John Kimbell KC
Quadrant Chambers ‘The leading aviation accident KC for claimants in this jurisdiction. Superb analytical skills on multi-jurisdictional matters. Excellent court sense in all skills.’
Members of Quadrant Chambers take on instructions from lessors, airlines and insurers across matters ranging from hull losses to leasing and redelivery disputes. John Kimbell KC is noted for his expertise in multi-jurisdictional matters, including representing families in claims arising out of fatal crashes. Insurance disputes form the basis of Guy Blackwood KC‘s practice, who leads for a number of parties defending operator all risk policy claims in AerCap (and ors) v AIG (and ors), while on the lessor side, Robert-Jan Temmink KC is handling claims against a number of Lloyds syndicates. Matthew Reeve KC is engaged by lessors bringing both lessor and operator claims against insurers, and also secured an injunction forcing disclosure of where non-airworthy parts for CFM56 engines were sold to the plaintiffs in GE Aviation and CFM v AOG Technics. Tom Bird maintains a strong insurer-side practice, defending a number of reinsurers facing operator claims in the wake of Russia’s confiscation of leased aircraft, with further experience appearing for parties in inquests investigating fatal accidents.
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Testimonials
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- 'Rob Frankish has been providing incredible service. He fully appreciates the perspective of instructing solicitors and how it can differ from the needs/priorities of counsel.'
- 'The clerks deliver a great service and are very user-friendly, particularly Billy Beckett.'
- 'Very responsive and commercial. Bradley Edwards and Rhys Durban stand out.'
- 'The set as a whole is a go-to set for aviation insurance work. Their counsel are approachable and tend to work well with solicitors teams. Their business development team is forward thinking and proactive.'
- 'Very good service.'
- ''The clerks are always responsive, courteous and available.'
- 'Personal, friendly, excellent.'
- 'Friendly and responsive clerks room.'
Silks
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
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Robert-Jan Temmink KC
Quadrant Chambers 'Very accessible, friendly, able to command a room.'
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Guy Blackwood KC
Quadrant Chambers 'Very hard-working, always well-prepared, communicates exceptionally well with clients, able to cut through complex issues, very approachable and also very likeable. In summary, Guy is a real pleasure to work with.'
2023 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Matthew Reeve KC
Quadrant Chambers 'Matthew has an enormous capacity to hunt down every angle on a matter, including many that most people would never think of. He is persistent and tenacious, with a real talent for reminding people of the context in which an argument is happening.'
Juniors
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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Tom Bird
Quadrant Chambers 'Great knowledge of aviation law and a fantastic advocate.'
Koye Akoni
Quadrant Chambers 'Commercially minded and very quick to pull together a coherent position from a complex history of facts.'
Mark Stiggelbout
Quadrant Chambers
Joseph England
Quadrant Chambers 'Very reliable, quick thinking, very easy to work with as a collegiate counsel. A rising star in his field.'
Paul Henton
Quadrant Chambers
Craig Williams
Quadrant Chambers ‘Craig is responsive and user-friendly. He grasps technical legal concepts quickly and produces quality written advice of a high standard. Craig understands the aviation insurance market and incorporates commercial reality into his work.’