Simon Rainey KC
Quadrant Chambers ‘A highly intelligent silk, who has excellent judgement and a keen grasp of the key issues in a case, making him a safe pair of hands for big-ticket disputes.’
Quadrant Chambers is home to an 'extremely strong team across the board'. The group continues to handle a growing workstream of energy matters, and has been kept especially busy advising on upstream and downstream oil and gas projects and LNG issues. Simon Rainey KC and Ben Gardner recently appeared in litigation arising from a joint operating agreement concerning the development of a gas field off the coast of East Africa. Among the juniors, Gaurav Sharma stands out for his expertise in international arbitration, and is regularly instructed by oil and gas majors.
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Testimonials
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- 'Simon Slattery is a pleasure to deal with, excellent at identifying the right counsel for the right case.'
- 'Simon Slattery is simply the best. Always there listening, assisting and placing me with the appropriate barrister to solve my client’s problems.'
- 'Rob Frankish is excellent. Responsive, fair, proactive. A pleasure to deal with.'
- 'Simon Slattery is brilliant to work with - always on the ball.'
- 'The clerks are very responsive. Calls are always returned quickly and they are honest about counsel's availability.'
- 'The clerks are very responsive and efficient.'
- 'An excellent modern commercial set of chambers with strength and depth far outside its reputation for being a shipping set.'
- 'Quadrant Chambers is my first port of call. The barristers in that set of chambers are simply brilliant.'
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.
Luke Parsons KC
Quadrant Chambers ‘He has excellent insight into how to best present technical arguments to arbitrators, and his insights and guidance are invaluable.’
2
Simon Croall KC
Quadrant Chambers ‘Simon is a high-quality KC.’
Lionel Persey KC
Quadrant Chambers ‘A superstar in the international arbitration field.’
3
Chris Smith KC
Quadrant Chambers ‘A silk with an extraordinary intellect, coupled with great practicality.’
Nigel Cooper KC
Quadrant Chambers ‘A silk with a meticulous eye.’
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.
Gemma Morgan
Quadrant Chambers ‘Gemma is very quick to get to grips with a case, has a very good work ethos, and quickly gains the client’s trust.’
Ben Gardner
Quadrant Chambers ‘Ben has an outstanding intellect and a user-friendly approach.’
Caroline Pounds
Quadrant Chambers ‘Caroline is a go-to senior-junior: exceptionally clever, with an analytical eye for detail, and very approachable.'
Joseph England
Quadrant Chambers ‘An extremely diligent and highly efficient barrister with a meticulous eye.'
Andrew Leung
Quadrant Chambers ‘His advocacy is incredibly impressive for his year of call.’
Paul Henton
Quadrant Chambers ‘Very good both in drafting and on his feet, he is approachable and engaged while proceedings are underway.’
Henry Ellis
Quadrant Chambers ‘Henry puts in maximum effort. He has a first-class grasp of complex disputes.’
Alexander Uff
Quadrant Chambers ‘Alex is a first-rate lawyer with excellent analytical skills, who argues persuasively and focuses on the strongest points.’