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- 'The clerks room is excellent. In particular Dean Cook is one of the best clerks around.'
- 'With Dean Cook they have the best clerk in the business. It is difficult to overstate his importance and influence. Extremely pleasant to work with. Exceptional.'
- 'Dave Scothern is wonderful.'
- 'Great chambers - excellent clerks.'
- '5 St Andrews Hill is a very well run chambers. The barristers are of a very high calibre.'
- 'The extradition set at 5SAH is very well equipped to deal with any extradition case which comes before it.'
- '5 St Andrews Hill is perhaps the strongest set in extradition law in terms of strength in depth. They have continued to replenish their set with young, impressive talent.'
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.

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.








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.