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.

1
Stuart Adair
XXIV Old Buildings
‘Stuart is one of the best advocates, really fighting your corner on highly contentious matters. He is extremely reliable and delivers to deadlines.’
1
Tiran Nersessian
4 Stone Buildings
'Tiran is an experienced junior with a deep understanding of insolvency law.'
1
Matthew Parfitt
Erskine Chambers
Matthew is a very formidable advocate and clearly very well respected by the judiciary.’
1
Georgina Peters
South Square
‘Really knows her stuff on tricky and detailed issues of insolvency law, responsive and really nice to work with.'
1
Henry Phillips
South Square
1
William Willson
South Square
2
Matthew Abraham
South Square
'Matthew is a superb advocate, an excellent strategist and is great with clients. He is highly technical and has a deep understanding of the law.'
2
Charlotte Cooke
South Square
‘Very capable.'
2
James Couser
Three Stone
'James is an excellent barrister. He is smart and a pleasure to work with.'
2
William Day
3 Verulam Buildings
‘Will is a phenomenal barrister with an excellent intellect and a great, easy going way about him. He is a pleasure to work with.’
2
Rosanna Foskett
Maitland Chambers
2
Christopher Harrison
4 Stone Buildings
'Chris is a fantastic advocate and strategic advisor. He fits seamlessly into any team.'
2
Marcus Haywood
South Square
‘Marcus is extremely bright, excellent on his feet, very user-friendly and commercial.'
2
Tina Kyriakides
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Tina is a technically brilliant lawyer and is an excellent advocate.'
2
James Mather
Serle Court
‘James is a highly intellectual and solid barrister. Very good under pressure.'
2
Tom Shepherd
4 New Square
‘Tom is a rare counsel who masterfully blends assertiveness with judiciousness in his advocacy, a quality that consistently impresses judges. He quickly analyses intricate matters and delivers clear, accessible advice.'
2
Jonathan Titmuss
Gatehouse Chambers
'Technically brilliant, he is able to master the complex and make challenging situations appear simple and straightforward.'
3
Robert Amey
South Square
'Robert is clever, commercial and with a great eye for detail.'
3
Jessica Brooke
Wilberforce Chambers
3
William Buck
Monckton Chambers
'William presents a tremendous combination of a heavyweight brain, exceptionally clear and assertive advocacy, and being a delight to work with.'
3
Sri Carmichael
Wilberforce Chambers
'She is masterful at condensing complex matters into understandable chunks.'
3
Sarah Clarke
Gatehouse Chambers
‘She has an extensive knowledge and understanding of insolvency and commercial law matters, and her opinions are always set out in an accessible way.'
3
Adam Deacock
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Adam is an outstandingly good barrister, who is a real heavy weight.'
3
Catherine Doran
Radcliffe Chambers
‘She is excellent and robust. She is good with difficult clients. Her advocacy is very precise.’
3
Ben Griffiths
Erskine Chambers
'Ben is a talented and highly experienced lawyer. He has an impressive depth of technical knowledge and strong strategic instincts.'
3
Hugo Groves
Enterprise Chambers
3
Kavan Gunaratna
Enterprise Chambers
‘He is always technically excellent and a pleasure to deal with.'
3
Graeme Halkerston
Wilberforce Chambers
3
Patrick Harty
One Essex Court
' ‘Patrick is smart and strategic. His drafting is always accurate and a model of clarity.’
3
Philip Hinks
3 Verulam Buildings
3
Clara Johnson
South Square
‘Clara is extremely commercial and ensures her advice is tailored to the commercial requirements of the client as well as being the legally preferred solution.'
3
Ruth Jordan
Serle Court
‘Ruth is a great barrister: calm, thoughtful, authoritative and it is always a pleasure to work with her.'
3
Philip Judd
South Square
‘Philip is extremely responsive, client-friendly and able to focus on the important points in the matter, while covering all relevant scenarios.’
3
Nico Leslie
Fountain Court Chambers
 
3
Wilson Leung
Serle Court
'Wilson has superb in-depth knowledge of the law of insolvency. His advice is always considered, clear and concise.'
3
Daniel Lewis
Wilberforce Chambers
'His written work is excellent, and he turns things around very quickly.'
