Gough Square Chambers consistently act for many of the UK’s major banks and government bodies across the gamut of contentious and non-contentious regulatory areas, with the chambers having a particular strength in the regulation of retail products. Jonathan Kirk KC acted for Diamond Resorts and Club La Costa in consumer credit litigation concerning the mis-selling of timeshare as an investment, with the High Court dismissing claims for judicial review in May 2023. Stephen Neville continues to be an authority on compliance issues, recently advising Masthaven Bank on its withdrawal from the UK mortgage market and the sale of its almost £500m portfolio. Simon Popplewell brings an abundance of experience appearing before the FCA’s Regulatory Decisions Committee and regularly advises on the FCA perimeter and the boundaries in which parliament limits the regulator to act.

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Testimonials

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‘The clerks are fantastic and provide a brilliant client focused service, often working to tight deadlines, and ably handle competing demands and deadlines. We have dealt with Richard Bryant, Bob Weekes and Jack Bradshaw.’
‘Bob Weekes is superb and a pleasure to deal with - he has a great knowledge of counsel's expertise.’
‘We always receive great service from Gough Square.’
‘An annual consumer law conference is a real treat and the clerking team are fantastic.’
‘Gough Square Chambers is our go-to set, they have fantastic strength in depth.’

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.

Jonathan Kirk

‘His advocacy is considered and directed, often managing to ensure the judge sees the bigger picture. Jonathan is a joy to watch and always impressive.’

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.

Fred Philpott

Iain MacDonald

Stephen Neville

‘Stephen is incredibly knowledgeable, not only about the regulations but the industry as a whole and the way the courts and regulators apply and interpret the regulations.’

James Ross

Simon Popplewell

Kate Urell

‘Kate is very responsive and provides insightful, commercially focused advice on highly technical areas of law, but in a user-friendly manner and bearing in mind that her advice will often also be received by non-lawyers and business teams.’

Daniel Brayley

‘Detailed and thorough analysis; Daniel is great to work with.’

Lee Finch

‘A silk in the making: Lee is dedicated, reliable and bright. Judges have always taken a real shine to his style, which is firm and direct, but polite and respectful at all times.’

Robin Kingham