Kane Simons
18 St John Street Chambers ‘Kane is a knowledgeable, skilled, and highly competent barrister with an increasing expertise in cases of the highest value and complexity.'
The members of 18 St John Street Chambers act for both claimants and defendants regarding a range of personal injury claims, including catastrophic and serious injury cases. Elahe Youshani specialises in road traffic accidents and multi-track cases involving serious injury. Of recent note, she acted for the claimant in a personal injury claim arising from a road traffic accident that had caused a permanent head injury. Kane Simons heads the practice group in chambers.
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Testimonials
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- 'James Parks and Chris Heath go out of their way to provide a good service.'
- 'The clerks have all been fantastic over the years. Chris Heath is always polite and goes the extra mile to get all queries sorted out quickly.'
- 'Excellent clerking, and Katie Brown in particular stands out .'
- 'Eden Cobb, Chris Heath, and Ryan Pugh are prompt with responses on receipt of instructions and ensuring that cases are progressed through with counsel in a timely fashion.'
- 'Chris Heath responds quickly, providing dates and times to book claimants in for conference and acknowledging papers sent. Good service provided.'
- 'James Parks, the senior clerk, is a highly experienced clerk with national connections who views the PI work in a national, not regional, manner. That marks him out amongst the Manchester senior clerks.'
- 'Katie Brown is a class-act clerk.'
- 'The clerks, in particular Katie Brown, all work very hard to help with any queries or instructions.'
Silks
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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.
Elahe Youshani
18 St John Street Chambers ‘Elahe delivers a high standard of client care, is very thorough, and her legal knowledge is impeccable. She is very easy to work with and has a very down-to-earth attitude, which is great for dealing with clients from all walks of life.'
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 Boal
18 St John Street Chambers ‘Daniel is a delight to work with. He is a true professional and has a methodical and consistent approach to instructed matters, he informs and advises as honestly as he can and goes above and beyond to get results, and as an advocate, he is very personable and remains professional at all times.’