Commercial litigation

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.

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Paul Ashwell

1 Crown Office Row Brighton

 ‘Paul is thorough and user-friendly.’

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Rebecca Farrell

3PB

‘Rebecca is brilliant at getting straight to the issues of a matter and explaining the solution in terms the client can easily understand. She combines great technical knowledge with her commerciality to provide well-rounded advice. She is always clearly well prepared, knows the matter inside out and her advocacy is robust.’

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Lauren Godfrey

Gatehouse Chambers

‘Lauren is smarter than a fox. He has a really wide knowledge base and is very exacting yet really approachable. Lauren is great on his feet and even better in meetings. He is also very easy to work with and is an invaluable team player.’

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Charles Irvine

3PB

‘Charles is a persuasive advocate. He is aptly described as a subtle assassin, making his points in a subtle but effective and strategic manner.’  

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Kate Richmond

1 Crown Office Row

 ‘Kate is technically extremely good. Above all she is authoritative and has a friendly approach with both solicitors and clients which creates an excellent working relationship.’

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Mukhtiar Singh

Doughty Street Chambers

‘Mukhtiar is the perfect barrister. He is calm, kind, knowledgeable, and tactical. Clients feel totally safe when instructing him as he never lets them down. His advocacy is persuasive, well measured and well prepared. He is respected by all.’

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Matthew Withers

1 Crown Office Row Brighton

 ‘Matthew is an excellent all-rounder. He is extremely bright and has expertly tackled a wide range of matters. He is very well-liked by clients for his friendly and approachable manner. He is also very well organised and is an excellent advocate.’

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Stuart Wright

1 Crown Office Row Brighton

‘Stuart is very client-friendly and manages to be direct whilst remaining calm and reassuring. He always has a good grasp of the facts and manages to explain the law in simple terms which clients can readily understand.’

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Zhen Ye

3PB

‘Zhen is perceptive, analytical, and willing to listen to clients and solicitors.’

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Hazel Hobbs

Cornwall Street Barristers

‘Hazel is fantastic with clients, particularly at explaining complicated areas of law with ease, to clearly nervous clients. Hazel also has advocacy skills which should be admired by other barristers. She is quick to make the opposition stumble with their own words and is always quick to clear up the statements of a nervous client in re-examination.’

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Nicholas Michael

East Anglian Chambers

 

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Simon Redmayne

East Anglian Chambers

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Nicholas Saunders

Fenners Chambers

‘Nicholas is a thoughtful and effective advocate who deals with clients and opponents in the same professional manner. He is good with clients from all walks of life and provides sound written advice and is always willing to communicate. Overall, he is a highly skilled barrister with no apparent weaknesses.’