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Chambers of Benjamin Browne QC

TEMPLE, LONDON, EC4Y 9AY, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7822 1200
Fax:
Fax 020 7822 1300
DX:
134 LONDON CHANCERY LANE WC2
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www.2tg.co.uk
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Banking and finance (including consumer credit)

Within Banking and finance (including consumer credit) Banking and finance – Leading Silks

Clinical negligence and healthcare

Within Clinical negligence and healthcare, 2 Temple Gardens (Chambers of Benjamin Browne QC) is a second tier firm,

2 Temple Gardens is ‘a highly reputable set’ where ‘the overall level of service is very good’. Michael de Navarro QC’s ‘vast experience’ means he is ‘fantastic for complex cases involving large numbers of experts and witnesses’, and Benjamin Browne QC is rated highly for his ‘authoritative yet calm and pleasant manner’. Sarah Vaughn Jones QC is ‘incisive and user friendly’. Of the juniors, Caroline Harrison has ‘a substantial track record’, and is praised for her ‘superb intellectual and personal qualities’ and ‘meticulous paperwork’.

Commercial litigation

Within Commercial litigation Commercial litigation – Leading Juniors

Consumer and product liability

Within Consumer and product liability, tier 4

2 Temple GardensCharles Dougherty is a ‘very bright and quick thinker’. In 2010, he advised on alleged defective water pumps and Rolls-Royce Mermaid pods.

Education

Within Education Education – Leading Juniors

Fraud: civil

Within Fraud: civil Fraud: civil – Leading Juniors

Health and safety

Within Health and safety Health and safety – Leading Silks

Insurance and reinsurance

Within Insurance and reinsurance, tier 4

At 2 Temple Gardens, Doré Green (‘a leading barrister in this area’) is acting for the insured in a complex claim (Gemini Riteway v TSM Consortium and others) led by ‘one of the most experienced litigators about’, Bob Moxon Browne QC. Andrew Miller and Charles Doughertyare both outstanding juniors’, and Howard Palmer QC has ‘an agile mind and an ability to cope with whatever the judge throws at him’.

Personal injury

Within Personal injury, 2 Temple Gardens (Chambers of Benjamin Browne QC) is a second tier firm,

2 Temple Gardens has ‘very good service standards’ and ‘few can rival its technical skills’. Michael de Navarro QC is highly thought of for his ‘enthusiasm’ and ‘vast experience’. Benjamin Browne QC has ‘a superb analytical mind’ and is ‘excellent on high-value claims’. Roger Harris is ‘a formidable force’, and other notable juniors include Anastasia Karseras, who ‘goes the extra mile’ and ‘gets good results’; Christopher Russell, ‘an excellent negotiator’; and Nina Goolamali, ‘a pragmatist who quickly gets to the core issues of complex claims’.

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 Silks

Professional negligence

Within Professional negligence, 2 Temple Gardens (Chambers of Benjamin Browne QC) is a third tier firm,

2 Temple Gardens is a ‘fantastic set’ where notable silks include Robert Moxon Browne QC, who is a ‘ferocious cross-examiner’, the ‘first-rateHoward Palmer QC, and Neil Moody QC, who is recognised for his technology and construction experience. Andrew Miller, Christopher Lundie and Sonia Nolten are among the standout juniors for the set.

Treasury Panel Lists

Within Treasury Panel Lists Junior Counsel to the Crown – B Panel


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