6KBW College Hill is a top-tier criminal set. For over forty years, through regular involvement in the leading reported cases, we have helped to shape the development of the criminal law.
Chambers has received a number of awards from Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500. These include Criminal Set of the Year, KC of the Year and Junior of the Year. Descriptions of 6KBW College Hill in those publications include:
“stellar reputation”
“a chambers at the top of its game.”
“This is a top-notch set with fabulous silks and juniors”
“A powerhouse of criminal advocacy”
We are instructed by a wide range of individuals and organisations. For individuals, we accept instructions on a private and publicly-funded basis. Corporate and institutional clients include banks, City solicitors’ firms, household name corporations, prosecuting and regulatory authorities, and foreign and domestic government departments. We regularly assist Advocate with pro bono matters.
Members of chambers at all levels are regularly instructed in cases involving:
- Bribery and corruption
- Corporate manslaughter
- Cybercrime
- Drug trafficking
- Fraud
- Homicide
- Money laundering
- Organised crime
- Proceeds of crime
- Regulatory offences
- Sexual offences
- Terrorism
We contribute to publications that are used on a daily basis by practitioners and judges, such as Archbold, Blackstone’s Criminal Practice, and the Crown Court Compendium. Members of chambers have also contributed to, or are responsible for, Smith and Hogan on Criminal Law, Taylor on Appeals, Miller on Contempt, Thomas’ Sentencing Referencer, and Current Sentencing Practice.
We have a rich history of high-profile cases that our members have been involved with, including:
- Rose West
- Rolf Harris
- Dobson & Norris (Stephen Lawrence)
- Levi Bellfield
- News International (Phone hacking)
- Hillsborough disaster
- Carl Beech
Our Crime Barristers

Duncan Atkinson KC
1995

James Curtis KC
1970

John Ryder KC
1980

Sasha Wass KC
1981

David Perry KC
1980

Simon Denison KC
1984

Duncan Penny KC
1992

Tony Badenoch KC
1996

Annabel Darlow KC
1993

Gareth Patterson KC
1995

Jacob Hallam KC
1996

Louis Mably KC
1997

Timothy Cray KC
1989

Alison Morgan KC
2000

Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC
2001

Miranda Hill KC
1999

Alex Leach KC
2001

Rebecca Chalkley KC
1999

Kate Wilkinson KC
1998

Paul Jarvis KC
2001

Simon Ray KC
2001

Martyn Bowyer
1984

Denis Barry
1996

Peter Ratliff
2003

Brett Weaver
2003

Ben Lloyd
2004

Victoria Ailes
2005

Michael Bisgrove
2006

Alistair Richardson
2006

Lucy Organ
2006

Adam Payter
2008

Richard Evans
2008

Lyndon Harris
2010

Rosalind Earis
2012

Thomas Williams
2013

Sahil Sinha
2014

Alex Du Sautoy
2017

Vincent Scully
2017

Ailsa McKeon
2018

Karl Laird
2018

Annie Fendrich
2018

Leila Gaafar
2020

Megan Millar
2020