Nathan Tavares KC
'Nathan is a very good advocate, mixing careful persuasion with astute referencing. He is meticulously prepared and he negotiates strongly.'
Outer Temple Chambers has 'a very strong clinical negligence offering' with 'high quality counsel'. The team routinely handles a broad range of matters, including surgical errors and severe brain and spinal cord injuries. Nathan Tavares KC is 'thorough on liability and superb with quantum'. Robert Dickason has been kept busy advising on large-scale matters involving novel causation arguments and duty of care issues, while Harriet Jerram acts as sole counsel in high-value brain injury claims. Recent developments at the set include Harry Lambert joining the team and Ben Bradley KC taking silk in February and March 2025 respectively.
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Testimonials
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- 'Paul Barton is absolutely top drawer. An elite clerk.'
- 'Paul Barton and Harry Gamble provide excellent clerking.'
Lawyers
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Eliot Woolf KC
‘Eliot is extremely hardworking and intelligent. He is very personable to work with and takes a careful and sensitive approach to cases of the most difficult and high value nature.'
Christopher Wilson-Smith KC
James Counsell KC
‘James is an outstanding advocate.’
Sarah Crowther KC
‘Sarah has a wealth of experience and knowledge. Her advice is clear and thorough.'
Rachel Vickers KC
‘Rachel is second to none when it comes to attention to detail. She can take on the most complex matters and still get to the granular detail that is needed.’
Jonathan Hand KC
‘Jonathan is meticulous and strategic, and he has good judgement.’
Gerard McDermott KC
‘He is ferocious in court and a powerful advocate.’
2025 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Ben Bradley KC
‘Ben is a star. He is tactical and clients are safe in his hands.’
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.
Robert Dickason
‘Robert is technically excellent. His advocacy is on point. He handles complex matters with ease.'
Harriet Jerram
'Harriet possesses an exceptional blend of professionalism and compassion.'
Harry Lambert
‘He is absolutely brilliant with clients. A real star of the clinical negligence world.’
Carin Hunt
'Carin is a confident and fearless advocate. She is analytical and able to think on her feet.'
Christopher Kemp
James Aldridge
‘James is outstanding. His attention to every detail in a case is second to none.’
Daniel Clarke
‘His knowledge of the law is second to none.’
Tom Gibson
‘Sensible and commercial approach to litigation. Excellent with clients and puts them at ease.’
Will Young
'He has a fantastic mind and quickly gets to grips with all of the key issues in a case. He has an excellent manner with clients, and puts them at ease immediately.'
David Haines
‘David’s background as a junior doctor is invaluable when identifying the key issues in a clinical negligence claim. He is very thorough and approachable.'
Patrick Sadd
'Patrick is fantastic. He really goes the extra mile.'
Olinga Tahzib
‘He is extremely sharp and forensic in his advice, and gives realistic deadlines and sticks to them.’