Administrative law and human rights
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Eric Metcalfe
Monckton Chambers 'Eric is such a joy to work with for many reasons: he is skilled in explaining complicated legal concepts in simple terms, tailoring it to the audience, and is very quick to respond in fast paced litigation. His written and oral advocacy is outstanding. Judges appreciate his advocacy and are assisted by both his submissions and questioning of witnesses. '
Patrick Roche
Garden Court Chambers ‘Patrick has fantastic judgement and is a tenacious advocate. He always makes his point and his points are always well-judged.’
Malcolm Birdling
Brick Court Chambers 'He enjoys the intellectual challenge of a difficult case, and he easily applies his deep knowledge of the law to the facts of his cases, and the issues in dispute.'
Julian Blake
11KBW
Raj Desai
Matrix Chambers 'Raj is incredibly intelligent, insightful, tactical and forward-thinking.'
Catherine Dobson
39 Essex Chambers 'Catherine's legal analysis is razor sharp. She has very strong instincts on how to present arguments best to a judge. She is extremely diligent, and always thinks strategically.'
Heather Emmerson
11KBW
Owen Greenhall
Garden Court Chambers 'Owen is an expert on protest law. He is a sound tactical and strategic advisor.'
Nikolaus Grubeck
Monckton Chambers 'He is one of the most intelligent barristers at the Bar, and is incredibly down to earth.'
Francis Hoar
Field Court Chambers
Tim Johnston
Brick Court Chambers 'Tim is a match for any silk. He is a formidable advocate, equally comfortable with novel legal issues and with challenging factual cases.'
Julianne Kerr Morrison
Monckton Chambers
Helen Law
Matrix Chambers 'Helen has a huge brain. She is extremely responsive to her solicitors and can turn her hand to anything. Her advocacy is wonderful.'
Gráinne Mellon
Garden Court Chambers ‘Gráinne is highly conscientious and person-centred in her approach to cases and clients. She has good attention to detail and leaves no stone unturned.’
Naina Patel
Blackstone Chambers 'Naina is a compelling advocate, who is able to cut through to the heart of a case.'
Jason Pobjoy
Blackstone Chambers ‘Jason has a brilliant mind, allied to very strong emotional intelligence, and provides a wonderful service to instructing solicitors.’
Hannah Slarks
11KBW 'She is a truly persuasive advocate with a gift for eloquence. Her intelligence sparkles in court.'
Tim Baldwin
Garden Court Chambers 'Tim's advocacy is measured, meticulous and performed with gravitas. He is a stalwart barrister.'
Katherine Barnes
39 Essex Chambers ‘Katherine is very responsive, with brilliant attention to detail and consistently delivers high-quality work.'
Natasha Barnes
1 Crown Office Row 'She is an exceptionally quick thinker and can see the key point in a case in a flash. She always has command of the details of a case.'
Jacob Bindman
Garden Court Chambers
Miranda Butler
Landmark Chambers 'Miranda is incredibly client-driven. Her focus is always on achieving the best results for the client, and she is persuasive and diligent.'
Nicholas Chapman
Temple Garden Chambers
Tom Coates
Blackstone Chambers 'A client focused barrister, who always provides very thoughtful, timely advice.'
Emma Foubister
Matrix Chambers 'Emma is a superb advocate, and she is able to explain difficult points of law easily to clients.'
Leon Glenister
Landmark Chambers 'Leon is committed and approachable, great at cutting through complex cases to get to the key points, and at making difficult points seem simple.'
Michael Goold
Garden Court Chambers
Alasdair Henderson
1 Crown Office Row 'Alasdair is an outstanding barrister. His client care is second to none, and his ability to simplify complex cases is remarkable.'
Darryl Hutcheon
Matrix Chambers 'He has an exceptional eye for detail and makes even the most complex cases seem simple. His written work is extraordinary - clear, concise, and compelling.'
Arianna Kelly
39 Essex Chambers 'A junior who is well respected by judges, and has phenomenal attention to detail.'
Ruth Kennedy
11KBW 'Ruth is very strong on human rights law. A very insightful analyst and a very clear, concise and effective communicator.'
Tom Leary
Blackstone Chambers
Matt Lewin
Cornerstone Barristers
Jackie McArthur
Essex Court Chambers
Claire McCann
Cloisters
Scarlett Milligan
39 Essex Chambers 'Scarlett has a fiery determination to achieve the best possible results for her clients. She is courageous, bold, and clients love her. She is highly determined and fiercely bright.'
George Molyneaux
Blackstone Chambers 'An incredibly clever and astute barrister, who has an enviable combination of technical knowledge and tactical acumen.'
Robert Moretto
Old Square Chambers3
Aaron Moss
5 Essex Chambers 'A true expert who is very responsive, and turns things around incredibly quickly. He understands clients.'
Rupert Paines
11KBW
Angela Patrick
Doughty Street Chambers 'A brilliant and very experienced public law expert with a particular mastery of human rights law.'
Blackstone Chambers
'A junior with meticulous attention to detail.'
Imogen Proud
Monckton Chambers
Celia Rooney
Blackstone Chambers 'Celia is wise far beyond her year of call. She is confident making difficult calls under pressure.'
Vivienne Sedgley
4-5 Gray's Inn Square
James Stansfeld
Matrix Chambers 'A very powerful advocate who always retains the confidence of the court.'
Azeem Suterwalla
Monckton Chambers 'A formidable senior junior. He provides robust, sensible and strategically sound advice to extremely vulnerable clients with compassion, and remains calm and thoughtful under pressure.'
Rachel Toney
The 36 Group ‘Rachel is a master of all the key skills. She has a complete command of the law, is highly astute and demonstrates impeccable judgement. She has the ear of the court and is very persuasive. She’s a fighter.’
