Widely regarded as a ‘strong and reliable set’, No5 Barristers’ Chambers continues to offer considerable commercial litigation expertise to clients in the Midlands region. ’Robust, eloquent, and concise’ advocate Paul Dean specialises in complex and often technical breach of contract disputes, benefiting from his engineering background – he recently acted for a Walsall-based renewables company in relation to a claim regarding an allegedly defective incinerator. Olivia Chaffin-Laird ’s financial services work often intersects with insolvency and company law matters. Annie Townley and David Taylor both stand out for their property-related commercial litigation expertise.
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Témoignages
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- 'Daniel Griffiths is helpful, friendly and always calm. He is able to help with any issues that may arise and can always find a barrister to assist clients. He is a key figure in the Midlands litigation market.'
- 'Daniel Griffiths and Jordan Zaza helpful and responsive.'
- 'All clerks are switched on and very helpful efficient and accurate, including .Daniel Birch, Daniel Griffiths and Matthew Reeves.'
- 'No5 is one of the strongest sets in Birmingham. They have an enviable strength in depth and appear to be able to both attract and train technically excellent specialists and strong advocates.'
- 'No5 Chambers is a good commercial set.'
- 'The commercial set of No5 chambers consists of a number of excellent barristers.'
- 'No5 is fantastic for all sorts of reasons. They are organised with a nice spread of counsel and years of call, and offer specialist courses on various aspects of litigation.'
Avocats
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Nicholas Cobill
‘Nick impresses particularly for his capacity to assimilate information very quickly and for his strategic thinking - he understands very quickly what the client's commercial objectives are.'
Paul J Dean
‘Paul is excellent in seeing the wood for the trees. He is focused, robust, eloquent, concise and convincing in court.'
Alexander Heylin
Alexander is extremely bright and great on feet and on paper. He is very responsive and willing to fight the clients corner. He is a go-to barrister on complex and heavyweight matters, particularly jurisdictional and insolvency matters.'
Yasmin Yasseri
‘Yasmin is always easy to work with, prompt to address instructions and good with lay clients.'
Samir Amin
‘Samir considers the case carefully and explains the position well. He is thorough with detail. At mediation, he presents clients’ cases well and provides clear advice.’
Jason Perrin
‘Jason has the unique ability to absorb information quickly to provide pragmatic and commercially astute advice. His drafting is always on point. Jason’s preparation for court is thorough and he instantly commands judicial attention.’
David Taylor
David is a very experienced, calm and measured barrister. He is very eloquent and is probably the best court advocate around.’
Rising stars
Jeunes avocats collaborateurs ou counsels qui se distinguent régulièrement par leur présence dans des dossiers importants du marché, et qui sont identifiés par le marché comme de jeunes talents à suivre.
