St Philips Chambers

Témoignages

Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.

• 'Andrew Rourke is helpful, courteous and extremely efficient. He is backed up with equally efficient juniors.'
• 'James Withers and Somaya Sheikh are excellent. They are always polite and approachable and frequently go the extra mile to assist in making counsel available no matter what the court, type of instruction or short notice of the request.'
• 'St Philips is one of two leading chambers in the West Midlands and more broadly on the Midlands Circuit. Their acquisition of Andrew Rourke to the clerking team has supplemented an already strong team led by Joe Wilson as CEO of the chambers.'
• 'The clerks are, across the board, excellent. They understand the needs of instructing solicitors and work conscientiously to ensure that counsel are available.'
• 'The best set in Birmingham and one of the strongest in the country.'
• 'St Philips Chambers has a breadth and depth of counsel across the spectrum. They are competent, friendly and above all, never let you down.'
• 'St Philips Chambers has always been a set with a fine reputation and an excellent pool of counsel. It has recently attracted additional counsel, broadening that pool.'

Avocats

Leading silks

1

Richard Atkins KC

‘Richard is a highly effective prosecutor. He has the ability to manage the challenges of serious multi-handed cases and to present cases of complexity with clarity. He commands the respect of the court, cross-examines robustly and thoroughly, and holds sway with the jury.'

2

Kevin Hegarty KC

2023 Silks

1

Rebecca Wade KC

‘Rebecca is excellent in all aspects. She is always meticulously prepared with a bespoke case strategy that best serves her client's interests. Her advocacy style is incisive and engaging, combined with an eye for technical and forensic detail. Her client care is also excellent.'

Meilleurs Juniors

1

Jonathan Barker

‘Jonathan has a technical mind which allows him to assimilate material very quickly. He focuses on the issues and the intricacies of each case in order to represent his clients to the very best of his ability, which is indeed outstanding. He is extremely good with lay clients and their families and in legal arguments he can think on his feet and address all issues eloquently and with meaning.’

1

Ben Close

‘Ben has a sound, analytical approach to work. His strength is in analysing a complex case and getting on top of the details; he is a junior for particularly difficult and demanding cases. His advocacy is also sound. Ben is a silk of the future.’

1

William Douglas-Jones

‘William's key strength is his meticulous approach to case preparation. He is comfortable liaising with all parties and is a keen negotiator. He has an eye for detail and is a superb advocate. He is a stand-out barrister on the circuit.'

1

Jennifer Josephs

‘Jennifer is a talented advocate with a persuasive manner. She is intellectually able, diligent, and astute in terms of the strategy and tactics of a case. She is highly respected by the judiciary and by her colleagues at the Bar.’

1

Ben Williams

'Ben is a superb barrister. He has a very approachable manner, both with instructing solicitors and lay clients. He approaches all cases with a thoroughness and attention to detail. In court, his representations are persuasive and concise, whereas with juries he is personable and provides great clarity to seemingly complex issues.'

2

Rajinder Gill

'Rajinder has all the assets needed to be a highly-skilled barrister. His quiet, self-effacing manner belies his extremely sharp, perceptive mind. His attention to detail is second to none and his bedside manner with clients is to be much admired. A definite must on anyone's short list.'

2

Marcus Harry

2

Amy Jackson

‘Amy is a no-nonsense, hard working junior who is fearless and excellent with clients.'

2

Andrew Jackson

‘Andrew is very good at charming a jury. He is calm under pressure, extremely experienced, and develops excellent working relationships with other professionals. He is a safe pair of hands and always tries hard for the client and provides a consistently high standard of service.'

2

Ben Mills

3

Carl Templar-Vasey

3

Tom Walkling

‘Tom has always shown an excellent ability to analyse and assimilate the evidence in order to identify the issues in the case. He is able to identify very quickly those matters which are of importance and which require further scrutiny. He is an intuitive trial advocate, with the ability to deal with issues as they arise throughout trials calmly and appropriately.'

3

Darron Whitehead

3

Lucinda Wilmott-Lascelles

3

Sara Wyeth

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.

1

Callum Church

‘Callum is an energetic and positive advocate who always demonstrates commitment to his cases with admirable enthusiasm.'

1

Matthew Cullen

Matthew is an exceptionally well-prepared advocate. He is thorough and extremely competent. His advocacy is well structured, well presented and well received. He is a young man who has the potential for greatness.’ 

1

Catherine Ravenscroft

Catherine is able and confident with even the most trying of cases. She is always well prepared and has a thorough grasp of the facts and issues. She is an impressive advocate with skills well beyond her call. She relates well to defendants. Catherine has a bright future ahead of her.’