Brick Court Chambers
‘Tom is a force of nature. He has the most incisive brain of any barrister, and his advice is always robust and powerful.’
Professional negligence
Leading Silks
Atkin Chambers
‘Stuart has an excellent command of professional negligence. He is a ferocious cross -examiner and very hard working.’
Hailsham Chambers
‘Nicholas has a brilliant mind, his knowledge is second to none, but it is his ability to impart that, both in writing and orally, which sets him apart.'
Fountain Court Chambers
‘Anneliese has a calm and reassuring manner, gives sound advice in conference and is very approachable and yet is a fearsome advocate.’
4 Pump Court
‘Michael is a go-to KC for insurance professional negligence work. His advice is full of clarity and common sense.’
4 New Square
‘Ben is excellent and turns round matters quickly. He is always reliable and a very strong advocate; an excellent cross examiner who gets to the heart of issues.'
4 New Square
‘Justin has an astonishing grasp of figures and facts. He has very sound judgement and gives very clear advice.’
Hailsham Chambers
‘Clear, considered, detailed and well structured advice, both written and in conference. Understanding and considerate of views of clients. Always fabulously well prepared. Respectful and never too busy to discuss.'
7 King’s Bench Walk
‘One of the best, if not the best, advocate at the Bar. Always supremely well-prepared for trial.’
4 New Square
‘Jonathan is very easy to work with for solicitors and very clear and reassuring to clients. His written work is clear and precise.’
Brick Court Chambers
‘Mark has an Olympian court presence. He exudes authority. Many people regard him as the best in the business.’
4 New Square
‘Ben is a phenomenal lawyer a KC of choice for professional negligence matters. He is calm and unflappable in times of high stress, cuts through impenetrable detail easily and always impressive on his feet.’
4 New Square
'Patrick gives you the feeling of a really top class service in every aspect of his work, including dealings with the client and other parties. Having him on board gives you the winning edge.'
4 New Square
‘Great team player - gets stuck in. Clients trust him and he's a well organised and nimble advocate.'
3 Verulam Buildings
‘Incredibly easy to work with and understands what the clients want. Tremendous presence in court. Manages his team really well.'
Hailsham Chambers
‘One of the leading professional negligence barristers. Great advocacy and very user-friendly.’
Brick Court Chambers
‘Simon is an excellent strategist, who thinks through every move carefully. He is first rate for disputes involving finance issues.'
Wilberforce Chambers
‘Jonathan is a leading barrister in the area of professional negligence and has a razor-sharp focus on the issues that matter in a case.’
Fountain Court Chambers
‘Mark is an inspiring, constructive, driven leader who leads his teams well, and is always willing to listen to ideas, and gives his team members opportunities to shine at whatever level.’
4 New Square
'Jamie is a joy to work with. He is incredibly diligent and careful in the advice he provides. One is never in doubt that Jamie cares deeply about getting the best result for the client.'
4 New Square
'Roger is a formidable and pugnacious opponent, but with clients he is helpful and practical. His work is obviously excellent, and despite how busy he is, he is good with deadlines.'
Atkin Chambers
'Exceptionally clever and considered - extremely good advocate, persuasive and clear and very commercial and strategic whilst being the ultimate team player.'
Keating Chambers
'Marcus has boundless enthusiasm for his subject matter, tempered by a deep understanding of the dispute and a steely eye for what really matters.'
4 Pump Court
- 'Nigel has been a pleasure to work with - providing constructive and highly pertinent guidance, cutting to the key issues and conveying them in appropriate terms for his audience - be it senior or junior team members or directly client-facing.'
4 New Square
'David is exceptionally able, focused and clear. As an advocate he does not waste words and is realistic about the strengths and weaknesses of his case.'
Wilberforce Chambers
'John is a formidable advocate and a real star in court. He provides exceptional strategic advice to clients while also able to get to grips with the details of the matter and focus on the important issues.'
3 Verulam Buildings
'Tom is rightly a very successful and popular barrister. He is very technically-adept, but he combines that skill with very sound judgement as to strategy and an ability to explain his views clearly to the client and win them over.'
Rebecca Sabben-Clare KC
7 King’s Bench Walk 'Rebecca is a no-nonsense barrister- she delivers clear, practical and helpful advice from the perspective of the client.'
4 Pump Court
‘Rachel is definitely a team player. She does not sit on the fence with her advice and is very supportive of her instructing solicitors. She is an effective and measured advocate and analytical skills are second-to-none.’
