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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.
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.
Rupert Coe
Christopher Howitt
‘Chris is brilliantly intelligent, but commercially astute- an important and all-too-rare combination. His written advocacy is amongst the best I’ve seen, and his oral advocacy is compelling and confident.’
Sebastian Kokelaar
'Sebastian is a very good written and oral advocate who has operated on challenging cases at every level, including the UKSC.’
Leading associates
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.