Leading Set in Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide 2025

We are excited to announce that New Square Chambers have once again been recognised as a leading set in the Chambers & Partners Bar 2025 rankings.
New Square Chambers have achieved 38 individual rankings across 12 practice areas, including the London Bar, Midlands Bar, South Eastern Bar, and Offshore Bar. We are thrilled with our consistent rankings and multiple improved rankings. We have been described as a set with “exceptional standards” that “go above and beyond”.
We would like to make a special acknowledgement to our two new rankings; Stuart Armstrong in Real Estate Litigation and James Saunders in Restructuring/Insolvency.
New Square Chambers wish to congratulate our remarkable barristers, whose dedication have earned them high praise and the clerking team for their exceptional client service standards. We are proud to share their outstanding feedback below:
“His knowledge on rights of way is phenomenal.”
“He is a commanding presence on his feet, but will put his wellies on to understand the intricacies of a problem by getting out into the field, which gives him a lot of credibility with clients.”
“A very strong advocate, who is kind, decent and knowledgeable.”
“George is a very strong and knowledgeable barrister.”
“George is very knowledgeable.”
“He is also prompt and efficient in all his dealings.”
“Nicholas is extremely pragmatic, thorough and technically excellent.”
“He is a very bright and articulate barrister, who is well respected in the trusts world.”
“A very thoughtful barrister, whose drafting and written opinions are very good.”
“A true expert in his field, who is thorough, clear and commercial in his advice.”
“He is unparalleled in his experience and intellectual prowess ,and is also a pleasure to work with.”
“Nicholas Le Poidevin excelled in all areas of complex and significant trust proceedings.”
“He is thorough, clear and commercial.”
“He is a true expert in his field.”
“You couldn’t be in safer hands with Nicholas.”
“He is unparalleled in his experience and intellectual prowess, and is also a pleasure to work with.”
“Nicholas Le Poidevin excelled in all areas of complex and significant trust proceedings.”
“He is thorough, clear and commercial.”
“He is a true expert in his field.”
“He is someone who can make extremely complex ideas easy to understand, both for the client and the court.”
“Nicholas is a giant at the set.”
“Added to this he is very detail-oriented.”
“He’s very bright, highly articulate, super approachable and always available.”
“A very thoughtful barrister, who is well respected in the trusts world.”
“I really enjoy the fact that he is willing to debate technical legal issues.”
“He is a true expert in his field, who is thorough, clear and commercial.”
“You couldn’t be in safer hands with Nicholas.”
“His reputation is one that commands respect.”
“He is a very technically adept barrister, who presents well.”
“Alex is easy to deal with and navigates complex technical issues in a straightforward way.”
“He is a team player, who really rolls his sleeves up.”
“Alexander builds a good rapport with clients and delivers complex advice in an accessible way.”
“He is academic and very insightful on big cases.”
“He’s bright, articulate and very helpful.”
“Alexander is great company and really hard-working.”
“He is highly intelligent and excellent with clients.”
“He is user-friendly and easy to deal with.”
“Alexander is technically very bright and is able to advise on the most complex matters.”
“You can always pick up the phone, call him and feel comfortable and confident in his advice.”
“He’s someone whom you can have confidence in, especially if you’re faced with a complex matter.”
“He is academically so brilliant.”
“Lynton Tucker is a top-quality, sophisticated barrister with a very strong practice.”
“His drafting is amazing.”
“He is one of the leading specialist Chancery barristers and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of trusts law.”
“His drafting is amazing.”
“Lynton is one of the leading specialist chancery barristers and has an encyclopedic knowledge of trust law.”
“He is at least, if not entirely, intellectually on a par with the silks in this space.”
“Lynton is so academically brilliant.”
“He is of immense intellect, with the ability to deploy it to maximum advantage in whatever the arena, and is a phenomenon at all stages of the case.”
“Lynton has extensive experience in trust matters.”
“His drafting is amazing.”
“Lynton is one of the leading specialist chancery barristers and has an encyclopedic knowledge of trust law.”
“He is at least, if not entirely, intellectually on par with the silks in this space.”
“Lynton is so academically brilliant.”
“He is of immense intellect, with the ability to deploy it to maximum advantage in whatever the arena, and is a phenomenon at all stages of case.”
“Lynton has extensive experience in trust matters.”
“His drafting is amazing.”
“He is one of the leading specialist chancery barristers and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of trusts law.”
“We tend to use him when we have an intellectually difficult trusts matter as he is so brilliant academically.”
“He is incredibly knowledgeable about many different areas and always provides reliable advice.”
“David is an absolute pleasure to work with.”
“David is experienced, detailed and thorough.”
“He is incredibly knowledgeable about many different areas and always provides reliable advice.”
“David is an absolute pleasure to work with.”
“He is thorough, a strong advocate and very able.”
“David is extremely knowledgeable in insolvency matters.”
“His advocacy is also very good.”
“He is pleasant to work with and brings a pragmatic and commercial approach to cases.”
“David is experienced, detailed and thorough.”
“She has deep expertise in these matters and can really get to the heart of these issues.”
“Ross is a go-to on public rights of way and common land.”
“Her analytical skills are second to none.”
