Hall of fameCloisters
‘Quantum advice of the very highest standard; and always ready with creative and thoughtful ideas.'
Cloisters
Cloisters are ‘an excellent chambers for clinical negligence work’, with ‘an excellent reputation with significant strength in depth’. Simon Taylor KC ‘s priorv experience as a doctor supports his expertise in difficult medical issues; Joel Donovan KC has particular experience with severe brain injury and cauda equina cases. William Latimer-Sayer KC is recommended for ’quantum advice of the highest standard’, acting on complex, high-value matters. Notably, he recently led junior Sarah Fraser Butlin KC in HMA v Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, a case concerning a 13 year old boy who sustained a severe brain injury following surgery, leading to cerebral palsy and learning difficulties – a case involving disputed liability and complex quantum concerns. Junior Chesca Lord specialises in quantum-only cases, including those involving traumatic brain injuries.
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Testimonials
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- 'Frankie Beale is very helpful and approachable'
- 'Cloisters have good strength in depth at junior level. Members of chambers have excellent and wide ranging experience in clinical negligence litigation.'
- 'An excellent chambers for clinical negligence work with a variety of counsel at different levels available.'
- 'Good strength and depth in Clinical Negligence work, with a good mix of junior and senior counsel.'
- 'They have an excellent reputation with significant strength in depth.'
- 'The clerks at Cloisters are efficient and responsive.'
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.
Hall of fameCloisters
‘Simon is extremely thorough and adopts a methodological analytical approach to cases. He has a sound understanding of the medical issues and is not afraid to tackle unique and complex issues. He is a confident advocate that offers a safe pair of hands.'
Hall of fameCloisters
'Hugely experienced and one of the greats in this field. Very safe pair of hands and brilliant manner with clients. Clearly well respected by his opponents and the judiciary when on his feet'
Hall of fameCloisters
‘Excellent in court, thorough and good at explaining matters to clients and getting the best out of experts.'
2024 Silks
Cloisters
‘Anna is extremely bright, with an encyclopaedic knowledge of her cases. She is responsive, her pleadings are well drafted, and she has an excellent manner with both clients and experts.'
Cloisters
‘Sarah is very bright, always well prepared, and she works with an intuitive grasp of the crucial medical and legal issues.’
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.
Cloisters
‘Chesca has a brilliant eye for detail, especially where complex Schedules of Loss are concerned. Fantastic attention to minutiae of detail and an amazingly quick analytical brain.'
Cloisters
‘Martyn has excellent drafting skills, great client relationship skills and his advocacy skills are also excellent. He is able to get to the heart of complex issues quickly.’
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.
Cloisters
‘Chesca has a brilliant eye for detail, especially where complex Schedules of Loss are concerned. Fantastic attention to minutiae of detail and an amazingly quick analytical brain.'
Cloisters
‘Martyn has excellent drafting skills, great client relationship skills and his advocacy skills are also excellent. He is able to get to the heart of complex issues quickly.’