Personal injury and medical negligence

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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Kate Bennett
Compass Chambers
Kate is a highly motivated, hard working, intelligent, articulate and able advocate.'
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Robin Cleland
Compass Chambers
An articulate advocate, who is able to quickly identify the subtleties in clinical negligence cases.'
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Jennifer Nicholson-White
Ampersand Advocates
She is very direct yet detail-oriented, which is best seen to devastating effect in cross-examination. She excels in medical negligence cases.'
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Barney Ross
Compass Chambers
Barney is a calm and astute advocate. His level of skill and knowledge is on par with what one might expect form a KC. He has a great eye for detail and a wonderful manner with clients.'
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Adam Black
Compass Chambers
Adam has a unique insight into matters of clinical negligence that have a mental health law element. He is pragmatic and calm, a safe pair of hands and clients feel very reassured when discussing their cases with him.'
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Clare Connelly
Compass Chambers
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Andrew Crawford
Themis Advocates
A junior with excellent knowledge in the field of personal injury.'
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Shane Dundas
Ampersand Advocates
He has a keen eye for detail and provides sound and comprehensive advice. He is extremely approachable.'
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Nick Gardiner
Arnot Manderson Advocates
He is very determined, calm and insightful.'
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Ayla Iridag
Ampersand Advocates
A technically brilliant advocate.'
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Bruce Langlands
Compass Chambers
He is very impressive on his feet, reflecting his ability to get straight to the heart of the matter.'
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Charles Oliver
Arnot Manderson Advocates
Charles has a decisive manner and a dedicated approach to his cases.'
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Elaine Russell
Compass Chambers
A tenacious and very personable junior.'

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.

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Jonathan Deans
Arnot Manderson Advocates
Jonathan has an uncanny ability to tease out the strengths and weaknesses of a case and present them in such a manner that is not only helpful for the solicitor instructing, but also the client. He has an ability to put clients at ease and take them through their claim in a seamless manner from start to finish.'