James Bowling
4 Pump Court‘James leads a case with creativity and thoroughness and he has incredible knowledge of case authorities. His advocacy is a joy to watch and is great to work with.’
Construction
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.
Cyril Chern
4 New SquareNicholas Collings
Atkin ChambersEbony Alleyne
Gatehouse Chambers‘Ebony always provides sound legal advice but also understands the commercial nature of business.’
Lucie Briggs
Atkin Chambers ‘Lucie has a calm collected methodical advocacy style that makes all in the room feel at ease, drawing out the points that need to be made in style. She gives clear detailed advice and keeps the prospects of a case under review at all times.’
Patrick Clarke
Atkin ChambersRobert Clay
Atkin Chambers‘Robert consistently produces excellent written draft materials setting clear paths through potentially confusing amounts of detail. He is among the very best at doing this.’
Paul Cowan
4 New Square 'Paul has a brilliant mind and he is formidable on his feet.'
Thomas Crangle
4 Pump Court‘Tom is an absolute joy to work with – brilliant advocate, responsive, razor sharp and client-friendly. Lay clients would use him on every case they had if they could.’
Omar Eljadi
Atkin Chambers‘Omar is extremely knowledgeable about the law and completely on top of the technical detail. He drafts beautifully.’
Matthew Finn
Keating Chambers ‘Matthew has extensive knowledge about construction law and thinks creatively about how different solutions that would most benefit the client.’
Simon Henderson
4 Pump CourtAbdul Jinadu
Keating Chambers‘Abdul remains a doyen of construction law. He is not only highly experienced and extremely knowledgeable, but commercially astute – his tactics are effective and decisive.’
Shourav Lahiri
Atkin Chambers‘Shourav main strength is his knowledge in engineering and construction technology together with ability to understand the strength of the client's team. He works as an integral part of the client team and instructing counsel and the tribunal as well.’
Rachael O’Hagan
Keating Chambers‘Very common-sense, pragmatic lawyer who understands the issues. Rachel is personable, hard-working and comes ready to get into the weeds.’
Katie Powell
Atkin Chambers‘Katie has been able to dissect highly technical construction reports and data, and turn her legal mind to creating client-friendly and practical advice in the most complicated of cases.’
James Thompson
Keating Chambers‘James is very responsive, great on strategy and produces brilliant pleadings.’
Sarah Williams
Keating Chambers‘Sarah shows great attention to detail in her written work, both in her advice and submissions. She has demonstrated a marked ability to digest significant quantities of technical and expert information, and to pull this together into persuasive written submissions.’
Luke Wygas
4 Pump Court‘Luke quickly grasps and understands complex issues, gives clear and definitive advice, and holds a keen awareness for the commercial reality when advising on legal position.’
Alexandra Bodnar
Keating Chambers ‘Alexandra is thorough, commercial, responsive and very approachable. She is a pleasure to work with. She has great attention to detail and covers all bases with her advice.’
Peter Brogden
Keating Chambers‘Peter is very thorough, a meticulous preparer and a pleasure to work with.’
Paul Bury
Keating Chambers‘Paul is exceptionally bright and commercially orientated, always considering overall strategy. Very polished and compelling written submissions.’
Mathias Cheung
Atkin Chambers‘Mathias is extremely intelligent, drafts beautifully, is strategic and focused in his advice; and his advocacy is convincing and powerful. He is an absolute go-to on construction disputes and brilliant to work with.’
Daniel Churcher
4 Pump CourtTom Coulson
Keating Chambers‘Tom is one of solicitors' favourite junior barristers at the construction Bar. His written work is brilliant and he is machine-like in the speed at which he can produce documents.’
Rebecca Drake
39 Essex ChambersGeorge Eyre
Gatehouse Chambers‘George’s written work is always of the highest quality and provided in a comprehensive and easy to understand matter.’
Benjamin Fowler
4 New Square ‘Benjamin is well organised and a calm, lateral thinker and the ultimate safe pair of hands. His advocacy style is calm, focused, and effective.’
Jennie Gillies
4 Pump CourtDaniel Goodkin
4 Pump CourtArthur Graham-Dixon
Atkin Chambers‘Arthur is well-prepared, hard-working, and delivers incisive written submissions. Arthur shows good judgement and instincts, and is able to get across the material in quick time.’
Michele De Gregorio
Crown Office Chambers‘Michele’s drafting is excellent, he is thoughtful, he acted as a fierce defender of our client\'s interests in a very testy mediation, and he is the very definition of wise counsel.’
