Rupert Allen
Fountain Court Chambers ‘Rupert is incredibly bright, a dream junior and future superstar KC. His written work product is excellent, and he has a great strategic nous.’
Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
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.
William Edwards
3 Verulam Buildings
Hannah Glover
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Well organised and clear when relaying her views. Nice to work with. Collegiate.’
Simon Hattan
Serle Court ‘Very pragmatic, with good judgment. A superb team player who really rolls his sleeves up for someone of his seniority. Good commercial background in banking before being called to the Bar.’
Emma Jones
One Essex Court ‘Emma is a superb and incredibly talented barrister who consistently delivers clear, practical advice to clients, often in relation to very complex issues. The quality of her written advocacy is exceptional, and she has an excellent eye for detail.’
Georgina Peters
South Square ‘Georgina is the complete package and a go-to for a wide variety of finance related situations. She is a confident and persuasive advocate and her advice is always well-considered. She is a delight to work with.’
Sandy Phipps
One Essex Court ‘Sandy has the remarkable talent of being able to recall the details of every case whenever needed – he is all over the details, and an unflappable advocate.’
Scott Ralston
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Fiercely intelligent senior junior. His forensic analysis is vital for any complex litigation. A real brain box.’
Nehali Shah
One Essex Court ‘Very clear thinking. Always straight to the heart of the point. Beautiful drafting: concise, sharp, clear. Very hard working. Quick to see the point.’
Adam Sher
Fountain Court Chambers ‘Adam grasps the detail of complicated cases impressively quickly. His input is always well-considered and valuable. He has great command of the detail, and strong drafting skills.’
Julia Smith
Henderson Chambers ‘Julia is the complete expert in consumer finance, always responsive and delivers.’
Charlotte Tan
Brick Court Chambers
Ruth Bala
4 Pump Court ‘Ruth is very switched on and always willing to give a clear early view on merits and direction of travel. She doesn’t sit on the fence. Her advocacy is impressive and she is one of the strongest senior juniors in relation to consumer finance disputes and someone to trust with the most sensitive cases. She is a leader in relation to undisclosed commission claims and one of the best out there.’
Natasha Bennett
Fountain Court Chambers ‘Natasha is very hard working and clear in her advocacy. She is also a pleasure to be opposite: always respectful and polite which allows the issues to fight each other, not the individuals!’
Ian Bergson
Fountain Court Chambers ‘Ian is a superstar in the making and enormously in demand in chambers and externally. He is utterly relentless in his work ethic, and always in good cheer. He is genuine, thoughtful and creative with a genuine interest and talent for the law. He always masters the factual detail, so he is on top of the points of detail in a way that is astounding.’
Christopher Burdin
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Excellent written work. Encyclopaedic memory. Very approachable. Would instruct him again in a flash.’
Oliver Butler
One Essex Court
Nick Daly
Fountain Court Chambers ‘Nick has infectious enthusiasm for cases and the complex issues they throw up. He is a pleasure to work with.’
William Day
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Will is superb. He delivers common sense advice with perfect clarity and concision. His straight-forward manner is truly refreshing. You would be forgiven for forgetting his fierce intellect, given his knack for putting clients at ease. On his feet, he is dynamic and unflappable, even in the trickiest of situations. A versatile and valued advocate, who will soon achieve stellar status.’
Anton Dudnikov
Essex Court Chambers ‘Anton is a star. He is brilliant on his feet – assured, calm, and has the judge with him on every point. He is also incredibly easy to work with, and has great rapport with both solicitors and clients.’
Charlotte Eborall
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Charlotte is extremely impressive and instils huge confidence in her solicitors. She listens, in contrast to other senior juniors who just press ahead with how they wish to do things. Charlotte strikes the perfect balance of being incredibly sharp, pragmatic and client friendly. She is an excellent advocate; measured and gauges her audience well which plays well with the judiciary.’
Daniel Edmonds
Fountain Court Chambers 'Daniel is an exceptionally talented lawyer. His written advocacy is extremely persuasive and he always has an eye for detail.'
