Anna Sutcliffe

“Unfailingly well prepared and excellent with clients.” “An excellent barrister with advocacy and legal skills, who is extremely effective in court.” – Chambers & Partners, 2025

“She provides highly technical advice and great client care.” “Anna is efficient and approachable to work with.” – Chambers & Partners, 2025

‘Anna is a tremendous fighter. She is compassionate with vulnerable clients.’ – Legal 500, 2025

‘Anna is a confident advocate who combines excellent knowledge of the law with a compelling style. She knows when to fight and when to negotiate and is incredibly calm under pressure.’ – Legal 500, 2025

“Anna is fantastic; she explains everything thoroughly and is great with clients. Her preparation for hearings and her aftercare score ten out of ten.” – Chambers & Partners, 2024

“Anna is unafraid to take on much more senior counsel. She is pragmatic, creative and has in-depth, impressive understanding of the law.”  – Chambers & Partners, 2024

“Anna is not only a great advocate with a sharp mind, but she also possesses outstanding client care skills and empathy.” – Chambers & Partners, 2024

‘Anna is an excellent barrister who has a detailed knowledge of the law. She has a calm manner with clients and can reassure them. She delivers clear and pragmatic advice. Her written work is always fantastic, and she is a very efficient advocate.’ – Legal 500, 2024

‘Anna is very pragmatic, and clients really like her down-to-earth approach. She is very good at thinking outside the box to find creative and commercial solutions.’ – Legal 500, 2024

A strong advocate who builds excellent rapport within the courtroom. She is also able to quickly build good working relationships with clients, offering them practical advice and not shying away from discussing the difficulties within a case. ’ – Legal 500, 2023 – Rising Star

‘Great with all types of clients. Anna’s preparation is always very thorough and advocacy in court is faultless. ’ Legal 500, 2022 – Rising Star

‘Anna is our first port of call when looking for a young barrister but one with experience beyond her years of call. Anna is persuasive in court, confident in her knowledge and well-liked by clients. She is certainly ahead of her peers in her skill-set’ – Partner, Rayden Solicitors

‘I find Anna to be a confident and capable advocate and when I instruct her I know that my clients are in safe hands. I believe Anna’s professionalism, knowledge and expertise are beyond her years. Her outstanding client care skills enable her to establish a rapport with clients from the very first time that they meet. She is thorough in her preparation and is understanding of the difficulties clients are experiencing, resulting in clients receiving supportive, balanced and well-informed advice.’ – Managing Associate, Freeths Solicitors

‘Anna is very able counsel showing expertise in grasping complex issues both in financial and children matters. She also is able to communicate with clients well and put them at ease when in a highly anxious state. A pleasure to work with and a true professional.’ – Partner, Shortlands

‘A wise head on young shoulders. Anna is professional, sympathetic and empathetic and with her combination of natural talent and hard work she will do her very best for any client’ – Partner, Attwaters Jameson Hill