4 Pump Court
'Strategically and tactically savvy. A strong litigator. Good under pressure and an impressive advocate.'
Gatehouse Chambers
‘John is very practical, pragmatic and user-friendly. John demonstrates good in-depth knowledge of professional negligence in the property sector.’
2 Temple Gardens
'Very easy to work with and extremely able lawyer, advocate and jurisdiction specialist.'
4 New Square
‘David has useful insight into how judges are likely to approach questions of law and evidence. An astute tactician who holds sound judgement and is strong on the law.’
3 Verulam Buildings
‘Matthew is a brilliant advocate who is incredibly impressive to watch. He is all over the details and the law. He is a highly persuasive advocate and a true champion of the commercial Bar.’
Brick Court Chambers
‘Tenacious and bullish. You feel as though he is completely committed to the cause.’
Fountain Court Chambers
'Tim is an excellent trial advocate and cross-examiner. He is thorough and relentless.'
Gatehouse Chambers
‘Nigel is incredibly intelligent and accurate but also able to make complex policy explanations clear and friendly. He is also great with clients in conference.'
Brick Court Chambers
‘Excellent leader of the team, great people skills, excellent in court, particularly in cross-examination, has a good commercial sense and gives incisive and realistic advice.'
4 New Square
‘Siân is an excellent advocate. Very clear and persuasive. Her advice is always excellent gets to the nub of the issue. She provides practical solutions to complex issues.’
2 Temple Gardens
‘Neil is known for his tactical acumen and his ability to see the bigger picture and path to success in any particular case. His advocacy is powerful and authoritative but measured – judges love him.’
2 Temple Gardens
‘Bob is a long-term favourite with insurers for professional negligence work. There’s no situation he hasn’t encountered over the years.’
4 New Square
‘Ben is extremely thorough is giving his advice and has an excellent feel for the merits of difficult points. An extremely strong advocate, he is a go-to for complex professional negligence claims.’
Atkin Chambers
‘Dominique is a very accomplished advocate and a very safe pair of hands. She has a good sense of what to include and not to include.’
Gatehouse Chambers
‘An insightful advocate, intense in depth knowledge of the subject, agile and alive to the moment in cross examination.'
3 Verulam Buildings
‘Hefin is a clear thinker who has excellent drafting skills and is easy to work with.’
Crown Office Chambers
‘Exceptional advocacy which is very clear, concise and persuasive. Very nice manner and easy to work with, reliable and available.'
Fountain Court Chambers
‘Patricia is the go-to silk – the one person you need on your side if you are in trouble. A force of nature.’
Deka Chambers
‘John is great listener, strategist, and an excellent all round Silk who is ahead of the curve and reads the situation and what’s coming over the horizon.'
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Keith is a very experienced pensions professional negligence silk. He had deep knowledge of the pensions authorities and can read a court in a way that few others can. Judges listen carefully to him.’
Outer Temple Chambers
'Good with clients; amazing brain; finds solutions to problems.'
Fountain Court Chambers
‘Very wise, calm manner and excellent at taking difficult decisions. Fights the client’s corner hard in court.’
Atkin Chambers
‘Excellent attention to detail, capable of managing large volumes of information, very bright indeed.’
James Brocklebank KC
7 King’s Bench Walk 'James is easy to work with, responsive, and really excellent.'
No5 Barristers’ Chambers
‘Razor-sharp analysis and clarity provided within his advice. Delivered with complete calmness and always finds the answers. Mark is very responsive and works very collaboratively.’
3 Verulam Buildings
‘Adrian is an excellent, imperturbable advocate that commands the attention of everyone in the court including the judge and his peers. He is extremely client friendly and instils confidence in all those he speaks with.'
Fountain Court Chambers
‘Chloe is deeply impressive, with strong subject area knowledge and vast experience. She quickly identifies the best strategy and then pro-actively drives her client’s case forward.’
Hailsham Chambers
‘Outstanding technical legal analysis with practical advice, superb advocacy.'
4 New Square
‘Graham is tremendously clever, lightning fast on his feet, well-liked by judges and clients, a brilliant legal mind and thoroughly commercial – in short, the complete package.’
Atkin Chambers
‘Very bright and hardworking, Serena turns instructions round quickly, gives first rates legal advice and is commercial and easy to deal with. She is also an excellent advocate.’
4 Pump Court
- 'Aidan has an encyclopaedic knowledge of insurance law and cases. He is authoritative whilst being collaborative, creative with arguments, and hugely patient.'
4 Pump Court
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His understanding of the interaction between the construction and insurance markets is unrivalled. Charming and ruthless in equal measure.
