Kings Chambers remains a go-to set for professional negligence work on the Northern Circuit, with its members primarily handling claims relating to actions brought against traditional professionals, including surveyors, solicitors, and accountants. Andrew Grantham KC is particularly strong when it comes to claims involving accountants, financial and tax advisers, insurance brokers, stockbrokers, and surveyors. Lesley Anderson KC is a senior silk whose broad chancery and commercial practice sees her handle professional negligence claims involving a broad range of professionals on a regular basis; for example, she recently defended a farm agronomist against allegations of negligent advice concerning the application of nitrates causing crops to lodge and fail.
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Testimonials

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  • Gary Young is a star - always available and always on point.'
  • 'Gary Smith and Harry Young are also exceptionally helpful and pragmatic on fees.'
  • 'The clerks at Kings Chambers are excellent and go above and beyond in the service they provide.'
  • 'Kings Chambers is undoubtedly the premier commercial set in Manchester.'

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.

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Lesley Anderson KC
 
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Paul Chaisty KC
‘Paul is the best trial advocate available today. He is devastating in cross-examination with a pleasant but firm approach to the judge. He is the automatic choice for a complex case.’
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Mark Harper KC
 
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Andrew Grantham KC
‘Andrew is very good with clients and likes to discuss the issues in detail to get to the very heart of the matter. This is particularly beneficial in complex, technical disputes where knowledge of the underlying industry, sector or business is paramount rather than just the legal issues which arise.’

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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Neil Berragan
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Martin Budworth