Helen Davies KC
‘A formidable court room presence. Everyone defers to her because of her intellect and the force of her advocacy. One of the greats.'
Brick Court Chambers is very highly regarded for ‘its strength-in-depth and breadth of commercial expertise’. Helen Davies KC led the advice to the defendant in Gorbachev v Guriev, a Commercial Court claim for the recovery of a stake worth $1.8 billion in PhosAgro, involving allegations of fraud brought against the defendant and current owner of the company by the claimant; the Commercial Court dismissed the claim in its entirety. In another matter, Mark Howard KC and Tom Pascoe successfully represented Barratts before the Supreme Court concerning the client’s claim for the cost of repairs brought against its structural engineers for negligence, contribution, and under the Defective Premises Act 1972, in relation to fixing defects in high-rise buildings. Edward Harrison KC took silk in March 2025, and Katie Szewczyk returned to the set as deputy senior clerk from Fountain Court Chambers in September 2025.
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- 'Tony Burgess and Jo Francis are highly responsive, and always make themselves available to assist.'
- 'Phil Wilkes and Paul Dennison are a great clerking team, always a pleasure to deal with.'
- 'Paul Dennison is very responsive.'
- 'Top tier clerking room.'
- 'One of the stand out leading commercial litigation sets.'
- 'A very highly reputed set with strength in depth.'
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.
Mark Howard KC
‘Senior statesman and leader among the insurance Bar.’
Tim Lord KC
Tim is fearless and enjoys the challenge of acting for the underdog. Tim is incredibly collaborative, patient and dynamic. He is a true great.'
Simon Salzedo KC
'Top of his game. All round excellence in financial disputes.'
Tom Adam KC
Tom is one of the best there is in the commercial litigation market. He has clear views, offers excellent legal and strategic guidance.'
Vernon Flynn KC
‘Few can reach his heights, both intellectually and in his skills as an advocate.'
Daniel Jowell KC
'Danny is one of the best advocates for large pieces of group litigation.'
Roger Masefield KC
‘Outstanding intellect and a real team player.'
Harry Matovu KC
‘Incredibly clever, spectacular with details and one of the most charming advocates at the Bar.’
Michael Bools KC
‘Mike is a very charming, highly intelligent and hugely experienced barrister.’
Jasbir Dhillon KC
‘An outstanding leader. He is a very strong cross-examiner and takes no prisoners.'
Charles Hollander KC
He is a strong advocate, clear and persuasive.'
Richard Slade KC
'Extremely clever and a pleasure to work with.'
Stephen Midwinter KC
‘An exceptional intellect and an exceptional advocate.’
Fionn Pilbrow KC
Tony Singla KC
Richard Eschwege KC
Alec Haydon KC
‘He is very hard working and thinks through every conceivable problem. He is a very quick worker and produces high quality work quickly.'
James McClelland KC
‘He is ferociously clever and has a fantastic attention to detail.'
Craig Morrison KC
‘Truly excellent – academic but also user-friendly and practical. Works exceptionally hard to get the right outcome for clients.’
2024 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.
Richard Blakeley KC
‘Richard is a fantastic barrister and a first choice for many. His advocacy is brilliant and he can process and simplify very complex matters.'
Fred Hobson KC
‘Great judgement and poise.'
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.
Edward Harrison KC
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.
Edward Ho
‘Edward is an amazing advocate. He is able to dig into complicated technical matters and distil them into easily understandable and persuasive points.'
Laura Newton
‘Laura is a fantastic fraud specialist with every quality you would want from a senior junior including excellent big case experience and great advocacy skills.'
Charlotte Tan
Geoffrey Kuehne
‘He is brilliant at analysing the most complex cases, and his written advocacy is irresistible. He is an invaluable asset to any counsel team. ’
Max Schaefer
‘Excellent advocate, thorough and strategic, with a superb focus.'
Michael Bolding
‘Michael is a well-regarded senior junior with significant experience of high-profile insurance disputes. He is extremely hardworking and responsive.'
Kyle Lawson
‘He has excellent tactical judgement, and his written work is tremendous.'
Tom Pascoe
'Tom is truly exceptional. Calm under pressure, a smooth advocate and very clever and insightful. A dream barrister. So good he makes it look easy.'
Gerard Rothschild
‘Exceptionally clever and hard-working.'
Alan Roxburgh
‘Simply outstanding. Absolutely top class intellect, extremely hard working, very clear and articulate.'
Andrew Thomas
Ben Woolgar
Joanne Box
‘Joanne is a calm, focused barrister who is able to argue points with clarity and simplicity.'
Chintan Chandrachud
Chintan is an excellent barrister who performs at a standard well above his years of call. He is frighteningly intelligent, strategically astute and highly practical.'
Jonathan Dawid
‘Highly intelligent and exceptionally analytical. He has a sharp eye for complex or subtle legal issues and is quick to identify and address potential problems. His written work is meticulous, and his advocacy is calm, precise and persuasive.'
Emilie Gonin
‘Very knowledgeable and highly intelligent.'
Jaamae Hafeez-Baig
‘He is a great academic lawyer combined with real world understanding and common sense.'
William Hooper
‘William is exceptionally bright and able'.
Jessie Ingle
‘Jessie is a true star of the Junior Bar - she has all the talents required for the hardest cases: great intellect, capacity for hard work and attractive advocacy style.’
Hugo Leith
‘Hugo is an enormously diligent and careful junior, who can be trusted to manage all of the detail in difficult litigation without material supervision. He is tactically astute, and has an eye for the key points. His written work is excellent.’
Georgina Petrova
‘Extremely responsive and personable; organised and communicative; very sharp and able to distil the key points; commercially-minded; and overall a pleasure to work with.'
Jonathan Scott
Jonathan Scott
‘Jonathan is incredibly bright and has the ability to synthesise large amounts of complicated information very quickly and turn them into quality cogent compelling legal documents.’
Sophie Shaw
‘On major matters she has a real ability – uncommon at the Bar – to coordinate teams of counsel and solicitors. Excellent drafting and crushes through pleadings at great speed.’
Tom Wood
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.
Crawford Jamieson
Incredibly responsive, analytically sharp, excellent understanding of the papers, and strong strategic instincts. '
Jacob Rabinowitz
‘Jacob is extremely detail-oriented and thorough, while also conscious of the client's strategic objectives. He is consistently on top of all legal issues, however complex, and often identifies novel points that others had not spotted. .’
Aarushi Sahore
‘Aarushi tackles any work she is given, no matter the quantum of the case, with an equal amount of diligence and enthusiasm.’
Frederick Wilmot-Smith
‘Fred is an outstanding intellect with an extraordinary depth of legal knowledge. His written advocacy is excellent, and he is an outstanding junior for any leader. ’