Sam Karim KC
Kings Chambers‘ inquests and inquiries group lead on behalf individuals and public bodies, including local authorities and government departments. Richard Borrett’s recent work covers instruction from government departments in the Covid-19 Inquiry, a complex six-week long jury inquest into the death of a patient detained under the Mental Health Act, and a number of inquests into suspicious deaths in care homes. Rising star Arya Tabrizi has a growing public law practice, and has represented bereaved families in inquests into deaths in custody, social care, and in hospital, including a number that have engaged ECHR Article 2.
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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.
Michael Rawlinson KC
‘His opponents respect and like him, and he works as well leading a team as he does dealing with clients from all sorts of backgrounds. He is very personable and keeps his cool and sense of humour in tough situations.'
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.
Richard Borrett
'Richard is clearly very experienced and knowledgeable he and has a great presence in court.'
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.
Arya Tabrizi
‘Arya is excellent on his feet, and in particular for his level of call, which is testament to his attention to detail and his confident and persuasive advocacy style which exceeds his years of experience.’
Arya Tabrizi
'His attention to detail and his confident and persuasive advocacy style which exceeds his years of experience.'