SMW Ranked Band 3 in Crime - Chambers and Partners 2025 Edition

Sonn Macmillan Walker are delighted to announce that we are now ranked Band 3 in Crime in the 2025 edition of Chambers and Partners. The firm has moved up from its Band 4 ranking in the preceding 2024 edition. 

We have also received a spotlight as Legal Aid Specialists. 

This is a reflection of the firm's high quality of work and client care. Sonn Macmillan Walker is one of the largest and most highly regarded criminal defence firms in London. All types of criminal (and related civil) cases are undertaken and the firm has particular expertise in the following areas: homicide and serious crime, drugs offences, sexual offences money laundering and complex fraud, confiscation proceedings, cash seizures, account freezing orders, motoring offences, and extradition.

In this year's edition, the following individual solicitors have also been recognised for their strengths: 

• Amy Cox - Band 3 in Crime
• Leah Connolly - 'Up and Coming' in Crime
• Katy Smart - Band 1 in Extradition 
• David Bloom - 'Up and Coming' in POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture

Some comments from this year's edition include:

"There is a lot of collaboration and all their solicitors take a really active role in case preparation."

"Sonn MacMillan Walker are consistent, hardworking, focused and meticulous in case preparation. They inspire confidence and are highly effective in obtaining great results."

We are very grateful to all of our colleagues in the field for their kind comments and their assistance in achieving this ranking. 

View our Chambers and Partners profile here.