The Bar - Regional Bar • Midland Circuit
Chambers of Adrian Keeling KC and Jonathan Jones KC
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is ‘a solid set’ and is ’well respected for its breadth of counsel with a good range of support and training in commercial litigation’. The team handles a wide range of commercial litigation matters, including company, shareholder and partnership disputes, and civil fraud. Mark Anderson KC is currently representing a shareholder in Krishna Holdco Limited v Gowrie Holdings Limited, an unfair prejudice petition involving shares valued at £106m. Mohammed Zaman KC has expertise in advising on shareholder disputes and directors duty cases.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Daniel Griffiths and his team are responsive and have always been able to assist with the enquiries.'
- 'Daniel Griffiths is very good, reliable and efficient.'
- 'The set's communication and availability are second to none. It has a vast range of experience and differing barristers with different years of call and experience.'
- 'The big strength of this chamber is the excellent response time to enquiries regarding costs and the availability of suitable barristers.'
- 'No5 Barristers’ Chambers is a strong set.'
- 'No5 Chambers have a wide variety of barristers available to cover most scenarios. Their advocates are all well-regarded in the local courts.'
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.
'Mohammed is a brilliant team player. He has a phenomenal work ethic and is a fantastic cross-examiner.'
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.
2‘Nicholas always delivers his work on time and is very thorough in his work. He always has one eye on the commerciality aspect of his advice. He is always very conscientious in providing comprehensive but easy-to-read advice for clients.’
2‘Paul is tenacious, well-prepared, thorough, and technically excellent with the clients. His written and verbal advice is fantastic, and his advocacy is well-structured, planned and strategically thought through.’
2'Yasmin has great attention to detail and can give sound practical advice. She is excellent with clients and can put them at ease.'
'Olivia is highly intelligent and a quick thinker. She doesn't shy away from a firm opinion and is accessible, responsive and incredibly easy to work with.'
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.
2‘Nicholas always delivers his work on time and is very thorough in his work. He always has one eye on the commerciality aspect of his advice. He is always very conscientious in providing comprehensive but easy-to-read advice for clients.’
2‘Paul is tenacious, well-prepared, thorough, and technically excellent with the clients. His written and verbal advice is fantastic, and his advocacy is well-structured, planned and strategically thought through.’
2'Yasmin has great attention to detail and can give sound practical advice. She is excellent with clients and can put them at ease.'
'Olivia is highly intelligent and a quick thinker. She doesn't shy away from a firm opinion and is accessible, responsive and incredibly easy to work with.'