European Union relations

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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Tim Johnston
Brick Court Chambers
'Tim is a highly capable junior. He is an excellent advocate and has a very good drafting style.'
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Paul Luckhurst
Blackstone Chambers
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Emily Neill
Blackstone Chambers
'Good on paper, excellent advocate.'
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Suzanne Rab
Matrix Chambers
‘Excellent attention to detail and has a work ethic which is second to none. Considers the commercial realities of the cases she acts in and how best to achieve the client’s aims.’
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Alan Bates
Monckton Chambers
'Alan is extremely intelligent, calm and balanced. His legal drafting is impeccable. Alan synthesises complex legal matters into exactly the right level for clients and judges respectively. He understands what clients want and translates that into the perfect balance of strategic and legal advice.'
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Christopher Knight
11KBW
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Ravi Mehta
Blackstone Chambers
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Emma Mockford
Brick Court Chambers
Emma is formidably clever, hardworking and collegiate. She brings incisive legal arguments as well as practical guidance that helps steer a clear course through complex litigation.'
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Charlotte Thomas
Brick Court Chambers
‘Very clever, very pragmatic, very user-friendly, and a joy to work with. She’s very crisp and good on paper and when called upon to conduct advocacy – including at hearings dominated by some quite heavy-hitting silks – she more than holds her own.’
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Takis Tridimas
Matrix Chambers
'Takis clearly knows his area of specialism extremely well.'
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Jack Williams
Monckton Chambers
'Very sharp mind. Pleasant to work with. Excellent advocacy skills. Can put a complex argument in easy words.'
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Nicholas Gibson
Matrix Chambers
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Hugo Leith
Brick Court Chambers
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Eric Metcalfe
Monckton Chambers
'Very good written work and a very effective advocate. Easy to work with.'
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Gerard Rothschild
Brick Court Chambers
‘There is no finer draftsman at the junior Bar than Gerard, his written advocacy is a model of its kind. He is also efficient, courteous and a joy to deal with.’
3
Jonathan Worboys
4 New Square
'Jonathan is a polished advocate, with a fantastic ability to explain complex legal concepts in a comprehensible way. He is a pleasure to work with.'

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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Jack Castle
Henderson Chambers
‘Jack has an impressive grasp of EU relations law, particular the Withdrawal Agreement and all aspects of EU social security coordination, putting him in a very small cohort of people with this knowledge. He is clever, hard-working, a team player, most and plainly destined for great things.’