Temple Garden Chambers

‘One of the chambers at the forefront of this area’, members of Temple Garden Chambers represent clients ranging from states to victims of human rights abuses across a range of international courts. ’A first-rate technical lawyer’, Rodney Dixon KC continues to act for the self-styled East Turkestan Government in Exile concerning allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity, with a number of appearances before the United Nations, and Kathryn Howarth appeared in a judicial review concerning the obligations of the UK Government relating to arms exports and breaches of international human rights law in the conflict in Palestine. At the junior level, prominent members of the set include the ‘extremely thorough’ Aidan Ellis, who recently defended former acting president of Kosovo Jakup Krasniqi in Kosovo Specialist Chambers proceedings concerning allegations of wartime misconduct.

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Testimonials

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'It is one of the chambers at the forefront of this area.'
'This is a well known set for outstanding domestic and international criminal and humanitarian law practitioners. Recognised world wide.'
'Temple Garden chambers have a wide variety of barristers, working in different practice areas. A number of the market leaders in the in the field of International Criminal Law are based at Temple Garden.'
'Leading set on international criminal and public law - strength from Silks to juniors.'

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.

Rodney Dixon KC

'No matter the size of the case, he has the capacity to master huge amounts of material and extract the key issues in a case incredibly quicky. Rodney’s oral submissions are compelling; he knows the law and he brings a visible wealth of experience to the courtroom. Judges respect and trust him. He is a particularly talented cross examiner, with the ability to get exactly what he wants from a witness. He has an incredible eye for detail and his written submissions are always excellent.'

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.