Rónán Hanna
Atkin Chambers‘Rónán has cultivated great strategies whilst cutting through, with swiftness and clarify, complex issues and factual muddles. He is a fantastic collaborative worker, who is a key member of the team and who is well respected and trusted by lay clients.’
Emma Healiss
Keating Chambers‘Emma is especially strong in her written submissions, and demonstrates the ability to effectively marshal legal arguments to fit complex fact patterns.’
Samar Abbas Kazmi
Atkin Chambers‘Samar is highly intelligent and has excellent judgement. He is in the detail but is also able to sit back and see the big picture to develop overall strategy.’
Saleem Khalid
Deka Chambers‘Saleem cuts through complexity, deals with the crux of disputes, and delivers positive outcomes for lay clients.’
Zulfikar Khayum
Atkin Chambers ‘Zulfikar is an extremely competent and measured advocate. His attention to detail is excellent and he spends a lot of time understanding and digging into the minutiae of a case.’
Thomas Lazur
Keating Chambers ‘Thomas is in the detail of the case whilst also understanding the broader, commercial picture. His preparation is meticulous and his advocacy effective.’
Kate Livesey
4 Pump CourtMarc Lixenberg
Atkin Chambers‘Marc is an excellent advocate. He really grasps what he thinks is the key issue and wrestles with it at length in front of the tribunal in a way that is confident, effective and persuasive.’
Sarah McCann
Gatehouse Chambers‘Sarah is particularly adept at dealing with complex and high value construction disputes. She excels at distilling difficult points into accessible advice for clients, and is never afraid to roll up her sleeves and get into the detail of a matter.’
George McDonald
4 New SquareCharles Pimlott
Crown Office Chambers‘Charles is precise and his advice is always well thought through, precise and, importantly, commercially minded too.’
Ben Sareen
Keating ChambersHugh Saunders
4 New Square‘Hugh is tremendously tenacious and, above all, commercial in his advice, quickly getting to the nub of the client's real needs and formulating the best strategy to achieve those needs.’
David Sheard
Keating ChambersMelissa Shipley
39 Essex Chambers ‘Melissa very quickly gets on top of the detail of even the most complex of cases, and importantly is always ready to raise/discuss potential weaknesses. Her drafting is prompt, efficient, yet precisely to the point.’
Matthew Thorne
4 Pump CourtJennie Wild
Keating Chambers‘Jennie is able to break down complex legal arguments with a commercial minded focus so that they are easily understandable by clients. Jennie has a real critical analytical eye for detail which is essential in complex construction disputes.’
Nick Kaplan
4 Pump Court‘Nick’s attention to detail and technical expertise are extremely impressive. He remains calm and focused under pressure, and is a powerful advocate, delivers his arguments clearly and effectively.’
Mek Mesfin
4 Pump Court‘Mek excels in his attention to detail and exceptional drafting skills. His clear and well-structured drafting significantly strengthens his advocacy, presenting arguments that are both persuasive and comprehensively backed by evidence.’
Lauren Adams
Atkin ChambersTom Asquith
4 New Square ‘Tom is unflappable and will roll his sleeves up and get stuck in on big pieces of litigation.’
Mischa Balen
Atkin Chambers‘Mischa’s advocacy is perfectly balanced between pushing the right points and reading when a judge had got the point to know when to move on seamlessly. Mischa has an excellent ability to combine strategy in proceedings and the commercial needs of a client – he sees the bigger picture and engineers a strategy in proceedings to secure the best result.’
Joshua Brown
Crown Office Chambers‘Joshua has a very clear and effective communication style and the way he provides his advice is easy to follow.’
Alexander Burrell
39 Essex Chambers‘Alexander’s ability to distil complex areas of law into clear, accessible advice is particularly valuable for clients. His skill in navigating complex expert advice is also commendable: he engages with expert material thoughtfully and effectively, enhancing the overall case presentation.’
Timothy Chelmick
4 New Square‘Drafting skills for skeletons of the highest order, commercially insightful, very well-prepared and detailed knowledge of brief, assured on his feet and struck right tone with judge and opponent.’
Lucy Colter
4 New SquareJess Connors
39 Essex Chambers‘Jess has incredible mastery of the detail of matters, and is able to pick up the key points quickly from large quantities of documents. Her advocacy is well structured and highly effective.’
Brenna Conroy
Keating Chambers‘Brenna is an exceptional all-rounder with strong drafting abilities mixed with a deft advocacy style. Lay and professional clients appreciate her ability to get quickly to the crux of an issue and give commercial advice.’
