Helen Barney
No5 Barristers' Chambers‘Helen is technically excellent and is a very skilled advocate. She is particularly adept in cross-examination.’
Employment
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.
Edmund Beever
St Philips Chambers‘Ed is calm and always prepared. He grasps the issues and deals with curve balls too. Ed is also measured, tenacious and effective in terms of his advocacy style.’
Charles Crow
No5 Barristers' Chambers‘Charles is very thorough in his work and deals fully with issues raised.’
Sophie Garner
St Philips Chambers‘Sophie knows the law inside out, is very well organised and focuses on the key points, to ensure the best possible outcome. Sophie’s advocacy is excellent. Sophie often comes up against KCs and is perfectly at ease responding to the points raised and matches them easily in skill and gravitas.’
Elizabeth Hodgetts
St Philips Chambers
Mugni Islam-Choudhury
No5 Barristers' Chambers‘Mugni is a silk in the making. He regularly appears against silks and more than matches them. He is exceptional in even the most complex of cases with high stakes. Mugni is also great with clients and at managing large counsel teams.'
Nabila Mallick
No5 Barristers' Chambers‘Nabila is sharp, focused and grasps the facts of disputes very quickly.’
Mirza Ahmad
St Philips Chambers‘Mirza has a sound grasp of the facts in complex cases as well as strong advocacy skills.’
Julie Duane
St Philips Chambers‘Julie is very client friendly and provides advice in a concise and succinct manner, making it easy for individual clients to understand. She is accomplished in managing client expectations and is a very capable advocate before employment judges.’
Jack Feeny
No5 Barristers' Chambers‘Jack is the pre-eminent senior junior for police employment and police regulatory claims. He is very knowledgeable and proactive, has great insight, and is able to deal with appellate work without a leader.’
Richard Hignett
No5 Barristers' Chambers'Richard's advocacy and cross-examination skills are excellent. He anticipates difficulties with evidence and advises on how to overcome gaps. Richard also builds good rapport with clients and gains their trust.'
Caroline Jennings
No5 Barristers' Chambers'Caroline is a superb advocate. She is thorough in her preparation and has real skill at cutting to the chase and getting to the crux of the matter. Caroline also has some of the rarer qualities not often found in barristers - she is able to summarise information in a client-friendly way and is brilliant with witnesses.'
Anthony Johnston
St Philips Chambers‘Anthony is excellent with clients and has an easy manner generally. His advocacy is top class and is sharp and methodical.’
Patrick Keith
St Philips Chambers‘Patrick is excellent at plainly summarising complex legal issues and cutting to the heart of claims. He is also excellent at making both oral and written submissions and in his client manner.’
Anthony Korn
No5 Barristers' Chambers‘Anthony is very thorough and has very good technical knowledge.’
Alexander Rozycki
St Philips Chambers‘Alexander does a great job on complex matters, cutting through to the key issues in his written submissions. He is responsive and proactive in advising on how best to manage cases and prepare for the final hearing.’
Tim Sheppard
No5 Barristers' Chambers‘Tim is technically very strong, clear concise and thorough. His attention to detail is superb, and he is an excellent communicator and advocate. Tim offers very practical advice to clients and he is also very approachable.’
Jessica Smeaton
No5 Barristers' Chambers ‘Jessica is an unparalleled advocate. She digests the pertinent facts of a case with consummate ease and is a go-to for Employment Tribunal litigation. She deals with clients expertly and her cross-examination skills are outstanding.’
Petar Starcevic
St Philips Chambers
Colin Baran
St Philips Chambers‘Colin is an exceptional advocate with particular strength at cross-examination. He is very adept at picking holes in witness testimony.’
Sarah Bowen
3PB‘Sarah is technically excellent, fantastic with clients and has an unparalleled ability to think on her feet. She can adapt her style to suit the case and its circumstances, and is a trusted adviser to ourselves and our clients.’
Daniel Brown
3PB‘Daniel has a strong eye for detail and procedure. He has a good understanding of the best practical way to present a tactical point or argument to a Tribunal. Daniel is also willing to take the time to discuss his approach and will adapt this dependent on feedback.’
Jonathan Heard
St Philips Chambers
Grace Holden
3PB‘Grace is very thorough and detailed and good at summarising the complex issues in a case. She is also a very respectful and friendly barrister with brilliant communication skills.'
Craig Ludlow
3PB‘Craig is a first-class barrister. He is able to get to grips with complex legal issues with ease and the quality of his advocacy is inimitable. He not only explains the legal position, but takes a commercial approach to litigation, seeking his client’s objectives and tailoring his advocacy toward those.’
Tom Perry
No5 Barristers' Chambers‘Tom is an excellent advocate. He is well organised and gets to grips with complex facts quickly. He is approachable and clients like to work with him and value his advice. Tom’s experience as a judge gives valuable insight to clients, as he is able to offer different perspectives on cases.’
Paul Wilson
St Philips ChambersRising 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.
