William Tyler KC
The 36 Group ‘William is a very charismatic advocate. A class act with sound judgement.’
The 36 Group is ‘a top tier set with strength and depth for all types of family work’. The ‘fantastic’ team is particularly well known for its strong capabilities in handling cases involving issues of fertility and surrogacy, and international child law matters. Hannah Markham KC is ‘a principled, passionate, and brave advocate’, and William Tyler KC is ‘a phenomenally clever, insightful and world-class operator’, with an excellent reputation for advising on cross-jurisdictional matters. Among the junior end of chambers, Kate Grieve is ’very robust in court when arguing for clients‘.
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Testimonials
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- 'Danny Chapman works hard to meet a client's needs.'
- 'Danny Chapman is a shining example of how clerking should be done. Adam Cope and Frazer Vye are also fantastic.'
- 'The clerking team is superb, particularly Danny Chapman and Adam Cope. They always go out of their way to provide the right choice of counsel for a particular case. They are highly responsive to enquiries and provide a first-class clerking service.'
- 'The clerks are brilliant, particularly Adam Cope and Frazer Vye, who are always on hand to assist.'
- 'The 36 Group has excellent strength in depth, barristers of all capabilities and experience.'
- 'The 36 Group has a strong selection of counsel who can be relied on to act on behalf of clients at a consistently high level.'
- 'The 36 Group is an excellent set of chambers with a fantastic selection of counsel.'
- 'The 36 Group is a great set of chambers with lots of experienced counsel.'
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.
Hannah Markham KC
The 36 Group ‘Hannah is an experienced and wise KC. She has impeccable instincts, gives sound advice and adds real value to a case. She is very urbane when dealing with difficult clients.’
Martin Kingerley KC
The 36 Group ‘Martin is always serene and composed. He is insightful and immediately gets to the heart of an issue.'
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.
Lucy Reed KC
The 36 Group ‘Lucy is an incredible advocate. She has the command and respect of the court.'
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.
Kate Grieve
The 36 Group ‘Kate is an exceptional advocate. She is the definition of above and beyond.’
Kate Tompkins
The 36 Group ‘Kate has an unparalleled ability to determine the salient issues of a case, and provides client-focused advice.’
Joanne Ecob
The 36 Group ‘Joanne is an imperturbable barrister. She provides well-reasoned advice and has an excellent bedside manner.'
Adiba Bassam
The 36 Group ‘Adiba is a fierce advocate. She has a deep breadth of knowledge and can articulate complex issues clearly and persuasively.’
Hena Vissian
The 36 Group ‘Hena is a fierce advocate, and her knowledge is incredible. She undertakes complex cases with ease.’
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Sabuhi Chaudhry
The 36 Group ‘Sabuhi is incredibly thorough. She is a skilled advocate with a meticulous eye for detail, and will adapt her approach to meet the client’s needs.’
Eve Robinson
The 36 Group ‘She is pragmatic and approachable, demonstrating a level of skill well beyond her year of call.'
Ben Mansfield
The 36 Group ‘Ben is a passionate barrister. He is persuasive, meticulous, and well-prepared, which puts everyone who interacts with him in and out of court at ease.’
Chloe Kenvin
The 36 Group ‘Chloe is a team player. She has a calm manner with clients and is always very well prepared.’
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.
Lara Izzard-Hobbs
The 36 Group ‘Lara is an exceptional barrister for her year of call. She is incredibly well-prepared and has keen attention to detail.'
Madeleine Whelan
The 36 Group ‘Madeleine is brilliant with clients, always incredibly helpful and approachable, and gets to grips quickly with incredibly complex matters.'