Serle Court is 'a quality set that rightly deserves its first-class reputation'. The team garners praise for being 'extremely bright and able with a fantastic skill set for company work, especially with an insolvency, fraud or trusts angle'. Recent work for the group includes Jonathan Adkin KC appearing in Re: Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd, an ongoing, high-value shareholder appraisal action dispute in Bermuda, while Philip Marshall KC is acting in a major injunction case concerning a NASDAQ listed company in the Cayman Islands. Among the juniors, David Drake is sought after for his experience in handling unfair prejudice petitions and claims for breaches of directors' duties, and Tom Braithwaite's workload includes claims in insolvency.
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- 'Charlie Payne is a fantastic clerk. He is quick to respond to new instructions and he provides the right level of support from instruction through to the conclusion of any matter.'
- 'Their clerking team is highly responsive and commercial. I deal in particular with Daniel Wheeler and Amber Feltwell, who I always find to be a pleasure to deal with.'
- 'I have always found the clerks to be helpful and responsive. I have dealt with both Nick Hockney and Arron Snipe and have found them to be equally helpful and responsive.'
- 'Serle Court has a superb clerking team. They are can-do, commercial, they fight hard (but fair) on obtaining the best fees for their barristers and they are, without exception, wonderful company. They are also the most collegiate team we work with. Dan Wheeler and Emma Quin are fantastic.'
- 'All clerks are efficient and courteous. Dan Wheeler is particularly helpful.'
- 'The clerks are impressive, in particular Emma Quin and Arron Snipe.'
- 'Serle Court is my go-to for commercial Chancery cases. Their barristers really are quality from top to bottom. They are, without exception, fiercely clever and diligent.'
- 'I have always been impressed with the service by the clerks and with their recommendations for counsel in any particular matter. Serle Court is my go-to chambers for commercial and chancery disputes.'
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.
Lance Ashworth KC
Serle Court ‘Lance is incredibly well prepared, conscientious and deliberate, and his advocacy is potent and polished.’
Timothy Collingwood KC
Serle Court ‘Exceptionally bright and knowledgeable, he is a truly gifted advocate who is totally committed to the case.’
Jonathan Adkin KC
Serle Court ‘He can cut through complicated issues to deliver practical advice and pithy submissions with ease.’
Philip Jones KC
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Giles Richardson KC
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2023 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.
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.
Tom Braithwaite
Serle Court ‘Tom is super-smart and experienced, his advocacy is excellent in an understated yet intelligent way, and he clearly has the ear of the judge.’
Matthew Morrison
Serle Court ‘Hardworking and very user-friendly, Matthew has solid experience in handling shareholder disputes. He can digest facts quickly.’
David Drake
Serle Court ‘David quickly gets to grips with complicated issues to produce extremely clear and astute advice.’
Paul Adams
Serle Court ‘Paul is extremely bright, clear and compelling on his feet, and leads with confidence.’
Emma Hargreaves
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