Alexander Antelme KC
Crown Office Chambers ‘Alex is a leading authority on all things product liability. His advice is excellent. He’s forceful and his submissions carry weight.’
Well-regarded for expertise in the pharmaceuticals sector, Crown Office Chambers‘ focus areas encompass matters related to faulty electronic and mechanical products causing catastrophic damage, as well as advice on subrogated claims and cover under product liability insurance policies. Alexander Antelme KC’s busy workload includes a leading role at court hearings in the "Dieselgate" litigation for Renault and associated companies, where Richard Sage acts unled for a co-defendant. Specialising in commercial product liability claims, Daniel Shapiro KC is instructed in Dublin Coach v Dawson and Daimler Buses (UK) Ltd (formerly Evobus), defending against a claim that Euro 6 compliant diesel exhaust systems in Mercedes Tourismo coaches were defective and caught fire.
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Testimonials
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- 'An excellent set, with very capable barristers at all levels.'
- 'The set of chambers is strong on product liability and commercial litigation work and as such is one of our go-to sets of chambers. '
- 'Crown Office Chambers as a set are outstanding.'
- 'Crown Office Chambers is excellent for product liability insurance work. There is strength in depth for this type of work at every level.'
- 'Brilliant.'
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.
Daniel Shapiro KC
Crown Office Chambers 'Daniel is exceptionally intelligent, and is able to cut straight through to the key issues. He has the courage of his convictions but is also pragmatic and commercial when necessary. He is also a delight to work with, and good with clients and experts.'
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.
David Myhill
Crown Office Chambers ‘Brilliant in providing very clear advice and cutting through to the central issues. An expert in product liability claims and clearly a KC in the making.’
Richard Sage
Crown Office Chambers 'Richard is simply brilliant and always manages to find a way through tricky issues; he is willing to think outside the box and be commercial when necessary. A pleasure to work with.'
Harry Lambert
Crown Office Chambers ‘Harry provides timely and detailed advice that is always well thought-through.’
Carlo Taczalski
Crown Office Chambers ‘Carlo's technical expertise in product liability is second to none. His in-depth knowledge of case law and the effect of contractual clauses has been crucial and extremely helpful. In addition to that, he is an excellent strategist who always thinks outside the box and our first port of call for high-value product liability cases.
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.
