Professional Negligence

Ben Hubble KC is superb when advising on complex regulatory matters.

Ben Hubble KC is very good and very considered. He knows the professional negligence aspects of pensions claims well and is delightful to work with. Ben always adds value.

Ben Hubble KC is pre-eminent in the professional negligence arena. His advice is always decisive, and his manner with clients is exceptional.

I do not know anyone who works harder for his clients and his instructing solicitors than Jamie Smith KC.

Jamie Smith KC is amazing. Jamie is so calm and collected; he's great in front of clients and instils confidence.

Jamie Smith KC is one of the best around for solicitors including regulatory and direct professional negligence.

Roger Stewart KC is superb every step of the way.

Roger Stewart KC is calm and unflappable.

He presents difficult cases smoothly.

Ben Elkington KC is a highly regarded barrister known for his inventive approach and sharp intellect. He brings a confident presence to the courtroom, showcasing his ability to think on his feet.

Ben Elkington KC has a very sharp mind and has an excellent manner with clients. His advice is clear and thorough, and he is able to distil complex legal issues into practical advice.

Ben Elkington KC is very commercial in his outlook and advice. He's also strong on his feet and finds novel arguments.

Ben Patten KC is amazingly clever and a tough advocate while very kind to clients and conscious of the human side.

On thorny stuff, Ben Patten KC is terrific.

Ben Patten KC is an exceptional silk who is able to take on the most difficult claims and win.

Ben Smiley is a good draftsman with great attention to detail.

Ben Smiley is a fantastic value junior who punches well above his weight, both with the quality of his advice but also as an advocate. He regularly outperforms KCs.

Ben Smiley is a pleasure to work with. He is all over the detail and has excellent advocacy skills.

Carl Troman is really excellent: he is very responsive and commercially minded.

Carl Troman is a no-nonsense barrister who gives his advice and stands by it. That is both refreshing and exceptionally helpful, particularly in complex and problematic cases.

Carl Troman was very easy to work with and produced clear, commercial and sensible advice within a very tight deadline.

What I like about Charles is that he's incredibly responsive. He really makes himself available and is a good barrister to bounce things off; he's very collaborative.

Charles Phipps is an exceptional senior junior. He is very sensible with clients and very commercial, with a confident advocacy style and well put together submissions.

Charles Phipps is extremely intelligent, as hard-working as they come, and excellent at coming up with commercial and sensible solutions.

David Turner KC is very well regarded for big accountants' negligence cases.

David Turner KC is incredibly knowledgeable about audit matters. He is very commercial and a pleasure to work with.

David Turner KC thinks outside the box and finds a commercial strategy, with the client's best interests at heart.

He's brilliant - really smart and charming. Graeme McPherson KC is exceptionally good, a great advocate and produces excellent written work.

Graeme McPherson KC is a fantastic barrister. He strong technically and commercially and is excellent with clients. Graeme delivers a great service and is excellent on his feet.

He has an amazing attention to detail and memory. He can pinpoint documents at will.

Graham Chapman KC is a go-to silk for complex, heavy professional negligence matters.

Graham Chapman KC is excellent. He is unflappable, focused on the key issues and cuts through to the core of what matters.

It is difficult to know whether Graham is more intelligent or charming, but either way he is a delight to work with.

He literally writes the book on professional negligence. He's like a walking encyclopedia when it comes to authorities.

Hugh Evans is exceptionally experienced and a dream to work with. Clients really like him.

Hugh Evans's advocacy is excellent and he is extremely user-friendly.

Isabel is very strong. She produces very strong and detailed written work as well as earning a good reception in court.

Isabel Barter is an absolute star. She is super bright, personable, incredibly hard-working and has great judgement.

Isabel is fabulous at understanding the issues and delivering results for clients. She is meticulous in her advice and instils confidence.

Top of the tree for years and years. I would say Justin has one of the longest and strongest records in professional negligence.

Justin Fenwick KC is top of his game for professional negligence.

Justin Fenwick KC is excellent in cross-examination. He is an exceptional person.

Michael is a perfect fit for complex property-related cases or probate and trust matters as he is both detailed and methodical in his approach.

Michael Bowmer's level-headed approach and consistent, clear advocacy places his clients' best foot forward despite unusual or sensitive circumstances surrounding cases and hearings.

Michael Bowmer is superb in very tricky situations. He's always calm and collected and does not shy away from getting stuck into the detail.

