Michael Redfern KC
St John’s BuildingsSt John’s Buildings is home to Richard Norton, who predominantly handles claimant work arising from delayed diagnoses, surgical negligence, and negligent post-operative care. Of recent note, he successfully acted for the claimant a case arising from a delay in treating sepsis which lead to the death of the patient. Philip Grundy handles the entire gamut of clinical negligence cases, with a special focus on cauda equina cases, in addition to delayed diagnoses of brain tumours among other cancers. Henry Vanderpump has expertise in claims where there are reduced capacity issues, while Rebecca Titus-Cobb is sought after by both claimants and defendants, including NHS trusts, for clinical negligence cases. She is particularly adept in cases regarding negligent treatment of vulnerable adults, and she acted for the defendant in a case arising from an alleged avoidable stillbirth and pursuant psychiatric injury suffered by the claimant.
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Testimonials
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- 'Very professional service. Martin Craggs is always helpful and responsive.'
- 'Excellent clerking team. Chris Shaw and Martin Craggs are incredibly responsive and helpful.'
- 'The clerk’s room is highly efficient and user-friendly, especially Chris Shaw and Tim Booth.'
- 'Martin Craggs is excellent at arranging conferences and availability of counsel. Nothing is too much trouble for him and he is prompt with responses.'
- 'Martin Craggs is excellent. Always responsive, helpful, and friendly.'
- 'Martin Craggs is a very approachable and accommodating clerk.'
- 'Chris Shaw is a true asset to the chambers. Fully committed to strengthening the chamber’s reputation and enthusiastically engaging in networking events.'
- 'Chris Shaw and Martin Craggs are both excellent. They are very efficient and responsive.'
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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Richard Norton
St John’s Buildings ‘Richard is a superb and highly experienced barrister who is exquisite on his feet and skilful on paper. He is eloquent in court, getting fantastic results, and he has a very calm, composed, and friendly approach that lay clients adore.'
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Daniel Frieze
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Philip Grundy
St John’s Buildings ‘Philip has outstanding attention to detail. His craft and nous, inside and outside the courtroom, reflect his intellect and vast experience, and he always sees the bigger picture and delivers results.'
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Alastair Wright
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Henry Vanderpump
St John’s Buildings ‘Henry's advice is always realistic, supported by evidence, and drafted in a way that is accessible to the client. In conference, he is very open, persuasive, and again can explain matters to a client in a manner that they will understand.'
Rising stars
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.
Daniel Kinnear
St John’s Buildings 'Daniel is a very talented medical and dental negligence barrister with an impressive ability to robustly plead medical and dental negligence cases, making them hard to defend. His success is also underpinned with a detailed understanding of procedural matters and case law which makes him a highly effective litigator, delivering great results for clients.'
Rebecca Titus-Cobb
St John’s Buildings