The Legal 500 Bar Guide 2026

The Legal 500 UK Bar information 2026 was launched immediately and, Monckton Chambers secured a document variety of rankings totalling 154. This contains 61 particular person barristers from Monckton listed throughout 27 apply areas, 9 new entries into the tables and 24 improved rankings this yr. Congratulations to all members listed.

Monckton Chambers has been really useful, as a Top-Tier set within the following 5 apply areas:

• Competition: ‘Monckton is the top set for competition. The strength-in-depth of counsel in the area is exceptional.’
• EU relations – EU legislation: ‘Monckton Chambers has an extensive range of very knowledgeable barristers in the EU law field.’ ‘Monckton are one of the most commercial, entrepreneurial sets of chambers. Counsel are always available no matter how busy they are.’
• Telecoms regulation: ‘The juniors are intellectually first-class.’ ‘Monckton Chambers is rightly regarded as one of the leading sets in telecoms regulation.’
• Public procurement: ‘Monckton are a go-to set for public procurement work with a great roster of leading juniors and silks.’ ‘Monckton are a leading set for procurement – they have unmatched strength in depth and are involved in all of the leading cases.’ ‘Monckton are still the strongest set for public procurement. They have an embedded culture of knowledge and awareness, a stand-out from other chambers for focussing on the end client.’ ‘Monckton are unrivalled in their procurement law expertise across the board.
• ‘Tax: VAT and excise: ‘Monckton is a market leader in this field.’

The Set has additionally been ranked in an additional three areas:

• Administrative legislation and human rights: ‘Monckton have always provided excellent counsel. Their strength in depth is notable, with members able to pick up and run with matters even at short notice.’ ‘If you don’t use them on this sector, then you’re lacking a trick.’ ‘Incredible depth of talent.’
• Data safety: ‘has a well-established reputation.’
• Sport: ‘specialising in the overlap between sports law and all aspects of commercial EU and competition law, Monckton Chambers has experience in sporting disputes before a range of fora.’

Members have been additionally recognised as ‘Leading Individuals’ in:

• Agriculture
• Aviation & journey
• Court of Protection: Health and welfare
• Commercial Litigation
• Commodities
• Education
• Employment
• Energy
• Fraud: civil
• Group Litigation
• Immigration (together with enterprise immigration)
• International arbitration: arbitrators
• International arbitration: counsel
• International Human Rights and prison legislation
• Insolvency
• Insurance and reinsurance
• Professional Negligence
• Shipping
• Social housing

We want to thank our purchasers and colleagues as ever for his or her variety suggestions as a part of this course of. You can view the total checklist of Monckton Chambers’ rankings here.