George Bompas KC
4 Stone Buildings‘George has extensive knowledge of company law issues and has an impressive grasp of the detail of a case. His ability to deal with complex legal issues concisely and in a timely fashion is unique.’
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Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
John Brisby KC
4 Stone Buildings‘An invaluable senior resource, John’s experience gives him a keen strategic eye and enables him to give informed and straight talking advice, which is appreciated by clients.’
David Chivers KC
Erskine ChambersJonathan Crow KC
4 Stone Buildings ‘A superb advocate – a true leading light of the Bar. One of the most hardworking and meticulous silks, a real master strategist with a great read of how the court will react.’
Richard Hill KC
4 Stone Buildings
Lexa Hilliard KC
Wilberforce Chambers ‘An experienced and highly respected silk, her advice is robust and commercial, and her courtroom presence is commanding.’
Daniel Lightman KC
Serle CourtPhilip Marshall KC
Serle Court‘A superb lawyer and brilliant advocate, he has a photographic memory. Staggering knowledge.’
Martin Moore KC
Erskine Chambers‘Martin is simply one of the most illustrious Silks in this area. He shows calmness in a crisis, as well as strong advocacy.’
Catherine Addy KC
Maitland ChambersJonathan Adkin KC
Serle Court
David Allison KC
South SquareDavid knows how to manoeuvre the court around complex material in a way that appears effortless. He has a modest, deferential style that disguises how many strings he is pulling and traps he is setting.’
Peter Arden KC
Erskine Chambers
Lance Ashworth KC
Serle Court
Edward Davies KC
Erskine ChambersEd rightly sits at the very top of the tree and there is no one better for cases that intersect company and commercial issues. He has encyclopaedic knowledge and brings huge brainpower.’
Anthony de Garr Robinson KC
One Essex Court‘Tony has a personable but commanding advocacy style. He is aware that success in this field comes on the back of extremely hard work.’
Andreas Gledhill KC
Blackstone Chambers‘He is a clever, likeable and able advocate, with a nice courtroom style. He also has good judgment, knowing when not to go too high on a point and also when to pounce.’
Barry Isaacs KC
South SquareBarry adopts an extremely thorough and methodical approach to trial preparation and is totally across the details. He is an excellent cross-examiner of both factual and expert witnesses.’
Blair Leahy KC
Twenty Essex‘A very sharp brain means she brings the X factor to the table. Blair is brilliant, forensic, encyclopaedic in her knowledge of the law, a joy to work with and a formidable advocate.’
Stephen Moverley Smith KC
XXIV Old Buildings
Terence Mowschenson KC
Wilberforce Chambers
Edmund Nourse KC
One Essex Court
James Potts KC
Erskine Chambers
Tom Smith KC
South Square
Elspeth Talbot Rice KC
XXIV Old Buildings‘Elspeth has fantastic analytical, strategic and legal skills and is a pleasure to work with. You don’t want to have her on the other side.’
Andrew Thompson KC
Erskine Chambers
Michael Todd KC
Erskine Chambers
Felicity Toube KC
South Square‘An outstanding KC, who is at the very top of the market. A joy to work with, in that in very complex and time pressured situations, Felicity keeps a calm and composed head.’
Francis Tregear KC
XXIV Old Buildings
David Alexander KC
South Square
Mark Arnold KC
South Square
Daniel Bayfield KC
South Square
Hermann Boeddinghaus KC
4 Stone Buildings
Matthew Collings KC
Maitland Chambers‘He has an excellent disarming manner which helps greatly when people are in a stressful situation. He is very polite even when pressing points.’
Timothy Collingwood KC
Serle Court‘Clever and very user-friendly, Tim is razor-sharp and an absolute pleasure to work with.’
Andrew de Mestre KC
4 Stone Buildings‘Very user-friendly, with excellent strategic judgment and a mastery of the detail, Andrew has the Court’s ear when he is on his feet.’
Thomas Grant KC
Wilberforce Chambers
Nigel Jones KC
Gatehouse Chambers
David Lewis KC
Gatehouse Chambers
David Mabb KC
Erskine Chambers
Dale Martin KC
Littleton Chambers
Christopher Parker KC
Maitland Chambers‘A superb and fearless advocate, with vast experience of company law, he is down to earth, pragmatic and strategy orientated.’
