Nicola Braganza KC
‘Nicola is one of the finest KC’s I have ever instructed. Her kind approach, along with a razor sharp mind and her relaxed advocacy style always wins the ear of the court.’
Nicola Braganza KC – Garden Court Chambers ‘Nicola is one of the finest KC’s I have ever instructed. Her kind approach, along with a razor sharp mind and her relaxed advocacy style always wins the ear of the court.’
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
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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.
Stephanie Harrison KC
‘Excellent understanding of the law, driven and passionate with a huge knowledge of her field.’
Amanda Weston 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.
Gráinne Mellon
Gráinne has been instructed for many years in complex schools and children matters. She is a diligent and hardworking barrister who sees the issues in a case immediately and is able to then disseminate complex information into layman language for the client.’
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.
Oscar Davies
Oscar is very knowledgeable when it comes to education law, with particular strengths in exclusion and discrimination.'
Nadia O’Mara
‘Nadia has performed brilliantly on a couple of permanent exclusion matters we have instructed her on. She is bright, hard working and focussed, always keeping the client’s objectives in mind.’
Ollie Persey
‘Ollie is a standout education law barrister. His technical skills are demonstrated by the numerous high profile judicial review cases he has successfully brought over the last three years.’