Simon Rainey KC
Simon's expert advocacy distills complicated issues into seemingly straightforward arguments, making his points clearly, concisely, and persuasively. He has the respect of his peers and judges.
Members of Quadrant Chambers have acted on a range of the most prominent pieces of litigation across a range of courts and specialist sectors. Simon Rainey KC has been noted for his ‘expert advocacy’ and recently represented the defendant in Veranova Bidco LP v Johnson Mathey Plc and others, a high-profile civil fraud claim relating to the sale of a pharmaceutical division of a company. Robert-Jan Temmink KC represented the claimant in Merx Aviation Servicing Ltd v The London Insurance Market, a major piece of war risks insurance litigation which resulted in the complete recovery of the claim. Noted as ’a first-class advocate and impressive in the courtroom’, Guy Blackwood KC led for the claimant private equity firm in FTL v. Munich Re, a claim for damages, equitable compensation, and restitution arising from an equity investment.
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Testimonials
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- Quadrant is my go-to chambers for commercial litigation matters, especially those involving shipping and trade elements. Quadrant's practice managers are very responsive, know the practice of their barristers well, and are always able to propose suitable barristers at the right level.
- I have really enjoyed working with Quadrant. The clerks are responsive and have been good to deal with on fees. Their know-how events are very good and we like them a lot.
- Very good depth at the junior level.
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
Guy Blackwood KC
Guy is a first-class advocate and impressive in the courtroom. He is excellent on his feet, extremely user-friendly, and a pleasure to work with. Guy has the ability to cut through the noise and get straight to the key issues. He is efficient and very responsive. Guy is also ever the optimist, which is great with clients. He is not afraid to take a position and is a good strategist.
Yash Kulkarni KC
Yash is incredibly bright and gets to the heart of disputes very quickly. His knowledge is second to none. He is commercial, and clients love him. He is a very skillful advocate, and his cross-examination skills are wonderful. He is a go-to barrister!
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.
Nicola Allsop
Nicola is very user-friendly and easy to work with - she is responsive, gets up to speed quickly, and has great attention to detail. Her advocacy is great, and she is able to convey complex points easily and in a clear manner and is also able to deal with novel and new points well.
Stewart Chirnside
He has a very impressive command of the law, he produces excellent written work, and he is a fine advocate. He has a classic courtroom style and approach to cross-examination, which has been very successful in each case. One of Stewart's other strengths is his great versatility; he has handled cases ranging from African oil disputes, private equity disputes, banking and finance disputes, trust and contentious insolvency disputes, and cases involving breach of confidentiality.
Joseph Sullivan
William Mitchell
We recommend and instruct Will for his versatility and because he is such a good team player. When we have added him to a barrister's team, we have had consistently good feedback about him.
Simon Oakes
No stone left unturned, a simply brilliant barrister. Commercial advice, client-friendly, a team player.
Emily Saunderson
Thorough, all over the detail. Very bright.
Tom Nixon
Tom’s strengths lie in his almost superhuman intelligence. He is one of the few barristers who is able to turn his mind to almost anything that is thrown at him (no matter how complex) and master the subject matter.
Craig Williams
Craig is a very diligent junior who gets to grips with the details of a case very impressively. His advice is always very clear.