Richard Hanke
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Richard Hanke is one of the foremost specialist banking juniors at the Bar. Anything he doesn’t know about banking law is not worth knowing. Extremely calm under pressure, a delight to work with. Superb on paper and a quietly effective advocate who is an excellent cross-examiner. A go-to choice for any complex retail banking litigation. Leaders seek him out and solicitors love him: a fabulous junior.’
Christopher Harrison
4 Stone Buildings ‘Complete expert on unfair prejudice, both from academic and practical level.’
William Hibbert
Henderson Chambers ‘Excellent analysis and advice on consumer credit act matters, particularly in relation to exemptions permitted under the financial services and markets act and related regulations.’
Ciaran Keller
Essex Court Chambers ‘Ciaran’s written advocacy is outstanding. His ability to take complex and intricate arguments and present them compellingly and in a straightforward manner is extraordinary.’
Geoffrey Kuehne
Brick Court Chambers ‘Geoff is a very easy barrister to work with. A clear and forceful advocate and surely a KC candidate for the future.’
Lisa Lacob
3 Verulam Buildings ‘A force of nature. Fearless and calm under pressure. A forceful, effective advocate who will fight tooth and nail for her clients. A standout claimant junior who will go the extra mile. A good team player, who will carry her leader where necessary. Underestimate her at your peril.’
Liisa Lahti
3 Verulam Buildings ‘She is passionate and fights very hard for her clients. She did a fair bit of the advocacy at trial despite being led by a silk and was impressive on her feet. She was always good humoured too.’
Nico Leslie
Fountain Court Chambers ‘Very intelligent and diligent, user-friendly and engaging to work with.'
Rebecca Loveridge
Fountain Court Chambers ‘Rebecca is an absolute star of the Bar. She is extremely quick and very easy to work with; she has fantastic judgement and her advocacy is compelling. She also remains calm under pressure and is a reassuring presence for the client.’
Iain MacDonald
Gough Square Chambers ‘Iain has particular in-depth knowledge of matters relating to the CCA. His advocacy style is calm, measured but forceful.’
David Murray
Fountain Court Chambers
Stephen Neville
Gough Square Chambers ‘Stephen's knowledge is exceptional, and he\'s always able to provide extremely clear and robust advice on key, complex issues.'
Simon Paul
Fountain Court Chambers
Simon Popplewell
Gough Square Chambers ‘Simon is a star of the Bar. He is extremely quick and very easy to work with; his analysis is second to none and his advocacy is compelling. It is like having a second silk on a case. I cannot recommend Simon strongly enough.’
Alan Roxburgh
Brick Court Chambers ‘Alan is one of the most orderly, careful, thoughtful, and precise barristers that I have ever encountered. His analysis is unfailingly precise and exhaustive.’
James Ruddell
One Essex Court
Emily Saunderson
Quadrant Chambers ‘Emily has a depth and breadth of knowledge in the field that is highly impressive. She has a fantastic working knowledge of financial services regulation and banking law, having been involved in some high profile and significant cases that underscore her expertise.’
David Simpson
3 Verulam Buildings ‘David is one of our favourite barristers to work with. He is responsive, collaborative, clever, succinct on paper and is simply a standout star in a very impressive set. He is skilled in dealing with clients and a fearless advocate. He always has time to talk through a difficult issue and his support and assistance over the years has been much relied upon and appreciated.’
Justina Stewart
Outer Temple Chambers ‘She has a background in financial services and is really and truly excellent in all respects, oral advice, service ethos, written and oral advocacy. Surely destined for silk within the next year or two.’
Adam Temple
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Works very hard. Always available to talk to you. Bright, but also pragmatic. Highly recommended.’
Alastair Tomson
4 Stone Buildings ‘Alastair is a senior junior. He gets to the nub of the matter quickly and is able to provide clear advise to clients. He is user-friendly and enjoys mentoring junior members of the team.’
