Chambers of Robin Allen QC
1 PUMP COURT, TEMPLE, LONDON, EC4Y 7AA, ENGLAND
- Tel:
- Work 020 7827 4000
- Fax:
- Fax 020 7827 4100
- DX:
- 452 LONDON CHANCERY LANE WC2
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- www.cloisters.com
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What we say about the set's legal practice in London Bar
Administrative and public law (including local government)
Within Administrative and public law (including local government) Administrative and public law – Leading Juniors
Civil liberties and human rights (including public inquiry law and actions against the police)
Within Civil liberties and human rights (including public inquiry law and actions against the police) Civil liberties and human rights – Leading Silks
Clinical negligence and healthcare
Within Clinical negligence and healthcare, Cloisters (Chambers of Robin Allen QC) is a third tier firm,
Cloisters wins rave reviews for its ‘impressive collection of barristers’ encompassing ‘a lot of knowledge, both legal and medical’. Practice head Simon Taylor QC is ‘an impressive leader’ who ‘operates at the highest level’, and Patricia Hitchcock QC is ‘meticulous in exploring every angle’ and has ‘superb command of the law’. New silk Joel Donovan QC’inspires confidence’. Of the juniors, William Latimer-Sayer receives numerous accolades for his ‘tremendous mastery of quantum issues’, and Simon Dyer ‘is thorough and precise’ with ‘a very good manner with clients’. Martyn McLeish has ‘a very reassuring clear structure to his approach’. Up-and-comers include the ‘analytical’ Hannah Godfrey.
Employment
Within Employment, Cloisters (Chambers of Robin Allen QC) is a second tier firm,
The ‘incredibly strong’ Cloisters has ‘a sense of intellectual rigour running throughout’, and ‘the clerking team goes above and beyond for its clients’. Demonstrating a ‘high level of professional commitment’, Robin Allen QC’s ‘analytical and appellate skills are unsurpassed’, and Paul Epstein QC is ‘commercially aware and very hardworking’. Daphne Romney QC is ‘absolutely brilliant – not just well prepared but really intuitive and doesn’t let any point pass’. Noteworthy juniors include Jason Galbraith-Marten (who ‘inspires confidence in his clients, through his superb legal knowledge and great communication skills’); Caspar Glyn (‘a stickler for detail and a tenacious barrister’); and Jacques Algazy, whose ‘cross-examination produces results’.
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.
Personal injury
Within Personal injury, tier 4
Cloisters’ William Latimer-Sayer is ‘destined for very high places’ and is currently a ‘first-rate senior junior’. Andrew Buchan is ‘incredibly knowledgeable’, and Martyn McLeish is ‘a worthy opponent’.
Treasury Panel Lists
Within Treasury Panel Lists Junior Counsel to the Crown – C Panel
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