4 New Square Chambers

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• 'Excellent, friendly, and honest clerks. Dennis Peck is great.'
• 'Lizzie Stewart and Dennis Peck are a class act.'
• 'Dennis Peck and Jack Boggans are a delight to work with - they are pragmatic, commercial and always willing to go the extra mile.'
• 'Nick Angliss is excellent and always responsive.'
• ' A first-class commercial set.'
• '4 New Square have strength across the board with a number of stand out individuals. 4 New Square cover a wide range of areas so it is rare they will not have anyone available to assist.'
• '4 New Square are a modern, visionary and user-friendly set with strong members and a clerking team that adopts a can-do attitude when working with instructing solicitors.'
• '4 New Square continues to impress with its range of available specialist talent, very well supported by a pro-active and supporting 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.

2

Justin Fenwick KC

4 New Square

'Extraordinary knowledge and tactical acumen accumulated over decades in working on the most complex of cases.'

4

Daniel Saoul KC

4 New Square

‘A very smart operator who is calmness personified. Excellent judgement, and exceptionally good to work with.'

4

Graham Chapman KC

4 New Square

'Graham is an excellent advocate who is very clear and precise in his delivery. He handles interventions from the judge very well, and with good humour.'

5

Ben Elkington KC

4 New Square

‘Ben has a commanding presence and is authorative and self-assured. He does not mince his words and consequently provides a clear and well thought out strategy.'

5

George Spalton KC

4 New Square

‘George is a truly exceptional advocate and is quickly developing into one of the best at the Bar. He is exceptionally bright, commercially astute, cuts through to the core of an issue quickly, and is forthright in advising clients on prospects, risks and strategy.’

6

Hugh Jory KC

4 New Square

‘Hugh's strengths are his vast legal experience, detailed knowledge, and tremendous cross-examination style. His ability to navigate the facts is incredible.'

6

Matthew Bradley KC

4 New Square

‘Excellent advocate on his feet, down to earth, and has the ear of judges.'

2024 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.

Shail Patel KC

4 New Square

‘Shail consistently demonstrates excellence in everything he does. His written work is textbook in its power and persuasion, and his advocacy style is a joy to watch - he regularly defeats opponents of higher seniority and knows how to win over the most sceptical of judges.'

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.

3

Kendrah Potts

4 New Square

‘Kendrah is a superb barrister – she is extremely personable and intelligent, grasps matters quickly, and offers the best advice possible. Her advocacy is impeccable and she is always prepared.’

4

Timothy Chelmick

4 New Square

 'Tim is able to manage a huge amount of factual detail without losing sight of the key points that will make a difference. His written advocacy is excellent.'

4

Lucy Colter

4 New Square

‘Lucy is incredibly hard-working and detail-oriented. She is responsive and very helpful.’

5

Marie-Claire O’Kane

4 New Square Chambers

5

Saaman Pourghadiri

4 New Square Chambers

 ‘Saaman is a senior junior in a junior's clothes: he punches above his weight and provides first-class support on all of the matters he works on. He is effective in court, liked and trusted by judges, and works well both as part of a team and as sole counsel.'

5

Usman Roohani

4 New Square Chambers

‘Usman's intellectual capacity is extraordinary. He is an incredibly fast thinker and can focus on multiple strands of complex issues at the same time. His humble gentle manner may allow the unweary to underestimate him, which you do at your peril.'

5

Tom Shepherd

4 New Square Chambers

 'He is a good team player and easy to work with. His advocacy is also excellent and he is more than capable of holding his own against high-calibre KCs.'

5

Lionel Nichols

4 New Square

 'His quick understanding and appreciation, thoughtful questions, careful explanations, clever and clear drafting, and collaborative approach to the development of case strategy are impressive.'

5

Pippa Manby

4 New Square

 'Supremely intelligent, yet down-to-earth and client-friendly. A phenomenal advocate.'

5

Seohyung Kim

4 New Square

'A thorough and thoughtful junior who produces quality work.'

5

Mark Cullen

4 New Square

 'Mark is a pleasure to work with. He is calm and considered, provides clear and practical advice, and is very responsive.'

5

Stephen Ryan

4 New Square

 'Gives crisp advice, rolls his sleeves up, and is always on top of the facts and detail.'

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.

Carola Binney

4 New Square

'Carola has a wonderfully incisive mind. She continues to impress with the quality of her written work and the thoughtfulness of her advice.'