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Park Square Barristers

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Park Square Barristers garners praise for housing ‘a strong team of barristers specialising in business and regulatory crime’. Recent instructions for the team include Simon Clegg successfully prosecuting a farmer who was convicted of health and safety breaches concerning an attack on a couple by cattle with calves while they were walking across a public right of way across a farm in North Yorkshire. In another matter, Robert Stevenson represented the HSE in its prosecution of a goat farm after an employee was fatally injured by a reversing telehandler; the company was convicted of health and safety breaches and received a £180,000 fine.

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  • 'Madeleine Gray and Patrick Urbina are superb clerks. I appreciate Patrick's prompt, very efficient and calm approach. He is one of the best clerks I have come across during my legal career.'

  • 'Park Square Barristers is a really strong regional set.'

  • 'Very good value for money - London quality at regional charges. Good range of counsel at all levels.'

  • 'Clerking is excellent.'

  • 'Always accommodating and helpful.'

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.

Howard Shaw

Park Square Barristers

'Howard is articulate, intelligent and gets his point across really well. He is also very approachable and his advice is always excellent.'

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.

Howard Shaw

Park Square Barristers

'Howard is articulate, intelligent and gets his point across really well. He is also very approachable and his advice is always excellent.'