David Allen KC
7 King’s Bench WalkEnergy
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.
Sean Brannigan KC
4 Pump Court‘A fantastic advocate and a keen legal mind, who is great with clients, very user-friendly and very reliable.’
Veronique Buehrlen KC
Keating Chambers
Helen Davies KC
Brick Court Chambers
Stephen Dennison KC
Atkin Chambers
Lord Grabiner KC
One Essex Court‘A go-to advocate for big-ticket cases.’
Alexander Gunning KC
One Essex Court
Mark Howard KC
Brick Court Chambers
Simon Hughes KC
Keating Chambers
Paul Key KC
Essex Court Chambers
John McCaughran KC
One Essex Court
Laurence Rabinowitz KC
One Essex Court‘A superstar of the Bar, he is an excellent strategic thinker, ideal for heavyweight energy disputes.’
Simon Rainey KC
Quadrant Chambersxcellent judgement and a keen grasp of the key issues in a case, making him a safe pair of hands for big-ticket disputes.’
David Streatfeild-James KC
Atkin Chambers
Daniel Toledano KC
One Essex Court
Andrew White KC
Atkin Chambers
Simon Birt KC
Brick Court Chambers‘Simon is outstanding. He remains unflustered, and is always on top of the details.’
Stuart Catchpole KC
Atkin Chambers
Alain Choo Choy KC
One Essex Court
Simon Croall KC
Quadrant Chambers
Chantal-Aimée Doerries KC
Atkin Chambers
Vernon Flynn KC
Brick Court Chambers
Lucy Garrett KC
Keating Chambers
Karim Ghaly KC
39 Essex Chambers
Sa’ad Hossain KC
One Essex Court
James Howells KC
Atkin Chambers
David Lewis KC
Twenty Essex‘A superb tactician and a highly accomplished advocate, David is extremely quick to grasp the key issues and the underlying commercial drivers.’
Alan Maclean KC
Blackstone Chambers‘Alan provides extremely thorough and realistic advice.’
David Mildon KC
Essex Court Chambers
Sean O’Sullivan KC
4 Pump Court‘Extremely bright and a brilliant cross-examiner, he is a smooth and polished advocate with a good sense of the commercial aspects of a case.’
Jeffery Onions KC
One Essex Court
Luke Parsons KC
Quadrant Chambers‘He has excellent insight into how to best present technical arguments to arbitrators, and his insights and guidance are invaluable.’
Lionel Persey KC
Quadrant Chambers
Andrew Rigney KC
Crown Office Chambers
Alistair Schaff KC
7 King’s Bench Walk
David Thomas KC
Keating Chambers
Stephen Tromans KC
39 Essex Chambers‘Brilliant to work with and incredibly personable, Stephen is a stand-out barrister for advice on nuclear regulatory and environmental matters.’
Sean Wilken KC
Keating Chambers
Rachel Ansell KC
4 Pump Court
Michael Ashcroft KC
Twenty Essex
Serena Cheng KC
Atkin Chambers
Stephen Cogley KC
4 Pump Court‘An intellectual and forward-thinking silk who thinks outside of the box.’
Nigel Cooper KC
Quadrant Chambers
Anneliese Day KC
Fountain Court Chambers
Nicholas Dennys KC
Atkin Chambers‘Lying behind his relaxed style is a razor-sharp mind and a wealth of experience.’
Graham Dunning KC
Essex Court Chambers
Jonathan Gaisman KC
7 King’s Bench Walk
Charles Graham KC
One Essex Court
Christopher Harris KC
3 Verulam Buildings
Alexander Hickey KC
4 Pump Court‘A great strategic thinker, a brilliant advocate with a commanding presence and razor-sharp intellect, and a masterful cross-examiner.’
Stephen Hofmeyr KC
7 King’s Bench Walk
Philippa Hopkins KC
Essex Court Chambers
Timothy Howe KC
Fountain Court Chambers‘As a cross-examiner, his style mixes forensic rigour and a polite delivery, to disguise the killer blow that is waiting.’
