Chambers of Andrew Caldecott QC
TEMPLE, LONDON, EC4Y 9BY, ENGLAND
- Tel:
- Work 020 7353 8845
- Fax:
- Fax 020 7583 9144
- DX:
- LDE 468
- Web:
- www.onebrickcourt.com
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What we say about the set's legal practice in London Bar
Defamation and privacy
Within Defamation and privacy, 1 Brick Court (Chambers of Andrew Caldecott QC) is a first tier firm,
1 Brick Court remains ‘one of the best sets for defamation and privacy work’, with ‘members that are consistently of the highest quality’ and ‘clerking that is first rate, prompt, experienced and efficient’. The ‘formidable’ Andrew Caldecott QC ‘adds a touch of genius to cases’, and appeared in Spiller v Joseph for the Interveners (Guardian News and Media Limited, Times Newspapers Limited, Associated Newspapers Limited, The Financial Times Limited, the BBC, and British Sky Broadcasting Limited), where the Supreme Court relaxed the requirements for honest comment. Richard Rampton QC is a ‘leading force in the libel world’ and has ‘strong intellect and tremendous experience’; he appeared in McLaughlin v London Borough of Lambeth, a case brought by the management of a primary school against its local authority for libel and infringement of Article 8 for publications to the Department for Education. Among the juniors, Catrin Evans is ‘clever, experienced and hardworking’, David Glen is ‘bright, sensible and pragmatic’, Sarah Palin is ‘calm, bright and diligent’, Aidan Eardley is ‘a class act’, Ian Helme is ‘very intelligent and perceptive’, Kate Wilson is ‘dependable, clear thinking and decisive’, and the ‘hardworking’ Timothy Atkinson is also singled out.
Media, entertainment and sport
Within Media, entertainment and sport,
Other highly respected silks include: Andrew Caldecott QC at 1 Brick Court; Guy Morpuss QC at 20 Essex Street; Ely Place Chambers’ Nicholas Stewart QC; and ‘extremely personable’ new silk Stephen Cogley QC at Quadrant Chambers. Of the juniors: Nicholas Randall at Devereux is ‘pre-eminent for sport work’; Jonathan Bellamy of Thirty Nine Essex Street is ‘a barrister you can put your faith in’; and Cloisters’ Caspar Glyn provides ‘strong technical analysis’. Also recommended are: John Critchley of Field Court Chambers; Madeleine Heal of Hardwicke; the ‘talented and tenacious’ Louis Weston at 3PB; and XXIV Old Buildings’ Ian Meakin. Simon Malynicz (formerly of Hogarth Chambers) joined Three New Square in 2011.
Treasury Panel Lists
Within Treasury Panel Lists Junior Counsel to the Crown – A Panel
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