John Randall KC
St Philips ChambersWith ‘serious strength in depth’ St Philips Chambers remains a ’go-to’ for company and insolvency law matters in the Midlands. Marc Brown is an insolvency specialist who regularly handles both corporate and personal insolvency matters – he recently represented a postmaster who had been made bankrupt as a result of the Post Office Horizon scandal. Kirsty White offers broad expertise in company and insolvency law, representing clients in relation to unfair prejudice petitions, debt recovery applications, and third-party debt orders, among other areas. Ali Tabari’s expertise covers shareholder disputes and unfair prejudice petitions. Natalie Kearney is instructed in both company and insolvency matters, recently acting for the debtor company in relation to a disputed winding-up petition.
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Testimonials
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- 'Justin Luckman is a great operator. He is very approachable, honest and transparent.'
- 'They have a good clerking team well led by Justin Luckman.'
- 'The clerks are approachable, commercial and friendly. They work well as a team and there is no drop in service levels if one clerk has to cover a matter another has been dealing with.'
- 'St Philips Chambers is a go-to chambers with serious strength in depth. They have also made some fantastic recruitments in the past 12 months. The clerks are also very personable and have a can-do attitude.'
- 'St Philips Chambers punches well above its weight and is comparable to any of the London sets. St Philips Chambers is a go-to.'
- 'St Philips is very commercial. They have barristers of all experience with different years of call. They are flexible, approachable and transparent.'
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.
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.
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Marc Brown
St Philips Chambers 'Marc stands out for his attention to detail and knowledge. He is a true insolvency expert.'
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Robert Mundy
St Philips Chambers ‘Rob is a corporate barrister par excellence who can be trusted with bet-the-company shareholder litigation. He is particularly academically strong and confident on his feet. Rob is not phased facing off against senior silks and clients can happily trust him to lead the counsel team even on large London litigation.’
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Kirsty White
St Philips Chambers 'Kirsty has a strong attention to detail and is passionate and persuasive on her feet. She is also personable, forming easy connections with clients. '
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Ali Tabari
St Philips Chambers ‘Ali is very measured and calm. He has a very good attention to detail and his written work is of an excellent quality. Ali is a strong advocate with a persuasive and articulate manner. He is also a great team player, really willing to roll up his sleeves when required.'
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Mark Grant
St Philips Chambers ‘Mark is technically, procedurally and legally spot on and precise in every respect. He is very user friendly and liked and trusted by solicitors and clients alike. He brings a great pragmatic and business-oriented approach.’
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Natalie Kearney
St Philips Chambers ‘Natalie is diligent and well-prepared giving those instructing her confidence that she has a firm grasp of the case. Her preparedness feeds well into her advocacy, which has a direct quality and is issue-focused.’