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Clerks:

All the clerks are friends and efficient.

Clerks are efficient and quick in getting fee quotes.

Clerks are helpful , prompt and do as they say.

Clerks are helpful, always try to cover hearing requirements, and find alternative counsel if needed.

Exceptional clerks; Courtney and Daniella. Very knowledgeable and always available to speak too when you need too.

Kenworthys clerks are friendly and always on hand to discuss matters and provide the best suited barristers for clients’ needs. They will often go above and beyond to ensure that clients’ needs are met.

Maria, Paul, Tom and the Junior clerks are amazing, they pull the stops out to ensure that the needs of this firm are met

Paul and Tom are worth their weight in gold. Very quick and conscientious.

Practice manager Maria Rushworth is very approachable, friendly and always willing to go out of her way to accommodate instructing solicitors.

The Chambers is excellently organised by the administrative team, led by Maria Rushworth, and offer an excellent service to instructing Solicitors. Immigration Clerk Courtney Soden is highly efficient. Their use of a range of fixed fees makes it easy to explain the costs of a case to clients. Electronic working is operating well.

The clerking is second to none. All of the team are helpful and will try to deal with any issues in the quickest easiest way. Special mention to Courtney Soden, who can deal with queries pretty instantly, whether booking counsel, sorting out fee notes, or anything else. The team are efficient and the communication is excellent.

The clerking team are excellent all round, but a special mention to Courtney Soden, who has the ability to deal with everything almost instantaneously, whether by ‘phone, email, post or carrier pigeon!

The clerks are always helpful and efficient , helping where they can, sometimes at VERY short notice. I have really only had dealings with Courtney Sykes and Daniella Howarth, but both give the same helpful service.

The clerks are always very ready and willing to help and to find very cost effective solutions at short notice.

The clerks are wonderful and always on hand to help. Courtney is great at getting booking in straightaway.

The clerks are wonderful and friendly.

The clerks’ service and the practice management cannot be faulted and are very good.

The main clerk is totally efficient. She responds to requests very quickly and also has a deep understanding of the legal aid coiunsel fee regime, both the rates and the restrictions.

Chambers also send out fee notes as soon as they are incurred making it easier for us to claim funding from the legal aid agency.

The main clerk is very very good. She is totally efficient and has a through understanding of the legal aid fee rates for the different types of immigration cases. Chambers also produce fee notes promptly which means that we can claim legal aid funding for us when the case is completed

Their clerking is very efficient. Clerks are readily available, easy to work with and very responsive to requests made. We work primarily with Courtney Soden, whose own experience and commitment to her work enables her to provide a very high level of service.

Tom Harrington has been excellent throughout my relationship with Kenworthy Chambers.

Tom Harrington is extremely courteous, prompt and efficient in responding to queries

Tom is extremely courteous and very prompt in replying to enquiries

We work with Tom and Maria who are always professional and accommodating at all times.

Yes, both Maria and Tom assist us and are always available to take your call and are flexible in arranging barristers for hearings at short notice. Also competitive on price.

Set:

Always good availability of counsel and well organised.

Always try to help and provide counsel when they are able. Consistent representation where required is something that clients value and they will always try to do this. Training courses have been helpful and well informed that chambers have provided.

An excellent set of chambers – the staff and clerks are extremely helpful and the set has a strong and experienced regulatory team.

Chambers are excellent and have a good reputation.

Chambers are wonderful and always look after our staff

Chambers do offer a number of training programmes during the year and Barristers always willing to do one to one training free of charge with our firm.

Chambers has a strong set accross the board. The immigration team work well together and share knowledge for the benefit of all.

Chambers provide training and events to improve the quality of legal advice across the area, regardless of whether they are instructed. George has consistently been involved in immigration training at Kenworthy’s.

Chambers offers me and my firm the whole package in the area of employment law and also in respect of other areas in which I practice (most notably judicial review and regulatory issues). They – and the individual barrister – have provided training at Chambers and at our offices and the training has always been interesting, the content entirely appropriate, pitched well for all levels of experience and delivered well. The printed training materials have also been incredibly helpful and useful.

Availability of Counsel has never been an issue with Clerks generally suggesting suitable alternatives if one’s first choice is unavailable; and if first choice Counsel becomes available arrangements are offered to make the substitution immediately. The clerks are extremely helpful.

