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.
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Andrew Ayres KC
Twenty Essex ‘Andrew has an extremely effective advocacy style, he is very much on top of the detail and is incredibly eloquent.'
Blair Leahy KC
Twenty Essex ‘Technically strong and very on top of detail as well as strategy. Clients love her.’
Tony Beswetherick KC
Twenty Essex ‘Tony is a brilliant asset to the team on any case. He is super bright and thoughtful but also commercial and understands and is mindful of the wider context of the case in which he is acting. Tony is accessible and user-friendly in a way that many KCs are not.’
Juniors
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.
Maria Kennedy
Twenty Essex ‘She is very responsive and delivers excellent and thorough written advice on complex areas of law. Her advocacy was measured and precise.’
Matthew McGhee
Twenty Essex ‘Matt is a good junior, clear thinker and all-round pleasant individual to work with. He is hardworking and thinks outside of the box. He is a clear communicator which works well when carrying out advocacy work.’