Simon Rainey KC
‘Simon is a first class advocate, one of the best. He is calm and measured delivering the arguments in a clear, concise and easily-digestible manner.’
Quadrant Chambers is 'a quality outfit', with an established track record in handling commercial disputes involving the banking, energy and insurance sectors. The group is equally strong in handling claims concerning contractual disputes and joint venture issues. Simon Rainey KC has an excellent reputation for handling high-value international commercial disputes, often involving allegations of fraud. Paul Downes KC specialises in commercial law, and has particular expertise in advising on claims in the banking and finance sector.
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Testimonials
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- 'Simon Slattery is a great senior clerk and runs a slick clerking operation.'
- 'Excellent set.'
- 'They are really commercial and easy to work with.'
- 'Good set with excellent clerks.'
- 'Quadrant Chambers is a go to set.'
- 'Great set, 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.
Paul Downes KC
‘Paul is a colossus in the world of civil fraud. Hugely knowledgeable and commercially experienced.'
Robert-Jan Temmink KC
‘An imposing advocate, friendly and approachable, a team player and fun to work with.'
Yash Kulkarni KC
Yash has a complete mastery of his subject and is a go to silk.'
Guy Blackwood KC
'Extremely commercial in his approach, very efficient and very responsive.'
Jeremy Richmond KC
'Deft advocacy, makes submissions with subtlety, grace and power. Always commercially focused with strategy at the forefront of all advice.'
Lionel Persey KC
'Lionel understands the points and keeps the argument focused. He has no problem with technical issues, usually understanding them better than the parties' experts.'
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.
Stewart Chirnside
'He has incredible attention to detail and can turn around complex statements of case and other written work in astonishingly short order.'
Joseph Sullivan
‘Joe is fantastic. He is extremely clever, incredibly hard-working, and practically minded.'
Nicola Allsop
‘Expert in her specialised fields and commercially and industry aware.'
William Mitchell
Tom Nixon
'Tom is incredibly bright, intelligent and has excellent attention to detail. He is a formidable advocate and can think well on his feet and make a strong case confidently and clearly.'
Simon Oakes
‘Excellent eye for detail, handle of complex legal issues, and very user friendly.'
Emily Saunderson
'Very commercial and hugely experienced in fraud work. A calm presence in stormy cases. Emily has all the details at her fingertips and is fastidious in her preparation.'
Craig Williams
'Craig is a very hard working junior who gets to grips with the detail of a case very impressively. His advice is always very clear and has a good commercial head on him.'