4 Stone Buildings

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• 'Outstanding clerking team, and in particular David Goddard. Aside from being efficient and helpful, he is also a thoroughly nice man and a pleasure to deal with.'
• 'Great clerking team.'
• 'They have responsive and commercial clerks.'
• 'The clerks are very helpful and attentive.'
• '4 Stone Buildings is a go-to Chambers with strength in depth across both silks and juniors.'
• '4 Stone Buildings is one of the leading commercial and commercial Chancery sets of Chambers, and is well-known for its involvement in high-profile cases.'
• '4 Stone Buildings is neatly balanced and has an excellent and well-deserved reputation.'
• 'A first-class set a go-to for high-value company and commercial litigation. Their strength in depth is phenomenal with all of the barristers, from KCs to pupils. They are all highly effective, responsive and excellent advocates.'

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.

1

Jonathan Crow KC

‘Jonathan is now firmly established as one of the super silks at the Bar – the man to go to for the bet-the-company largest disputes. His advocacy skills are spectacular, and the breadth of his legal skills is such that he can always think of a tactical way of dealing with any point.’

2

George Bompas KC

‘Very clever and top knowledge of company law.'

2

John Brisby KC

‘John sees things from a client perspective and can deliver practical and comprehensible advice.’

2

Richard Hill KC

‘Richard is tremendous and one of the leading silks.'

5

Orlando Fraser KC

6

Andrew De Mestre KC

6

Sharif Shivji KC

He is an excellent barrister: clever, hard-working, exceptionally nice, and tactically wise. He is also an excellent advocate.'

2023 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.

1

Alexander Cook KC

‘Alex is able to provide advice in a delicate manner and within short time frames if necessary. He is very comprehensive and practical.'

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.

2

Christopher Harrison

‘A true class act. Christopher is calm, authoritative and unflappable in the most bitterly fought and high-stakes claims. His analysis of knotty complex legal issues is terrific and he brings to the table an encyclopaedic knowledge of company law.'  

3

Tom Gentleman

'Tom is extremely clever, hard-working and a real team player. He is thoughtful and strategically very astute.'

4

Gregory Denton-Cox

5

Edward Crossley

A wise tactician and an excellent lawyer who is very happy to roll his sleeves up. Injects a huge amount of energy and drive into the legal team. A great ability to read the courtroom and tailor his advocacy as needed.‘

5

Lara Hassell-Hart

 ‘Lara's speed of turn around for complex written pleadings is incredible and her drafting is always spot on - neat and incisive. Lara has a knack for identifying the weaknesses in the other side's case and for positioning the client for the upper hand. A dream to work with.'

5

Emma Horner

‘Emma is outstanding. She is very bright, and clear-thinking. Her written work identifies every key point, concisely and incisively. In court, she is a calm and very effective advocate.'

5

Donald Lilly

'Donald is very responsive, pragmatic, and sensible. He is excellent on his feet and judges like him. He is a team player and a pleasure to work with.'

5

Andrew Rose

‘Andrew is technically strong and always gives a clear view. He does not sit on the fence.'

5

Albert Sampson

'His attention to detail is second-to-none and he is well able to analyse complicated legal concepts whilst remaining strategically astute as to the client's needs in the litigation.'

5

Alastair Tomson

Alastair is approachable and hard-working. He is able to maintain good relationships with clients.'