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Wilberforce Chambers
‘Really bright, very calm, very user-friendly - tries his hardest to find a solution.'
Wilberforce Chambers
‘Tom has an untiring attention to detail, is meticulous in his preparations for hearings and is forceful yet amiable on his feet. Put quite simply, he is the pinnacle of the London Bar.’
Keating Chambers
‘Simon in immensely knowledgeable, enthusiastic and hands-on. Great at getting stuck in and brings a calm authority. He is also terrific fun to work with.’
4 New Square
‘Neil is very thorough, hard-working, bright, an excellent lawyer, and a very good cross-examiner – a tough opponent whom it is a pleasure to be against.’
4 Pump Court
'Very thorough. Provides sensible and coherent advice that is applicable to the commercial realities of the matter.'
Serle Court
‘Daniel is a true pleasure to work with. He has an extremely able mind and is often able to see the wood for the trees when others cannot. He is a skilled black-letter lawyer with an incisive intellect.’
Fountain Court Chambers
‘Ben is meticulously detailed and very knowledgeable in the field. He has a very impressive attention to detail, yet at the same time is able to grasp complex issues seemingly effortlessly, and very quickly.'
4 Pump Court
‘Lynne is an excellent barrister, her cross examination skills are second to none and certainly not to be underestimated. She is especially gifted at very complex and detailed cases with an ability to quickly absorb a lot detail and hone in on the critical issues.'
Atkin Chambers
‘Manus has many strengths. He is a fierce cross-examiner and a highly articulate advocate. He excels at complex cross-examination of expert witnesses.’
Wilberforce Chambers
‘Hugely knowledgeable and innovative thinking. Good client skills too.’
4 Pump Court
‘Jeremy is a top class construction silk. He retains fantastic attention to detail and precision in his drafting, whilst getting the big strategic decisions right.’
Fountain Court Chambers
‘Very pragmatic and sensible written advice. A strong advocate who is on top of the detail.’
4 Pump Court
‘A superb all-rounder. A fantastic advocate, calm under pressure and with the ear of the court, because he has the ability to pick out the key points and present them in simple terms to the judge. Lovely drafting too.’
Brick Court Chambers
‘Very sharp and clever, he cuts to the chase and doesn’t waste time on non-issues. He is easy to work with, flexible and generally available and good on his feet.’
Hailsham Chambers
‘Nicola is a superb barrister with a no-nonsense attitude. Brilliant with clients.’
Crown Office Chambers
‘Danny is bright, exercises good judgement, is approachable, pragmatic and practical where necessary, knows his law and is very easy to deal with. He is liked by clients and his solicitors team and is a fearsome opponent.’
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Very experienced and a compelling advocate, both on paper and on his feet. His advice is clear and well-reasoned, and he does not lose sight of the client’s commercial objective.’
Wilberforce Chambers
‘Clare is a brilliant advocate, who excels at building a rapport with the bench and adapting on her feet as a case develops. She is extremely impressive in cross-examination, and dealing with complicated facts and subject matter.’
Deka Chambers
‘Andrew has an unfailingly calm and authoritative approach, which obviously comes from his deep knowledge and experience in inquiries. His ability to identify and maintain a clear strategy is invaluable to our clients, as well as his approachability and his skill as a concise and persuasive advocate.’
Henderson Chambers
‘Geraint’s ability to assimilate large quantities of technical information within a short amount of time and cut straight through to the core issues is hugely impressive. He is also highly personable and client friendly.’
Nicholas Dennys KC
Atkin Chambers 'Able to quickly grasp issues and provice pragmatic, helpful advice.'
Wilberforce Chambers
'Zoe is straight to the point and realistic about the chances of success.'
Selborne Chambers
'Gary is a master-strategist and his advocacy and cross-examination in particular are exceptionally well planned to draw the judge to compelling conclusions.'
Serle Court
‘David is always measured as an advocate, and his submissions are always meticulously well-thought-through, particularly those involving the financial dealings and share valuations.’
Atkin Chambers
‘Excellent advocacy and tactician in developing a strategy that best fits the clients' interests and the nature of the case. He has a good way with clients who tend to have confidence in his approach and his advice.'
Tanfield Chambers
‘Andrew gives confident and robust advice. He is clear and definitive in his advice to clients explaining very clearly where he thinks they have a good or bad case. This makes it easy for clients to make decisions as to how to proceed.’
Fountain Court Chambers
‘Richard is razor-sharp and able to succinctly summarise very complex points with ease. Highly recommended.’
