Set

‘A well-established set with a good range of seniority and expertise.’

’18 St John’s is a respectable professional and competent chambers. Due to the nature of work I do and they are highly regarded, extremely experienced and friendly and approachable. Of particular note they appear to be a very inclusive and diverse set which enables them represent clients from a multicultural area like Manchester.’

‘The set has a high standard of experienced counsel who are top of their game.’

‘The Chambers is an exceptionally strong set- with several go-to barristers, I am never short of someone brilliant to cover a case. They are also a lovely friendly set who do fantastic courses and social events.’

‘There are plenty of children and family specialists within the Chambers who all have an excellent knowledge base. They always offer training and over the last 12 months have offered regular training online which means that it takes place often and can be more tailored to particular topics.’ ‘Chambers have a wide range of counsel available from junior to counsel with many years of experience. Chambers offer a good number of training seminars throughout the year, a number of which I have attended before. Seminars provided by chambers are well attended which speaks volumes for the quality of information provided.’

Clerking

‘Clerks are always approachable and ready to assist. I have been impressed with the way they have managed the difficulties arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, with virtual conferences being easy to set up.’

‘Camille Scott is a diamond – a valuable asset to the set- she has never let me down yet. I always have confidence when she says “leave it with me”.’

‘Garrick Brown is always very helpful and efficient.’

‘Clerks are very helpful and always prompt to respond.’

Set

‘They will always have someone available and price the counsel in line with the claim. Helpful, organised and covering a broad range.’

‘I haven’t used the chambers because I have gone through David direct.’

‘I have used this Chambers for many years and keep coming back because of the quality and service of its commercial team.’

‘I have used all levels of Counsel in the Chambers from the most junior to senior and am always impressed with the responsiveness received .Over the years the Chambers have offered training to our commercial team on topics often chosen by us where this has been bespoke to our needs.’

Clerking

‘Good service and amenable clerks.’

‘Katie Brown has been at 18 St John Street for a very long time and is very responsive and fair in her dealings and builds a good rapport with her solicitors.’

‘Always efficient and helpful.’

‘I have come back to the chambers year after year due to the service received not only because of the quality of Counsel but also the quality of the clerking service. Katie Brown and the clerking team are great to work with, responsive, fair and reasonable on fees, helpful, friendly and always willing to take a commercial view when perhaps the more difficult cases need perhaps a different approach.’

Set

‘The set has a number of good practitioners in these areas of law.’

‘A good set quality set lead by star performer Richard Chapman QC.’

’18 St John Street Chambers is a well kept secret. It has strength-in-depth across the departments and has had successful QC and judicial applications in recent years. Its clerks room has an in depth knowledge of both the clients and the barristers thereby ensuring excellent service, resulting in a loyal client base.’

‘This is an excellent set, particularly in Chancery work. ‘

‘As far as I can recall I have used this chambers for the entirety of my legal career dating back to the 1980s. There have been many excellent Counsel I have used over the years- in particular Malcolm McEwan (at the senior end) to many of the more junior members in recent years.’

Clerking

‘Very helpful and prompt.’

‘Katie Brown and Ryan Pugh are easy to deal with and get back to me promptly.’

‘I have over the years had exceptional service from the Clerks at this chambers. Always contactable, approachable ,adaptable and fair and reasonable on fees. Whenever there has been issues on fees we have always been able to resolve matters commercially and sensibly.’

Set

‘Chambers have always tried to ensure that preferred Counsel is available where possible. Easy to contact and always immediately responsive.’

‘Have managed lockdown very well and very comfortable working on digital platforms.’

Clerking

‘Very competently clerked by Katie Brown.’

‘Katie Brown is an excellent clerk. Approachable and extremely organised.’

‘I have found the clerking team to be very efficient and helpful.’

Set

‘A well-established set with a good range of seniority and expertise.’

’18 St John’s is a respectable professional and competent chambers. Due to the nature of work I do and they are highly regarded, extremely experienced and friendly and approachable. Of particular note they appear to be a very inclusive and diverse set which enables them represent clients from a multicultural area like Manchester.’

‘The set has a high standard of experienced counsel who are top of their game.’

‘The Chambers is an exceptionally strong set- with several go-to barristers, I am never short of someone brilliant to cover a case. They are also a lovely friendly set who do fantastic courses and social events.’

‘There are plenty of children and family specialists within the Chambers who all have an excellent knowledge base. They always offer training and over the last 12 months have offered regular training online which means that it takes place often and can be more tailored to particular topics.’ ‘Chambers have a wide range of counsel available from junior to counsel with many years of experience. Chambers offer a good number of training seminars throughout the year, a number of which I have attended before. Seminars provided by chambers are well attended which speaks volumes for the quality of information provided.’

Clerking

‘Clerks are always approachable and ready to assist. I have been impressed with the way they have managed the difficulties arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, with virtual conferences being easy to set up.’

‘Camille Scott is a diamond – a valuable asset to the set- she has never let me down yet. I always have confidence when she says “leave it with me”.’

‘Garrick Brown is always very helpful and efficient.’

‘Clerks are very helpful and always prompt to respond.’

Set

‘They will always have someone available and price the counsel in line with the claim. Helpful, organised and covering a broad range.’

‘I haven’t used the chambers because I have gone through David direct.’

‘I have used this Chambers for many years and keep coming back because of the quality and service of its commercial team.’

‘I have used all levels of Counsel in the Chambers from the most junior to senior and am always impressed with the responsiveness received .Over the years the Chambers have offered training to our commercial team on topics often chosen by us where this has been bespoke to our needs.’

Clerking

‘Good service and amenable clerks.’

‘Katie Brown has been at 18 St John Street for a very long time and is very responsive and fair in her dealings and builds a good rapport with her solicitors.’

‘Always efficient and helpful.’

‘I have come back to the chambers year after year due to the service received not only because of the quality of Counsel but also the quality of the clerking service. Katie Brown and the clerking team are great to work with, responsive, fair and reasonable on fees, helpful, friendly and always willing to take a commercial view when perhaps the more difficult cases need perhaps a different approach.’

Set

‘The set has a number of good practitioners in these areas of law.’

‘A good set quality set lead by star performer Richard Chapman QC.’

’18 St John Street Chambers is a well kept secret. It has strength-in-depth across the departments and has had successful QC and judicial applications in recent years. Its clerks room has an in depth knowledge of both the clients and the barristers thereby ensuring excellent service, resulting in a loyal client base.’

‘This is an excellent set, particularly in Chancery work. ‘

‘As far as I can recall I have used this chambers for the entirety of my legal career dating back to the 1980s. There have been many excellent Counsel I have used over the years- in particular Malcolm McEwan (at the senior end) to many of the more junior members in recent years.’

Clerking

‘Very helpful and prompt.’

‘Katie Brown and Ryan Pugh are easy to deal with and get back to me promptly.’

‘I have over the years had exceptional service from the Clerks at this chambers. Always contactable, approachable ,adaptable and fair and reasonable on fees. Whenever there has been issues on fees we have always been able to resolve matters commercially and sensibly.’

Set

‘Chambers have always tried to ensure that preferred Counsel is available where possible. Easy to contact and always immediately responsive.’

‘Have managed lockdown very well and very comfortable working on digital platforms.’

Clerking

‘Very competently clerked by Katie Brown.’

‘Katie Brown is an excellent clerk. Approachable and extremely organised.’

‘I have found the clerking team to be very efficient and helpful.’