“She has amazing knowledge and the way she can weave an argument into written form is just very impressive indeed.”
“Simon is very strong in the area.”
“An engaging performer, who is great with clients, he’s totally dedicated and hard-working.”
“Simon is brilliant and particularly good on knotty legal issues.”
“He is a master of his craft.”
“Simon ticks all the boxes as a barrister and provides clear and incisive advice.”
“He’s very good on knotty legal issues.”
“He leaves no stone unturned.”
“Simon Adamykis a very bright, articulate and thorough barrister.”
“Simon is diligent, incredibly hard-working, friendly and responsive.”
“He is a master of his craft.”
“Simon checks all the boxes en route to clear and incisive advice.”
“Simon is dedicated, hard-working and very good at client relationships.”
“Simon is a very bright, articulate and thorough barrister, who leaves no stone unturned.”
“He really rolls his sleeves up and gets stuck in.”
“Mark is user-friendly, very skilful and highly knowledgeable.”
“Strategically so savvy, he never takes a stupid point.”
“Mark is very capable and loved by judges.”
“He’s always a welcome extension to our team and he gives it his all.”
“Very skilful, highly knowledgeable and so user-friendly.”
“He fits into the team well and is good with lay clients.”
“Mark is a pleasure to work with.”
“He is an extension to our team; he rolls his sleeves up and really gets stuck in.”
“He is so user-friendly, very skilful and very knowledgeable.”
“He is an extension to our team, he rolls his sleeves up and really gets stuck in.”
“He is so user-friendly, very skillful and is very knowledgeable.”
“Mark is very good.”
“He is a pleasure to deal with, and you are getting the quality of the silk for the price of a junior.”
“Mark is the absolute pinnacle of juniors of the Bar.”
“He is an extension to our team; he rolls his sleeves up and really gets stuck in.”
“He is so user-friendly, very skilful and very knowledgeable.”
“Mark is very good.”
“He is a pleasure to deal with, and you are getting the quality of a silk for the price of a junior.”
“Mark is the absolute pinnacle of juniors of the Bar.”
“Mark is at the absolute pinnacle of the junior Bar and is a pleasure to deal with.”
“He is extremely knowledgeable regarding offshore trusts.”
“A great extension to any team, he rolls his sleeves up and really gets stuck in.”
“Mark is skilful, very knowledgeable and so user-friendly.”
“He fits into the team well and is good with clients.”
“Mark is a pleasure to work with.”
“Stuart is very user-friendly and incredibly thorough in his work.”
“Stuart is encyclopedic in his knowledge and commensurately reassuring in his advice.”
“Stuart is excellent counsel who has a sharp eye for detail and excellent advocacy skills.”
“I have been thoroughly impressed with his level of technical expertise in charity law and his engagement with emerging academic research.”
“He is a pleasure to work with and great with clients.”
“James is superb in all areas of his practice and combines extremely astute and commercially aware advice with excellent drafting and advocacy.”
“Paul is extremely knowledgeable on planning law, extremely relaxed and an approachable, hard-working junior.”
“The amount of information he is able to digest is super impressive.”
“John is very quick to get the job done, and very thorough.”
“He is very approachable and provides excellent real-world advice.”
“Clients love him because he is super lovely and friendly; a great all-round counsel.”
“John is very user-friendly, turns things around quickly and is someone you can trust to fight the client’s corner.”
“John is personable and provides advice in a comprehensible and straightforward way.”
“He gives clear and concise solutions to even the most complex disputes.”
“Aidan is technically excellent and excellent with clients.”
“His written work is very insightful, detailed and always on the money.”
“Although he’s very erudite, he never fails to connect with clients, communicating complicated legal concepts in user-friendly language.”
“Aidan’s expertise and manner in court are second to none.”
“Aidan is very bright, excellent with clients and good on his feet.”
“He’s especially good on trusts disputes.”
“A super bright barrister whose field of expertise is very wide.”
“In court, his advocacy is exceptional as he’s so persuasive, authoritative and assured in his delivery.”
“His technical knowledge is incredible, as is his manner with clients.”
“He makes himself available.”
“Aidan is very bright and very effective.”
“He is so advanced for his call year.”
“He’s very good.”
“He turns instructions around swiftly and provides practical advice.”
“He’s very bright and good on his feet, and he is personable and user-friendly.”
“Aidan is technically excellent.”
“His field of expertise is very wide, which I find really useful.”
“I think that he is super bright.”
“She’s a pleasure to work with.”
“Jessica Powers has a very good knowledge of insolvency and has very good attention to detail.”
“She is very proactive, and deals with instructions quickly and effectively.”
“She’s able to break down complex commercial problems and relay them simply in court.”
“She’s strong on her feet and has an adaptable style.”
“Jessica is excellent in commercial insolvency disputes.”
“He is good on his feet and has excellent encyclopedic knowledge.”
“He is an excellent advocate who offers practical advice, intellect of the highest calibre and great attention to detail.”
“James is a thorough and capable junior.”
“James will go above and beyond for his clients and often will not only just present a legal solution but will also present a commercial solution for clients.”
Congratulations to all who have been recognised this year. To view the full list of New Square Chambers’ rankings, please click here.