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Bruce Frew – St Philips Chambers ‘Bruce has incredible advocacy skills. He is very apt at getting witnesses to provide him with the information he wants through skilful questioning. He is also very diligent in understanding the individuals he is working with and excellent at providing his clients with much-needed reassurance to enable them to feel at ease and clearly and succinctly deliver their evidence, putting them in good favour with tribunal judges.’
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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.

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Bruce Frew
‘Bruce has incredible advocacy skills. He is very apt at getting witnesses to provide him with the information he wants through skilful questioning. He is also very diligent in understanding the individuals he is working with and excellent at providing his clients with much-needed reassurance to enable them to feel at ease and clearly and succinctly deliver their evidence, putting them in good favour with tribunal judges.’
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Julie Duane

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.

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Francis Mortin
‘Francis is very personable and is happy to chat things through before or after a hearing. He is a confident advocate who will not shy away from challenging a judge where he believes they are incorrect on the law. Francis also keeps very detailed attendance notes which are particularly helpful.'