Jonathan Crow KC
4 Stone Buildings ‘Highly accomplished and at the top of his game, Jonathan is creative and constructive, and a star performer as an advocate.’
4 Stone Buildings is 'a pre-eminent set for company law'. Members are highly regarded for advising across the full range of contentious and non-contentious company law matters, and the set has developed a reputation as a key point of contact for insurance company law. Jonathan Crow KC is a highly regarded silk, with a solid track record in appearing before the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. At the junior end of chambers, Christopher Harrison is very well known for his expertise in representing defendants and claimants in shareholder disputes and directors’ disqualification matters.
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- '4 Stone Buildings’ clerking team is well-known for its outstanding service. It has excellent clerks at all levels, including the well-renowned senior clerk, David Goddard, and extremely skilled first and second junior clerks, Ben Lashmar and Ryan Tunkel respectively.'
- 'David Goddard is a clerking legend. He is both wise and full of energy leading a very happy and enthusiastic team who all are pleased to help with any problem.'
- 'The clerks were very responsive and provided reasonable quotes. Ryan Tunkel, Connor Ward and Louie Millard were particularly helpful.'
- 'David Goddard is a very well known and deservedly respected longstanding senior clerk.'
- 'Top-notch. Easy-going, quick to respond and flexible. Ben Lashmar and Ryan Tunkel are particularly good.'
- '4 Stone Buildings is a pre-eminent set for company law, particularly contentious company law. It can offer barristers with expertise not only in company law, but also analogous areas which commonly arise in company cases such as fraud and insolvency.'
- 'The chambers excels at chancery/commercial litigation, especially company and business law disputes. It is replete with talent, both among members and the clerking team.'
- 'Its company practice is excellent, with a great range of barristers across all levels in this area, who all provide quality service.'
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.
George Bompas KC
4 Stone Buildings ‘An extremely user-friendly KC with enormous experience and expertise.’
John Brisby KC
4 Stone Buildings ‘John sees things from a client's perspective, and is able to deliver practical and comprehensible advice.’
Richard Hill KC
4 Stone Buildings ‘Richard is the complete package. His focus on cases and his work rate are unparalleled.’
Andrew de Mestre KC
4 Stone Buildings ‘Andrew has an extraordinary intellect, his written work is clear and incisive, and he provides cogent advice.’
Hermann Boeddinghaus KC
4 Stone Buildings ‘Hermann is incredibly responsive and always quick to respond to any questions.’
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.
Alexander Cook KC
4 Stone Buildings ‘He is a class act. His commercial antennae are well-tuned and he is always able to provide helpful strategic perspectives.’
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.
Christopher Harrison
4 Stone Buildings ‘A junior who shows total mastery of his brief, and his advocacy is exceptional.’
Tiran Nersessian
4 Stone Buildings ‘Tiran is an impressively big talent, with a down-to-earth and collaborative approach and an impeccable instinct for the points that will work.’
James Knott
4 Stone Buildings ‘Exceptionally bright, methodical, calm, responsive and invested in the matters he is instructed in.’
Tom Gentleman
4 Stone Buildings ‘Tom is very good at condensing a lot of information into a succinct pleading.’
Donald Lilly
4 Stone Buildings ‘When instructing Donald, you get silk-quality work, and his effective advocacy style gets the key points across concisely and persuasively.’
Alastair Tomson
4 Stone Buildings ‘He is tactically very astute with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law, commercial nous and a truly excellent client touch.’
Emma Horner
4 Stone Buildings ‘Emma is very thorough and detail-focused. She is able to distil swathes of information into a user-friendly format.’
Edward Crossley
4 Stone Buildings ‘Edward has a superbly analytical mind and is able to grasp the details quickly, ask pertinent questions, and provide reassuring advice.’
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.
Zara McGlone
4 Stone Buildings ‘Knowledgeable, bright and efficient, Zara gives sensible commercial advice.’
Daniel Kessler
4 Stone Buildings ‘Daniel is excellent on the papers and very responsive. He shows good judgement.’