New Square Chambers
‘Nicholas is thoughtful and bright and always available. He is flexible in his approach and delivers for the instructing solicitor. His written opinions are always thorough.’
New Square Chambers is ‘a first-rate and go-to set’, regularly assisting clients with a wide range of contentious and non-contentious trust matters. Nicholas Le Poidevin KC, whose ’written advice in particular is first-rate’, has longstanding experience of handling cases involving breach of trust reorganisation and variation of trusts. ‘An exceptional advocate’, Alexander Learmonth KC successfully acted for Sandy Sangha in a second appeal before the Court of Appeal in Sangha v Sangha, a case involving the scope of a revocation clause and the requirements for the due execution of a will under section 9 of the Wills Act 1837. Aidan Briggs is currently representing a party in Marcus v Marcus, a trust dispute between brothers involving family business assets across various jurisdictions, and is known for his ’exemplary advocacy’.
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Testimonials
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- 'The clerks are outstanding, particularly Nathan Hitchman.'
- 'The clerks are faultless in their attitude, helpfulness and professionalism, especially Michelle Greene and Nathan Hitchman.'
- 'Cameron Grant is very good and very responsive.'
- 'Michelle Greene is extremely helpful and reliable and goes out of her way to ensure clients have the highest quality service. Nathan Hitchman and Cameron Grant are helpful.'
- 'Michelle Greene is a very efficient clerk.'
- 'Clerks are excellent, in particular, Michelle Greene is fantastic.'
- 'Michelle Greene is proactive and very sensible.'
- 'New Square Chambers offers an extremely high breadth and depth of barristers.'
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.
New Square Chambers
‘Alexander is the full package. He is wonderfully strategic, practical and technically first-rate. His advocacy skills are genius, and the various approaches he has to cross-examination are remarkable.’
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.
New Square Chambers
‘Lynton has intellectual rigour, highly persuasive advocacy and can run complex cases. He is hugely impressive and offers good judgement and analysis.’
New Square Chambers
‘Aidan has phenomenal intelligence and exudes an air of authority and competence. He can expertly combine his expertise and technical prowess with an ability to relate to lay clients and explain highly technical concepts to them in a friendly manner.’
New Square Chambers
‘Mark is very knowledgeable. He can quickly assess a situation and give focused advice. He deals with multiple interconnecting and novel issues very well and offers pragmatic and workable advice.’
New Square Chambers
‘Amy is excellent at getting to the heart of a dispute and taking the time to understand each party's motivations, which results in a tactical advantage. She pragmatically approaches matters and drives hard to find a resolution.’
New Square Chambers
‘James is approachable, very good with clients and knows contentious probate aspects.’
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.
New Square Chambers
‘James is very diligent and thorough and fights hard for his clients. He goes above and beyond to explore legal points in detail and leaves no stone unturned.’