Henderson Chambers

Henderson Chambers leverages its product liability and health and safety expertise for instructions across complex inquests and inquiries. Prashant Popat KC‘s workload includes representing the Home Office in the Cranston Inquiry into the deaths of over 20 people arising from the capsizing of a migrant dinghy in the Channel in November 2021. Among the juniors, Hannah Curtain is acting for the Welsh Government in module 6 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, concerning the impact of the pandemic on the adult social care sector in the UK.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

'Daniel Smith and Daniel Kemp are excellent.'
'An excellent cohort of clerks.'
'Fantastic team.'
'Henderson Chambers has a deserved high reputation in inquests and public inquiries.'
'Professional, responsive and a pleasure to deal with.'
'Strength in depth.'

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.

Prashant Popat KC

‘Prashant draws from a deep well of experience to deliver very pragmatic advice to clients.’

Oliver Campbell KC

‘Oliver is a great tactician.'

Andrew Kinnier KC

‘A silk of great intellect.’

Malcolm Sheehan KC

very effective advocate. He is courteous yet resilient, good at reading the court room and being adaptable.’

Tim Green KC

‘Tim is very insightful and understands his clients well.’

Toby Riley-Smith KC

‘Toby is a highly sought after silk. He is charming and a delight to work with.’

Geraint Webb KC

An intellectual heavyweight who is able to work through the most knotty of issues.’

Angus Withington KC

Angus is first rate. He has no weak points.’

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.