Private wealth and probate

Elizabeth Weaver

‘An excellent all rounder.'

Robert Arnfield

'His advice is technically excellent and also pragmatic.'

Michael Ashdown

‘He is very thorough and meticulous on the detail which is essential for all trust variation work.’

Simon Atkinson

‘Simon has a mastery of Chancery Division commercial disputes that include contentious probate issues.'

Toby Bishop

‘Toby is a very bright and personable barrister who has a pragmatic approach to cases.'

James Bradford

'James is brilliant. He is strategically excellent, tenacious and a brilliant draftsmen.'

Rory Brown

South Square

Alexander Drapkin

‘Alexander is a powerful advocate with deep expertise in Court of Protection, trusts and estate matters.'

Sarah Egan

New Square Chambers

‘Solid grasp of the law in her field.'

Rose Fetherstonhaugh

‘Rosie is brilliant - she is extremely clever, so switched on and is an absolute dream to work with.'

Jordan Holland

‘Jordan is bright and is very knowledgeable on a broad range of issues in this area.'

Oliver Ingham

3PB

‘Oliver is meticulous and has a great eye for detail. Whilst he is a very technical lawyer, he is able to give very practical advice.'

Oliver Jones

‘Oliver is very impressive. He is completely over the detail and and drafts very clearly, is very user friendly, responsive and a pleasure to work with.'

James MacDougald

‘James is extremely user friendly and delivers consistently strong and timely advice in a collaborative manner.'

Matthew Mills

Adil Mohamedbhai

‘He is exceptionally hard-working and competent. He can analyze complex legal problems from a wide range of areas of law.'

Francis Ng

‘Francis is very bright and very good on the details. He is a pleasure to work with, and his written advocacy is especially good.'

Michael O’Sullivan

'Great depth of experience and entirely unflappable.'

Nathan Wells

'Excellent at very tricky issues. Incredibly bright and articulate and thinks outside the box to come up with solutions.'

George Woodhead

‘Stephen is a brilliant technical lawyer, but his advice always has sight of the practical implications for instructing solicitors and their clients.'

Stephen Woodward

Three Stone

Mark Baxter

Sarah Bayliss

Julia Beer

Chris de Beneducci

‘She is technically excellent, her drafting is thorough and advocacy strong. In mediation she is pragmatic and realistic.’

Amy Berry

New Square Chambers

Charlotte Beynon

‘He is quick on his feet, keeps his eye on the ball and his mediation advocacy skills are first rate.'

Chris Bryden

4 King’s Bench Walk

Rupert Coe

Three Stone

‘Rupert's technical knowledge is excellent. He is responsive and turns work around at the earliest opportunity.'

Hugh Cumber

'Fantastic knowledge, great with clients, can handle any level of case with ease.'

Eliza Eagling

‘Eliza provides considered, strategic advice with an excellent bedside manner.'

William East

‘William is technically excellent. Really knows his stuff when it comes to thorny trust law issues.'

Marcus Flavin

‘Quick thinking, innovative and crystal clear in his advice.'

Jonathan Fowles

Helen Galley

‘Excellent with the clients themselves, able to explain complex issues in an understandable way.'

James Goodwin

‘Absolutely brilliant written work done under extreme time pressure.'

Katherine Hallett

Three Stone

‘Very thorough with great business and company law knowledge.’

Luke Harris

‘Luke is very sharp and focused. He has a great knowledge and is capable of digesting and disseminating a huge volume of information in a flash.'

Edward Hewitt

‘He is a silk in junior's clothing. Incredibly bright, yet commercial and confident.'

Edward Hicks

'Absolutely top class mind, but what makes him such an excellent counsel is that that is combined with a relentless persistence and devotion to his client’s case.'

Oliver Hilton

‘Oliver is technically strong and a pleasure to work with. He is as forceful on his feet as he is on paper.'

Gregor Hogan

‘Gregor is great at getting up to speed quickly on huge volumes of documents. His advocacy oral and written is persuasive and to the point.'

Charles Holbech

Radcliffe Chambers

'Quite superb legal analysis and quality of service. Advice/opinions are very helpful to solicitor and client alike.'

Justin Holmes

‘He is calm and reassuring, exceedingly knowledgeable and very prompt in advising.'

Elizabeth Houghton

Charlotte John

‘Cheryl is calm and capable on her feet in court, dealing with unexpected developments with ease and flair.'

Cheryl Jones

3PB

Kira King

South Square

‘Strong analytical skills and easy going approachable manner. Very good with clients.'

James Kirby

'James has particular expertise in the law of partnerships and an increasing expertise in the application of tax laws to partnerships and LLPs. He is very bright and so able to interpret difficult legislation and case law quickly and effectively. He thinks clearly, is calm under pressure and is an eloquent advocate.'

Josh Lewison

‘Josh is as bright as they come and can really find solutions to the most tricky issues.'

James McKean

New Square Chambers

‘Extremely thorough, organised, detailed in his approach and robust.'

Alison Meacher

William Moffett

‘William is an outstanding advocate with a combination of sharp commercial acumen and practical sensibility.'

Roger Mullis

Heather Murphy

‘Elaine is exceptionally well prepared and extremely thorough in her analysis. She is articulate and persuasive in her advocacy and brilliant with clients.'

Elaine Palser

Outer Temple Chambers

Lydia Pemberton

James Poole

'Impressive in his turnaround speed of his written work and clear in his advice.'

Amy Proferes

‘Amy is bright, personable and cuts to the issues very quickly.'

Mathew Roper

‘Matthew is excellent at analysing the evidence, relating this to the law and providing clear, practical advice.'

Tom Roscoe

Edward Sawyer

‘Very details focused, clear and concise.'

Bajul Shah

‘Bajul is an absolute anchor in our team. He is solid, thorough and utterly dependable.’

Timothy Sherwin

'Tim is excellent. He punches above his weight, is technically brilliant, commercial and gets stuck in.'

Joseph Steadman

‘Joe's comprehensive knowledge of the law and attention to detail makes him great to work with.'

Philip Stear

Outer Temple Chambers

‘Philip is very astute, thorough and knowledgeable.’

Cameron Stocks

‘Cameron is technically astute and knowledgeable, commercially pragmatic and personally down to earth and likeable.'

Stephanie Thompson

‘Absolutely faultless drafting skills with the most astonishing attention to detail.'

Matthew Tonnard

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.

Arabella Adams

'Terrific attention to detail and enthusiasm for work.'

Emilia Carslaw

‘Emilia is excellent. She is hard working and forensic in her knowledge of dates/documents.'

Thomas James

Emma Loizou

Radcliffe Chambers

‘Emma is super bright and very effective, both in writing and when advocating.'

Poppy Rimington-Pounder

Radcliffe Chambers

'Excellent advocate and deals well with difficult questions under pressure.'

Adam Smith-Roberts

‘His advice is coherent, clear and always understood.’

Daniel Thorpe