Hall of fameChambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Tom is supremely bright and yet manages to put the clients and people he works with at ease. He has an excellent calm manner and is a great advocate.'
Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
3 Verulam Buildings is noted as being ‘a good solid set for commercial matters,’ with members such as Adam Kramer KC and William Day having been involved in Covid-19 lockdown-related cases such as Stonegate Pub Company v MS Amlin. Tom Weitzman KC and Peter Ratcliffe acted for the restaurant chain in PizzaExpress v Liberty Mutual Insurance, another case concerning if the policy (which used the "Aon Trio" wording) applied to central government action and if the limits in that case were national or per restaurant. Kate Holderness has acted and advised in related to a wide range of insurance disputes, including between brokers and insurers, while Sophia Dzwig is another key junior on the set.
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- 'Richard Ansell is knowledgeable and helpful.'
- 'Stephen Penson is a fantastic senior clerk. He knows how to balance conflicting demands on time and keeps instructing solicitors aware of availability and matters as they arise. There are never any surprises with Stephen.'
- 'All the clerks are pleasant to deal with, commercial and efficient. Stuart Pullum has been particularly helpful in the past few months.'
- 'Fantastic set - commercial, competitive, pleasant.'
- '3VB is our go-to set for policyholder-side insurance coverage counsel.''
- '3VB is a good solid set for commercial matters. It is stocked with people who are all very easy to deal with.'
- '3VB is a first choice set for insurance work at the moment. They have some exceptional people there and are great to deal with across the board.'
- 'The go to set for complex insurance coverage work, with leading silks and juniors.'
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.
Hall of fameChambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Nick is a go-to barrister for complex insurance disputes, subject to Middle Eastern law, and has been a number of years. He always makes the right strategic decisions and is well-prepared. He handles pressure well and is an excellent advocate and can be fierce if the circumstances require.’
3Hall of fameChambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Brilliant advocate. Extremely bright. Leading light of junior silks.’
4Hall of fameChambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘She provides clarity of advice and straight talking.’
Hall of fameChambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Rory is great with clients and instructing solicitors alike. He is extremely knowledgeable and able to recall the minutiae of specific concerns and arguments raised. He is able to take a step back and provide pragmatic commercial advice not only legal advice. Rory is one in a million and a joy to work with.'
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.
3Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘William is simply brilliant. He is fantastically bright, amazingly hard working and great to work with.’
Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Her great strengths are her focus, her ability to get the work done and her judgement. She is always on top of the issues, always pulls out all the stops and is an invaluable sounding board, never afraid to express her own opinions but always a team player.’
3Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Theo is both hard working and thorough. He always provides a fresh and analytically sophisticated view of difficult problems. In court he is a forceful and effective advocate.’
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.
3Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘William is simply brilliant. He is fantastically bright, amazingly hard working and great to work with.’
Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Her great strengths are her focus, her ability to get the work done and her judgement. She is always on top of the issues, always pulls out all the stops and is an invaluable sounding board, never afraid to express her own opinions but always a team player.’
3Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Theo is both hard working and thorough. He always provides a fresh and analytically sophisticated view of difficult problems. In court he is a forceful and effective advocate.’