1 Crown Office Row

1 Crown Office Row garners praise as 'the leading chambers for claimant child abuse work' in the personal injury arena. Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel KC is 'a phenomenal barrister with a very sharp intellect and outstanding legal and medical knowledge'; she is very experienced in representing claimants in catastrophic injury cases, as well as multi-party actions arising from claims of sexual and physical abuse of adults and children. Justin Levinson is another key practitioner who handles compensation claims arising from sexual abuse in childhood.

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Testimonials

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'John McLaren is efficient and accommodating.'
'Andrew Tull is very good.'
'Very accommodating and supportive set of clerks.'
'Very helpful clerks.'
'1COR is an incredible set.'
'1COR are a hugely well regarded set within the sector.'

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.

Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel KC

‘She is innovative, exceptionally bright and able to find solutions in the most complex of cases.’

Henry Witcomb KC

‘Henry has an incredible agility of mind and the ability to absorb huge amounts of information.'

Richard Booth KC

‘Richard is very calm and extremely familiar with all aspects of sports and personal injury law.'

Robert Kellar KC

'A complete advocate, with much flair and clarity of expression. Makes the difficult seem simple.'

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.

Justin Levinson

‘He is a joy to work with, practical in his advice and a force to be reckoned with on his feet in court.’

Jim Duffy

‘Jim gives very pragmatic and realistic advice. He is very responsive which is extremely helpful when running complex matters.'

Iain O’Donnell

‘He is a very talented negotiator and advocate.’

Shahram Sharghy

‘Shahram has an excellent client manner, and often puts people at ease immediately. His advice is succinct and he gets to the issue at hand quickly.’

Emma-Louise Fenelon

'She works tirelessly on behalf of her client and is the consummate professional. She combines a fierce intelligence with a tactical and strategic awareness well beyond her years as well as a genuine empathy which both solicitors and lay clients appreciate enormously.'

Amelia Williams

Dominic Ruck Keene

‘A fantastic trial advocate.'

Personal injury - 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.