Patrick Lawrence KC is incredibly clever and a delight to work with. He writes clearly and sees problems in advance. Patrick presents in an engaging way with delightful language.

Patrick Lawrence KC rolls up his sleeves and dives into case law. He's an excellent advocate - he won the ear of a judge and ripped his opponent into shreds.

He is a wonderful advocate who is extremely good with clients.

Scott Allen is an absolutely excellent barrister. He's very user-friendly, responsive and provides advice in clear language. Scott is extremely commercial, diligent and delivers on promises.

Scott Allen is very receptive to questioning. He's responsive and clever, and understands the commercial drivers for clients.

Scott Allen is user-friendly and liked by clients. He's pragmatic in his advice and takes a common-sense approach. All round, he's a good egg.

Benjamin Wood is very bright and good with clients. He also has experience as a judge, which is really useful in cases.

He's more than capable of dealing with complex cases independently. Very responsive, commercial and good with the client, Ben is a pleasure to work with.

Benjamin Wood is strategically very strong and great on his feet. He quickly gets to the heart of the issues and gives clear, focused advice.

Chris Greenwood brings amazing attention to detail.

Chris Greenwood has delivered to a high level for us across the board.

Chris Greenwood is a great barrister. He quickly grasps key elements, is excellent with clients and is brilliant on his feet.

Clare Dixon KC is very good; she got her head into it and was great. She's very user-friendly and very bright, realistic and easy to deal with.

An excellent KC who delivers clear, commercial advice on complex matters.

Clare is first-class and very much a go-to KC for complex and high-value matters. She is always responsive, great with clients and does not sit on the fence with her advice.

David Halpern KC has very good experience. He is very knowledgeable, very hard-working and gave very comprehensive answers.

David Halpern KC is wonderful to work with. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of the law, is unflappable and is incredibly efficient.

He has been excellent. David provides really clear, detailed and thorough advice. He is also very clever, calm under pressure and someone you trust with your life.

Helen Evans KC is very responsive and always a pleasure to work alongside.

Helen Evans KC is able to grapple with a multitude of highly technical and complex interconnected legal issues and arguments, and provides clear and coherent advice on those issues.

Helen was absolutely fantastic. She's thorough and got to grips with things quickly.

Jonathan is an absolute superstar. He is very respectful of the team and works well with everyone. His attention to detail is incredible.

Jonathan Hough KC is supremely intelligent. His drafting is excellent, as are his advocacy skills. He is persuasive, clear and calm.

Jonathan Hough KC is very, very good. He is accomplished and well prepared, forceful and a good advocate.

Miles is a hugely capable senior junior, highly responsive and engaged, and great with clients and the wider team.

Miles approached the case with a pragmatic and thorough mind. He is personable, very articulate and speaks well.

Miles Harris delivers very good, thorough written advice.

Paul Mitchell KC is excellent. He's a great advocate; he just has the ear of the court. Even when he's on a sticky wicket he presents incredibly well.

Paul Mitchell KC is very impressive.

Paul delivers an excellent quality of work and service in drafting and advocacy.

Pippa Manby has been very thorough, clear and responsive.

Pippa is excellent on her feet and in her written work. She is responsive and provides advice in a readily digestible way.

Pippa Manby is very impressive. She stands behind her views and is prepared have a battle.

Tom Asquith is good at working collaboratively and remained robust while finding common ground.

Tom Asquith is technically excellent and very responsive.

Tom Asquith was immediately an extremely helpful, responsive and practical member of the team, turning around drafting in advance of interim application hearings efficiently and skilfully.

Tom Shepherd is a demon at cross-examination. He is excellent on his feet: a robust advocate who fights for his clients.

Tom Shepherd is incredibly adept and commercial when advising on complex regulatory matters. He handled the hearing with aplomb.

Tom Shepherd is very effective as he is able to make points concisely and make quick concessions.

Amanda Savage KC is especially good. She rolls her sleeves up and works really hard. She's also really friendly.

Amanda Savage KC is highly approachable and commercial. She's unafraid to give a steer on strategy and commercial issues.

Amanda Savage KC is excellent. She is very dependable, with a good bedside manner, and is excellent on her feet.

Anthony Jones is responsive and drafts particularly well. He gives really clear and concise advice and cuts to the chase well.

Anthony Jones offers invaluable assistance.

Anthony Jones is a brilliant junior. His written and oral advocacy is absolutely fantastic and he has a very nice presentation style.

George Spalton KC is a safe pair of hands who gets the wider picture.

