Outer Temple Chambers
‘Razor sharp intellect and a wonderful style with clients. A fantastic litigator.'
Outer Temple Chambers has ‘good strength in depth at both silk and junior level’ in the clinical negligence space. Eliot Woolf KC has a notable specialism in wrongful birth cases, while Nathan Tavares is acting in the Lariam claimants v Ministry of Defence claim, concerning military personnel who suffered long-term psychiatric symptoms after being negligently prescribed an anti-malarial drug. Junior Tom Gibson appeared in the Purchase v Dr Ahmed claim, one of the three secondary victim conjoined appeals concerning psychiatric injury to those who have witnessed the death of a loved one due to negligence, which progressed to the Supreme Court in May 2023, he has additional strength in sports-related clinical negligence cases.
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Testimonials
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- 'Paul Barton is an outstanding clerk, always finding solutions to any issues which arise.'
- 'The clerking team within chambers is very efficient, responsive and offer excellent client care. Paul Barton in particular goes out of his way to service clients.'
- 'The clerking service is second-to-none. Paul Barton and Mark Gardner, in particular, deserve special mention for being approachable, knowledgeable, personable and highly efficient.'
- 'Outer Temple Chambers have good strength in depth at both silk and junior level. The chambers have particular expertise in high value and complex clinical negligence litigation and cross-border claims.'
- 'Outer Temple Chambers have one of the leading clinical negligence sets in the country with a wide range of counsel at different levels of qualification. Across the board, the barristers are personable, accessible and easy to work with.'
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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‘Nathan is excellent; exemplary client care skills; attention to detail and knowledge of the law absolutely brilliant.'
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‘A true exception in the industry, Jonathan is a very effective and well-balanced advocate.'
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‘A terrific advocate, his attention to detail is incredible in cross examination and submissions.'
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‘Sarah has exceptional knowledge and experience of cross-border PI and clinical negligence work.'
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‘Rachel is an impeccable barrister of the highest quality, with attention to detail and ability to deal with the most complex 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.
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‘Harriet is an extremely thorough and able medical negligence barrister. She has an eye for detail, is very thorough and is always on top of the evidence.'
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‘Ben is quite simply outstanding. His analytical mind is extraordinary.'
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‘Rob is extremely efficient and soundly astute, quick to get to the issues and great with witnesses.'
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‘Daniel has good attention to detail and is tactically astute. His advocacy is clear, concise and he presents arguments with authority.'
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‘Tom is clear and methodical in his approach to things. His advice is always clear and practical demonstrating awareness of not only the matters important to the client but the commercial aspects to a case as well.'
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‘James is really good, very able and can be trusted in a big negotiation.’
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'Will is extremely thorough, with strong analytical skills. He has a lovely manner with clients and is able to describe complex concepts in a straightforward and accessible way.'
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‘David’s forensic and comprehensive approach is second-to-none. He leaves no stone unturned.’
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‘Olinga is very thorough and has impeccable attention to detail. He leaves no stone unturned.’
Leading Juniors
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.
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Harriet is an extremely thorough and able medical negligence barrister. She has an eye for detail, is very thorough and is always on top of the evidence.'
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Ben is quite simply outstanding. His analytical mind is extraordinary.'
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Rob is extremely efficient and soundly astute, quick to get to the issues and great with witnesses.'
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Daniel has good attention to detail and is tactically astute. His advocacy is clear, concise and he presents arguments with authority.'
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Tom is clear and methodical in his approach to things. His advice is always clear and practical demonstrating awareness of not only the matters important to the client but the commercial aspects to a case as well.'
Outer Temple Chambers
‘James is really good, very able and can be trusted in a big negotiation.’
Outer Temple Chambers
'Will is extremely thorough, with strong analytical skills. He has a lovely manner with clients and is able to describe complex concepts in a straightforward and accessible way.'
Outer Temple Chambers
‘David’s forensic and comprehensive approach is second-to-none. He leaves no stone unturned.’
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Olinga is very thorough and has impeccable attention to detail. He leaves no stone unturned.’