & Partners [2023]

"The service provided by Mountford Chambers is faultless. Nothing is too much trouble for the clerks. They sort out problems quickly as they arise."

Chambers & Partners [2023]

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On Friday 20th September, Mountford Chambers hosted the final of the inaugural Criminal Appeals Moot 2024, in collaboration with Freedom Law Clinic and Murray…

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Mountford Chambers are delighted to share our rankings for the 2025 edition of the Legal 500 UK Bar Guide. Three…

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