Company and insolvency
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.
Martin Budworth
Kings Chambers ‘Martin is a supportive and understanding barrister who is excellent with clients. He is sharp and efficient in cross-examination with an impressive ability to marshal the evidence.’
Douglas Cochran
Kings Chambers ‘Doug is willing to get his hands dirty and get stuck in. He is accessible and gives clear guidance and advice and is not afraid to tackle difficult issues head-on, providing astute guidance on case and litigation strategy. He is a strong advocate, who is persuasive, and most importantly, delivers excellent results.’
George Rowell
Exchange Chambers ‘George is fantastic to work with. He brings an air of calm when litigating complex disputes. A confident advocate with the ability to cut through technical issues with ease.’
Carly Sandbach
Selborne Chambers‘Carly is hard-working, tenacious, and leaves no stone unturned.’
Graham Sellers
Exchange Chambers
Jennifer Newstead-Taylor
18 St John Street Chambers ‘Jennifer is an excellent advocate with an adaptive style. She is professional and courteous to her clients and the judiciary alike as well as litigants in person on other side. Jennifer is adept at reading the mood of judges and able to think on her feet. Overall, she is a pleasure to work with.’
Ian Tucker
Exchange Chambers ‘Ian has unrivalled experience and knowledge in the area of insolvency. He provides succinct, commercial advice. An excellent advocate who is approachable and always willing to assist.’
Elisabeth Tythcott
18 St John Street Chambers 'Elisabeth is a highly impressive barrister. She is calm, measured, and commands authority in court.'
Claire Bunbury
23 Essex Street ‘Claire is commercially strong and pragmatic. She is prepared to advance clients' positions in a forceful but considered manner, especially in difficult situations.'
Oliver Caplan
18 St John Street Chambers ‘Oliver is strong barrister and an all-rounder. His advocacy is excellent and he focusses on what is in front of him.'
Tom Gosling
23 Essex Street ‘Tom is an outstanding trial advocate. His ability to analyse the entirety of the evidence, provide targeted and useful advice thereon and above all his skill in cross-examination of witnesses is second to none.'
Ben Harding
Kings Chambers
Anja Lansbergen-Mills
Exchange Chambers ‘Anja is very thorough. She is determined and will go the extra mile to achieve a good result for the client.’
Richard Tetlow
Exchange Chambers ‘Richard is thorough, innovative and very responsive. He marries an eye for detail with a very friendly manner and his advice is always measured and commercial.'
Asa Jack Tolson
23ES ‘Asa is a very considered and technical barrister. He never gets pushed around by the opposition and always presents his position in a calm well-mannered approach which appears appreciated by the judiciary.’
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John Vickery
18 St John Street Chambers ‘John is careful, calm and astute in his analysis and advice. He always takes time to review the options and address potential issues. John is also readily available, personable and easy to work with.'
John Waiting
Exchange Chambers 'John is technically excellent and very thorough. His advice is directly to the point and he really takes the time to work through issues collaboratively with the client and instructing solicitor.'
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.
Jodie Wildridge
Kings Chambers‘Jodie is proactive, tenacious and diligent. She is highly recommended as an extremely able junior.’