Nicholas Bowen KC
‘Nicholas is always very well prepared, ensuring he understands the smallest details of a case. His work is of a very high standard and he is excellent with clients.’
Nicholas Bowen KC – Doughty Street Chambers ‘Nicholas is always very well prepared, ensuring he understands the smallest details of a case. His work is of a very high standard and he is excellent with clients.’
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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.
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.
Louise Price
‘Louise’s knowledge and expertise in education law is second-to-none. She has a brilliant way of not just understanding very complex and novel points of education law but explaining it in a way that can be understood and tailored to the person she is talking to. Watching her in court is like watching a master class in advocacy.’
Sarah Steinhardt
Hardworking with great attention to detail and with an encyclopedic knowledge of the Equality Act. Easy to work with and persuasive on her feet with a clear crisp advocacy style.’
Shu Shin Luh
Shu Shin is easily one of the best barristers. She is tactically astute, extremely creative and incredible on her feet and easily on par with leading KCs in these areas.’
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.
Alice Irving
‘Alice is a thorough, supportive and empathetic education law barrister and exactly who is wanted next to the most vulnerable clients during a special educational needs appeal. Alice has creative and innovative suggestions for judicial review remedies, delivers excellent results at tribunal and is recommended without hesitation to clients and colleagues.’