Outer Temple Chambers
‘Gerard is one of the leading PI silks. His client skills are second-to-none. He has a phenomenal ability to distil complex cases into manageable material, putting clients at ease, but also at the centre of the process.’
Outer Temple Chambers is heralded as a ‘top tier London set’, with particular personal injury expertise regarding sports claims, equine claims, and those with a cross-border element. Sarah Crowther KC has particular strength in such cross-border claims, including EU law interpretation. James Counsell KC and Ben Bradley are instructed for the claimants in AXM v Chelsea Football Club, who experienced racial abuse while playing for the club’s youth sides – exemplifying the set’s sports and abuse expertise. Eliot Woolf KC has notable expertise regarding road traffic accident claims, and Gerard McDermott KC is currently leading a claim for over eight hundred victims of the Grenfell tower fire.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Paul Barton is fantastic - the best personal injury clerk around.'
- 'Paul Barton, Graham Woods and Chris Rowe are all fantastic, and extremely helpful.'
- 'Clerking is very strong, led by Paul Barton and Graham Woods who always go beyond with top quality service.'
- 'Outer Temple is a top tier London set.'
- 'Outer Temple Chambers have great strength in depth. They are able to offer counsel with the full range of experience to meet the demands of a catastrophic injury case.'
- 'Outer Temple have a strong pedigree in cross-border work and is one of the "go to" sets.'
- 'Top notch chambers in the arena of cross-border personal injury claims.'
- 'All clerks at Outer Temple Chambers are reliable, responsive and accommodating.'
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.
Outer Temple Chambers
‘A solid advocate with a great manner. Everything you want from a top silk.'
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Sarah is a meticulous and tenacious advocate. Always well-prepared, not afraid to take a difficult point and technically gifted on tricky points of law and procedure.’
Outer Temple Chambers
‘A razor sharp analytical mind. Able to get to the heart of the matter and formidable reputation.'
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Nathan is exceptionally bright, hardworking and tenacious; a true star of the Bar in every sense.’
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Eliot is a star. His eye for detail is second-to-none, his responsiveness also second-to-none and an excellent way with clients.’
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Christopher has a sharp legal mind and real gravitas in the field of catastrophic injury claims.’
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Jonathan is hard working, responsive and a delight to work with.'
Juniors
Personal injury - 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.
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Excellent with clients and quick to get to the nub of the issue. Persuasive in court but tenacious when the need arises.'
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Patrick is an extremely sensitive and able child abuse barrister. He has significant amounts of experience in dealing with these most complex of cases.'
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Meticulous, approachable, excellent with clients and a pleasure to deal with.'
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Ian is a hugely experienced in cross-border personal injury claims. He is an excellent and persuasive advocate.'
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Will is an absolute star in the making, fiercely intelligent and hard working.'
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Olinga's work is very thorough and considered and he has shown excellent attention to detail.'
Personal injury - Leading Juniors
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.
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Excellent with clients and quick to get to the nub of the issue. Persuasive in court but tenacious when the need arises.'
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Patrick is an extremely sensitive and able child abuse barrister. He has significant amounts of experience in dealing with these most complex of cases.'
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Meticulous, approachable, excellent with clients and a pleasure to deal with.'
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Ian is a hugely experienced in cross-border personal injury claims. He is an excellent and persuasive advocate.'
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Will is an absolute star in the making, fiercely intelligent and hard working.'
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Olinga's work is very thorough and considered and he has shown excellent attention to detail.'