Construction

‘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.’

‘Ebony always provides sound legal advice but also understands the commercial nature of business.’

Lucie Briggs

‘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.’

‘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

'Paul has a brilliant mind and he is formidable on his feet.'

Thomas Crangle

‘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

‘Omar is extremely knowledgeable about the law and completely on top of the technical detail. He drafts beautifully.’

Matthew Finn

‘Matthew has extensive knowledge about construction law and thinks creatively about how different solutions that would most benefit the client.’

‘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

‘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

‘Very common-sense, pragmatic lawyer who understands the issues. Rachel is personable, hard-working and comes ready to get into the weeds.’

Katie Powell

‘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

‘James is very responsive, great on strategy and produces brilliant pleadings.’

Sarah Williams

‘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

‘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

‘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

‘Peter is very thorough, a meticulous preparer and a pleasure to work with.’

Paul Bury

‘Paul is exceptionally bright and commercially orientated, always considering overall strategy. Very polished and compelling written submissions.’

Mathias Cheung

‘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.’

‘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.’

‘George’s written work is always of the highest quality and provided in a comprehensive and easy to understand matter.’

Benjamin Fowler

‘Benjamin is well organised and a calm, lateral thinker and the ultimate safe pair of hands. His advocacy style is calm, focused, and effective.’

‘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

‘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

‘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

‘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

‘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

‘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

‘Thomas is in the detail of the case whilst also understanding the broader, commercial picture. His preparation is meticulous and his advocacy effective.’

‘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

‘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

Charles Pimlott

‘Charles is precise and his advice is always well thought through, precise and, importantly, commercially minded too.’

‘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.’

‘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.’

‘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.’

‘Tom is unflappable and will roll his sleeves up and get stuck in on big pieces of litigation.’

Mischa Balen

‘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

‘Joshua has a very clear and effective communication style and the way he provides his advice is easy to follow.’

Alexander Burrell

‘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

‘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.’

‘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

‘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

'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.’

'Helen is brilliant; her work is of a very high standard and it is a real pleasure to work with her.'

Felicity Dynes

‘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

‘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

‘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

‘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

‘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

‘Caroline is very bright, her drafting is excellent and she always has practical solutions to problems.’

Chris Greenwood

‘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

‘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.’

‘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.’

‘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

'Great with the details and won't take a backward step in court.'

David Johnson

‘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

‘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.’

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.’

Vivek Kapoor

‘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.’

Max Kasriel

Fountain Court Chambers

Simon Kerry

'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.’

‘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

‘Patrick has a confident and clear grasp of the law, but is equally able to think commercially and strategically.’

Caroline McColgan

‘Caroline's strategic thinking and ability to provide clear, concise advice have greatly contributed to our progress thus far.’

John McMillan

‘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.’

Mek Mesfin

‘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.’

Edmund Neuberger

‘Edmund is one of the best junior construction barristers solicitors have instructed. He is knowledgeable and meticulous. His advocacy is smooth and thorough.’

‘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

‘Christopher is user friendly and direct. Offers a view and doesn't sit on the fence which is always valuable.’

Richard Sage

‘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

‘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

‘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.’

‘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

‘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

‘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

‘Robert sees the commercial in the detail. Fantastic, and compelling, on paper.’

Carlo Taczalski

‘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 methodical but firm in both his advice to clients and his advocacy.’

Quentin Tannock

‘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

‘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

‘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

‘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

‘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

‘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.

Elliott Cook