George Spalton KC is our go-to as he's excellent in writing and on his feet. More importantly, he understands what we're looking for.

George Spalton KC is exceptional. He's enjoyable to work with, really responsive and willing to accommodate clients.

Jack Steer can turn his hand to anything. He has a friendly, relaxed manner but is firm and clear with his advice.

Jack Steer is outstanding at understanding a brief immediately and is very good at giving it to you straight.

Jack Steer is great barrister: he's strong on his feet and quickly cuts to the centre of claims and provides considered advice that always hits the mark.

Nicholas Broomfield provides excellent quality advisory work and is great at drafting pleadings.

Nick is very bright and responsive.

Nicholas Broomfield is all over the detail and gives good strategic advice.

Nicole's advice and expertise on a complex buyer-funded development has been invaluable, particularly thanks to her chancery background. Her drafting is also excellent.

Nicole Sandells KC delivered excellent quality advisory work on a complex matter.

She is very good and very comprehensive.

Richard Liddell KC is fantastic. Rick was able to get to the nub of the most complicated claim incredibly quickly.

Richard Liddell KC is a very strong natural advocate who gets the court and judge on our side.

Rick's client service is exceptional; he is a great ambassador for 4 New Square and he possesses impressive advocacy skills.

Siân Mirchandani KC is very thorough and very good, she's a proper fighter.

Siân Mirchandani KC has a very good track record in court, and her attention to detail is impressive.

Siân Mirchandani KC is relentless in her focus on the detail and offers unparalleled understanding of the construction aspects of a claim.

Stephen Innes is really good.

Stephen Innes is a delight to work with.

Stephen Innes is a pleasure to go to trial with. The judge really warmed to his extremely polite, intelligent manner.

Tom takes a straightforward and calm approach to advice. He consistently came to the table with a realistic and measured approach to the challenges we faced, which aided in the claim’s success.

Thomas Ogden has always impressed me.

Thomas Ogden was easily able to grapple with the accounting and construction elements of our case and home in on the key issues.

Tim has a lot of experience with these types of claims.

A helpful and user-friendly barrister.

Tim Chelmick is brilliant. He is great with clients and a pleasure to work with. He is always practical and can be relied on in a tight spot.

Alison Padfield KC is excellent on professional negligence coverage disputes.

Alison literally wrote the book on professional indemnity insurance, so she knows the subject matter inside out. She is commercial and gives succinct, straight advice.

Alison Padfield KC is reliable, and her advice is very detailed and authoritative.

Daniel Saoul KC is brilliant.

Daniel Saoul KC is one of the best barristers I have instructed.

Daniel Saoul KC is a real joy to work with because he just gets under the skin of the case.

Hannah is extremely hard-working, client-friendly and a deft advocate.

Hannah Daly has been able to master a complex factual background and interrogate complicated expert reports with ease. She has been a joy to work alongside.

Hannah Daly is an impressive junior with good commercial awareness.

Neil Hext KC is fantastic at cutting through the noise and presenting a clear route forwards in complex and time-pressured situations.

Neil Hext KC is exemplary in this area. He is detail-focused and authoritative in an advisory capacity, and he presents complex facts and legal analysis in a compelling way on his feet.

Neil Hext KC is a very impressive oral advocate.

Paul Fisher provided straightforward advice and he was easy to work with.

Paul Fisher is very responsive and gives quality advice pitched to our client's understanding.

Paul produces impressive written work and gives good detail in submissions and skeleton arguments.

Paul Parker is very good.

Paul Parker is doing high-level work and is very, very good in court.

Paul Parker is an impressive barrister.

Shail's work is excellent and he commands an understanding of every element of the claim.

Shail Patel KC is great to work with.

Shail Patel KC is really sharp and delivers excellent submissions.

Theo Barclay is really, really intelligent but also simplifies things incredibly well. He's very user-friendly and makes himself very available.

Theo Barclay is brilliant at hearings, a great advocate in both written and oral submissions. He gives honest advice and is very impressive in the courtroom.

Theo Barclay is very user-friendly, diligent and very good at providing timely advice when needed. I regard him highly for specialist professional negligence work.

Will Cook went up against a KC on a very technical preliminary issue trial and wiped the floor with him. He is bright, thorough and a great advocate who's not afraid of big hitters.

Will Cook is a phenomenally clever junior who contributed far beyond his call.

Will Cook was my junior on a very big case and was outstanding.