Excellent set in Manchester.

Excellent set of chambers the clerks for family and civil always respond to my email on the same day and their fees for barristers are very competitive they also do regular training at affordable prices.

Good training programmes – good set of chambers with a wide range of barristers.

Kenworthys are an excellent set all round, there are always barristers available to speak at short notice on any area of the law.

Kenworthys are an excellent set.

Kenworthys Chambers have a large group of counsel specialising in immigration and asylum work with a enormous breadth of experience and skills. They offer training courses and conferences many of which are free of charge. These are well prepared and make it easy for practitioners, in this very frequently changing area of law, to keep up to date. Their events are well attended so also offer a good opportunity for practitioners to share their own experiences and opinions.

Kenworthy’s Chambers is an established set, with a strong team across all areas of criminal and civil work. The immigration team work well together and share knowledge for the benefit of all clients who use them.

Chambers also provide training and other events for the legal community and strive to improve the quality of advice in the locality even when not instructed. Craig has been involved in organising recent training events.

Kenworthy’s is always our first port of call. The clerks and barristers alike are very friendly and approachable. They offer quality training programmes at both chambers and in-house.

Kenworthy’s Chambers has always been our chambers of first choice in immigration and human rights cases but also has a number of very strong family law barristers and civil practitioners who can be relied upon to provide top quality advice and representation. Our clients have always been impressed by the hands-on approach of their barristers and their overall client care which is quite exceptional.

Strength in depth has improved in this set in recent years with increasing availability of training including seminars for solicitors.

The Chambers immigration team offers a range of experience and depth of knowledge.

The set are friendly and extremely approachable.

There are a number of high quality immigration barristers at Kenworthy’s and they regulary run trainign courses both when changes in the law have occurred and also just to update other practitioners. These sessions are also of a good quality and are very good an involving participants.

Well organised and friendly.

Will go the extra mile to help. Prepared to cover last minute emergency hearings.

Kenworthys are a good set of chambers who are always flexible and offer a good variety of training programmes with a strong set of barristers at all levels.

Clerks:

All the clerks are friends and efficient.

Clerks are efficient and quick in getting fee quotes.

Clerks are helpful , prompt and do as they say.

Clerks are helpful, always try to cover hearing requirements, and find alternative counsel if needed.

Exceptional clerks; Courtney and Daniella. Very knowledgeable and always available to speak too when you need too.

Kenworthys clerks are friendly and always on hand to discuss matters and provide the best suited barristers for clients’ needs. They will often go above and beyond to ensure that clients’ needs are met.

Maria, Paul, Tom and the Junior clerks are amazing, they pull the stops out to ensure that the needs of this firm are met

Paul and Tom are worth their weight in gold. Very quick and conscientious.

Practice manager Maria Rushworth is very approachable, friendly and always willing to go out of her way to accommodate instructing solicitors.

The Chambers is excellently organised by the administrative team, led by Maria Rushworth, and offer an excellent service to instructing Solicitors. Immigration Clerk Courtney Soden is highly efficient. Their use of a range of fixed fees makes it easy to explain the costs of a case to clients. Electronic working is operating well.

The clerking is second to none. All of the team are helpful and will try to deal with any issues in the quickest easiest way. Special mention to Courtney Soden, who can deal with queries pretty instantly, whether booking counsel, sorting out fee notes, or anything else. The team are efficient and the communication is excellent.

The clerking team are excellent all round, but a special mention to Courtney Soden, who has the ability to deal with everything almost instantaneously, whether by ‘phone, email, post or carrier pigeon!

The clerks are always helpful and efficient , helping where they can, sometimes at VERY short notice. I have really only had dealings with Courtney Sykes and Daniella Howarth, but both give the same helpful service.

The clerks are always very ready and willing to help and to find very cost effective solutions at short notice.

The clerks are wonderful and always on hand to help. Courtney is great at getting booking in straightaway.

The clerks are wonderful and friendly.

The clerks’ service and the practice management cannot be faulted and are very good.

The main clerk is totally efficient. She responds to requests very quickly and also has a deep understanding of the legal aid coiunsel fee regime, both the rates and the restrictions.

