Helen Barney
‘Helen is technically excellent and is a very skilled advocate. She is particularly adept in cross-examination.’
No5 Barristers’ Chambers remains a ‘go-to chambers for employment work’ in the Midlands ’with quality counsel at all levels’. ‘Silk in the making’ Mugni Islam-Choudhury mainly acts for large institutional employers such as NHS trusts, charities, and schools, and is noted particularly for his experience handling whistleblowing, grievance, and disciplinary investigations. He leads the team, with discrimination, whistleblowing, and TUPE specialist Jack Feeny deputising. Feeny recently appeared in the Court of Appeal on behalf of the claimants in Clark and Bell v Chief Constables of Derbyshire & West Midlands Police & Home Secretary, with the appeal considering whether the Employment Tribunal had jurisdiction to consider discrimination complaints relating to the policy injury benefit scheme following claims by two retired police officers that the scheme was discriminatory against people with their specific disabilities.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
'Oliver Lee is very responsive and always provides a great service. He is a great communicator who is well organised.'
'The clerks always provide an exceptional service. Oliver Lee and Danny Griffiths are fast to respond and ready to deal with urgent work.'
'The clerks are very good and easy to contact.'
'The service provided by the clerks’ room is efficient and professional.'
'No5 has high-quality strength in depth at all levels.'
'No5 has a lot of experienced employment barristers who are reasonably priced in the market for their level of experience.'
Lawyers
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.
Charles Crow
‘Charles is very thorough in his work and deals fully with issues raised.’
Mugni Islam-Choudhury
‘Mugni is a silk in the making. He regularly appears against silks and more than matches them. He is exceptional in even the most complex of cases with high stakes. Mugni is also great with clients and at managing large counsel teams.'
Nabila Mallick
sharp, focused and grasps the facts of disputes very quickly.’
Jack Feeny
‘Jack is the pre-eminent senior junior for police employment and police regulatory claims. He is very knowledgeable and proactive, has great insight, and is able to deal with appellate work without a leader.’
Richard Hignett
'Richard's advocacy and cross-examination skills are excellent. He anticipates difficulties with evidence and advises on how to overcome gaps. Richard also builds good rapport with clients and gains their trust.'
Caroline Jennings
'Caroline is a superb advocate. She is thorough in her preparation and has real skill at cutting to the chase and getting to the crux of the matter. Caroline also has some of the rarer qualities not often found in barristers - she is able to summarise information in a client-friendly way and is brilliant with witnesses.'
Anthony Korn
‘Anthony is very thorough and has very good technical knowledge.’
Tim Sheppard
‘Tim is technically very strong, clear concise and thorough. His attention to detail is superb, and he is an excellent communicator and advocate. Tim offers very practical advice to clients and he is also very approachable.’
Jessica Smeaton
‘Jessica is an unparalleled advocate. She digests the pertinent facts of a case with consummate ease and is a go-to for Employment Tribunal litigation. She deals with clients expertly and her cross-examination skills are outstanding.’
