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Testimonials
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- 'The clerks are excellent and will always try their best to assist. David McDonald and Tommy Eyles are helpful.'
- 'Paul Harris and his team are first-class. They are proactive, on top of the detail and commercial.'
- 'All of the clerks are extremely helpful. Of particular note are Paul Harris and David McDonald.'
- 'David McDonald is courteous and always helpful.'
- '1GC | Family Law is a go-to set for children's law cases.'
- '1GC | Family Law is a fantastic offering of children's specialist barristers and a definite go-to.'
- '1GC | Family Law is a good set of family law chambers with a solid reputation and quality barristers.'
- '1GC | Family Law is a high-calibre set of excellent family law barristers.'
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.
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.
Louise MacLynn KC
2024 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.
2024 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.

Claire Heppenstall

Steven Ashworth

Daisy Hughes

Lucy Sprinz

Matthew Fletcher

Catherine Jenkins

Eleri Jones

Richard Jones
Karen Kabweru-Namulemu

Jessica Lee

Olivia Magennis

Alison Moore

Emily James

Doushka Krish

Henry Lamb
Pamela Warner

Tom Wilson

Annabel Barrons

Malcolm Chisholm

Fareha Choudhury

Katherine Dunseath

Melissa Elsworth

Julia Gasparro

Susan George

Elizabeth Hartnett

Helen Jefferson

Siobhan F Kelly

Lucy Maxwell

Joseph Moore

Sophie Prolingheuer

Emily Verity

Oliver Woolley

Liz Andrews

Marlene Cayoun

Luke Eaton

Edward Flood

Rachel Gillman

Nasstassia Hylton

Gemma Kelly

Anna Lavelle

Becky Littlewood

Rebecca Mitchell

Patrick Paisley

Tahmina Rahman

Jack Rundall
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.