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.

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Peter Creighton-Selvay
List G Barristers
‘Peter is incredibly thorough, calm and knowledgeable.’
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Marcus Fleming
List G Barristers
‘Marcus is a strong advocate with a talent for developing clear and deeply considered submissions.’
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Shauna Ross
Nigel Bowen Chambers
‘Shauna is a credit to the profession. She has built a reputation for delivering the gold standard in everything that she does.’
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Gabriella Rubagotti
Nigel Bowen Chambers
‘Gabriella’s advocacy skills are excellent, and she is able to provide succinct advice on legal issues.’
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Andrew Sykes
List G Barristers
‘Andrew is a superb barrister. He has a conversational style with clients while being technically elite.’
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Gilbert Tsang
Nigel Bowen Chambers
‘Gilbert’s strengths are his hard working nature, strong intellect and excellent knowledge of the law.’
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Jesmini Ambikapahty
Nigel Bowen Chambers
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Robert Boadle
Nigel Bowen Chambers
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Clare Cunliffe
List G Barristers
‘Clare has an encyclopaedic knowledge of patent law and is entirely across practice and procedure.’
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Lucy Davis
List G Barristers
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Rebecca De Stoop
Nigel Bowen Chambers
‘Rebecca is very thorough and undertakes excellent preparation for her briefs.’
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Megan Evetts
Nigel Bowen Chambers
‘Megan is a very talented barrister, with acute judgement for the issues, very sound legal knowledge and a remarkable work ethic.’
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Melissa McGrath
Nigel Bowen Chambers
‘Melissa’s strengths lie in her ability to advise in a comprehensive and holistic manner, bringing decades of private practice experience to bear in her role as counsel.’
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Jessie McKenzie
Nigel Bowen Chambers
‘Jessie was very user friendly and able to work to a short timeframe.’
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Amy Surkis
List G Barristers
‘Amy is a star. Hard working and very clever.’
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Laura Thomas
Nigel Bowen Chambers
‘Laura is an outstanding counsel – a deep thinker, quick on her feet, and easy to work with.’
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Edwina Whitby
Nigel Bowen Chambers
‘Edwina’s strengths are her dedication to the task at hand, intellect and solid understanding of the underlying legal principles at issue.’    

Rising stars

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.

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Michael Gvozdenovic
Tenth Floor Wentworth Selborne Chambers