Kate Urell
Gough Square Chambers ‘Kate is fantastic at distilling technically complex areas of law into easy to understand advice, and explaining the consequences of issues in this area in a commercially focused manner.’
William Willson
South Square ‘William has all the qualities of a junior silk, and it’s only a matter of time before he becomes a KC. His advocacy is persuasive and he makes a real connection with judges. He is thorough and clever on technical issues, but also has a real ability to distil that and to be commercial and filter his advice through that lens, which clients find invaluable.’
Tom Wood
Brick Court Chambers ‘Tom is extremely hard working and detail oriented. He is willing to pitch in with any work, no matter how time consuming or technical, and his assistance with the foreign law expert evidence in particular was invaluable. He is switched on and generally has good instincts. He has a good manner with solicitors, third parties and clients and has a very bright future.'
Ben Woolgar
Brick Court Chambers ‘Has an exceptional ability to take on and turn around massive amounts of work, and to produce excellent documents with real legal flair. A great lawyer who is a pleasure to work with.’
Nicola Allsop
Quadrant Chambers ‘Tenacious, knowledgeable and forensic in her ability to devour complex banking information and deliver digestible positive advice for clients.’
Karl Anderson
4 Stone Buildings ‘A charming and first rate junior who produces written work of exceptional quality.’
Alex Barden
Fountain Court Chambers ‘Alex displays sharp legal analysis paired with a sensible commercial approach.'
Sarah Bayliss
XXIV Old Buildings ‘Very easy to work with, relates to clients, is trusted by clients and very bright.’
Daniel Benedyk
One Essex Court ‘Daniel is an excellent all round commercial junior. He has a real ability to get to the heart of a problem and to make it simple, and also to keep the court focused upon that heart.’
Nathaniel Bird
One Essex Court
Joanne Box
Brick Court Chambers ‘She is excellent at drawing out the issues and approaching matters in reasonable, pragmatic way.'
Laurie Brock
Fountain Court Chambers ‘Laurie has an utterly formidable work ethic; for him near enough is never good enough. He combines ever-present strategic thinking with a command over the detail which is second-to-none.’
Daniel Burgess
Blackstone Chambers ‘Daniel is a hugely impressive advocate and tactician. He has a great talent for cutting through very complex facts to get to the issues and give clear but high level advice.’
Daniel Carall-Green
Fountain Court Chambers ‘He has strong and sophisticated written advocacy skills. He also provides excellent support to leading counsel in the context of complex hearings.’
Cleon Catsambis
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Very commercial in his advice. Ability to distil complicated facts and law into digestible advice and provide a clear strategy.'
Stewart Chirnside
Quadrant Chambers
Jonathan Dawid
Brick Court Chambers ‘Very thorough and all over the details of a matter. Hard working and responsive.’
Harrison Denner
Henderson Chambers
Stephen Doherty
Outer Temple Chambers
Joseph Farmer
Fountain Court Chambers ‘Joseph was a pleasure to deal with. He is very intelligent and drafts really well.’
Daniel Fletcher
One Essex Court ‘Daniel is a real team player. He rolls his sleeves up and is immersed in the detail. He is a pleasure to work with, practical and down to earth, nothing ruffles him, and has been an invaluable part of the team. He is particularly strong on foreign law issues.’
Tom Gentleman
4 Stone Buildings
Julian Gun Cuninghame
Gough Square Chambers ‘Excellent technical knowledge – plainly knows his stuff and is comfortable with the intricacies of consumer credit law.’
David Heaton
Brick Court Chambers ‘Dave is an absolute delight to work with. He is very hard working and his work ethic and ability to take on huge amounts is unsurpassed.’
Joe-han Ho
39 Essex Chambers ‘Joe-han has been an absolute joy to work with. His command of his brief, his knowledge of the law, affability and ability to crunch down large swathes of information into concise, digestible information has been a joy to behold.’
William Hooper
Brick Court Chambers ‘Will is very bright, and delivers his advice confidently. He is a strong advocate – particularly for someone of his call. He is also a pleasure to deal with.’
