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The Legal 500 UK Bar guide 2026 was launched today and, Monckton Chambers secured a record number of rankings totalling 154. This includes 61 individual barristers from Monckton listed across 27 practice areas, 9 new entries into the tables and 24 improved rankings this year. Congratulations to all members listed.
Monckton Chambers has been recommended, as a Top-Tier set in the following five practice areas:
• Competition: ‘Monckton is the top set for competition. The strength-in-depth of counsel in the area is exceptional.’
• EU relations – EU law: ‘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 also been ranked in a further three areas:
• Administrative law 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 in this sector, then you are missing a trick.’ ‘Incredible depth of talent.’
• Data protection: ‘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 were also recognised as ‘Leading Individuals’ in:
• Agriculture
• Aviation & travel
• Court of Protection: Health and welfare
• Commercial Litigation
• Commodities
• Education
• Employment
• Energy
• Fraud: civil
• Group Litigation
• Immigration (including business immigration)
• International arbitration: arbitrators
• International arbitration: counsel
• International Human Rights and criminal law
• Insolvency
• Insurance and reinsurance
• Professional Negligence
• Shipping
• Social housing
We would like to thank our clients and colleagues as ever for their kind feedback as part of this process. You can view the full list of Monckton Chambers’ rankings here.