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Jane Campbell
Harcourt Chambers 'Jane has exceptional interpersonal skills to build a trusting, but also warm and compassionate relationship with clients. Her advocacy is concise.'
Harcourt Chambers is ‘an extremely experienced set of chambers with exceptional strength and quality of barristers’ that handles a variety of work within the financial remedy space. Jane Campbell is an ’expert negotiator whose statements are always well drafted’ and frequently handles multi-jurisdiction financial remedy matters for high-net-worth individuals. Fiona Hay is known for her ‘ability to give clear advice and deal with difficult opposing parties in a calm fashion’, while Douglas Allen is an ’adaptable advocate’ who specialises in sensitive settlement negotiations. Cecilia Barrett is an ‘outstanding and fearless barrister’ who has extensive experience of both public and private law financial remedy matters. Other key members of the team include the ’very pragmatic and approachable’ Louise Potter and Emily Rayner, who is a ‘thoughtful and robust’ advocate expert at handling cross-border divorces.
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- 'The clerks are a delight to speak to, especially Laurie Amron, who is always helpful and available.'
- 'Matthew Molloy and Laurie Amron are excellent to work with, though all clerks are impressive.'
- 'Matthew Molloy is a stand-out clerk. He is down to earth and puts in the hours to offer their clients the best availability and choice of counsel.'
- 'The clerks are helpful and do all they can to assist the clients. The clerking team is strong from Matthew Molloy, who has been a mainstay to Laurie Amron and Jessica Keen.'
- 'Harcourt Chambers is a go-to set with a variety of quality barristers.'
- 'Harcourt Chambers is a strong set. It is swift to adapt diaries to accommodate and can offer alternative counsel of a very high standard where needed.'
- 'Harcourt Chambers has excellence in depth across the stable of senior and more junior counsel.'
- 'Harcourt Chambers is a go-to set for all matters. The depth and strength across the set are second to none.'
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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.
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Fiona Hay
Harcourt Chambers 'Fiona is knowledgeable in complex financial remedy cases. She has great attention to detail, coupled with an excellent strategic vision.'
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Cecilia Barrett
Harcourt Chambers 'Cecilia is an incredibly safe pair of hands, always well-prepared and fully committed to the case. She goes above and beyond to ensure the best outcome. With clients, she is excellent and manages the balance between being clear and robust in her advice whilst staying sympathetic to their circumstances.'
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Jason Green
Harcourt Chambers 'Jason is exceptionally bright and able to handle the most complex of cases. He is a stand-out advocate.'
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Louise Potter
Harcourt Chambers 'Louise is a fantastic advocate. She is excellent to work alongside, very responsive and thorough in what she does. She can quickly get to the crux of a matter and provide pragmatic advice.'
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Douglas Allen
Harcourt Chambers ‘Douglas is a very clear and well-prepared advocate. His presentation style is firm and capable of putting the clients at ease. He gives sensible advice which is well-reasoned.’
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Emily Rayner
Harcourt Chambers ‘Emily is always well-prepared, knowing the cases inside out. She goes above and beyond for her clients. She can grasp the main issues of cases, and her advice is firm but fair.’
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David Marusza
Harcourt Chambers 'David has an eagle eye for detail and always goes above and beyond in his client service. His advocacy is sharp and focused.'
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Julia Shillingford
Harcourt Chambers 'Julia is exceptional with clients, instils confidence and can settle the most anxious of clients. She is always well-prepared and efficient.'
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Suzanne Syme
Harcourt Chambers 'Suzanne cuts through paperwork and complex issues with ease. She is excellent with clients, reassuring and not afraid to point out weaknesses in their case.'
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Hannah McSorley
Harcourt Chambers ‘Hannah is a very strong advocate. She always carefully reads and recalls the papers and has an eye for detail.’