Jacob Turner
Fountain Court Chambers 'Jacob has a first-class intellect. A wonderful, quick-witted advocate.'
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Yaaser Vanderman
Brick Court Chambers
Sarah Wilkinson
Blackstone Chambers 'A very approachable and engaging junior with a calm and measured demeanour.'
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Audrey Cherryl Mogan
Garden Court Chambers ‘A junior with thorough and insightful knowledge of human rights and protest law.’
Victoria Ailes
6KBW College Hill
Kate Boakes
Matrix Chambers
Ayesha Christie
Matrix Chambers 'Ayesha has a unique ability to look at a case holistically and make creative legal arguments, including policy challenges, without ever losing sight of what matters the most to the client.'
Paul Clark
Garden Court Chambers 'An assiduous junior with a sharp intellect. He is an authoritative advocate.'
Stephanie David
39 Essex Chambers 'A brilliant lawyer with a first class legal mind. She is assiduous and determined.'
Ben Fullbrook
Landmark Chambers 'Ben is an outstanding barrister. His legal advice is always very thorough and rational.'
Admas Habteslasie
Landmark Chambers 'A very strong, very intelligent advocate, who is clearly passionate about and dedicated to human rights matters.'
Hollie Higgins
Blackstone Chambers 'Hollie gets on top of the issues really quickly. An incredibly responsive junior.'
Joshua Hitchens
Outer Temple Chambers
Bijan Hoshi
Garden Court Chambers 'Bijan is extremely responsive and easy to work with. He is able to think of innovative arguments, and he has intellectual rigour.'
Saara Idelbi
5 Essex Chambers 'Her manner and delivery is as excellent as her analysis. She is both charming and tenacious in court.'
Daniel Isenberg
11KBW 'A highly articulate advocate on this feet, who makes his points with great force, but not aggressively so.'
Paul Jarvis
6KBW College Hill 'Paul is a very calm and measured advocate, who has the ear of the court.'
Jessica Jones
Matrix Chambers 'Jessica is impressive in every way - she is bright, empathetic and efficient. Her drafting and advocacy are superb.'
Peter Laverack
5 Essex Chambers
David Lemer
Doughty Street Chambers
Alexandra Littlewood
Monckton Chambers 'She is an exceptional junior, whose drafting, strategic insight and advocacy all well exceed her year of call.'
David Lowe
Blackstone Chambers
Jennifer MacLeod
Brick Court Chambers 'Jennifer is extremely intelligent and she applies her formidable intellect to every case in which she is involved. She has a phenomenal work ethic.'
Catherine Meredith
Doughty Street Chambers 'A passionate barrister who goes above and beyond to ensure the best outcomes for her clients.'
Penelope Nevill
Twenty Essex
Adam Payter
6KBW College Hill
James Robottom
Matrix Chambers 'He is always on hand to give clear and realistic advice throughout the life of a case. He goes the extra mile for his clients.'
Sarah Salmon
Cornerstone Barristers 'Sarah is very quick to digest complex information and her advice is fantastic - she cuts through the issues and presents them in a very clear, concise way, always providing solutions.'
Amy Sander
Essex Court Chambers
Michael Spencer
Doughty Street Chambers 'Michael has a clear case strategy, and he is analytical in his approach.'
Tom Tabori
39 Essex Chambers 'He sees straight to the heart of the issue irrespective of the complexities. If your case is in court you want Tom on your side.'
Luke Tattersall
Essex Court Chambers
Horatio Waller
Francis Taylor Building
Emily Wilsdon
39 Essex Chambers 'Emily has an encyclopaedic knowledge of public law. She is astute, bold and innovative in her approach. She is incredibly hard-working, determined and leaves no stone unturned.'
Stuart Withers
No5 Barristers' Chambers 'Stuart is a dedicated and hard-working barrister. His knowledge of law, particularly as it relates to parole and prison law matters, is exceptional.'
Georgina Wolfe
5 Essex Chambers 'She is enormously hard-working and also indomitably positive in her approach. She sails through crises and is never daunted.'
Pippa Woodrow
Doughty Street Chambers 'She is extremely bright - a quick learner with an always excellent command of the facts.'
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Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Jack Castle
Henderson Chambers
Conor Fegan
Francis Taylor Building 'Conor is simply excellent. His advocacy style is measured and assured. He is superb on his feet.'
Freya Foster
Henderson Chambers ‘Freya has a comprehensive understanding of the law. She is very team oriented.’
Sam Fowles
Cornerstone Barristers ‘Sam is incredibly tenacious. He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of constitutional legal positions that he is able to draw upon with apparent ease to make coherent and compelling arguments. He is very impressive and punches above his year of call.’
Donnchadh Greene
Doughty Street Chambers 'He is very talented, and his keen legal mind is a valuable asset to any legal team.'
Raphael Hogarth
11KBW 'Raphael is very pragmatic, with superb attention to detail, and his technical knowledge is impressive.'
Joshua Jackson
Doughty Street Chambers ‘A fiercely intelligent, prodigious talent who is unquestionably destined for greatness.’
Siân McGibbon
Landmark Chambers
Emma Mockford
Brick Court Chambers 'Emma is a fearless advocate, respected by clients and the court alike.'
Adam Riley
3 Hare Court
Eva Doerr
Garden Court Chambers 'She is extremely approachable, fearless, and is able to think laterally about cases.'
Elena Papamichael
Garden Court Chambers 'Elena is a fantastic barrister. She is a fighter and goes out to bat for each client. She is personable and has a warm manner in court.'
Ollie Persey
Garden Court Chambers ‘He is proactive, creative in his thinking, great on his feet and thrives under pressure.’