3
Edoardo Lupi
South Square
'Edoardo is brilliant. He is an elegant advocate who mobilises simple but effective narratives to drive home winning points.'
3
Morwenna Macro
Five Paper
'A seriously good senior commercial junior, especially strong on insolvency issues. Delivers creative, practical solutions.'
3
Dawn McCambley
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Dawn works tirelessly on complicated pleadings and prepares a first-rate product.'
3
Niall McCulloch
Enterprise Chambers
'Extremely bright, technically excellent and an absolute pleasure to work with.'
3
Giselle McGowan
Serle Court
‘Tenacious, hard working, pragmatic.'
3
Jennifer Meech
Serle Court
‘Very assured in advising on insolvency matters.'
3
Hugh Miall
XXIV Old Buildings
3
Philip Morrison
Erskine Chambers
 
3
Elaine Palser
Outer Temple Chambers
3
Samuel Parsons
Erskine Chambers
Samuel is extremely efficient, responsive and user-friendly.'
3
Oliver Phillips
Maitland Chambers
3
Charles Raffin
Gatehouse Chambers
'Very tactically aware and a font of knowledge. Great at advocacy.'
3
Jack Rivett
Erskine Chambers
‘Razor-sharp intellect and incredibly deep thinker and legal analyst. Incredibly user-friendly and a pleasure to work with.’
3
Andrew Rose
4 Stone Buildings
'Andrew is a great draftsman and a thoroughly good lawyer.'
3
Christopher Snell
33 Chancery Lane
 'Very personable and knowledgeable. He is able to get to the crux of the matter quickly and explain it to clients in a concise way.'
3
Angharad Start
3 Verulam Buildings
‘She is very astute, very sharp and great to have on your side. She has an excellent grasp of detail.'
3
Justina Stewart
Outer Temple Chambers
'A very strong senior junior. Technically very strong and a pleasure to work with.'
3
Daniel Warents
XXIV Old Buildings
'As an advocate, he is a very smooth operator who has the ability to put your case to the judge in a succinct and persuasive manner.'
4
Nicola Allsop
Quadrant Chambers
'Nicola is a superstar. She is intelligent, diligent and understands the intricacies of complex areas of law an distils them down to a perfect package.'
4
Karl Anderson
4 Stone Buildings
4
Andrew Blake
Erskine Chambers
'He is all over the detail.'
4
Andrew Brown
Radcliffe Chambers
‘His written work is fantastic. His advocacy is measured and smooth, and judges like him.’
4
Rory Brown
South Square
4
Maxim Cardew
Maitland Chambers
‘Maxim has an incredible knowledge of insolvency law and is able to advise upon it in a highly practical way.’
4
Francis Collaço Moraes
Three Stone
'Francis is responsive and thorough, and is invaluable in very complex and challenging case.'
4
Reuben Comiskey
Radcliffe Chambers
4
Rachael Earle
Wilberforce Chambers
‘Rachael is very thorough and always well prepared. She is able to read a judge very well and to adjust her advocacy accordingly.'
4
Thomas Elias
Serle Court
Thomas is a spectacularly good lawyer and even better advocate. He is absolutely unflappable.'
4
Joseph England
Quadrant Chambers
‘Joe is a highly effective barrister, known for clear, persuasive submissions and a strategic grasp of complex disputes.
4
Phillip Gale
Enterprise Chambers
4
Amit Gupta
Enterprise Chambers
4
Katherine Hallett
Three Stone
4
Peter Head
Blackstone Chambers
4
Oliver Hyams
South Square
‘ Exceptionally knowledgeable and a strategic thinker – Ollie consistently delivers clear and pragmatic advice.’
4
Madeleine Jones
South Square
‘Madeleine is exceptionally technically sound, with a sharp legal mind and a thorough grasp of complex issues.'
4
Faith Julian
Maitland Chambers
'Faith is absolutely brilliant. She has an excellent legal brain, a straightforward manner and is a real pleasure to work with.'
4
Olivier Kalfon
Maitland Chambers
'Olivier is an outstanding advocate with exceptional analytical ability and a calm, authoritative presence in court.'