Crown Office Chambers
‘He has a tenacious work ethic and provides clear advice. He is very personable and has an ability to tailor his advice to his audience, whether they be lawyers or laypeople. He has a forensic eye for detail.’
Fountain Court Chambers
‘James is friendly and approachable. He is able to distil complex issues and give purposeful advice. His input is always helpful and constructive.’
4 Pump Court
‘Decisive, robust, commercial and a good motivator and team leader. He gets the bigger picture.’
3 Verulam Buildings
‘Peter always understands the clients’ needs and the risks they face. He is a great advocate and truly is willing to make big calls.’
4 New Square
‘Clare is really approachable and good with clients. She communicates with clarity, is responsive and always has time for questions.'
Deka Chambers
'Insightful, analytical and is exceptional in being able to cut through the evidence to understand the crux of the claim.'
7 King’s Bench Walk
‘Adam is a hands-on silk. His attention to detail and ability to remember all key facts and dates are very impressive.'
Keating Chambers
'Lucy is a complete star. She has an outstanding legal mind and is adept at dealing with the most complex legal and technical disputes as well as providing sound advice on strategy.'
39 Essex Chambers
'Karim is a wonderful advocate, with a particualarly methodical and devastating cross-examination. His ability to learn a complex case, break it down into the key issues on which the matters actually turn and devise effective strategy is also particularly impresive.'
3 Verulam Buildings
'David is always very clear, no nonsense and to the point on his feet. Very responsive and excellent with the clients.'
Wilberforce Chambers
‘Lexa leaves no stone unturned and will not be phased by the opponent's guerilla tactics. She is a very persuasive advocate and will always have solid advice for the client. It is a pleasure to work with Lexa.'
Crown Office Chambers
‘Isabel has an innate ability to drill down to the main points and weed out irrelevant issues, from which instructing solicitors can then draw up a strong strategic approach which usually gets us to where the client wants to be.’
Keating Chambers
'Absolutely outstanding. Very focused, able to get to grips with a large amount of very technical material; totally on top of the factual evidence and the legal issues.'
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Intellectually way ahead of the crowd and a superb written advocate. His court room style is equally impressive. An excellent trial lawyer and cunning cross-examiner. Clients love him.’
4 New Square
‘A very skilled, knowledge and effective advocate. Very user friendly and pragmatic.’
Wilberforce Chambers
‘Andrew is a model, all-round high-performing barrister. He is smooth and confident, without any trace of superiority. He is at the top of his game.’
Keating Chambers
‘Vincent is a very good KC. He demonstrated an ability to manage very difficult and complex high value litigation. He has a good tactical insight.’
Fountain Court Chambers
‘Stephen is one of the most collaborative senior silks going. He is always interested in the thoughts of the client and instructing solicitors. He is not only brilliant but he also provides very thoughtful and clever strategic advice.’
Fountain Court Chambers
‘A delight to work with, calm in con and a very good advocate.'
4 Pump Court
'Andrew is very knowledgeable in this field - he is highly intelligent and very experienced. He gets right to the point and identifies what matters early on. He is very good on his feet and is a very strong cross examiner. He is also very good with clients.'
4 New Square
‘Alison is an absolute pleasure to work with. She is always prepared, calm and unflappable and has a very easy manner that puts clients from all walks of life entirely at their ease. Not only is she intellectually outstanding, great on tactics, but you can always rely on the fact that she will work with you seamlessly as part of the team.'
2 Temple Gardens
‘Very hard working, Howard is a great leader in any team tackling a heavy professional negligence case.’
Brick Court Chambers
‘Very experienced barrister at the top of his game. His written work and oral advocacy are incisive and extremely effective. He uses his knowledge of civil procedure to supplant a clear litigation strategy which gets results. A real pleasure to work with.'
4 New Square
‘Excellent. Bright, hard working, realistic, frank in her advice, a good team player and a pleasure to work with. She is particularly good at team working with the associates on her cases.'
Keating Chambers
'Jonathan is a brilliant advocate - in a trial, there cannot be many better.'
Brick Court Chambers
‘Tony is definitely a future star at the commercial Bar. He is brilliantly clever yet he has a delightful manner and can cut through complexity with ease.’
4 New Square Chambers
‘George is a highly accomplished performer. His skill on the professional negligence side of pensions litigation fills an essential need in these types of high value claims.’
Henderson Chambers
'One of the most experienced silks still practising in London. Very comfortable with technical matters. Advocacy second to none. Great interpersonal skills with clients.'
