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.

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Malcolm Duthie

No5 Barristers’ Chambers

‘Malcolm is a commanding and imaginative advocate with a great knowledge of the law. He is extremely capable on his feet and inspires confidence in clients and easily builds an amiable rapport.'

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Paul Evans

No5 Barristers’ Chambers

‘Paul is simply the complete package. He is excellent technically, thoroughly prepared, wonderful with clients and brilliant on his feet in court. He is a leader, capable of operating alone even in the most serious of cases.'

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Esther Gamble

No5 Barristers’ Chambers

‘Esther is a formidable advisor and advocate. She balances a sharp legal mind with exemplary client care. She has built a reputation as a leading advisor, who is ready and able to take on cutting edge cases. She takes a true team approach and is always happy to discuss strategy.'

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Richard Moat

No5 Barristers’ Chambers

‘Richard has a good eye for detail and his ability to remember all aspects of a case always amazes. His advice is always clear - he will often give the good news early providing solutions on how to deal with the more complex or tricky cases. He is approachable and always willing to help where he can.'

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Robert Smallwood

No5 Barristers’ Chambers

‘Robert has fantastic attention to detail that makes a real difference in complex cases. He is superb in conference with experts and very robust in JSMs with opponents. His trial advocacy is best in class.'

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Nick Xydias

No5 Barristers’ Chambers

‘Nick is a clever, experienced, and compassionate barrister who always sees the bigger picture. He quickly gains the confidence of clients and families alike. He puts clients at ease and leaves them with a sense of confidence that he will take on the fight. Nick is also a formidable advocate.’

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Matthew Brunning

Temple Garden Chambers

‘Matthew has the ability to grasp a technically complex and difficult issue, break it down in a way clients can follow and understand. His attention to detail is astounding. He is also tactically astute, often thinking about the bigger picture for clients. Matthew is comfortably able to hold his own against (and often exceed) KCs.’

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Jason Cox

Ropewalk Chambers

is a very effective trial advocate and excellent in overseeing complex JSMs. He is a particularly astute tactician on higher value cases and his attention to detail is exceptional. He is notably good when working under pressure. Clients value his incisiveness and technical knowledge.'

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Georgina Crawford

Ropewalk Chambers

‘Georgina has immaculate attention to detail and provides well-rounded advice on often complex and untested matters. She is very measured when dealing with witnesses and is able to extract key information adjusting to the communicative needs of each participant.'

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Georgina Cursham

Ropewalk Chambers

'Georgina is wonderfully precise and focused. She has impressive knowledge of the Animals Act (a notoriously difficulty drafted piece of law) and is brilliant at breaking it all down for a lay client. She is also a highly skilled negotiator and an astute tactician.'

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Philip Davy

Ropewalk Chambers

‘Philip has a good eye for detail and a precise approach to his work that is ideally suited to industrial disease litigation. His advocacy skills are impressive.'

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Kam Jaspal

Ropewalk Chambers

‘Kam is an exceptional advocate for defendant personal injury cases; he delivers unparalleled expertise and strategic insight. His meticulous preparation and adept advocacy and negotiation skills set him apart in the legal landscape. He is truly a standout in the field.'

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Tom Panton

Ropewalk Chambers

‘Put simply, Tom is as good as it gets. He is always prepared, thorough, excellent on strategy and legal drafting, and a great negotiator. He is a first-class advocate.’ 

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Andrew Evans

St Philips Chambers

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Steven Fisher

No5 Barristers’ Chambers

‘Steve's application of case facts to the relevant law is exceptional. He is very personable and puts clients at ease. He presents cases in a straightforward manner which is often appreciated by the judiciary.'

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Jamie Gamble

No5 Barristers’ Chambers

‘Jamie has excellent communication skills and is a very persuasive advocate.'

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Andrew Lyons

12 King's Bench Walk

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Richard Gregory

Ropewalk Chambers

‘Richard is an excellent advocate particularly skilled at cross-examining defendant experts and in short but succinct closing submissions. He provides straightforward common-sense advice to solicitors and clients. Richard is also very personable and very good with clients.'

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Myles Jackson

Ropewalk Chambers

‘Myles has the ability to consider rather complex cases and is able to anticipate early on any arguments and problems that may arise. He is extremely relatable towards clients and is able to build a strong relationship whereby clients are relaxed around him.'

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Timothy Jacques

Cornwall Street Barristers

‘Timothy is an expert in his field and, more than that, frames his advice and expertise so that solicitors and lay clients especially can fully appreciate them. His standard of work is faultless and working with him feels much more of a collaboration than receiving a from-on-high opinion or advice.’

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Edward James

Ropewalk Chambers

‘Ed is good on his feet in court, is very well prepared and puts witnesses at their ease but is robust in cross-examination. He is good with clients and put his advice in concise and straightforward language, exactly as required by clients.'

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Christopher Lowe

Deka Chambers

‘Chris is a go-to barrister who always provides a very high standard of service in personal injury matters. Chris is extremely responsive and helpful and has very strong client care skills. He also has excellent drafting skills and prepares very detailed schedules.’

