Peter Skelton KC
‘He is cuttingly clever, and has exceptional foresight and strategy.'
1 Crown Office Row is 'a go-to chambers for inquest work, with fantastic strength and depth across junior counsel and KCs'. Peter Skelton KC continues to act in the Thirlwall Inquiry into the deaths of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, for which former neonatal nurse Lucy Letby is serving a whole life tariff for murder, as well as representing the Cabinet Office in the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. Elsewhere, Neil Sheldon KC is representing the Government Office of Science in the Covid-19 Inquiry, and Matthew Hill acted as lead junior counsel to the Infected Blood Inquiry. Alasdair Henderson has an excellent track record in appearing in high-profile inquiries. Bolstering the team at the senior end, Amy Mannion KC took silk in March 2025.
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Testimonials
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- 'Andrew Tull is a very experienced clerk who I like to work with because he is so charming and accommodating.'
- 'Chloe Turvill and John McLaren do a fantastic job.'
- 'The clerks are always very helpful.'
- 'The clerks are really helpful, communicative and well-organised.'
- '1COR is a brilliant set, always providing quality advice.'
- 'An excellent chambers with an insane breadth and depth of talent in the inquest space.'
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.
Neil Sheldon KC
‘Neil is first class. His advocacy and cross examination is masterful.’
Clodagh Bradley KC
‘Clodagh is a ferocious and meticulous advocate who truly fights for her clients.'
Shaheen Rahman KC
Very broad experience of public law. Extremely hardworking.'
Oliver Sanders KC
'A wonderful advocate. He is extremely responsive.'
Jeremy Hyam KC
Jeremy is highly intelligent. He can pick up the nuances of a case extremely quickly.’
Sarah Lambert KC
Sarah’s advice is second to none.’
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.
David Manknell KC
‘A careful and effective advocate, measured and calm.’
2025 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.
Amy Mannion KC
‘She is an exceptional advocate, incredibly well-prepared, and attuned to her client’s needs.’
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.
Alasdair Henderson
Alasdair is an outstanding barrister. His ability to simplify the most complex cases is extraordinary.’
Matthew Hill
He is a fantastic lawyer, hugely hard-working and reliable.'
Leanne Woods
‘Leanne works incredibly hard and has the most impressive memory for facts. She finds arguments that others simply haven’t thought of .’
Rory Badenoch
‘Rory stands out for his practical approach. He simplifies complex issues to ensure progress is made.’
Caroline Cross
Suzanne Lambert
‘Her advocacy is excellent.’
Isabel McArdle
‘Her brisk cross examination technique is really first rate.’
Jim Duffy
‘Jim’s attention to detail, client care and time management are all excellent.’
Shahram Sharghy
‘Shahram is a pleasure to work with. He has a way with clients that puts them at ease.’
Jessica Elliott
Emma-Louise Fenelon
'Provides thorough advice and has a great eye for detail. Works in a collaborative manner and is great with experts and clients.'
Lois Williams
She has good judgement and a strategic approach to her work.’
Rajkiran Arhestey
Fantastic advocacy skills, able to drill into the detail and presents clear and well-reasoned arguments.’
Gideon Barth
‘A highly skilled operator. He is driven, intelligent and very practical in his advice.’
Dominic Ruck Keene
Rachel Marcus
‘She is fiendishly clever and extremely knowledgeable. Her written arguments are particularly impressive.’
Jonathan Metzer
‘Jonathan is an absolute star.’
Jo Moore
‘Jo is extremely bright and has excellent judgement. Her pleadings are superb.’
Hannah Noyce
Judith Rogerson
Judith’s advocacy is brilliantly succinct and incisive.'
Amelia Williams
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.
Thomas Beamont
'He approaches complex cases in a thorough manner and handled an extremely sensitive mediation in the perfect manner. He is articulate, intelligent and an impressive advocate. He works at a level well beyond one you would expect for his year of call.'
Darragh Coffey
'I have found Darragh to always be an effective advocate. He is well-prepared, persuasive and succinct. He has a good manner with clients, he is able to explain complicated legal and medical concepts in simple terms. He is good with experts.'