Legal 500 2024 Rankings

We truly appreciate the time people take to submit their feedback and comments. To see the expertise of our members and clerks acknowledged is hugely gratifying.

Crime (Tier 3 set):

Charles Row KC – ‘Charles is an outstanding advocate who brings clarity and persuasion whilst controlling a courtroom. He always has excellent command of the materials and is completely unflappable.’

Robin Shellard (Tier 1) – Robin is very good at preparation and his advocacy skills are great. He comes across well in court and clients like him.’

David Maunder (Tier 2) – ‘David is a superb strategist and a great trial advocate. He advocates brilliantly but speaks plainly with clients.’

James Tucker (Tier 2)

‘Colleen Inker and her team provide a first-class service, communicating in a timely and effective way. They are perfectly able to discuss choice of counsel in any given situation.’ 

Commercial

Adam Griffiths (Tier 1) – Adam is clearly very bright but he is also user-friendly and able to convey advice to clients in a clear and uncomplicated manner.  His advocacy is robust when needed and he is a clear and compelling communicator in court.’ 

Employment (Tier 2 set):

James Bromige (Tier 1) – ‘James is a superb lawyer. He has many strengths but the one that stands out is how thorough and quick he is recalling case law and devising litigation strategy. He has no weaknesses.’ 

Mark Williams (Tier 2) – ‘Mark is very thorough in his approach to and preparation of matters. He also has an excellent manner with clients and always does his best to put them at ease in a stressful situation. He is excellent on his feet and has a great way of building up to the killer question to get the answer he is looking for.’

Mike Blitz (Tier 2)

Jennifer Linford (Tier 3) – ‘Jennifer has found the perfect balance of being incredibly knowledgeable and competent in her area whilst maintaining a level of approachability which makes her a firm favourite with clients and solicitors alike.’

‘Tom Cole is the best clerk; he is helpful, very responsive to emails and incredibly friendly. He will pick up on niche points in the brief and is always willing to go the extra mile to assist. Sam Anibigno is also excellent.’ 

Clinical Negligence

Joanna Lewis (Tier 2) – ‘Joanna is extremely efficient and thorough and has an ability to breakdown the most complicated evidence. She is great with clients and provides extremely user friendly advice. She is also a brilliant advocate and a very safe pair of hands with the most sensitive of claims and inquests.’ 

Regulatory Crime (Including Health and Safety)

Oliver Wilmott (Tier 1) – ‘Oliver has an innate ability to understand and process complex technical matters and advocate in a way which is eloquent, precise and understandable. He is faultless in the way he manages and prepares cases and always understands the key priorities of the client and any wider commercial implications.’

Personal Injury

Joanna Lewis (Tier 2) – ‘Joanna is personable and approachable. She provides thorough, well-researched and detailed advice and is particularly capable at explaining matters to clients in a way that they can understand.’