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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Jonathan Bellamy

Chambers of Frances Heaton KC and Richard Norton

 ‘Jonathan is organised, calm, responsive and helpful. As an advocate, he is meticulous, well-prepared and fights his case fiercely.’

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Brett Davies

Chambers of Stephen Glover and Taryn Lee KC

'Brett is a natural born advocate; he is outstanding on his feet. He is extremely knowledgeable across all areas of social care.'

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Natalia Levine

Chambers of Frances Heaton KC and Richard Norton

'Natalia has really excellent interpersonal skills when in court and when dealing with her lay clients.'

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Fay Collinson

Kings Chambers

'Fay's advocacy skills are outstanding. She truly has the best interests of her clients at heart and is excellent in breaking down complex legal points.'

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Holly Littlewood

Chambers of Stephen Glover and Taryn Lee KC

 'Holly is a good communicator who isn’t fazed by complex matters. She is very hard-working and methodical.'

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.

Hannah Bakshani

Chambers of Frances Heaton KC and Richard Norton

'Hannah thinks matters through in a sensible and pragmatic way, and she is very quickly able to grasp the salient issues in a case. She is confident and persuasive in her advocacy.'

Barbara Green

Chambers of Stephen Glover and Taryn Lee KC

'Barbara is a confident advocate, whose advice is always sound as well as practical.'

Tom Semple

Chambers of James Murphy

'Tom is adept at picking through swathes of complex information and offering proportionate and pragmatic advice. He is very personable and seems to have an innate ability to get the judge on side.'