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Andrew McNamara

Ropewalk Chambers

‘Andrew has a relaxed manner that belies a thorough and tenacious approach. In hearings he stands out, even among silks. He also has a strong, formidable presence in the court room and is great with cross-examination.'

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Damian Powell

Ropewalk Chambers

‘Damian is thorough in everything he does and reviews papers meticulously. He is an excellent advocate and his knowledge is second to none in personal injury cases. Damian is also very personable.'

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Rochelle Rong

Ropewalk Chambers

‘Rochelle is incredibly clever and able to assimilate huge amounts of technical information and rapidly get to the heart of cases. Her eye for detail is very impressive, she misses nothing and dispatches with ill prepared opponents with ease. She is a formidable advocate who is immensely capable and able to unravel the most challenging of cases.'

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Philip Turton

Ropewalk Chambers

‘Phil has excellent attention to detail and a thoughtful, considered approach to serious injury claims. He is empathetic with clients who always feel he will go the extra mile for them. He always adds value to the case whether as an advocate or negotiator. He is a very capable negotiator and an accomplished advocate with a very impressive style before the court.'

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Rachel Young

Ropewalk Chambers

‘Rachel is a go-to barrister for complex multi-track personal injury claims. She is very experienced and her calm and professional personality belies an extremely persuasive and tenacious advocate who will relentlessly pursue great results. She has very sound judgment and is great with clients.'

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Sofia Ashraf

St Philips Chambers

‘Sofia is a first-class barrister and is very good technically. Her level of knowledge and expertise and range of specialisms would leave you thinking she has been at the Bar for far longer. She is very clever, personable and is a brilliant advocate who will always fight her client’s corner. Her attention to detail is fantastic and she leaves no stone unturned.’

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Colin Baran

St Philips Chambers

‘Colin is a really effective communicator, always making sure clients understand their options and making them feel confident making decisions about their case. He sees straight to the heart of the issues. He really is a pleasure to work with and is a go-to barrister for personal injury.'

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Lucy Coulson

No5 Barristers’ Chambers

‘Lucy is a tenacious advocate. She gets straight to the heart of cases and can pull any witness apart with her forensic cross-examination.'

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Louisa Denning

No5 Barristers’ Chambers

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Stephen Goodfellow

No5 Barristers’ Chambers

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Teresa Hargreaves

No5 Barristers’ Chambers

‘Teresa is able to grasp crucial issues immediately.  She is extremely well prepared and able to give pragmatic advice to clients on a level they can understand.  She is extremely down to earth, which is crucial when dealing with personal injury clients. She is a go-to barrister.’

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Jodie Kembery

No5 Barristers’ Chambers

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Gareth McAloon

12 King’s Bench Walk

Gareth is an authority on disease claims. He has extremely sound judgement, with commercial realities always in mind, and is robust when required.’

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Alexander Mellis

No5 Barristers’ Chambers

'Alex’s analytical abilities are excellent. He not only shows an understanding of what clients want and why, but is able to extract what is important and relevant from what can often be significant amounts of information. Alex has very good judgement and takes a commercial and pragmatic approach which is something that clients appreciate.'

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Philip Godfrey

Ropewalk Chambers

'Phil's winning combination of incredible technical knowledge and personable manner mean he is able to instantly put claimants at ease, whilst explaining the most complex legal principles simply and effectively in a way they are completely comfortable with. He is incredibly strong in conference. A delight to work with.'

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Thomas Herbert

Ropewalk Chambers

‘Thomas cuts straight to the point and clearly outlines the strongest (and perhaps more importantly) the weakest aspects of a case. He is very adept at dealing with complex issues of causation and excels when cross-examining medical experts.'

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Sarah Hopkinson

Ropewalk Chambers

‘Sarah is an excellent communicator and is very professional.'

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Kate Longson

Ropewalk Chambers

‘Kate is an outstanding advocate. She is particularly persuasive in her arguments and incredibility engaging. Kate has excellent attention to detail and grasps the main issues in the matters and is able set out a clear strategy which is very helpful.'

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Alexandra Pountney

Ropewalk Chambers

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Richard Seabrook

Ropewalk Chambers

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Shilpa Shah

Ropewalk Chambers

‘Shilpa's strengths are her attention to detail and preparedness for cases - no stone is left unturned in her desire to deliver the best result for her client. She really is second to none in that regard.'

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Samuel Shelton

Ropewalk Chambers

‘Sam is a very bright and extremely gifted young barrister with a great eye for detail. He is particularly excellent at translating large amounts of difficult information into short, comprehensible paragraphs.’

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Nicholas Truelove

Kings Chambers

‘Nick is an excellent advocate and intuitive and voracious in cross-examination. His skills and legal knowledge in advising clients in conference are particularly impressive and he has a natural empathy with experts which allows them to feel comfortable in providing evidence.'

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Cassandra Williams

Ropewalk Chambers

‘Cassandra's unmatched ability to focus on the crucial issues in a case means she is incredibly effective. Her meticulous nature ensures if a case is with her it has the best chance of success. She is incredibly pragmatic and innovative at the same time. She is a joy to work with.'