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
Martyn Bowyer
1984
Denis Barry
1996
Kate Wilkinson
1998
Simon Ray
2001
Melanie Cumberland
2001
Paul Jarvis
2001
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
