Personal injury
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.
1‘Georgina provides comprehensive and analytical advice. She is a go-to for Animals Act-related issues.’
1‘Georgina is excellent with clients. Her attention to detail is second-to-none. She is very good on her feet with thorough preparation.’
1‘Philip is empathetic and listens to his clients. He is always obviously well-prepared and gives straightforward and realistic advice. He deals with matters collaboratively with his instructing solicitor and is responsive and always helpful, striving to get the best outcome.’
1‘Malcolm is a very experienced, passionate and talented advocate. He puts his all into his cases and on behalf of his clients.’
1‘Paul is extremely experienced and knowledgeable. He is very capable of dealing with complex, difficult and high-value claims. He is tenacious in his approach and always goes the extra mile. His client care is second-to-none and he genuinely cares and works very hard to achieve the best possible outcome.’
1‘Esther is a very warm, friendly, thorough and detailed barrister. She gives great advice on how to maximise the value of a claim and has a great focus on getting to the issues and pulling out the information that is needed from experts and clients in a clear and detailed way, leaving no stone unturned.’
‘Kam’s negotiation skills are a masterclass. His drafting is superb and he is good in building rapport with clients and instructing solicitors.’
‘Richard is a strong advocate with excellent cross-examination skills, analytical, and able to see quickly to the heart of the matter.’
‘Robert has attention to detail, a first-class trial advocate with a great manner with clients. He is very strong in conferences with witnesses and experts. He gives robust and pragmatic commercial advice.'
‘Nick is very patient, understanding and sympathetic to an individual's needs at a very stressful time. He is firm and helps a client to have realistic expectations in a professional manner.’
‘Matthew is thorough, pays attention to detail, and is fantastic with clients. He builds great rapport with clients and takes time to understand what is important to the client and is empathetic to their situation.’
‘Jason provides a sound legal opinion. He has a good ability to communicate with professional clients.’
2‘Andrew is an excellent barrister with vast experience in personal injury and clinical negligence. He is highly professional, empathetic, diligent and knowledgeable, inspiring confidence in clients. He is highly organised and thorough and works cases collaboratively and to a very high standard.’
‘Steven has an excellent ability to identify the core issues in a claim. He works with the client collaboratively to get the best result for them. His advocacy is strong and uncomplicated, and his document drafting is excellent.’
‘Jamie is very practical and tenacious. A silk in waiting.’
2‘Richard is an efficient barrister in terms of drafting and advising.’
‘Karl is a leader in the personal injury sphere in the region and beyond. He shows an absolute commitment to achieving justice and securing the future of injured claimants. He has the client at the heart of everything he does.’
2'Myles is very thorough in his preparation. He has a great eye for detail and is very hard-working. He is great with clients and witnesses, putting them at ease and quickly establishing a rapport with them.'
2‘Edward is a formidable advocate and wonderful with clients. His attention to detail and trial preparation is superb, and he is not afraid of a challenging case.’
‘Christopher has a very thorough, detailed, and forensic approach with a very down-to-earth manner. He immediately puts witnesses at ease.’
2'Andrew is extremely good at dealing with witnesses and identifying key issues early on in a claim. He is adept at building a good rapport with those unfamiliar with the litigation process.'
2‘Damian is down-to-earth and is liked by clients as he takes time to explain and puts clients at ease. He is pragmatic in his approach, but robust when facing a challenge.’
‘Rochelle is extremely thorough and meticulous with her advice. She is also extremely patient and considerate with clients in the conference.’
‘Philip is enormously experienced. He is calm and unflappable. He is thorough in his preparation and provides pragmatic and effective advice.’
2'Rachel is always well-prepared, calm and adept at dealing with difficult cases. She is wonderful with clients.'
‘Timothy has a very easy charm with clients and judges alike. He has a very calm and measured approach and adapts quickly when cases occasionally take a dramatic turn.’
3‘Sofia is an extremely bright, technically brilliant barrister who has outstanding drafting skills. She is very approachable and down-to-earth and will always give 100% when instructed on a case.’
3‘Colin is fantastic with clients, calm, reassuring and always on top of his brief. He has a great eye for detail and is very good at knowing the settlement point of the case at the outset.’
3'Lucy is extremely thorough, calm, supportive and methodical in her approach. She is prompt on paper and easy to contact.'
3‘Philip is an excellent advocate. His analysis of evidence is insightful and detailed. His pleadings are well-drafted. He is friendly and approachable.’
3‘Thomas is very knowledgeable across a wide spectrum of disease types. He provides clear and logical advice.’
3‘Sarah is an excellent barrister. Her advocacy in court is excellent, as are her communication skills when interviewing witnesses.’
3‘Kate is extremely astute, concise and efficient, with excellent judgement on complex issues. She is reliable and consistent as a professional, with an approachable manner with both solicitor and client.’
3‘Alexandra has an ability to put families at ease and guide them through what is a very difficult time with empathy, compassion and sound legal advice is very good. ’
3‘Shilpa has fantastic attention to detail and is a formidable advocate.’
3‘Nicholas is always very well-prepared and is extremely approachable. He is down to earth and puts clients at ease.’
‘Cassandra is very thorough in her analysis and advice. She is approachable and empathetic and explains her advice to clients in easy-to-understand terms.’
‘Gareth is very astute, responsive and commercially aware. He is excellent at conferences with experts.’
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.
‘Rebecca is very thorough and highly intelligent. She has excellent client care and empathy.’
‘Lorna is adept at running difficult cases and doing so with compassion. She can present a difficult argument to the court and is commercially and tactically intelligent, and can be trusted to present complex advice to clients in simpler terms.’