Simon Crawshaw
Atkin Chambers'Simon's technical knowledge is impressive. He is able to quickly digest large amount of information and distil this into simple and clear submissions and/or pleadings.’
Laura Crowley
4 Pump CourtHelen Dennis
4 Pump CourtFelicity Dynes
Atkin Chambers‘Felicity is exceptionally bright. She picks things up really quickly and translates complicated construction documents and issues into understandable summaries/heads of claim and submissions.’
Anthony Edwards
39 Essex Chambers ‘Anthony is very calm and methodical. He puts everybody at ease and breaks everything down to its most simplest. This is reflected in his advocacy.’
Kort Egan
Gatehouse Chambers‘Kort works incredibly well under pressure, is able to quickly grasp technical details and turn things around when needed. He has a good practical and commercial approach and style and is able to communicate matters concisely and easily to lay clients.’
Paul Fisher
4 New Square‘Paul is the complete package. He's commercial, very strategic, and is able to quickly get into the technical detail to understand disputes.’
James Frampton
Keating Chambers‘James’ advocacy is particularly impressive, clear, persuasive, and always meticulously prepared. He has a calm but authoritative presence that commands attention and respect, and he is adept at tailoring his arguments to resonate with both judges and clients.’
Caroline Greenfield
Atkin Chambers‘Caroline is very bright, her drafting is excellent and she always has practical solutions to problems.’
Chris Greenwood
4 New Square‘The speed at which Chris brings himself up to speed on the matter and ability to operate independently on such a broad range of issues was very useful to the solicitor team.’
Dalton Hale
Atkin Chambers ‘Dalton analyses papers very thoroughly, rapidly focuses on the big picture but deploying the fine detail where needed. Excellent drafting and advocacy skills. Commercially astute.’
Patrick Hennessey
39 Essex ChambersGideon Scott Holland
Keating Chambers ‘Gideon very much understands the commercial nature required for the advice - he is able to go into a lot of detail on the complicated technical areas on which the real money turns.’
David Hopkins
39 Essex ChambersLaura Hussey
Atkin Chambers‘Laura is excellent at determining the key issues in dispute in very quick order even where the underlying facts are complex and vast. Her legal analysis is highly detail orientated and inspires trust and confidence that no stone has been left unturned when advising clients.’
Emma Hynes
Gatehouse Chambers'Great with the details and won't take a backward step in court.'
David Johnson
Atkin Chambers‘David is excellent technically and extremely supportive, he is always on time with delivering work and he is a first choice of barrister of his level. David’s has the advocacy skill of putting complex points across simply and clearly which is key in any litigation.’
Ed Jones
4 Pump Court ‘Ed is a user friendly and fiercely bright advocate with well-tuned commercial instincts. Solicitors choose to work with him on the most complex and critical disputes.’
Vivek Kapoor
39 Essex ChambersMax Kasriel
Fountain Court ChambersAndrew Kearney
Gatehouse ChambersRuth Keating
39 Essex Chambers‘Ruth is articulate, considered and manages to react quickly on her feet during interactions, feeding in comments from others into her retorts with ease, which is a skill in itself.’
Simon Kerry
Gatehouse Chambers'Very user friendly, great manner with clients, able to cut through a lot of material quickly and grasp the issues.'
Diarmuid Laffan
4 New Square Chambers‘Diarmuid is an all-round excellent barrister. He is very adept at dealing with technical issues and his clients trust his clear and concise advice.’
Katie Lee
Gatehouse ChambersNicholas Maciolek
Atkin Chambers‘Nicholas' analytical powers are unsurpassed. His ability to assess complex documentation and in relatively short time and formulate cogent arguments and strategy in response, is highly impressive.’
Patrick Maxwell
Crown Office Chambers‘Patrick has a confident and clear grasp of the law, but is equally able to think commercially and strategically.’
Caroline McColgan
Crown Office Chambers ‘Caroline's strategic thinking and ability to provide clear, concise advice have greatly contributed to our progress thus far.’
John McMillan
Keating Chambers‘John acts as the eye of the storm, staying calm and composed in even the most chaotic of matters. This is reflected in his advocacy style which settles and manages the judge in such circumstances.’
Edmund Neuberger
Atkin Chambers‘Edmund is one of the best junior construction barristers solicitors have instructed. He is knowledgeable and meticulous. His advocacy is smooth and thorough.’
