Defamation and privacy
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.
David Glen
11KBW ‘David is an exceptional barrister. He is extremely bright and very down to earth. His advice is always clear and commercial and his advocacy is well-pitched and incisive. He is undoubtedly one of the leading senior juniors in this area.’
Clara Hamer
5RB ‘In many ways the perfect junior – incredibly smart and diligent, with a hugely impressive eye for detail. Others cannot think of another junior they would rather have on the team for a trial.’
Ian Helme
Matrix Chambers ‘Ian is a go-to senior junior for defamation and privacy. Extremely bright and knowledgable and a very smooth advocate.’
Mark Henderson
Doughty Street Chambers ‘Mark is super intelligent, his advocacy is spot on and he works so well with difficult clients. He knows defamation inside out.’
1
Edward Craven
Matrix Chambers 'Edward is such a pleasure to work with: diligent, extremely clever, determined, and very much a team player with first rate personal skills.'
Claire Overman
Doughty Street Chambers ‘Claire has an impressively broad practice with particular expertise in defamation and privacy issues. She provides pragmatic, concise and dependable advice.’
Sarah Palin
Doughty Street Chambers ‘Sarah is incredibly thorough and tenacious and will not rest until she has chased a difficult factual or legal point down to the answer.’
Hannah Ready
11KBW 'Hannah is a superb senior junior - immensely bright and forensic in her analysis.'
Jonathan Scherbel-Ball
5RB 'Jonathan is an expert on defamation and privacy law and has an extensive practice in London and Belfast. He is extremely sharp on the law and a master tactician. Wonderful to work with.'
2
Timothy Atkinson
Hatton Chambers ‘Timothy has an encyclopaedic knowledge of defamation law and a practice as befits a co-author of Duncan & Neil on defamation. He is particularly effective in handling technical legal arguments and his depth of knowledge becomes very apparent during advocacy when responding to difficult questions from the judiciary.'
Romana Canneti
4 King’s Bench Walk ‘Razor-sharp and focused, Romana grasps the issues quickly and gives very pragmatic advice. You feel you are in safe-hands – she fights your corner and is very creative at finding solutions.’
Ben Gallop
5RB ‘Ben is tremendous on his feet in court and forensic in his approach. A true rising star.’
Jonathan Price
Doughty Street Chambers ‘Jonathan combines intellect, knowledge, diligence, pure advocacy skill (including in cross-examination, which is not always found in media counsel) and client handling.’
Zac Sammour
11KBW ‘Zac has a super brain that is always ticking. He is one of the best cross examiners in the business. He is exceptional in every area.’
Kirsten Sjøvoll
Matrix Chambers ‘Excellent on the papers and also a persuasive advocate. Kirsten is very strong on media cases.’
Caroline Addy
Doughty Street Chambers 'Caroline has a fine analytical mind, and she is able to convey her advice in a readily understandable and user friendly way. She is an effective advocate who judges listen to and respect.'
Beth Grossman
Doughty Street Chambers ‘Beth is extraordinarily knowledgeable and an excellent strategist.’
Zoe McCallum
Matrix Chambers ‘Zoe has great strengths as a barrister. She works tirelessly for clients, provides compelling and detailed legal advice, is a great advocate and is able to deal with lay clients in an empathetic way.’
Aidan Wills
Matrix Chambers ‘Aidan has an impressively extensive knowledge and understanding of defamation and privacy law and the overlapping areas. Aidan provides comprehensive and considered advice, and is frank with instructing solicitors when the case does not have sufficiently good merits and prospects of success to warrant pursuing it. ‘
4
Anton van Dellen
Fraser Chambers ‘Very good on paper and orally. A fearless advocate with a good understanding of the relevant law. He develops arguments succinctly and well.’
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.
Hope Williams
5RB ‘Hope is a brilliant barrister. She is highly intelligent, extremely hardworking and a real team player. She has already become one of the most sought after juniors in the field, and is unquestionably a future star of the Bar.’
Clare Wisson
Doughty Street Chambers ‘A modern and engaging practitioner with a pragmatic and positive outlook. Clare is a future star.’