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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Hugh Cornford
Colleton Chambers
‘Hugh is a strong advocate, and his preparation is thorough. He has an affable demeanour in court.’
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Sally Daulton
Devon Chambers
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Katherine Henry
Henry Chambers
‘Katherine is a first choice for children’s work. She offers empathetic and practical advice to clients. She is robust in her negotiations and advocacy with a child-focused approach.’
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Victoria Hoyle
Devon Chambers
‘Victoria is an extremely experienced senior junior barrister. She is a real team player, fantastic at meeting the needs of her clients. She is an excellent junior barrister.’
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Emma Favata
KBG Chambers
 'Emma has meticulous attention to detail. She has a very nice, reassuring manner with clients, providing realistic advice about the likely outcome.' 
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Ruth Armstrong
Queen Square Chambers
'Ruth is an outstanding counsel, with lots of attention to detail and great analysis of the evidence. She is well-prepared and excellent in court. She is great with clients and builds a good rapport.'
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Fiona McCreath
College Chambers
‘Fiona is an excellent barrister and has a superior level of expertise.’
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Amy Oke
College Chambers
‘Amy is incredibly fastidious in her preparation and is a formidable advocate. She is adept at identifying the real issues in the case.’
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Richard Pinhorn
Queen Square Chambers
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Jessica Price
College Chambers
'Jessica is a class act and her qualities exceed her call. Her preparation and written advocacy is excellent, and she really inspires confidence to both her instructing solicitors and the lay client.'
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Laura Searle
Walnut House
‘Laura has a real attention to detail, and she is a very effective advocate. She manages difficult clients opponents remarkably well.’ 
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Kingsleigh Viollet
College Chambers
‘Kingsleigh is very calm and caring with his clients, taking the time to listen to their concerns, and can pick up key information swiftly.’

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.