Sophia Hurst
Essex Court Chambers ‘Sophia is incredibly bright and is able to quickly digest huge volumes of information and complex law, and then distill this all down into a compelling and precisely drafted skeleton argument. Sophia is also a pleasure to work with and incredibly user-friendly from a client care perspective.’
Vivek Kapoor
39 Essex Chambers 'Vivek is clever, extremely easy to work with and a brilliant legal mind. He is very responsive and charming to work with. He is very effective in court and is outstanding in his advocacy both oral and written.'
Christopher Langley
Fountain Court Chambers ‘Exactly the junior you want on a difficult and substantial case. Incredibly intelligent, really excellent analytical ability, produces great paperwork and a joy to work with.'
Kyle Lawson
Brick Court Chambers ‘Kyle’s intellectual strength is obvious but he combines it with common sense and a user-friendliness which makes it a pleasure to work with him. He is thorough and careful but able to bring everything together so one can form a coherent strategy in a difficult situation.’
Michael Lazarus
3 Verulam Buildings
Khadija Leuenberger
The 36 Group ‘Khadija is personable and makes technical subjects in this area accessible for clients. She is always delightful to work with.’
Anna Lintner
39 Essex Chambers ‘The best of the best of juniors at this level – Anna can lead a case with skill beyond her year's call as adeptly as she can add invaluable input to a large counsel team. Her analytical and advocacy skills are absolutely first-rate and she also has infectious enthusiasm which makes her a delight to work with.’
Owen Lloyd
Essex Court Chambers ‘Owen has incredible attention to detail and very strong written advocacy. He is instrumental in developing litigation strategies and is very responsive and dedicated. It is also a pleasure to work with Owen.’
Andrew Lodder
One Essex Court ‘Andy is a top-class junior. He is capable and confident on his feet. On paper his pleadings are clear and concise, and his advice is practical and user-friendly.’
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Duncan McCombe
Maitland Chambers
Andrew McLeod
One Essex Court ‘Andrew is excellent at swiftly understanding the issue, analysing the possible next steps and making a recommendation. He really is a trusted legal advisor and a safe pair of hands, in addition to being a pleasure to interact with both professionally and personally.’
Richard Mott
One Essex Court
Simon Oakes
Quadrant Chambers ‘He is an immense talent. He really knows his stuff and is the perfect senior junior to deploy on a tough fraud case. He is also a gifted advocate and judges really listen when he speaks.’
Douglas Paine
One Essex Court
Charlotte Pope-Williams
3 Hare Court ‘Excellent knowledge of banking and regulation. Excellent drafting. Very quick at getting up-to-speed with large amounts of documents.’
James Potts
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Very hard working and technically able barrister - a good advocate.'
Adam Rushworth
One Essex Court ‘Adam is completely on top of the detail in all respects and considers all possible angles to ensure the best result possible is reached for the client. He instils confidence with his calm manner. He is also incredibly responsive, but will say if he needs more time to consider a point which gives reassurance that the correct balance between speed and quality of response is being struck.’
Leonora Sagan
Fountain Court Chambers ‘Leonora is articulate, has clarity of thought and is robust in how she presents her arguments.'
Thomas Samuels
Henderson Chambers
Jonathan Scott
Brick Court Chambers ‘Jonathan is a highly skilled draftsman who provides very high quality work and turns it around really quickly. He’s extremely user-friendly and understands the commercial imperatives that clients bring to matters.’
Veena Srirangam
One Essex Court ‘Veena is a pleasure to work with. She is very responsive, and delivers well beyond her year of call.’
Victor Steinmetz
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Victor is a delight to work with. He is all over the detail, and understand what clients want to see. He always makes himself available and helps to answer the most difficult questions. Victor is an absolute star.’
Tom Stewart Coats
XXIV Old Buildings
Turlough Stone
Quadrant Chambers ‘Intelligent and experienced in this sector with industry and market insight. Good on his feet in court. Strong analytics. Drafts thoroughly.’
