Art and cultural property

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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Andrew Bruce
Serle Court
'Andrew is a highly regarded barrister in this field. He is very strong on technical detail, and he is user-friendly.'
1
Cleon Catsambis
3 Verulam Buildings
'Cleon is pragmatic, thoughtful and a pleasure to work with. Cleon has demonstrated his agility and creative thinking.'
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Sophia Dzwig
3 Verulam Buildings
‘Sophia is an extremely talented junior in the art and cultural property space, with a very promising future. She has an amazingly in-depth knowledge of the art market and legal issues affecting it. She understands her client’s goals and how to achieve them.’
1
Bobby Friedman
Wilberforce Chambers
1
Luke Harris
5 Stone Buildings
1
Claudia Renton
Essex Court Chambers
'Claudia is an absolutely brilliant lawyer. She is excellent at navigating strategic and difficult questions and she is extremely intelligent, solution-orientated and provides business-orientated advice.'
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Aaron Taylor
Fountain Court Chambers
‘Aaron is an extremely sharp, highly intelligent and articulate lawyer, whose mastery of art and heritage law is impressive. He is a highly skilled barrister with excellent communication skills.’
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Catherine Dobson
39 Essex Chambers
‘Catherine is extremely bright, very good at reading the court and excellent with clients.’
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Daria Gleyze
Three Stone
'Daria is an extremely knowledgeable barrister with a thorough knowledge in the law.'
1
Jordan Holland
5 Stone Buildings
1
Nico Leslie
Fountain Court Chambers
‘Nico thoroughly deserves his reputation as one of the best juniors working today. He is extremely bright, and his advocacy is absolutely fantastic.’
1
Angharad Start
3 Verulam Buildings
'Angharad has outstanding strategic skills and she is a great advocate.'

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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James Fennemore
XXIV Old Buildings
‘James is extremely bright and knowledgeable on the law but also knows how to deliver his advice in a manner which is practical, commercial and readily understandable to clients.’
1
Gretel Scott
3 Verulam Buildings
‘Gretel is a highly skilled junior and really focuses on the practicalities of achieving a successful outcome for her clients.’
1
Clarissa Jones
3 Verulam Buildings
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Anneliese Mondschein
Serle Court
‘Anneliese is really making a name for herself in the field of art and cultural property. Her written work is meticulous, and she is incredibly bright and thinks outside the box. She is great with clients, insightful on settlement possibilities and she is confident on her feet.’