Outer Temple Chambers

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• The set is strong on all matters employment and there are others who I have been very impressed by. Their range is wide - from seniors through to juniors. The clerks at Outer Chambers are equally client-friendly. The pricing is sensible and their willingness to try to help is very welcome.
• Outer Temple Chambers is a good set with some excellent barristers and real expertise across a surprisingly wide range of practice areas - but this comes at a much more reasonable price point than some of its peers.
• The clerks are responsive and on the ball. Nick Levett, in particular, is excellent.
• The clerks are also top-rate. They respond very quickly and are very personable and happy to discuss fees and service levels.
• We only ever use Outer Temple Chambers for employment, so I think that speaks for itself.
• They are all fantastic, particularly Mark Gardner and Nick Levett.

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.

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Andrew Short KC

Andrew is a consummate advocate. He is funny, committed, encouraging, and appreciative of more junior team members, as well as being a fantastic tactician and a lawyer second to none.

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Keith Bryant KC

Keith is a leading expert in the area of equal pay. He is at the very top of his field. His advocacy is impressive and effective. Keith is also a brilliant team leader. In 8 years, I have never found him unapproachable on any front. He is fazed by nothing.

3

Andrew Allen KC

Andrew Allen has a great manner with lay clients, will take on difficult matters, and is inventive in his approach.

2026 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.

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Lydia Seymour KC

Lydia is extremely hardworking and a real expert in her field, which is very evident in tribunal. She is super well prepared for hearings, is a great advocate, and takes the unexpected in her stride. She is also a pleasure to work with. I would highly recommend.

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Martina Murphy KC

Martina has been a highly regarded senior junior for some years now and has deservedly taken silk. She is knowledgeable, hard-working, client-focused, and rightly in demand.

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.

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Naomi Ling

Naomi is a highly effective advocate whose calm, understated demeanor is underestimated by opponents to their disadvantage. Her measured and controlled courtroom style allows her to advance complex arguments with real precision and authority, and she is particularly adept at anchoring the tribunal’s focus on the issues that truly matter. Her advocacy is persuasive without being forceful, and she exercises excellent judgment in responding to judicial intervention. Naomi complements this with an unusually high level of accessibility and client-friendliness. By working closely and collaboratively with solicitors and junior counsel, she helps impose structure and clarity on complex litigation, which in turn strengthens the overall advocacy and presentation of the case. This combination of impactful advocacy and team-based leadership marks her out as operating at silk level.

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Saul Margo

A really high-quality junior. Bright, knowledgeable, and easy to work with. Really inspires confidence in clients.

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Will Young

Will is a clear thinker who is highly diligent. He communicates well and has a thorough grasp of legal and commercial matters.

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Naomi Cunningham

She is the leading barrister in the niche field of gender critical discrimination. She is astute, and her clarity of legal thought and reasoning is outstanding. In tribunal, she is respectful to opponents while being able to dismantle their evidence with precision. She is also proactive and a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend her for cases of legal complexity and depth.

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Victoria Brown

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Alex Line

Alex is very quick to grasp the issues, provides timely responses, and clients love him! There are no weaknesses that I can think of.

3

Paul Livingston

Excellent barrister. Hardworking, committed, and always on top of the facts. Never loses sight of the wood for the trees; he is able to blend the law and facts into a compelling argument time after time.

3

Peter Linstead

Peter is able to explain complex restrictive covenant matters to clients in a straightforward way. He is highly commercial and takes the time to understand a client's business and their commercial aims and tailors his legal advice accordingly. Peter is both creative and strategic in his approach. He is also very personable, down to earth, and a pleasure to work with.

4

Gus Baker

A pragmatic and tenacious advocate with an extremely strong courtroom presence who delivers time and again and is always a pleasure to deal with.

4

Stephen Butler

He is meticulous in his approach. He will know every single fact and detail of a case very far in advance. He also has a very calm, personable manner. Clients love him as they know they are in safe hands, as do I!

4

Imogen Egan

Imogen is an excellent barrister. She is extremely knowledgeable about all aspects of employment law and is able to quickly get to the key issues in a case. Imogen is excellent at quickly building rapport with the client and is able to explain complex legal issues in a manner that can be digested by the lay client. Imogen is excellent at providing practical and sensible advice and tactics on a case and goes above and beyond on every occasion. Imogen's advocacy skills are second to none. Her manner and approach are calm and unflappable, and she secures excellent results.

4

Elizabeth Grace

Grace is a delight to work with. She is responsive, thorough, and great with clients. Her advocacy is measured and persuasive but aggressive when it needs to be.

5

Joshua Cainer

Joshua is extremely detailed. He has tackled technical legal issues and issues of process and procedure with persistence. He provides his advice in a manner that has made complex issues understandable, offering pragmatic solutions to difficult problems. His approach with clients is reassuring while managing their expectations.

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.

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Jessica Franklin

She is a strong and effective advocate who presents her arguments with clarity and coherence. Her submissions are well-structured and logically developed, and she delivers them with an assured and confident manner that carries real weight with the tribunal. Beyond her advocacy, she is notably thorough and well-organized in her preparation. She has an impressive command of the detail in a case, which means she is always on top of the relevant facts and legal issues. This level of preparation is evident in the quality of her written and oral work. She also has an excellent manner with clients, who clearly respect her judgment. She is able to explain complex legal issues in an accessible way and instills confidence in those she represents. Clients feel well looked after and trust her advice, which is a real asset in practice.

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Charlotte Elves

Charlotte is very bright and has good judgment. Her style of advocacy is thoughtful and measured.