Intellectual property

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 Baran
Three New Square
A super-intelligent junior who is good at reading the judge.’
1
Miles Copeland
Three New Square
‘Miles is a fabulous team player.’
1
Adam Gamsa
11 South Square
1
Michael Hicks
Hogarth Chambers
Michael has vast experience and a great intellect.’
1
Isabel Jamal
8 New Square
1
Thomas Jones
8 New Square
‘He has a prodigious work ethic and a keen understanding of the complexities of ever-shifting law and policy.’
1
Katherine Moggridge
Three New Square
1
Tom St Quintin
Hogarth Chambers
'Very clear and commercial in his advice, easy to work with and gets on very well with clients.'
1
Jaani Riordan
8 New Square
‘An advocate who packs a real punch, with technical excellence.’
1
Daniel Selmi
Three New Square
‘Daniel’s advocacy is focused, persuasive, and well-structured. He presents arguments clearly and confidently.’
1
Guy Tritton
Hogarth Chambers
 
1
James Whyte
8 New Square
‘James has fantastic legal and technical knowledge. He is approachable, gives robust advice and goes the extra mile.’  
2
Chris Aikens
11 South Square
‘Chris is incredibly clever, practical and quick on his feet.’
2
Tom Alkin
11 South Square
‘Tom is great at seeing the big picture and working through complex legal arguments. He is a concise advocate.’
2
Tim Austen
Three New Square
‘Tim is a pleasure to work with. He is diligent, analytical and strategic.'
2
Theo Barclay
4 New Square Chambers
‘Theo has superb intellectual ability and will fight his corner in court.'
2
Jessie Bowhill
8 New Square
‘Jessie is brilliant. A tenacious advocate with a fantastic intellect.’
2
Ashton Chantrielle
8 New Square
‘Ashton is responsive, diligent and bright. She is a very good team player.’
2
Michael Conway
8 New Square
‘Michael is hardworking and conscientious with an eye for detail and a pragmatic approach. He is a real asset to any team.’
2
Joe Delaney
Three New Square
‘Joe is very careful and thoughtful. He formulates convincing arguments and is very easy to work with.’
2
Gwilym Harbottle
Hogarth Chambers
‘Gwilym is highly intelligent and extremely experienced.’
2
Jeremy Heald
Three New Square
 
2
Guy Hollingworth
One Essex Court
Guy is clear, commercial and kind. He has a great presence and clients really appreciate his confident demeanour.’
2
David Ivison
11 South Square
2
Denise McFarland
Three New Square
Denise is an experienced trial advocate who instils confidence. An excellent team player who quickly establishes rapport.'
2
Jonathan Moss
Hogarth Chambers
‘Jonathan is an exceptional junior, and clients are immediately at ease in his presence.'
2
Stephanie Wickenden
Serle Court
‘Stephanie performs well. She is more than capable of putting across complicated issues in a persuasive manner.’
3
Charlotte Blythe
Hogarth Chambers
‘Straight to the point and great on her feet.’
3
Charles Brabin
Three New Square
‘Charles is everything you would wish for in a junior- he combines a forensic approach with great attention to detail.'
3
Beth Collett
8 New Square
She's a star of the future.’
3
William Duncan
8 New Square
3
Christopher Hall
11 South Square
‘Very bright, thoughtful and hardworking. He is a go-to junior at the IP Bar.’
3
Jonathan Hill
8 New Square
Extremely bright. Excellent with strategy.’
3
Victoria Jones
3PB
‘A very safe pair of hands for trade mark advocacy.'
3
Jamie Muir Wood
Hogarth Chambers
Flexible, technically strong and quietly determined.'
3
Alaina Newnes
One Essex Court
3
Nick Zweck
Hogarth Chambers
Nick is a joy to work with. He is diligent, technically excellent and extremely personable. His advocacy is assured and steady.’
4
Mitchell Beebe
11 South Square
Mitchell has a great, can-do attitude.’
4
Iona Berkeley
8 New Square
‘Iona is very commercially minded and client focused. She is methodical.’
4
Nicole Bollard
3PB
‘Nicole is always very efficient and on top of the detail.'
4
Sam Carter
Hogarth Chambers
4
Adrian de Froment
Serle Court
4
Thomas Elias
Serle Court
4
Dominic Hughes
Three New Square
Dominic is excellent with clients. He clearly explains complicated matters in a comprehensible way.’
4
Heather Lawrence
11 South Square
 
4
Andrew Lomas
One Essex Court
‘A junior who brings real calibre to a case.'
4
Ben Longstaff
Hogarth Chambers
‘Ben is very thorough and really gets into the detail of cases quickly.'
4
Georgina Messenger
Three New Square
‘Georgina is always very well prepared and is a cool head in the court room. Her advocacy is strong and thorough.’
4
Kyra Nezami
11 South Square
‘Kyra is excellent on her feet – clear and concise.’
4
Jacqueline Reid
11 South Square
'She is very well prepared, detailed and has a no nonsense approach - she fights the client’s corner.’
4
Henry Ward
8 New Square

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
Faizul Azman
3PB
‘Faizul is very personable and able to convey complex legal principles and strategy to the client with ease.'
1
Edward Cronan
11 South Square
‘Edward is thoughtful and analytical.'
1
Henry Edwards
8 New Square
1
Edmund Eustace
8 New Square
1
Alice Hart
Three New Square
‘She is very clever, practical and knowledgeable about the law.'
1
Niamh Herrett
Serle Court
'She is responsive, pragmatic and personable.'
1
Thomas Lunt
Three New Square
Thomas is wise and operates at a level of seniority beyond his year of call. He is incredibly smart.'