Charles Dougherty KC
2 Temple Gardens ‘An exceptional barrister with specialist expertise in conflict of laws.’
Highlighted as ‘the place to go for cross-border disputes’,2 Temple Gardens’ personal injury practitioners typically operate in highly sophisticated cases, especially those that requirement expertise in other jurisdictions, animal law, and psychiatric injuries. Senior members of the chambers pursue consequential disputes that reach the higher courts, such as Benjamin Browne KC and Marie-Louise Kinsler, who represented the defendants in the litigation surrounding the death of Sir Ian Brownlie, which settled in 2023 - the case reached the Supreme Court under the name FS Cairo (Nile Plaza) LLC v Brownlie over issues of if the claim should have been brought in England or Egypt. Roger Harris is instructed in cases involving severe injuries, including those pertaining to animal law, such as Black v National Rifle Association, an ongoing dispute where the claimant contacted Lyme’s disease following exposure to a tick at one of the defendant’s shooting ranges.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Strong personal injury clerking led by Lee Tyler and his deputy Leanne Taylor.'
- 'The clerks are efficient and easy to deal with. '
- 'Strong in cross-border PI work, in particular defendant. '
- 'A very good set of Chambers which offers advice and training on a wide range of topics covering the field in question and latest legal developments and case law.'
- 'The place to go for cross-border disputes.'
- '2 TG has a very good reputation in heavy PI claims.'
- '2TG is a stand-out set for quality and strength of counsel specialising in personal injury.'
- 'Excellent range of services and expertise'
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.
Rehana Azib KC
2 Temple Gardens 'Rehana has an incredible attention to detail and is phenomenally bright but also great to work with and a real team player.'
Lucy Wyles KC
2 Temple Gardens 'Lucy has a wonderful eye for detail. She is extremely knowledgeable and very approachable. An excellent barrister with exceptional advocacy skills. '
Howard Palmer KC
2 Temple Gardens ‘His skills as a trial advocate are second to none. Judges trust his submissions and he is a master tactician.’
Martin Porter KC
2 Temple Gardens ‘His advocacy in the court room is superb; he makes the art of advancing difficult submissions look easy and elegant.'
2023 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.
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.
Christopher Russell
2 Temple Gardens ‘He is exceptionally hard working and thorough with a very substantial knowledge of all aspects of personal injury law. He is also an extremely persuasive and well respected advocate.’
Roger Harris
2 Temple Gardens ‘He is exceptionally thorough and hard working with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law in this area. Animals Act cases are a particular strength. He is a determined and supremely effective advocate.’
Harry Trusted
2 Temple Gardens ‘Very sharp, robust and experienced in traumatic brain injury claims. Attention to detail is second to none. Excellent advocacy skills.’
Meghann McTague
2 Temple Gardens ‘Thorough and with great attention to detail. Approachable and excellent with clients. Pragmatic and a good negotiator.’
Anna Hughes
2 Temple Gardens ‘Anna is known for being very tenacious and our last case was no exception. She is a hard negotiator and always comes prepared to argue her corner vigorously.’
Henry Morton Jack
2 Temple Gardens ‘Henry is an excellent advocate. He quickly gains the ear of the court and makes eloquent, focused submissions.’
Alistair Mackenzie
2 Temple Gardens ‘Exceptionally bright. Hard-working and very conscientious. A creative thinker when it comes to legal problems,’
Robert Cumming
2 Temple Gardens
Anastasia Karseras
2 Temple Gardens ‘Anastasia gets straight to the heart of the issues and having found the important points analyses them superbly and exhaustively.’
Helen Bell
2 Temple Gardens ‘Helen gave clear and pragmatic advice. She is approachable and helps secure good outcomes for client.’
Andrew Bershadski
2 Temple Gardens ‘Excellent drafting skills. Thorough concise advice. Personable, approachable manner.’
Tom Fairclough
2 Temple Gardens ‘His drafting skills are second none and his judgment is always spot on.’
Helen Wolstenholme
2 Temple Gardens ‘Helen is quick to respond and approachable, she is personable. She is cautious in her advice and will consider issues carefully before reverting.’
Jack Harris
2 Temple Gardens ‘Jack has excellent judgement, a calm measured approach is someone that can always be relied upon to deliver.’
John William McDonald
2 Temple Gardens ‘John's written advice is excellent, clear and insightful.‘
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.