Daniel Jowell KC
Brick Court Chambers
Charles Kimmins KC
Twenty Essex
Gwion Lewis KC
Landmark Chambers
Simon Lofthouse KC
Atkin Chambers
Tim Lord KC
Brick Court Chambers
Hodge Malek KC
3 Verulam Buildings
Harry Matovu KC
Brick Court Chambers‘He is strong on all accounts, and a pleasure to work with.’
Duncan Matthews KC
Twenty Essex
James McClelland KC
Brick Court Chambers
Manus McMullan KC
Atkin Chambers
Wendy Miles KC
Twenty Essex
Vincent Moran KC
Keating Chambers
Alexander Nissen KC
Keating Chambers
Fionn Pilbrow KC
Brick Court Chambers
Dominique Rawley KC
Atkin Chambers
Thomas Sharpe KC
One Essex CourtChris Smith KC
Quadrant Chambers
James Strachan KC
39 Essex Chambers
Nigel Tozzi KC
4 Pump Court‘A smooth operator, and a fantastic case strategist.’
Steven Walker KC
Atkin Chambers
Crispin Winser KC
Crown Office Chambers‘Crispin has a calm and measured approach to advocacy, identifying key points and crafting attractive and persuasive arguments.’
Lord Wolfson KC
One Essex Court‘A simply brilliant advocate, whose insight and quick mind never ceases to amaze.’
Lord Banner KC
Keating Chambers
Lucas Bastin KC
Essex Court Chambers
Kieron Beal KC
Blackstone Chambers
Michael Bools KC
Brick Court Chambers
James Brocklebank KC
7 King’s Bench Walk‘His work is first-rate, and he is super-sharp and very straightforward.’
Monica Carss-Frisk KC
Blackstone Chambers
Mark Chennells KC
Atkin Chambers‘A consummate all-rounder.’
Rupert Choat KC
Atkin Chambers
Nicholas Craig KC
3 Verulam Buildings
Laurence Emmett KC
One Essex Court
Gerry Facenna KC
Monckton Chambers‘User-friendly, fearsomely clever, confident and calm, he is clinical on cross-examination, knowing when to push and when to hold back.’
Andrew Fulton KC
Twenty Essex
Orlando Gledhill KC
One Essex Court
Alec Haydon KC
Brick Court Chambers‘A tenacious advocate in court.’
Siobán Healy KC
7 King’s Bench Walk
Timothy Hill KC
Twenty Essex
Adrian Hughes KC
39 Essex Chambers‘A masterful advocate whose strategic instincts are excellent.’
Yash Kulkarni KC
Quadrant Chambers‘A poised silk and a strong advocate who provides concise advice.’
Calum Lamont KC
Keating Chambers‘A formidable cross-examiner and a cogent and incisive advocate with an impressive legal mind.’
James Leabeater KC
4 Pump Court‘James provides very thorough, clever and measured advice.’
Christopher Lewis KC
Atkin Chambers
Shantanu Majumdar KC
Radcliffe Chambers
Ali Malek KC
3 Verulam Buildings
Lynne McCafferty
4 Pump Court
Stephen Midwinter KC
Brick Court Chambers‘An incredibly bright silk with an understated advocacy style.’
Hanif Mussa KC
Blackstone Chambers
Gordon Nardell KC
Twenty Essex
Jern-Fei Ng KC
7BR
Claire Packman KC
4 Pump Court‘Claire is an extremely capable and intelligent advocate, who can quickly distil difficult technical engineering points to advance a strong legal case.’
Fiona Parkin KC
Atkin Chambers
Conall Patton KC
One Essex Court
Iain Quirk KC
Essex Court Chambers
Philip Riches KC
Twenty Essex
Marion Smith KC
39 Essex Chambers
Samuel Townend KC
Keating Chambers
Nick Vineall KC
4 Pump Court
Alexander Wright KC
4 Pump Court2023 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.
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.
Jane Davies Evans KC
3 Verulam Buildings‘Jane is an extraordinary barrister and a brilliant advocate; she is both highly intelligent and very sensitive.’
Tom Owen KC
Keating Chambers‘‘Tom’s advocacy skills and his rapport with each tribunal are exemplary.’
Sanjay Patel KC
4 Pump Court
Nicholas Sloboda KC
One Essex Court‘Clever, hardworking and reliable, Nicholas is a terrific team player who makes any team better.’