Marcia Shekerdemian KC
Wilberforce Chambers
Clare Stanley KC
Wilberforce ChambersAndrew Thornton KC
Erskine Chambers
Ben Valentin KC
Fountain Court Chambers
Mark Anderson KC
No5 Barristers’ Chambers‘An exceptional advocate, meticulously prepared, calm but fearless, and terrifying if you are an opponent. Great presence in court respected by Judges and completely honest. His advocacy – both written and oral – is a paradigm of silky persuasiveness.’
Stephen Atherton KC
Twenty Essex‘Stephen is very easy to work with and is always open to new ideas. He is very good at explaining Cayman Islands law to clients, arbitrators and judges.’
Andrew Ayres KC
Twenty Essex
James Bailey KC
Wilberforce Chambers‘Extremely sharp and considered, he is alive to the pitfalls and drafts carefully.’
Gregory Banner KC
Maitland ChambersTony Beswetherick KC
Twenty Essex‘Incredibly bright yet down to earth and easy to work with. He cuts through the hot air to get to the root of the issue.’
Matthew Bradley KC
4 New Square Chambers
Alexander Cook KC
4 Stone Buildings‘Alex is meticulous, leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of a case and making sure he is absolutely across every inch of what can be a very complex area of law.’
Edward Cumming KC
XXIV Old Buildings‘The best of the best at the mid-level silk level, he is a fantastic advocate – enthusiastic, charismatic and client-friendly.’
Michael Gibbon KC
Maitland Chambers‘He is very measured and is prepared to stand up the client. He also likes playing 3D chess, anticipating the future so we are as well prepared as possible.’
Robert Levy KC
Three Stone‘Robert is a heavyweight silk and a formidable presence in court. He is meticulous in his submissions and cross-examination.’
Bridget Lucas KC
Fountain Court Chambers‘A real pleasure to work with. Bridget is calm, pragmatic, realistic, and effective.’
Max Mallin KC
Wilberforce Chambers‘Max is a fantastically sound lead advocate – strategically very strong and unflappable before decision-makers.’
William McCormick KC
Selborne Chambers
Dan McCourt Fritz KC
Serle Court‘A tremendous advocate, who is very well prepared and calm. Judges love him.’
David Mohyuddin KC
Radcliffe Chambers‘David’s style of advocacy is clear, persuasive and accessible – he has the ear of the court.’
David Mumford KC
Maitland Chambers'David doesn't waste any words. He is exceptionally bright, even amongst his peers - he stands out.'
Thomas Munby KC
Maitland Chambers‘Very good with clients, down to earth and user-friendly.’
Hugh Norbury KC
Serle Court‘Hardworking and extremely thoughtful, Hugh has a very deep understanding of both the law and the commercial aims of clients.’
Giles Richardson KC
Serle Court‘Despite his razor-sharp, first-class intellect, Giles is very down to earth. He really is the captain of the ship with his incredible brain, technical prowess and his ability to set a strategy.’
Jamie Riley KC
3 Verulam Buildings‘An analytical mastermind, able to break down complex matters into straightforward propositions, with a capacity to absorb great amounts of detail that enables him during advocacy to respond swiftly and keenly.’
Stuart Ritchie KC
Fountain Court ChambersStuart is an absolute class act. He is exceptionally bright, deeply knowledgeable, meticulous in his preparation and unflappable.’
Ben Shaw KC
Erskine Chambers2025 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Alex Barden KC
Fountain Court Chambers
Fraser Campbell KC
Blackstone Chambers‘Fraser is an outstanding barrister, and a very worthy silk. His great strength is his huge intelligence, combined with a pragmatism and an ability to communicate with great clarity.’
Donald Lilly KC
4 Stone Buildings‘Very easy to deal with, he has a commanding and pleasant manner and a unique ability to come up with creative and effective legal solutions quickly.’
Matthew Morrison KC
Serle Court
Rebecca Page KC
Maitland Chambers‘Rebecca is exceptionally intelligent, very hardworking and collegiate. She puts everything into a case.’
2024 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
