Trusts

Dakis is excellent. He thoroughly understands the law, he's pragmatic and he's tactically flexible.

Dakis is such a charming and effective advocate, and has unbelievable intellectual power which he wears quite lightly. He's able to lead judges through analysis like others really can’t.

A measured and considered barrister, who has a wonderful manner with clients and is a delight to work with.

Dakis' command of case law is unparalleled. He knows all the authorities backwards and judges really listen to him. When he speaks he carries a lot of weight, as he has a thorough command of the area.

Dakis is very thoughtful about cases and analyses them well. He always gives clear advice.

Elizabeth Jones is able to work efficiently and actively reads into the underlying documents. She handles complex offshore matters with ease and has a commanding leadership presence.

Elizabeth is a titan. She is brilliant, can unravel really knotty situations and has the ear of court.

Elizabeth is absolutely fantastic. She's very good at being no-nonsense with clients while making them understand she is on their side.

Liz is phenomenal. She is unflappable and a great team player. Everyone looks up to her. She cuts through all the nonsense and comes up with the solutions everyone is looking for.

Emma Hargreaves is thorough, extremely knowledgeable and highly personable.

Emma is a silk in junior's clothing, who is great as part of a team. She is brilliant to work with, she gets on top of clients' objectives and she thinks laterally to achieve their aims.

Emma is all over the detail in complicated cases and can distil the tricky issues. She is very responsive and client-focused.

Emma is an incredibly fierce advocate, who is phenomenal at commercial strategy.

Emma is very bright and fast working. She gets on top of huge amounts of information very quickly.

Giles blends excellent insight and understanding of the law with a ready commercial and tactical vision. She is huge fun to work with at the same time.

Giles is super sharp and inspires the utmost confidence in solicitors and lay clients. He is a smooth advocate, well regarded by his opponents, who quickly gains the ear of the court.

I think James is excellent. He is technically and academically very strong.

James is excellent, really user-friendly and quick at turnaround. He's happy to engage in strategic conversations.

James Weale is an excellent senior junior. He delivers silk quality work and is engaged and responsive. In short, he's all the things you want in a modern barrister.

James is a great junior, who is confident and direct. He has no hesitation in running proceedings and expertly considers all the risks and negatives associated with the case.

Richard is excellent, easy to deal with and super smart.

Richard has incredible trusts knowledge and is outstanding. He will give you the support technically, but is also very friendly and approachable. I trust him absolutely.

Richard's mastery of trust law, combined with unflappable courtroom presence and razor sharp advocacy, makes him the go-to silk for high-stakes, multi-jurisdictional disputes.

Richard is excellent to work with. He's very prepared and totally immersed in the case.

Stephanie Thompson is just brilliant. She has incredibly good judgement.

Stephanie Thompson is brilliant. She performs so far above her year of call.

I find Thomas very down to earth, accessible and commercial in his advice. He can distil the necessary legal principles and apply them very effectively to the commercial context of the case.

Thomas Fletcher has amazing brain power and has been a great resource for us when we've been faced with difficult questions. He has an incredibly in-depth understanding of the world of trusts.

Thomas Fletcher is very good technically. He has a good manner with clients, is highly responsive and is aware of all the twists and turns in a case.

Thomas is a walking encyclopaedia, but he's also an incredibly normal person, who is easy to deal with. He is incredibly intelligent and great at dealing with knotty trust problems.

Not only does Thomas know the law backwards, but the tone of his written communication is so well judged and persuasive.