Crown Office Chambers
‘Simon has a phenomenal capacity and an ability to assimilate a vast amount of evidence which us mere mortals can only dream about.'
Crown Office Chambers has ‘a very strong foothold in the inquest arena’, leveraging its regulatory and health and safety expertise for instructions across complex inquests and inquiries. James Maxwell-Scott KC represented three government witnesses in the Infected Blood inquiry, and represents the Ministry of Justice in the Covid-19 inquiry. In inquests work, Simon Antrobus KC and Katie Sage are instructed for Reading Borough Council in the inquest into the Forbury Gardens Terror attack. Katie Ayres is representing the Post Office in the inquiry into the Horizon scandal.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- 'Toby Sparrow is fantastic and works really hard to find Counsel who is the right fit.'
- 'Toby Sparrow is extremely hardworking and very responsive.'
- 'The clerking is second to none. Toby Sparrow leads the regulatory clerking and he is one of the best.'
- 'Crown Office Chambers are one of the strongest sets in relation to health and safety related Inquests and Inquiries.'
- 'The set have a very strong foothold in the inquest arena and are well known for their work in this area.'
- 'Very efficient, organised and easy to contact.'
- 'Crown Office Chambers are exceptional and my preferred Chambers. They have a good range of expertise and have some of the best Counsel in this area of work. '
- 'Our go-to chambers for inquest and inquiry 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.
Crown Office Chambers
'Dominic is exceptional in every way - he is an expert advocate, produces high quality written work and has an unrivalled attention to detail.'
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.
Crown Office Chambers
‘Katie is an extremely thorough and safe pair of hands with an excellent eye for the details.'
Crown Office Chambers
‘The crème de la crème and a first port of call for any inquest instruction.’
Crown Office Chambers
‘Harry is a fantastic advocate, he is very calm and incredibly persuasive. His demeanour and approach is right on point. '
Crown Office Chambers
‘Mike's attention to detail is second to none. He meticulously prepares for every case and is a calm and confident advocate.'
Crown Office Chambers
‘Jack is very thorough, well prepared, clear, direct and makes skillful and strategic points.'
Crown Office Chambers
‘Katie gets to grips with the issues of a case right from the outset, provides sound legal advice and is very supportive and approachable.’
Crown Office Chambers
‘Understated and technically brilliant which is a particularly good combination for difficult matters in this field of work.'