James Pickering KC
A persuasive advocate who thinks well on his feet to deal with unexpected issues.'
Containing members seen as ‘great quality, commercial and easy to work with’, Enterprise Chambers is well-versed supporting clients in a wide range of industries, including in the banking, sports and construction sectors. The set contains experience at all levels, with juniors frequently acting in HMRC winding-up proceedings. James Pickering KC acts in a high-value case, featuring allegations of fraud, concerning the sale of a portfolio of hotels, Hotel Portfolio II UK v Marlborough Developments, in which he leads Samuel Hodge. Stephen Davies KC continues to assist the class of sub-postmasters on the fall out of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal. Also of note, Kavan Gunaratna is supporting an investor in contested insolvency proceedings following the failure of a group of property development companies.
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Testimonials
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- 'Great set of chambers, and we instruct them often.'
- 'Their clerks are excellent and responsive.'
- 'We receive a very good service and find that counsel there are of a great quality, commercial and easy to work with.'
- 'Enterprise Chambers are one of our go-to sets because of the excellent service we receive from them.'
- 'Excellent clerks with a special mention for Michael Ireland who is always ready and willing to help.'
- 'The set are a pleasure to work with and we have longstanding relationships with a number of barristers.'
Lawyers
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.
Stephen Davies KC
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.
Phillip Gale
Amit Gupta
Simon Newman
‘Simon has a natural way with clients, attention to detail and to sort the wheat from the chaff in high volume cases.’
Geoffrey Zelin
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.
