3Hall of fameChambers of Charlie Cory-Wright KC and Richard Harwood KC
‘Paul is an exceptional advocate. He combines razor sharp analytical skills and sound commercial judgement. He has all angles covered.’
Chambers of Charlie Cory-Wright KC and Richard Harwood KC
39 Essex Chambers has members active across all areas of professional negligence with an emphasis on work concerning construction professionals, including architects, designers, engineers, and so forth. Almost all the set’s cases are subrogated claims funded by professional indemnity insurance. Paul Darling KC is one of the highest profile senior silks at the Construction Bar; he acted for the claimant in Blue Manchester v NWGR, a claim against an architect in relation to the design of a cladding system on the Manchester Hilton. Adam Robb KC recently acted for Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital NHS Trust in a £100m claim against a design and build contractor concerning multiple, interacting design breaches at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital.
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- 'Excellent chambers and my go-to for all public law and commercial litigation matters.'
- 'Chambers as a whole are very responsive and have a wide range of exceptionally skilled barristers.'
- 'The set is quite generalist which means they have barristers to fit most disputes. The depth of quality is impressive.'
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.
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4Hall of fameChambers of Charlie Cory-Wright KC and Richard Harwood KC
'Karim is a wonderful advocate, with a particualarly methodical and devastating cross-examination. His ability to learn a complex case, break it down into the key issues on which the matters actually turn and devise effective strategy is also particularly impresive.'
Hall of fameChambers of Charlie Cory-Wright KC and Richard Harwood KC
‘Very persuasive and great with clients.’