Guildhall Chambers has an ‘excellent’ reputation for its professional negligence offering and members appear at all levels, from County Courts to the Supreme Court, in claims against accountants, construction professionals, solicitors and surveyors, amongst others. Holly Doyle regularly handles ‘factually and legally messy disputes’. She possesses niche expertise in claims against independent financial advisors and insolvency practitioners. Professional negligence and indemnity work forms a core part of Hugh Sims KC’s commercial practice, while James Wibberley primarily acts in claims against solicitors, accountants, and construction professionals heard in the High Court.
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Testimonials
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- 'The clerks at Guildhall Chambers are helpful and efficient - particularly Stephen Arnold and Joe Stayte.'
- 'Guildhall's clerks are excellent. They are responsive, helpful and contactable. Stephen Arnold in particular is a go-to and makes it easy to go back to Guildhall again and again.'
- 'Guildhall Chambers is an excellent set with some exceptional barristers.'
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.
Guildhall Chambers
‘Jay is able to quickly get to grips with complex factual situations and provide thorough and commercial advice. His drafting is detailed and powerful and he is excellent in conferences with clients. Jay’s preparation is meticulous and this shows on paper, in conferences and in court. On his feet he is fantastic and is robust in cross-examinations and detailed when dealing with intervention and submissions.’
Guildhall Chambers
‘James is insightful and incisive and turns around exceptionally high-quality work extraordinarily quickly. He is a brilliant strategist and quickly gets to the heart of the weaknesses in the other side’s position and is also a ruthless advocate.’
Leading Juniors
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.
Guildhall Chambers
‘Jay is able to quickly get to grips with complex factual situations and provide thorough and commercial advice. His drafting is detailed and powerful and he is excellent in conferences with clients. Jay’s preparation is meticulous and this shows on paper, in conferences and in court. On his feet he is fantastic and is robust in cross-examinations and detailed when dealing with intervention and submissions.���
Guildhall Chambers
‘James is insightful and incisive and turns around exceptionally high-quality work extraordinarily quickly. He is a brilliant strategist and quickly gets to the heart of the weaknesses in the other side’s position and is also a ruthless advocate.’