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Four new Silk appointments for Landmark Chambers – record year! Landmark is delighted to congratulate Julia Smyth, Sasha B.Simon Allison, and Zack Simons who will be appointed as King’s Counsel in the Spring. Extra celebrations are in order this year as this is a record number of Silks appointed in one round for Landmark. Julia Smyth (1996 Call) practices in public law and is an EU and ECHR specialist. She was named Human Rights and Public Law Junior of the Year at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022 and Immigration Junior of the Year at the Legal 500 Awards 2024. Julia returned to self-employed practice in 2012, following a successful career as a senior government lawyer. Julia has particular expertise in EU and Withdrawal Agreement law, human rights and civil liberties, social security, health, immigration and free movement law, as well as experience in a broad range of other areas. Sasha B. (2005 Call) specialises in public, environmental, and planning law. She has a particular expertise in rights-based cases at the cross-section between the environment and public law and has deep experience in a wide range of public law issues including net zero pathways, energy infrastructure, marine law and fisheries, water law, education, gender rights, immigration and health. She appears in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court as well as at public inquiries and hearings and international matters. Reflecting her long standing interests and global outlook, she also has a Masters degree in sustainable development, spent time on a Pegasus scholarship in Australia and New Zealand examining their system of environmental and planning courts, studied in the United States on a Kennedy Memorial Fellowship, and has also been a Trustee and Director of Forum for the Future and has been a Trustee and Director of UKELA as a member of the Governing Council. Simon Allison (2005 Call) is a specialist property practitioner. Whilst he undertakes a wide range of property work, he is particularly recognised as a specialist in leasehold management, including building safety and service charges. He has appeared in a number of the leading cases in this area including twice in the Supreme Court in recent years. Simon won both Property and Housing Junior Barrister of the Year in the Legal 500 Awards 2024 and Real Estate Junior Barrister of the Year in the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2024. He was also shortlisted for Barrister of the Year at the ERMAs Awards 2022. Zack Simons (2009 Call) was the top-rated junior planning barrister in the country (Planning Magazine Legal Surveys 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024). He was nominated for Environment and Planning Junior Barrister of the Year in the Chambers and Partners Bar Awards 2024, as well as for Planning and Land Use Junior Barrister of the Year in the Legal 500 Bar Awards in both 2022 and 2024. He is a Tier 1 ranked “leading junior” in planning law in both Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.

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Ben Robinson

Specialist in UK living real estate. Team Partner at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

2mo

Wonderful news

Neil Thomas

Chief Operating Officer

2mo

Congratulations all and very well deserved!

Michael Gerken

Solution Finder | Residential Property Litigator | Regulated and Assured Tenancy Specialist | UK Living and Real Estate | Block and Estate Management | Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

2mo

Amazing news, very well deserved!

Sim🔍n Wilkins

Partnering with the best Housebuilding businesses, I stop the wrong people from joining. Over 7000 meetings in 22 years of headhunting. I won't pretend to be your best friend. I'm paid to search. I don't want CVs.

2mo

What a proud moment. Well done everyone.

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David Elvin KC

King’s Counsel, Barrister at Landmark Chambers

2mo

Many congratulations all! A record year!

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Andrew Lane

Public Law & Social Housing barrister at Cornerstone Barristers, and member of the Social Housing Law Association Committee.

2mo

Many congratulations Simon Allison…so well deserved.

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Alex Goodman KC

Barrister (King’s Counsel) at Landmark Chambers

2mo

Well done Julia, Sasha, Simon and Zack!

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Jenny Wigley KC

Barrister at Landmark Chambers

2mo

Huge Congratulations all!!!

Brilliant news for Landmark. Great barristers and great colleagues. 

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