Chambers also send out fee notes as soon as they are incurred making it easier for us to claim funding from the legal aid agency.

The main clerk is very very good. She is totally efficient and has a through understanding of the legal aid fee rates for the different types of immigration cases. Chambers also produce fee notes promptly which means that we can claim legal aid funding for us when the case is completed

Their clerking is very efficient. Clerks are readily available, easy to work with and very responsive to requests made. We work primarily with Courtney Soden, whose own experience and commitment to her work enables her to provide a very high level of service.

Tom Harrington has been excellent throughout my relationship with Kenworthy Chambers.

Tom Harrington is extremely courteous, prompt and efficient in responding to queries

Tom is extremely courteous and very prompt in replying to enquiries

We work with Tom and Maria who are always professional and accommodating at all times.

Yes, both Maria and Tom assist us and are always available to take your call and are flexible in arranging barristers for hearings at short notice. Also competitive on price.

Set:

Always good availability of counsel and well organised.

Always try to help and provide counsel when they are able. Consistent representation where required is something that clients value and they will always try to do this. Training courses have been helpful and well informed that chambers have provided.

An excellent set of chambers – the staff and clerks are extremely helpful and the set has a strong and experienced regulatory team.

Chambers are excellent and have a good reputation.

Chambers are wonderful and always look after our staff

Chambers do offer a number of training programmes during the year and Barristers always willing to do one to one training free of charge with our firm.

Chambers has a strong set accross the board. The immigration team work well together and share knowledge for the benefit of all.

Chambers provide training and events to improve the quality of legal advice across the area, regardless of whether they are instructed. George has consistently been involved in immigration training at Kenworthy’s.

Chambers offers me and my firm the whole package in the area of employment law and also in respect of other areas in which I practice (most notably judicial review and regulatory issues). They – and the individual barrister – have provided training at Chambers and at our offices and the training has always been interesting, the content entirely appropriate, pitched well for all levels of experience and delivered well. The printed training materials have also been incredibly helpful and useful.

Availability of Counsel has never been an issue with Clerks generally suggesting suitable alternatives if one’s first choice is unavailable; and if first choice Counsel becomes available arrangements are offered to make the substitution immediately. The clerks are extremely helpful.

Excellent set in Manchester.

Excellent set of chambers the clerks for family and civil always respond to my email on the same day and their fees for barristers are very competitive they also do regular training at affordable prices.

Good training programmes – good set of chambers with a wide range of barristers.

Kenworthys are an excellent set all round, there are always barristers available to speak at short notice on any area of the law.

Kenworthys are an excellent set.

Kenworthys Chambers have a large group of counsel specialising in immigration and asylum work with a enormous breadth of experience and skills. They offer training courses and conferences many of which are free of charge. These are well prepared and make it easy for practitioners, in this very frequently changing area of law, to keep up to date. Their events are well attended so also offer a good opportunity for practitioners to share their own experiences and opinions.

Kenworthy’s Chambers is an established set, with a strong team across all areas of criminal and civil work. The immigration team work well together and share knowledge for the benefit of all clients who use them.

Chambers also provide training and other events for the legal community and strive to improve the quality of advice in the locality even when not instructed. Craig has been involved in organising recent training events.

Kenworthy’s is always our first port of call. The clerks and barristers alike are very friendly and approachable. They offer quality training programmes at both chambers and in-house.

Kenworthy’s Chambers has always been our chambers of first choice in immigration and human rights cases but also has a number of very strong family law barristers and civil practitioners who can be relied upon to provide top quality advice and representation. Our clients have always been impressed by the hands-on approach of their barristers and their overall client care which is quite exceptional.

Strength in depth has improved in this set in recent years with increasing availability of training including seminars for solicitors.

The Chambers immigration team offers a range of experience and depth of knowledge.

The set are friendly and extremely approachable.

There are a number of high quality immigration barristers at Kenworthy’s and they regulary run trainign courses both when changes in the law have occurred and also just to update other practitioners. These sessions are also of a good quality and are very good an involving participants.

Well organised and friendly.

Will go the extra mile to help. Prepared to cover last minute emergency hearings.

Kenworthys are a good set of chambers who are always flexible and offer a good variety of training programmes with a strong set of barristers at all levels.