The Bar - Regional Bar • Midland Circuit
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is a ‘go-to chambers’ whose members advise across the full spectrum of employment law, including on cases involving unfair dismissal, TUPE transfers, redundancy, unlawful deductions from pay and trade union disputes. Practice head Mugni Islam-Choudhury is ’commercial, practical and proportionate in his approach’; he acts for employers and employees in cases involving alleged discrimination. Charles Crow has ‘exceptional technical strength and grasp of detail’ and recently represented University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in a race and disability discrimination matter. Helen Barney successfully acted for Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board in a whistleblowing and victimisation claim.
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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.
1‘Helen is extremely personable and always puts clients and witnesses at ease, notwithstanding the complexity of the legal issues at hand or the difficulties with a case. She is an excellent advocate.’
1‘Charles is bright and can understand and direct a case very quickly. He has an excellent manner with clients, quickly winning their confidence. He is a fantastic advocate for positioning questions in a way that cuts to the heart of the issue; he is good at reading the correct tone of how to position arguments.’
‘Mugni is exceptional and a master of employment litigation. He is really enjoyable to work with for solicitors and clients; he quickly builds rapport and total confidence. He has an amazing knowledge of case law backed up with his robust advice. He is hugely intelligent, sharp and eloquent.’
1‘Jack is technically excellent and can digest, understand and explain complicated claims and complex legal issues efficiently and clearly. He is commercially astute and easily able to develop a good rapport with clients.'
3‘Richard is a good technical lawyer with excellent client management skills, down to earth and practical in his approach.’
‘Jessica has excellent knowledge, and her advocacy is very impressive. She is very approachable.'
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.
1‘Helen is extremely personable and always puts clients and witnesses at ease, notwithstanding the complexity of the legal issues at hand or the difficulties with a case. She is an excellent advocate.’
1‘Charles is bright and can understand and direct a case very quickly. He has an excellent manner with clients, quickly winning their confidence. He is a fantastic advocate for positioning questions in a way that cuts to the heart of the issue; he is good at reading the correct tone of how to position arguments.’
‘Mugni is exceptional and a master of employment litigation. He is really enjoyable to work with for solicitors and clients; he quickly builds rapport and total confidence. He has an amazing knowledge of case law backed up with his robust advice. He is hugely intelligent, sharp and eloquent.’
1‘Jack is technically excellent and can digest, understand and explain complicated claims and complex legal issues efficiently and clearly. He is commercially astute and easily able to develop a good rapport with clients.'
3‘Richard is a good technical lawyer with excellent client management skills, down to earth and practical in his approach.’
‘Jessica has excellent knowledge, and her advocacy is very impressive. She is very approachable.'
