4 Pump Court

Témoignages

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

• ‘Sam Penny is excellent.’
• ‘A strong clerking team including Carl Wall, Paul Bloxham, and Sam Penny. They are always looking to provide solutions and accommodate requests wherever possible.’
• ‘The clerks are top notch. In particular, Billy Griffiths is very responsive and commercial.’
• ‘They are very easy to work with. In particular, Niki Merison and Richard Sumarno are very user-friendly and sensible negotiators.’
• ‘The clerks are fantastic. They are incredibly responsive and will go above and beyond to address urgent queries within the timescales requested.’
• ‘They are flexible and responsive.’
• ‘A consistently excellent service from the clerking team. They are very responsive.’
• ‘The service has been excellent.’

Avocats

Leading silks

1

Rachel Ansell KC

‘She provides clear and considered advice; she does not sit on the fence. She has highly forensic and top-class drafting skills.’

1

Michael Douglas KC

1

Nigel Tozzi KC

‘Nigel is good at handling technically difficult cases. He gives clear and direct advice.’

2

Sean Brannigan KC

3

Aidan Christie KC

‘Aidan is brilliant. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of insurance law. He is always calm and practical.’

3

James Leabeater KC

‘James is very calm under pressure. He is really easy to engage with and he is great with clients. His advocacy is also very calm and thought through.’

3

Lynne McCafferty

She is a stand-out silk.’

3

Jeremy Nicholson KC

3

Benjamin Pilling KC

4

James Cross KC

4

Simon Davenport KC

‘Simon's strengths are his strategic insight, his excellent manner with clients, and his ability to make the right point at the right time.’

4

Claire Packman KC

4

Jessica Stephens KC

2025 Silks

1

Simon Hale KC

‘Simon is an incredible advocate. He outshines other counsel in the court room with his engaging, often mesmerizing presence.’

Meilleurs Juniors

1

Kate Livesey

‘Kate is quite simply one of the best barristers in the market. She is fiercely intelligent, incredibly hardworking, and technically superb.’

3

Simon Henderson

3

Kate Vaughan-Neil

‘Kate is a master strategist and very easy to work with.’

3

Luke Wygas

‘He is particularly good in adjudications. He has an innate understanding of complex engineering issues.’  

4

Thomas Crangle

‘He is commercial and good with clients. He presents written and oral arguments clearly.’

4

James Purchas

‘James is extremely bright. He is collaborative and works brilliantly as part of a team. He is a very strong advocate.’

5

James Bowling

‘His intelligence is first-rate. He is meticulous in his preparation. His advocacy is effective, he is good with clients, and he is liked by judges.’

5

Martyn Naylor

 ‘His written work is very good. He is a very articulate and smooth advocate.’

5

Matthew Thorne

‘Matthew is exceptionally bright. He has the gift of being able to explain and convey complex legal issues in a persuasive and compelling manner to both clients and the court.’

6

Jennie Gillies

6

James Hatt

‘His advocacy is smooth, efficient, and incisive, which reflects his powers of analysis and thorough preparation.’

6

Mek Mesfin

‘He is an excellent advocate. He gets to grips with the pertinent issues and documents quickly. He manages difficult clients with ease.’

6

Peter Oliver

‘Peter has a keen intellect and is a solid choice for construction-related disputes. He is sensible and commercial.’

6

Laurence Page