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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• 'The clerks are brilliant. Paul Hennessy, Jamie Byrne and Kenny Martin are fabulous and helpful.'
• 'Paul Hennessy is top-notch. He is friendly, approachable, and pragmatic.'
• 'All the clerks are super responsive and helpful, particularly Michael Reeves and Jamie Byrne.'
• 'Michael Reeves is extremely helpful. Paul Hennessy, Jamie Byrne and Glenn Bennett are also helpful and responsive.'
• '4PB is an excellent go-to set for family law.'
• '4PB is a pre-eminent set.'
• '4PB is a go-to set with excellent counsel at all levels.'
• '4PB is a brilliant set at all levels for financial work.'

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.

2

Charles Hale KC

4PB

‘Charles is tenacious and dedicated. He has an assertive court presence and is always committed to getting the best possible result for his clients.’

4

Christopher Hames KC

4PB

‘Christopher is unflappable and always thoroughly prepared. He has a wonderful style of advocacy, calm but very much to the point. He very much has the ear of the court.’

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.

Judith Murray KC

4PB

 ‘Judith is a first-class financial silk and an exceptional advocate. Clients have full confidence in her approach.’

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.

1

Samantha Woodham

4PB

‘Samantha is a class act. She is a brilliant advocate, has a bedside manner which is unmatched in the profession and knows precisely how to pitch her case to get the best outcome for a client.’

1

Henry Clayton

4PB

‘Henry is a real powerhouse.’

2

Nicholas Fairbank

4PB

‘Nicholas has an incisive forensic ability to drill down into the details of the most complex financial cases. He is personable and inspires confidence. His advocacy is effective.’

3

Francesca Dowse

4PB

‘Francesca is brilliant at money cases.'

3

Harry Gates

4PB

‘Harry is meticulous in his preparation. He delivers the client’s case with absolute clarity, expertise and great skill.’

3

Rhiannon Lloyd

4PB

‘Rhiannon has a clear and engaging advocacy style, and is excellent with clients. A thorough junior.'

4

Harry Nosworthy

4PB

‘Harry is a fantastic barrister with a calm manner, which immediately puts clients at ease. In court, he is a skilled and persuasive advocate who speaks with authority and gravitas.’

4

Kate Van Rol

4PB

‘Kate is a calming and steady hand in complex family law cases. She is faultless in her case preparation and on her feet in court. She is well-skilled in reading the courtroom and adapting her advocacy style to suit the needs of the case.’

4

Katie Wood

4PB

‘Katie is conscientious and always willing to go the extra mile.'

4

Julia Townend

4PB

‘Julia is a formidable advocate who commands the attention of the courtroom. She has sound commercial and practical awareness.’

4

Sophie Connors

4PB

‘Sophie is an excellent barrister, always impeccably prepared, very generous with her time, very robust and able to think quickly on her feet.’

4

Stephen Lyon

4PB

4

Rosanne Godfrey-Lockwood

4PB

‘Rosanne is always keen, and offers constructive opinions on complex matters.’