With ‘a good range of experienced practitioners’ No5 Barristers’ Chambers remains a leading set for family and children law work on the Midlands Circuit. Stefano Nuvoloni KC’s broad expertise encompasses serious abuse, alleged fabricated injuries, and trafficking cases, among others. Kristina Brown specialises in Children Act cases and has experience acting at all levels of the family court, including the Court of Appeal. She represents local authorities, parents, extended family members, and children acting through guardians or solicitors. Orla Grant has experience in cases involving the deaths of children, the deaths of parents at the hands of other parents, sexual abuse, shaken baby injuries, terrorism, and fabricated illness, standing out for her ’exceptionally articulate submissions’. Rhianna Manani is fast gaining a reputation as ‘an exceptional advocate who is always forward thinking’.
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- 'Adam Wadley is good. Laura Rotreau is brilliant and Clare Radbourn is always helpful.'
- 'Adam and Clare are great. Laura is an excellent networker.'
- 'No5 have the best clerking room by far.'
- 'No5 chambers is a go-to chambers - they have a wide range of good counsel for straightforward cases to the more complex cases. All of the barristers have excellent client care and are to a high standard.'
- 'No5 are a highly skilled set with a number of very experienced barristers. They also have a number of up and coming juniors.'
- 'No5 chambers offer a range of highly experienced and competent advocates. They have a strong presence in Leicester and the Midlands and their barristers are very well regarded by all of the local firms.'
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.
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.
Kristina Brown
Victoria Clifford
Michele Friel
Kirsty Gallacher
Orla Grant
Kathryn Taylor
Heather Popley
Arrin Nouri
Grace Wright
Katie Miller
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.