Joseph Sullivan
Quadrant Chambers ‘Great advocate, particularly in injunctive relief situations. Measured and commercial in his advice.’
Aaron Taylor
Fountain Court Chambers
Charlotte Thomas
Brick Court Chambers ‘Charlotte is exceptionally intelligent and hard working. Her written work is always of the highest quality and she is a delight to work with.’
Sarah Tulip
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Sarah is an astute and analytical lawyer who has been exceptional at maintaining an overview of the case and its various facts, whilst also focusing her advice on specific issues and ensuring that the case is run efficiently and to the best level.’
Craig Ulyatt
Fountain Court Chambers ‘Craig demonstrated a rare level of rigour in understanding the instructions that were provided to him.’
Niranjan Venkatesan
One Essex Court ‘Niranjan is as tenacious as he is astute with an unwavering commitment to getting the best outcome for his client. He is strategic and goes above and beyond consistently. He is consistently technically excellent.’
Karishma Vora
39 Essex Chambers ‘Karishma is an energetic and highly effective barrister who has the ear of the court. Her advocacy is masterful and she inspires confidence.’
Mark Wassouf
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Mark is thorough, pragmatic and has a good commercial instinct. He is clearly extremely sharp and his legal analysis is well-reasoned, solution-focused and clearly articulated.’
Alexandra Whelan
Fountain Court Chambers ‘An outstanding commercial junior. Sharp, extremely hard-working and efficient, with excellent judgment. Alexandra is a standout junior at the commercial Bar.‘
Rebecca Zaman
3 Verulam Buildings ‘She is a can-do junior who is easy to work with and is willing to roll her sleeves up and be part of the team. She is also an able advocate.’
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David Mcllroy
Forum Chambers 'David is extremely meticulous and provides detailed advice on complex legal issues. This has the effect of clients being able to understand the position easily despite the relevant law or circumstances being difficult.'
Tom Asquith
4 New Square
Nicholas Broomfield
4 New Square Chambers
Marianne Butler
Fountain Court Chambers
Jonathan Butters
Devereux
Nazeer Chowdhury
Henderson Chambers
Peter Dodge
Radcliffe Chambers ‘Peter is very amenable and excellent regarding strategy and where intricate pleadings are required. He is very good at thinking outside the box and an eloquent and articulate advocate.’
Stephen Donnelly
Essex Court Chambers ‘Stephen is the exact kind of barrister that you want to work with as a solicitor. Stephen takes a collaborative approach to everything he does and strives to work with the solicitor team to the greatest extent possible.’
Max Evans
Fountain Court Chambers ‘Max is an excellent barrister – extremely clever, thorough, very good judgement and wonderful with clients. His documents are always clear and persuasive. A go-to junior in this area and a strong addition to any counsel team.’
Lee Finch
Gough Square Chambers ‘Even when a case is not in the strongest position Lee has a way of reassuring clients, finding a strategic alternative and has had many successes for a number of clients. His advocacy is clear and persuasive – he adapts his style for when he is dealing with litigants in person which goes down well with banking clients.’
Rosanna Foskett
Maitland Chambers 'Rosanna is extremely knowledgeable and also very collaborative in her approach.'
Jocelin Gale
7 King’s Bench Walk ‘Jocelin is very responsive and innovative in his approach to the matter. His drafting skills are excellent.’
Sabrina Goodchild
Gough Square Chambers ‘Sabrina is very easy to talk to and to provide her thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of the case in front of her. She has a wealth of knowledge both of financial services issues but also procedure.’
Philip Hinks
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Experienced senior junior; strong all-round lawyer and good advocate.’
Richard Hoyle
Essex Court Chambers ‘Excellent barrister. Very strong written and oral advocacy. Good on strategy. Client and user-friendly.’
Robin Kingham
Gough Square Chambers ‘Robin gives clear and practical advice. He has an open and disarming style that is very persuasive.’
James Knott
4 Stone Buildings ‘James is very responsive and hardworking. His ability to marshal the detail and his written advocacy set him apart.’
