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.
‘A superstar white collar fraud junior: Insightful, committed, hard-working, a deep strategic thinker and a delight to work with. Can't praise her enough.’
‘She has unparalleled experience having played a key role in almost all of the major matters in recent years. Nothing fazes her – she has exceptional technical and strategic insight that clients and instructing solicitors love.’
‘Stuart is a top junior headed for the very top of the tree. He is clever, responsive and very bright. His judgement is always excellent, as are his drafting skills.’
‘Jason is superb. He has all the best attributes of a barrister and is client-friendly. He is the go-to barrister for regulatory investigation work which crosses into the criminal sphere.’
‘Rhys is a fearless and formidable advocate and has a real presence in court. He has an incredible work ethic and a client will never be in any doubt that all angles of their case have been covered.’
‘He is extremely bright, hard-working, diligent, reliable and assiduous A team player - Simon worked quickly and efficiently to produce high quality work.’
‘An outstanding and persuasive advocate able to distil complex matters into the core issues that are the central points in a clear and understandable way.‘
'He is a thorough and careful barrister who knows his law, and has great tactical and strategic skill. I would recommend him to anyone who asked me about him.'
‘His eye for attention to detail is second to none and his ability to grasp the facts and evidence of each matter is unparalleled. Tom is an outstanding advocate, and his ability to think on his feet is what sets him apart in court.’
‘Jas has a wealth of regulatory experience, enabling him to quickly identify key legal issues arising from evidential requirements and policy challenges. He has excellent attention to detail and showed himself to be constructive and positive in advising on how both to take the case forward whilst strategically highlighting areas for policy that required further subsequent development.‘
‘Leonora is obviously exceptionally intelligent. Her advocacy is confident and adaptable to the needs of a case. She fights her corner, but is realistic when analysing arguments. More than one silk has asked if she could be cloned. She is undoubtedly a future superstar.’
‘She has a terrific blend of skills including highly persuasive and subtle advocacy, brilliant drafting and a good manner with difficult clients and solicitors.’
‘A rare breed of barrister who understands financial crime as well as complex commercial litigation issues. His written work is beyond reproach and his advocacy is strong, forceful and on point. A brilliant tactician. ‘