‘Increasingly considered one of the top all-round commercial litigation sets’, Quadrant Chambers‘ members were recently particularly active in disputes involving banking, international trade, IT, telecoms, media, LNG, energy, retail and insurance, as well as contractual and joint venture-related claims. In one of the first post-Brexit case concerning the interface between arbitration law and consumer protection law, Simon Rainey KC represented the appellant, art collector Amir Soleymani, in a NFT auction-related claim against Nifty’s crypto trading platform, successfully seeking permission to argue the case before the Court of Appeal; and in SEGRO v Roxhill, Paul Downes KC and Emily Saunderson are both acting in relation to various disputes between property development companies over alleged breaches of warranty and the right to develop sites for logistics centres.
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Testimonials
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- 'Simon Slattery runs a tight ship and is very smooth and personable.'
- 'John Walker and Mike Wright are very helpful and open to working with clients' circumstances when agreeing fees.'
- 'Daniel Westerman, in particular, is an absolute star. He is always available and eager to assist, and ensures that all needs, no matter how urgent, are catered to.'
- 'Excellent chambers.'
- 'Great strength-in-depth for a variety of disputes, and they also offer innovative training, such as TED-style talks.'
- 'No issues with unexpected counsel availability and they are clerked very well.'
- 'Great set - particularly well known for shipping, but increasingly considered one of the top, all-round commercial litigation sets.'
- 'Very capable barristers and a good clerking team. Clients also find their topical articles and updates very useful.'
- 'The overall speed of response from all of the clerks is very good.'
- 'Extremely helpful and understanding clerking team. They understand the thin line that a solicitor has to tread when balancing the client and the barrister, and do their best to accommodate and make the process as smooth as possible.'
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.
Quadrant Chambers
‘Tenacious advocacy, highly polished client skills, and a barrister to go to for the most challenging of cases. Excellent on his feet and very tough when required.’
Robert-Jan Temmink KC
Quadrant Chambers ‘Robert is a first-class advocate – his use of the English language, the pace at which he speaks and his carefully chosen pauses combine for a hugely effective performance in court.'
Quadrant Chambers
‘Yash is a go-to silk. He is meticulous in his work and his advocacy is razor-sharp. He is also highly commercial and strategic.'
Guy Blackwood KC
Quadrant Chambers ‘Guy is a standout KC - he turns around advice impressively quickly, will always see the key issues, and is very client friendly, both in his manner and the work product he delivers.’
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.
Quadrant Chambers
‘Superb communication skills, very clear advice, and a star of the future. A silk in all but name, she is exceptionally bright, engaged and delivers great written and oral advocacy.’
Quadrant Chambers
‘Ferociously intelligent and extremely hardworking. He always makes himself available to deal with queries and he is an instructing solicitor's dream. There is no doubt that he will make a fantastic KC in the future.’
Quadrant Chambers
‘Stewart is incredibly responsive and quick, and has impressive attention to detail. He is technically excellent and his written advocacy work is exceptional. His calm and measured approach makes him easy to work with.'
Quadrant Chambers
���Confident, good with clients, works hard to find solutions, not afraid of a difficult case, and seeks to be creative with arguments - clear advice and drafting.’
Quadrant Chambers
‘Simply wonderful. Emily is extremely thorough with her preparation, and her drafting skills are up there with the best silks. Extremely calm and methodical in her advocacy, but knows when to be assertive for her client.’