4
Luka Krsljanin
Blackstone Chambers
'Luka is an exceptionally sharp and insightful barrister. He is incredibly responsive, always quick to answer questions with clarity and precision.'
4
Oberon Kwok
Selborne Chambers
4
Anna Lintner
Maitland Chambers
4
Katie Longstaff
Radcliffe Chambers
'Very commercially minded and sensible.'
4
Sarah McCann
Gatehouse Chambers
 
4
Zara McGlone
4 Stone Buildings
'Zara is a first class barrister. She is technically excellent, great on her feet and the clients love her!'
4
Conor McLaughlin
Erskine Chambers
4
Gabriella McNicholas
Maitland Chambers
'Gabriella has excellent advocacy skills. She is incredibly thorough in her analysis and has very good attention to detail.'
4
James McWilliams
3 Verulam Buildings
‘James has a robust, compelling and succinct style, and a level of gravitas and authority beyond his years of call.'
4
Simon Newman
Enterprise Chambers
‘Simon has a natural way with clients, attention to detail and to sort the wheat from the chaff in high volume cases.’
4
Rowena Page
Maitland Chambers
‘Rowena is clever, helpful, very user friendly and someone who clients like. She has excellent cross examination skills and written work is faultless.'
4
Wendy Parker
Gatehouse Chambers
‘Wendy is very commercially astute, and her advice is always grounded in that commerciality so that the client can understand the practical implications of a matter.'
4
Isabel Petrie
Selborne Chambers 
4
Helen Pugh
Outer Temple Chambers
‘Very strong technically, sees all angles and the interplay.'
4
Alexander Riddiford
Essex Court Chambers
'Alex is a reliable and highly effective advocate, both in written submissions and on his feet, making him an obvious choice for important insolvency-related applications involving complicated issues.'
4
Kate Rogers
Radcliffe Chambers
‘She is good on her feet, keeping to the point and making sure that all arguments are made clearly and concisely at court.'
4
Albert Sampson
4 Stone Buildings
‘He is smart, hard-working and thorough. Good on his feet and on paper.'
4
Anna Scharnetzky
Erskine Chambers
‘She is able to get to the crux of extremely complex issues and explain them in a way that is not only accessible to us as solicitors, but also to the clients.'
4
Andrew Shaw
South Square 
Calm, eloquent, intelligent and seems to read a court room well - he is destined for great things.' 
4
Lloyd Tamlyn
South Square
‘Excellent insolvency knowledge, first-rate judgement and enormous brain.’
4
Alastair Tomson
4 Stone Buildings
4
Mark Watson-Gandy
Three Stone
4
Alaric Watson
Gatehouse Chambers
‘Alaric is extremely knowledgeable, responsive and a testament to his clients which he instructs.'
4
Jack Watson
Wilberforce Chambers
4
Joseph Wigley
4 Stone Buildings
'Very knowledgeable, and an excellent client manner. Joe is also a forceful and persuasive advocate.'
4
Geoffrey Zelin
Enterprise Chambers
5
Christopher Buckley
Radcliffe Chambers
'Chris's strength is his breadth of experience. He can bring his deep legal understanding to bear on a wide variety of issues that arise in insolvency assignments.'
5
Tim Calland
Maitland Chambers
'Tim has an extensive and deep knowledge of property law. He combines this with a great depth of knowledge and experience of insolvency law.'
5
Benjamin Channer
3 Hare Court
'Ben has excellent advocacy skills. He is quick to get up to speed on cases and provides sensible and commercial advice.'
5
Adam Chichester-Clark
Three Stone
5
Thomas Cockburn
Selborne Chambers
5
Max Cole
Selborne Chambers
5
Darragh Connell
Maitland Chambers
'He's a very impressive barrister who cuts through the chaff and has a fine grasp of the commercial issues.'
5
James Davies
Enterprise Chambers
'James is very commercial and very dependable. Just generally a fantastic person to work with.'
5
Bobby Friedman
Wilberforce Chambers
5
Amanda Hadkiss
Maitland Chambers 
‘Exceptionally well-prepared with excellent attention to detail.’
5
Ryan Hocking
Gatehouse Chambers
5
Jamie Holmes
Wilberforce Chambers
5
Thomas Horton
3 Hare Court
'Tom is very good at getting to the heart of the issue and has a commercial outlook on all matters.'
