Ben Hubble KC
‘Ben is at the top of his game in this field. He has a terrific bedside manner, making stressed and worried clients feel at their ease. He has an understated but engaging approach as an advocate and tribunals really take to him.’
4 New Square Chambers boasts 'excellent strength in depth in professional disciplinary and regulatory law'. The team is well versed in handling instructions from the legal, accountancy and medical sectors. Ben Hubble KC has a solid track record in defending individual solicitors and law firms in disciplinary proceedings before the SRA, and Graeme McPherson KC has extensive experience in representing barristers in disciplinary proceedings. Scott Allen continues to advise on disciplinary proceedings involving solicitors and accountants.
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- 'Dennis Peck is excellent.'
- 'Jack Boggans is superb.'
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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.
Patrick Lawrence KC
‘He has a remarkable ability to analyse a professional discipline case and identify the issues which will be of concern to the regulator and the High Court.'
Jamie Smith KC
‘Jamie provides careful, considered and robust advice. He rolls up his sleeves, and gets stuck in. He is a natural leader, with a calm and reassuring manner.’
Nicholas Bacon KC
Roger Stewart KC
Helen Evans KC
‘Helen has exemplary attention to detail. She is an extremely powerful advocate.’
Siân Mirchandani KC
‘Siân is a silk who is more than up to the task of delivering unwelcome advice sensitively but firmly.’
Alison Padfield KC
‘Alison is thorough and diligent.'
Clare Dixon KC
‘Not only are Clare's technical skills faultless, but she is tenacious and equally commercially minded. She fights hard for her clients and is always well-prepared.’
George Spalton KC
'George is calm, concise and gets to the issues quickly. He is exceptionally good at what he does.'
Amanda Savage KC
‘Amanda gives clear and user-friendly advice on complicated and difficult legal problems. She is sympathetic but clear and direct in her advice to clients facing challenging circumstances.'
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.
