‘Renowned for the quality lawyers within the set that specialise in inquest and inquiry work’, Temple Garden Chambers has a ’brilliant reputation‘ for major inquiries and high-profile inquests: David Barr KC is leading counsel to the Undercover Policing inquiry, while Andrew O’Connor is instructed as one of the Leading Counsel to the Covid-19 inquiry, and Nicholas Moss KC is instructed as lead Counsel for the Department for Business and Trade in the same. In inquests, Keith Morton KC represented the Marine Accident Investigation Branch in R (Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service) v HM Assistant Coroner for Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, a judicial review concerning the interaction between MAIB investigations and inquests. Susan Jones joined the set from 3 Paper Buildings in December 2023.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Temple Gardens are renowned for the quality lawyers within the set that specialise in Inquest and Inquiry work.'
  • 'The clerks room is hardworking, friendly and always on hand to assist. Dean Norton is always available to discuss issues and advise on suitable counsel.'
  • 'I have worked with senior and junior counsel in the set on inquests and public inquiries and have been highly impressed with the quality of the legal work and the high level of support given throughout all matters.'
  • 'The clerking is fantastic.'
  • 'TCG is a great set - brilliant reputation. You know that any counsel from this set will deliver. '
  • 'Brilliant clerking team.'
  • 'Temple Garden Chambers is a leading set in public inquiries and inquests, with real strength at all levels and an impressive roster of cases.'
  • 'The clerks are all really helpful, respond quickly to queries and have a good understanding of Counsel's availability and individual preferences.'

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.
Keith Morton KC
1
Temple Garden Chambers
‘Keith is very responsive, clear, easy to work with, has immense knowledge, keeps clients calm and focused and really understands the commercial and political sensitivities in which we work.'

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.
4
Temple Garden Chambers
 ‘Susan's dedication to her work is second to none. She has remarkable attention to detail and goes above and beyond in her case preparation.'
Ellen Robertson
5
Temple Garden Chambers
‘A real superstar in the making. She is extremely hard working and has a great eye for the detail but does not lose sight of the bigger picture.'