Chambers of Jane McNeill QC & Nigel Cooksley QC
10-11 BEDFORD ROW, LONDON, WC1R 4BU, ENGLAND
- Tel:
- Work 020 7269 0300
- Fax:
- Fax 020 7405 1387
- DX:
- 1046 LONDON CHANCERY LANE
- Web:
- www.oldsquare.co.uk
- Email:
What we say about the set's legal practice in London Bar
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, tier 4
At Old Square Chambers, ‘a highly specialist service is consistently experienced’. David Wilby QC is noted for his experience in high-value claims. The set has particular expertise in brain damage and cerebral palsy claims.
Consumer and product liability
Within Consumer and product liability, tier 4
Old Square Chambers has ‘some of the most talented product liability and personal injury practitioners at the Bar’. Marcus Pilgerstorfer is a ‘walking encyclopaedia of all matters product liability’; ‘his wealth of knowledge on European consumer law is impressive’. Charles Pugh is highly regarded, and recently acted in a 150-claimant multi-party action.
Employment
Within Employment, Old Square Chambers (Chambers of Jane McNeill QC & Nigel Cooksley QC) is a second tier firm,
Old Square Chambers has ‘excellent strength in depth’ and a ‘well-trained team of clerks, who are always helpful and available’. John Hendy QC is an ‘outstanding leader with unrivalled knowledge of trade union law’, and Jane McNeill QC is ‘a very safe pair of hands and always prepares meticulously’. Jennifer Eady QC has ‘strong advocacy skills’ with expertise in civil service equal pay and large-scale discrimination litigation. Of the juniors, the ‘reliable’ Michael Ford ‘covers all angles’; and Ijeoma Omambala is ‘user friendly, decisive and practical’. Melanie Tether ‘relishes a thorny issue to advise on’ and, having previously been a solicitor, ‘she understands the pressures of law firms and therefore always looks to provide a practical, workable solution’.
Environment
Within Environment, Old Square Chambers (Chambers of Jane McNeill QC & Nigel Cooksley QC) is a third tier firm,
At Old Square Chambers, David Wilby QC is ‘extremely knowledgeable, practical and tactical’. Ben Cooper is ‘a very gifted lawyer’.
Health and safety
Within Health and safety,
Other respected silks include Gerard Forlin QC at 2-3 Gray’s Inn Square, who has ‘encyclopaedic knowledge of health and safety’; Jonathan Caplan QC of 5 Paper Buildings, who ‘explains points clearly and is truly exceptional on his feet’; Devereux’s Stephen Killalea QC, who ‘really knows his way around the criminal court’; Patrick Harrington QC at Farrar’s Building, a ‘first-class trial barrister who is approachable and a pleasure to work with’; and the ‘excellent’ John Hendy QC at Old Square Chambers, who acted in the high-profile enquiries into the train crashes at Ladbrooke Grove and Paddington.
Other New Silks
Within Other New Silks Other New Silks
Personal injury
Within Personal injury, Old Square Chambers (Chambers of Jane McNeill QC & Nigel Cooksley QC) is a third tier firm,
Old Square Chambers’ ‘reassuringly good’ set includes David Wilby QC, whose clients have ‘enormous confidence in his technical capability’. Of the juniors, Christopher Makey’really packs a punch, but is measured and polite’, and Katherine Howells has ‘an innovative approach’ and is ‘unfazed by difficult adversaries in court’. Brian Cummins has ‘excellent client care skills’, and Alan Smith is ‘strategically able’.
Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law)
Within Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law) Professional discipline and regulatory law (including police law) – Leading Juniors
Treasury Panel Lists
Within Treasury Panel Lists Junior Counsel to the Crown – B Panel
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- Clinical negligence and healthcare : Clinical negligence and healthcare
- Consumer and product liability : Consumer and product liability
- Employment : Employment
- Environment : Environment
- Health and safety : Health and safety
- Personal injury : Personal injury
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