Crown Office Chambers

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• The clerking team is great; very helpful, very easy to make contact with, and has good recommendations for available counsel when we need them.
• All the clerks are fantastic - very prompt and efficient.
• I consider the chambers to be a strong and reliable set, comprising a number of highly capable and experienced barristers. Across the team, there is a consistent standard of excellent advocacy and sound legal knowledge, making them a dependable choice for a wide range of matters. They are professional, approachable, and demonstrate a collaborative approach when working with instructing solicitors.
• Crown Office Chambers is clearly a leading set in the construction area and has talent at all levels.
• The clerks are very responsive and are ably led by James Wilkinson.
• Crown Office Chambers has a particularly strong group of construction silks and juniors at the moment, which makes it the first port of call for a variety of construction matters.

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

Andrew Rigney KC

Apart from Andrew's huge intellect, what makes him one of the leading, if not the leading, Construction Silks is that he combines this both with an enormously effective, but understated, advocacy style as well as an amazing ability to build rapport with clients and his instructing solicitors.

2

Ben Quiney KC

3

Isabel Hitching KC

Hands-on, willing to speak directly to and converse with clients. Very calm and considered on her feet.

3

Crispin Winser KC

Crispin is very approachable, a true team player, and very focused on achieving great commercial results. He is extremely knowledgeable and always provides clear advice. Consistently excellent in strategy, written work, and advocacy. A pleasure to instruct and a top-level all-rounder.

5

Anna Laney KC

Anna is a joy to work with. She is such a strong advocate, incredibly approachable, connects with clients, and is always there when needed. She is great with detailed legal arguments as well as taking a commercial approach when needed.

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.

3

Michele De Gregorio

3

Charles Pimlott

A real team player. Very hands-on and available. An excellent drafter of pleadings and submissions. One of the best construction senior juniors.

4

Caroline McColgan

Caroline McColgan is fantastic – very clever, immensely hard-working, a terrific lawyer and great with clients; a delight to work with. She is also a fluent and very effective advocate.

4

Richard Sage

I worked with Richard on a construction arbitration and found him to be a highly capable and dependable barrister. He has strong technical and legal expertise. His advice is clear, thorough, and well-reasoned, which is especially valuable on complex disputes. Richard works well as part of a team and is responsive and practical in his approach. He maintains a calm and measured manner even in demanding situations and is a pleasure to work with. He is a very reliable choice for complex construction disputes.

4

Robert Stokell

Rob is superb; he combines intellectual rigor with a strong commercial common sense, which endears him to our clients. He is very much part of the team running a claim, which we find invaluable. In court, he is calm, collected, and ruthless.

4

Dermot Woolgar

Dermot Woolgar is meticulous and exceptionally fastidious in his preparation, approaching every case with exacting standards and an unwavering commitment to getting the details right. His analytical rigor and thoroughness are immediately apparent, and he leaves no aspect of a case unexplored. Clients and instructing solicitors can be confident that he will have mastered every nuance of the evidence and identified both the strengths and potential vulnerabilities of the case.

4

Patrick Maxwell

4

Henk Soede

Henk demonstrates clear and well-structured written advice and advocacy, presenting arguments persuasively and engaging effectively with the court. Henk is a great team player, thorough, responsive, and engaged in every dispute in which he is instructed.

4

Joshua Brown

4

Carlo Taczalski

Carlo has extensive knowledge of construction law, which is reflected in the quality of his work and the confidence of his advice. He is approachable and puts clients at ease, taking time to explain matters clearly and in a way that is easy to understand. His advice is always coherent, practical, and well-considered, which greatly supports effective decision-making.