Commercial Litigation

Leading Juniors

Paul Ashwell – 1 Crown Office Row Brighton ‘Paul is thorough and user-friendly.’

Rebecca Farrell – 3PB ‘Rebecca is brilliant at getting straight to the issues of a matter and explaining the solution in terms the client can easily understand. She combines great technical knowledge with her commerciality to provide well-rounded advice. She is always clearly well prepared, knows the matter inside out and her advocacy is robust.’

Lauren Godfrey –Gatehouse Chambers ‘Lauren is smarter than a fox. He has a really wide knowledge base and is very exacting yet really approachable. Lauren is great on his feet and even better in meetings. He is also very easy to work with and is an invaluable team player.’

Hazel Hobbs – Cornwall Street Barristers ‘Hazel is fantastic with clients, particularly at explaining complicated areas of law with ease, to clearly nervous clients. Hazel also has advocacy skills which should be admired by other barristers. She is quick to make the opposition stumble with their own words and is always quick to clear up the statements of a nervous client in re-examination.’

Charles Irvine – 3PB ‘Charles is a persuasive advocate. He is aptly described as a subtle assassin, making his points in a subtle but effective and strategic manner.’

Nicholas Michael –East Anglian Chambers

Simon Redmayne –East Anglian Chambers

Kate Richmond – 1 Crown Office Row ‘Kate is technically extremely good. Above all she is authoritative and has a friendly approach with both solicitors and clients which creates an excellent working relationship.’

Nicholas Saunders –Fenners Chambers ‘Nicholas is a thoughtful and effective advocate who deals with clients and opponents in the same professional manner. He is good with clients from all walks of life and provides sound written advice and is always willing to communicate. Overall, he is a highly skilled barrister with no apparent weaknesses.’

Mukhtiar Singh – Doughty Street Chambers ‘Mukhtiar is the perfect barrister. He is calm, kind, knowledgeable, and tactical. Clients feel totally safe when instructing him as he never lets them down. His advocacy is persuasive, well measured and well prepared. He is respected by all.’

Matthew Withers – 1 Crown Office Row Brighton ‘Matthew is an excellent all-rounder. He is extremely bright and has expertly tackled a wide range of matters. He is very well-liked by clients for his friendly and approachable manner. He is also very well organised and is an excellent advocate.’

Stuart Wright – 1 Crown Office Row Brighton ‘Stuart is very client-friendly and manages to be direct whilst remaining calm and reassuring. He always has a good grasp of the facts and manages to explain the law in simple terms which clients can readily understand.’

Zhen Ye – 3PB ‘Zhen is perceptive, analytical, and willing to listen to clients and solicitors.’

Commercial litigation in Regional Bar

Tier 1 sets

1 Crown Office Row

1 Crown Office Row is ‘an excellent set’ for commercial work on the South Eastern Circuit, with ‘impressive’ barristers at all levels of seniority, particularly ‘at the junior end’. Kate Richmond has a varied commercial disputes practice with an emphasis on consumer credit and business-to-business contract work. Paul Ashwell is a senior junior who stands out for his experience in contractual disputes involving allegations of dishonesty and fraud.

Referenzen

‚David Bingham and Tom Hills stand out across the industry.‘

‚1 Crown Office Row has probably the best clerks‘ room around. The clerks are all very approachable and accommodating. They are very responsive and on the rare occasions there is a delay in responding to an enquiry, they will provide updates. You do not experience the „radio silence“ you often receive from other sets, and never have to chase.‘

‚The clerks offer an excellent service – David Bingham, Tom Hills, Gemma Welling and Ben Earle are all organised, responsive and a pleasure to work with.‘

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