Philippe Kuhn
39 Essex Chambers ‘Philippe is a good advocate, very good drafter, and thoroughly absorbs fact and law.’
Roger Laville
Five Paper ‘Roger clearly has vast experience advising on banking matters. He is able to pick out issues with ease.’
Andrew Maguire
Littleton Chambers ‘Andrew is an excellent barrister, he is very user-friendly, part of the team, and clients love him. He is highly intelligent and an excellent advocate.’
George McPherson
3 Verulam Buildings ‘George is brilliant. He is technically very strong and good on his feet. He has endless patience with clients, a good manner and works extremely hard.’
Anna Medvinskaia
Gough Square Chambers ‘Able to quickly get to grips with the facts of the case and then able to condense down into well structured written submissions/skeleton arguments. Clearly an expert in the field and knows the topic inside out.’
Lia Moses
Henderson Chambers 'Lia is incredibly strong in all areas. Her attention to detail and trial preparation is spot on, and her advocacy is very strong. Lia also has great strategic knowledge on how to position things with the Court, how certain arguments will be perceived by a judge, and what points to take and let go.'
Celia Oldham
Henderson Chambers
Teniola Onabanjo
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Teniola has excellent and persuasive advocacy skills. She is able to deliver coherent, well structured and concise submissions.’
Anthony Pavlovich
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Anthony is very good at providing clear and concise advice on complex topics, and preparing short and effective statements.’
Alexander Pelling
XXIV Old Buildings
Saaman Pourghadiri
4 New Square ‘Saaman is excellent in all respects. He is very bright, extremely user-friendly (clients really like him as well) and works very hard. He is always responsive and a go-to counsel for professional negligence matters.’
John Robb
Essex Court Chambers ‘His intellect, ability to focus on the essential and to draft submissions with clarity. John is also a pleasure to work with.’
Oscar Schonfeld
One Essex Court
Sean Snook
Twenty Essex ‘Sean is an excellent barrister. His written work is excellent and his oral advocacy skills are superb. He is reliable and extremely diligent and does what it takes to get the job done. His technical skills in his field of focus are superb.’
Alyssa Stansbury
One Essex Court ‘Alyssa is punching well above the expected level for someone of her call. Her attention to detail is exceptional, and is well complemented by her ability to make nuanced judgement calls where appropriate.’
Andrew Thomas
Brick Court Chambers
Theodor van Sante
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Theo is an excellent junior, with an outstanding knowledge of technical regulatory issues particularly in the fields of financial services and insurance.’
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Simon Arnold
Forum Chambers ‘Extremely responsive and technically very good. Effectively brings to bear his many years of prior experience as a solicitor.’
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Clyde Darrell
Forum Chambers ‘Clyde is particularly strong in giving clear advice on the complex matters of the UK financial services regulatory framework. He is very dedicated to his work and the client relationship and works hard to deliver his work on time.’
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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.
Ryan Ferro
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Brilliant. Incredibly clever, monumentally hardworking, judgement beyond his years. My go-to banking junior.’
Ravi Jackson
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Ravi is impressive. Very calm and collected, and clearly both smart and all over the documents. His drafting is excellent – precise and well thought through. From a solicitor’s perspective, he is a delight to work with and very pragmatic.’
Clarissa Jones
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Clarissa is very bright and cuts to the chase (which is a great strength), and is also very easy to get along with. She is a pleasure to work opposite.’
Calum Mulderrig
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Very hard working and technically reliable barrister; a good advocate.’
Alex Peplow
XXIV Old Buildings ‘He is very thoughtful, is across the detail, and good at drafting. He tries to find a way to cut through problems, but will also tell you honestly if he thinks something is a bad idea.’
Georgia Purnell
3 Hare Court
Henry Reid
Outer Temple Chambers ‘Henry has a real flair for handling technical detail, particularly in the area of expert evidence, quantum and forensic accounting issues. He is incredibly good at organising thoughts and information.’