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Crime - London (Bar)

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

5 St Andrew's Hill is a well-regarded set that offers "a deep bench of highly skilled barristers across a wide range of areas," with cases relating to homicide, drugs and human trafficking. The set takes on matters involving serious sexual offences, including those pertaining to historic child abuse, gang-related assaults and rape. Recent cases for the set include defending in R v Abdulkhadir, who was charged with murder and Section 18 GBH.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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3
Dominic Connolly
3
Band 3

Dominic Connolly is very effective and a safe pair of hands.

Jose Olivares-Chandler
3
Jose Olivares-Chandler
3
Band 3

If you ever want to see a masterclass in advocacy, then look no further than Jose.

Jose reads a room in one-and-a-half seconds to get the result.

Jose Olivares-Chandler provides the utmost diligence and approaches his work with professionalism.

Mark Cotter
3
Mark Cotter
3
Band 3

He is skilful, able and possesses good judgement.

He is great on general crime. Cotter is very experienced and capable.

Mark Cotter KC is a brilliant advocate with a forensic attention to detail. He is a brilliant communicator with judges and juries.

Cotter is commanding in court and a great strategist. He is able to work closely with clients. They respect him.

Mark is great.

4
Christopher May
4
Band 4

He is a top-notch prosecutor who masters his brief and prosecutes robustly but fairly.

Christopher May is very good.

John Warrington
4
John Warrington
4
Band 4

John Warrington provides solid advice and advocacy.

5
Oliver Kirk
5
Band 5

He is a very dedicated advocate.

Oliver is an incredible barrister for clients who need a no-nonsense, honest and upfront approach. His case preparation is exceptional and well thought-through.

Kirk dealt with a tricky and serious case with aplomb.

He worked very hard for the client.

Oliver Kirk's commitment to client care is second to none. His advocacy and written submissions are great.

6
Danielle Barden
6
Band 6

Danielle Barden is meticulous and well prepared.

Danielle is a fantastic advocate and incredibly able barrister. Her analytical prowess and meticulous approach to case preparation is incredible.

She is tactically very astute and has a brilliant ability to get stuck in and master cases rapidly.

6
John Cammegh
6
Band 6

John Cammegh KC's experience shines through. He is very confident and pitches everything just right.

6
Kevin Dent
6
Band 6

He has a very calm disposition in court. He is assured in his advocacy, methodical in case analysis and presents a case very convincingly. It is a style juries like.

He is very diligent.

Kevin Dent is a measured and careful advocate. He is an impressive prosecutor with a huge focus on detail.

Kevin Dent KC is fantastic with clients and a case is in extremely capable hands with him at the helm.

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5 St Andrew's Hill

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Silks (KC)

London (Bar)

Crime

Mark Cotter KC
3
Mark Cotter KC
3
Band 3
6
John Cammegh KC
6
Band 6
6
Kevin Dent KC
6
Band 6

Juniors

London (Bar)

Crime

3
Dominic Connolly
3
Band 3
Jose Olivares-Chandler
3
Jose Olivares-Chandler
3
Band 3
4
Christopher May
4
Band 4
John Warrington
4
John Warrington
4
Band 4
5
Oliver Kirk
5
Band 5
6
Danielle Barden
6
Band 6