Thomas Ogden
4 New SquareLaurence Page
4 Pump Court ‘Laurence is great to have on your team. He sees angles for argument that perhaps others don't and he also has a creative and persuasive style with his writing.’
Christopher Reid
Atkin Chambers‘Christopher is user friendly and direct. Offers a view and doesn't sit on the fence which is always valuable.’
Richard Sage
Crown Office Chambers‘Richard is approachable and knowledgeable, demonstrating a real expertise in this area, but couples this with a clarity of expression and advice which is really helpful, particularly when dealing with lay clients.’
David Sawtell
39 Essex Chambers‘David is always on hand to assist the clients understanding on what was going on in a complicated situation, and advocated superbly at trial leading to a successful application for the clients and an excellent result for them, including on several previously undetermined points of law.’
Robert Scrivener
4 Pump Court‘Robert is very familiar with the principles and latest authorities in construction law. His cross examination of witness in our case was very well prepared and effective.’
Gideon Shirazi
4 Pump CourtAlice Sims
Keating Chambers‘Alice's advocacy skills are excellent. She is extremely well articulated, concise and clear. She is a formidable advocate who easily deals with aggressive opponents.’
Harry Smith
Keating Chambers ‘Harry's written work is always of the highest quality and provided in a comprehensive and easy to understand matter. Harry is one of the key, and go-to, juniors for construction advice.’
Henk Soede
Crown Office Chambers‘Henk has excellent attention to detail and a rigorous approach to claims. He is particularly good at balancing the commercial and legal interests of the client and giving pragmatic advice.’
Robert Stokell
Crown Office Chambers‘Robert sees the commercial in the detail. Fantastic, and compelling, on paper.’
Carlo Taczalski
Crown Office Chambers‘Carlo is a very precise counsel, who does not sit on the fence and appreciates all of the risks (legal and commercial) from a very early stage of the dispute. He is a methodical but firm in both his advice to clients but also his advocacy.’
Quentin Tannock
4 Pump Court‘Quentin is responsive, enthusiastic and clearly committed to achieving the best outcome for the client. He is willing to engage closely with the case at all stages and he is advice is well-reasoned and commercially aware.’
Charlie Thompson
Keating Chambers ‘Charlie is a very mature draftsman, quickly getting to grips with technically complex concepts and producing clear, concise and persuasive statements of case.’
Ryan Turner
Atkin Chambers ‘Ryan has amazing attention to detail and displays a breadth of excellent technical knowledge. He is proactive and very commercial in the advice he gives which makes him very user friendly.’
Helena White
Gatehouse Chambers‘Helena is extremely clever, gets a real grip on the key issues quickly the quality of her advice and written work is excellent. She is also a very strong and measured advocate able to articulate her arguments in a forceful and concise way.’
Dermot Woolgar
Crown Office Chambers ‘Dermot is a master of detail and one of the most erudite barristers out there. His ability to unwind very difficult issues is something to behold.’
Louis Zvesper
Gatehouse Chambers‘Louis is detail-orientated, picking up complex factual issues promptly and prepares clear, persuasive pleadings.’
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.
Max Twivy
Atkin Chambers‘Max is very thorough in his advice and an expert in the construction matters. He is also excellent at communicating advice on complex issues to clients in an easy to understand way.’
Callum Monro Morrison
Keating ChambersHarriet Di Francesco
Keating Chambers‘Harriet is particularly clear and effective at identifying the fundamental issue and ensuring client's understand what they need to do in order to substantiate their claim.’
Caspar Ramsay
Atkin Chambers‘Caspar has an excellent ability to pick out the important and relevant factors from documents and discussions and turn them into top quality advice and submissions. He sees the bigger picture and is acutely aware of not only the legal issues but the commercial challenges that clients face.’
Ella Rutter
Atkin Chambers‘Ella’s advocacy and cross examination skills are very good and are keys to successful outcomes. She is also quick on her feet advising.’
Elliott Cook
4 Pump Court‘Elliott provides pragmatic, useful, clear advice. He is adept at drafting, particularly where there are difficult issues that need to be carefully put.’
Ben Graff
Keating ChambersKaty Handley
4 Pump Court ‘Katy’s drafting and communication skills are detailed, accurate and high-quality.’
Wen Jin Teh
Keating Chambers‘Wen Jin has a very strong legal intellect. He is excellent in his analysis of complex legal issues.’
Isobel Kamber
Keating Chambers‘Isobel is impressive during remote hearings; persuasive and yet polite, securing complete victory with very little fuss.’