Sarah Vaughan Jones KC
2 Temple Gardens ‘Her attention to detail and knowledge of quantum issues is second to none. She is exceptionally impressive in negotiations.'
A ‘top-drawer set for clinical negligence’ , 2 Temple Gardens fields ’real depth of experience in both claimant and defendant work’. Barristers in the set offer their services to NHS bodies, private insurance providers and medical defence organizations, in both domestic and cross-border cases. An example of this is Benjamin Browne KC’s role in a birth injury claim, concerning a US resident, valued at $78m. The team is additionally active in various surgical and amputation disputes, such as Beatty v Lewisham & Greenwich NHS , which saw Anna Hughes represent a defendant in a case regarding an alleged failure to diagnose and treat a patient’s foot, which ultimately led to its amputation, whom she successfully defended.
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Testimonials
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- 'Clerks have always been magnificent. Up to date, professional and helpful, including during trials.'
- 'Matt Moylan, George Chandler and Leanne Taylor are all incredibly helpful.'
- 'Lee Tyler is always a incredibly personable character to work with.'
- 'All of the clinical negligence barristers are known for their strong calibre, intelligence and approachability. It is a well renowned set, always in high demand for good reason.'
- '2 Temple Gardens is an excellent set with a wealth of experience.'
- 'In my view 2TG is one of the leading clinical negligence sets. It has a real depth of experience in both Claimant and Defendant work across the range of seniority.'
- 'A superb set.'
- '2TG are top drawer for clinical negligence work from the smallest to the very largest cases.'
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.
Michael de Navarro KC
2 Temple Gardens 'Hugely experienced. Excellent fundamental factual and legal analysis, but then also able to step back and heed the realities and practicalities of the risks of litigation to give sound pragmatic and practical advice.'
Benjamin Browne KC
2 Temple Gardens ‘Ben has enormous experience. For spinal and brain injury cases, he has been there and seen it all before. Nothing fazes him.’
Caroline Harrison KC
2 Temple Gardens ‘Caroline has a beautiful balance of sharp intellect, empathy and impressive communication skills.’
Bradley Martin KC
2 Temple Gardens ‘Encyclopaedic knowledge of clinical negligence matters with a specific special interest in birth injury cases.’
Martin Porter KC
2 Temple Gardens ‘Martin has an enormous intellect and laser focus – his ability to see straight to the heart of a complex case and to get quickly on top of all the key legal principles is impressive.’
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.
Andrew Bershadski
2 Temple Gardens ‘Andrew has very strong analytical skills and a very attractive style of advocacy.’
Robert Cumming
2 Temple Gardens ‘A very astute tactical barrister and good negotiator, with a very strong intellect.’
Helen Wolstenholme
2 Temple Gardens ‘Attention to detail: Helen never misses anything, her knowledge in this field is second to none. Helen always provides clear and sensible advice and her drafting is outstanding.’
Nina Unthank
2 Temple Gardens ‘Nina has a brilliant grasp of the technical area, especially high value quantum issues on dependency claims. She is very calm and poised which is very reassuring for clients and makes her a formidable opponent.’
Roger Harris
2 Temple Gardens ‘He is an extremely effective negotiator and tactician.’
Sam Stevens
2 Temple Gardens ‘Highlight his advocacy at trial, attention to detail, client rapport, thoroughness, approachability, engagement in the case.’
Kate Legh
2 Temple GardensRising 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.