Selborne Chambers
‘Nick knows his stuff and is very clever. His advocacy is very impressive – calm, relaxed but also forceful and gets his point across very clearly.’
7 King’s Bench Walk
'Great attention to detail and an ability to assimilate complex facts. Not afraid to give clear and direct advice which is welcomed.'
Atkin Chambers
‘Very thorough and reliable, and always delivers clear, and succinct, advice. Very smart and a pleasure to deal with - a fantastic advocate.'
Fountain Court Chambers
'Giles is meticulous in his analysis and quick identifies the strengths and weakness of the case.'
Crown Office Chambers
‘Extremely knowledgeable and pragmatic, explains clearly and concisely. Not just the law itself but strategically how to reach the desired objective.’
Pump Court Tax Chambers
'David is incredibly sharp and so is able to get to the nub of the claim really quickly.'
Claire Packman
4 Pump Court 'Claire is responsive, a team player and a pleasure to work with. Great with clients and complete mastery of the technical detail of a case.'
Andrew George KC
Blackstone Chambers ‘Andrew is a measured, charming, and hugely effective advocate.’
Ian Mill KC
Blackstone Chambers ‘With great judgement and a great client manner, Ian is excellent in front of any judge and truly has the ear of the court.’
2022 Silks
4 New Square
‘Helen is very hands on and approachable. Her technical skills are exceptional. She is able to make the judge see exactly what she wants.’
7 King’s Bench Walk
‘She is hard-working and extremely bright, with a meticulous eye for detail and a firm grasp of the big picture. Her advice is succinct, commercial and articulate. She has an excellent technical knowledge of accounts, and great tactical nous. She is an accomplished and persuasive advocate.’
7 King’s Bench Walk
‘Josephine is very intelligent and extremely hard-working, with a real ability to get quickly to the heart of any dispute. She is a great team player, and is also an excellent advocate. In short, she is a joy to work with.’
Hailsham Chambers
'Extremely knowlegable in professional negligence litigation. Excellent drafting skills and clear advice. Tactically very good and a pleasure to work with.'
3 Verulam Buildings
‘Farhaz is very persuasive both on paper and orally. He identifies the key issues quickly and has a very confident court manner.'
One Essex Court
‘Alex is incredibly responsive and almost immediately grasps key issues. He has always added value when feeding into conversations and work products, and endears great confidence.'
One Essex Court
‘Alex is outstanding. His intellect is second to none, and never ceases to amaze – and yet he is somehow incredibly user-friendly. Finally, he works very hard, and always responsive.’
Helen Evans KC
4 New Square Chambers ‘Helen is very sharp. She is always on top of the detail and produces clear, precise and user-friendly drafting. She is a pleasure to work with.’
2023 Silks
7 King’s Bench Walk
‘Knowledgeable, practical, down to earth and easy to work with. I would recommend him.’
2 Temple Gardens
‘Absolutely excellent in all areas. Thorough, responsive, great on her feet, very good on paper, technical expert and commercially astute.'
Gatehouse Chambers
'Catherine is well liked by clients, for good reason. She is able to explain complex legal arguments clearly to lay clients and help them understand the relative merits of the same, which is invaluable for them to make informed commercial decisions.'
Gatehouse Chambers
'Great analytical skills, a real relaxed style and way of putting a complex point across which goes down well with clients. Good tactician.'
Gatehouse Chambers
‘Great analytical skills, a real relaxed style and way of putting a complex point across which goes down well with clients. Good tactician.’
2024 Silks
Atkin Chambers
'Good attention to deal, very hard working, gets on well with clients and with instructing solicitors. Advocacy is calm and effective.'
Crown Office Chambers
'Highly experienced and knowledgeable. A formidable advocate and negotiator. Excellent at explaining to instructing solicitors and clients in a clear, accessible way.'
Keating Chambers
'Tom is very eloquent and persuasive. He makes the right points at the right time and in a way that cuts to the heart of the key issues. He also keeps on top of the detail and often drives the work in the background, which is particularly helpful in complex and acrimonious cases.'
4 New Square
‘Forensic, very clever, strategic and knowledgeable. Great with clients and one of the best juniors to work with.’
Gatehouse Chambers
‘Sensible and amiable in client conferences and able to think quickly. Great on his feet, better in writing and approachable.’
Hailsham Chambers
‘Simon is first-class on paper and in the court room - he writes very well and presents clearly with authority. He is incredibly efficient and incisive, charming and approachable, and has a formidable ability to get the judge's attention on the most difficult of cases.'