Charles Dougherty
'Very easy to work with and extremely able lawyer, advocate and jurisdiction specialist.'
2 Temple Gardens
More information2 Temple Gardens act in claims both for and against professionals across the piece, with cases often overlapping with their principal practice groups, which includes insurance, property damage and other areas. Neil Moody KC acted for the defendant in the case – London & Quadrant Housing Trust v Amtrust Europe Limited, a case concerning the allegedly negligent design of tower blocks and defective cladding. Charles Dougherty KC has a strong reputation in the areas of insurance and fraud; he is acting on behalf of Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea in professional negligence claims arising out of the Grenfell Tower fire and the extent to which various professionals including architects, fire safety consultants and building inspectors failed in their duty, and were responsible for the fire which occurred.
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- 'The clerks are very helpful. Lee Tyler has been there for many years and is very familiar with all aspects of the chambers.'
- 'The clerks led by Lee Tyler are very professional and they ensure that communication between the various clerks, members of chambers and solicitors is well maintained.'
- 'Lee Tyler is the nicest and the most helpful clerk that I have ever come across in over a decade. He runs an excellent team.'
- 'The clerks are experienced and knowledgeable about the professional indemnity market. I would single our senior clerk Lee Tyler and one of his deputies, Billy Hammond, as particularly able and well-regarded by our clients.'
- 'The set has a very broad range of professional negligence practitioners, including exciting areas of technological development.
- 'The set is strong in professional negligence. They are reliable with a good range of counsel focussed on delivering results.'
- 'Very good. They have good availability of counsel with insurance expertise at all levels of call. They offer various training days throughout the year.'
- 'The set provides a very good service to its instructing solicitors. The members of Chambers offer a wide set of skills, particularly relating to insurance matters. The training provided by members of Chambers is well organised and seminars are offered on relevant topics.'
- 'The set regularly conducts seminars in London and around the country dealing with developments in this area of law. These are very popular with solicitors specialising in this area, and with professional indemnity insurers.'
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.
Neil Moody
‘Neil is known for his tactical acumen and his ability to see the bigger picture and path to success in any particular case. His advocacy is powerful and authoritative but measured – judges love him.’
Bob Moxon Browne
‘Bob is a long-term favourite with insurers for professional negligence work. There’s no situation he hasn’t encountered over the years.’
Howard Palmer
‘Very hard working, Howard is a great leader in any team tackling a heavy professional negligence case.’
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.
Sonia Nolten
‘Absolutely excellent in all areas. Thorough, responsive, great on her feet, very good on paper, technical expert and commercially astute.'
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 Thomas
'Reliable and helpful. Good drafting skills and effective in court, on what are often sensitive cases where the claimant has very strong views.'
Doré Green
'Incredibly thorough and can always be trusted to leave no stone unturned when advising on complex matters.'
Timothy Killen
'Tim is very responsive and pragmatic when it comes to dealing with such big ticket, complex claims. He has a solid grasp of the subject, but always has a clear sight of the end goal, something which counsels sometimes get lost on when dealing with high volume matters.'
Lucas Fear-Segal
‘A very knowledgeable, reliable and reassuring presence to have on your team. Lucas is also a very effective and confident advocate.’
Leading Juniors
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.
David Thomas
'Reliable and helpful. Good drafting skills and effective in court, on what are often sensitive cases where the claimant has very strong views.'
Doré Green
'Incredibly thorough and can always be trusted to leave no stone unturned when advising on complex matters.'
Timothy Killen
'Tim is very responsive and pragmatic when it comes to dealing with such big ticket, complex claims. He has a solid grasp of the subject, but always has a clear sight of the end goal, something which counsels sometimes get lost on when dealing with high volume matters.'
Lucas Fear-Segal
‘A very knowledgeable, reliable and reassuring presence to have on your team. Lucas is also a very effective and confident advocate.’