5
Sophia Hurst
Essex Court Chambers
5
Simon Johnson
Enterprise Chambers
'He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law and is a hit with the client.'
5
Zachary Kell
Radcliffe Chambers
5
Kira King
South Square
  'Kira is extremely knowledgeable of the relevant case law and able to explain it clearly and succinctly for a foreign audience. Clients would not hesitate to instruct her again.'
5
Edward Knight
XXIV Old Buildings
5
James Knott
4 Stone Buildings
5
Lauren Kreamer
Radcliffe Chambers
'Lauren's advisory work is fantastic. She really embeds herself as part of the legal team and offers astute commercial guidance.'
5
Lara Kuehl
Serle Court
'Lara's written work and advice is extremely good. She knows what clients need and is all over the detail.'
5
Katrina Mather
Gatehouse Chambers
'Katrina is fantastic. She has experience and skills that are well beyond her years of call.'
5
Tim Matthewson
Wilberforce Chambers
5
Aileen McErlean
Gatehouse Chambers
'Aileen is an excellent advocate and very persuasive. She has excellent attention to detail.'
5
Birgitta Meyer
Tanfield Chambers
'Extremely knowledgeable and intelligent, practical in approach.'
5
Maria Mulla
Maitland Chambers
5
Martin Ouwehand
Radcliffe Chambers
‘Martin has outstanding attention to detail and is exhaustive in his consideration of the issues.'
5
Phillip Patterson
Gatehouse Chambers
hillip is top notch and is simply brilliant. He is very thorough with his advice and always comes up with effective solutions to knotty legal issues.'
5
Georgia Purnell
3 Hare Court
‘Georgia is very good and on top of her cases. Her advocacy is very good for her call and she speaks assertively.’
5
Chloe Shuffrey
Radcliffe Chambers
5
Rachel Sleeman
Five Paper
'Rachel is not only a very effective advocate, but also has excellent attention to detail. She is commercial and practical with her advice.'
5
Hilary Stonefrost
South Square
5
Hannah Thornley
South Square
5
Nicola Timmins
4 Stone Buildings
'Nicola is particularly good at digesting and analysing highly factually complex cases where the materials extend to thousands of documents.'
5
Ben Waistell
XXIV Old Buildings
5
Nathan Webb
Forum Chambers
'Very good written argument, attention to detail and straightforward presentation style, make him an excellent junior.'
5
Ben Woolgar
Brick Court Chambers
'Ben is able beyond his years. He is extremely intelligent and able to offer complicated advice at short notice.'
5
Paul Wright
Selborne Chambers

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.

1
Tim Benham-Mirando
Serle Court
1
James Fagan
Radcliffe Chambers
'James is excellent. He's responsive, bright, personable and extremely knowledgeable.'
1
Paul Fradley
South Square
'Paul's strengths include his first rate legal analysis and his clear written advocacy in his draft skeleton arguments.'
1
Samuel Hodge
Enterprise Chambers
'Sam is meticulous and technically excellent, whilst being commercial and pragmatic.'
1
Daniel Judd
South Square
'Daniel is an extremely bright and capable barrister who has a remarkable ability to readily analyse and assess complex cases.'
1
Maria Kennedy
Twenty Essex
'Maria has excellent attention to detail and is extremely procedurally knowledgeable.'
1
Daniel Kessler
4 Stone Buildings
'Daniel is a master of insolvency law, deeply hard working and conscientious, a real team player.'
1
Rabin Kok
South Square
'He excels in his years. He is super bright and easy to deal with.'
1
Jessica Lavelle
XXIV Old Buildings
‘Jessica is a persuasive advocate. She has a strong skillset for her experience level, and is confident in dealing with clients and giving advice.’
1
Emma Loizou
Radcliffe Chambers
'Emma is very user-friendly, bright and effective in writing and on her feet.'
1
Alex Peplow
XXIV Old Buildings
1
Daniel Petrides
Wilberforce Chambers
'Knowledgable, enthusiastic and bright.'
1
Nicholas Wright
4 Stone Buildings
'Nick is exceptionally easy to work with. Approachable and always commercially focused in the advice that he provides.'