PSQB Achieve Best Ever Rankings in the New Edition of Chambers & Partners
Park Square BarristersThe 2021 edition of Chambers & Partners has been announced and Park Square Barristers are delighted to have increased our number of individual entries to 21 across 8 practice areas.
Crime:
Led by Head of Chambers, Richard Wright QC band 1 silk –”He is brilliant in cross-examinations and makes everything clearly understood. He’s also very persuasive and has a great manner in court.” “A very powerful silk. He takes control and is a masterful advocate.”
Deputy Head of Chambers Kama Melly QC –”She will fight her client’s corner and does not back down at all.”
Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury:
Andrew Lewis QC is ranked in band 1 for –”An excellent and very experienced silk. He is very calm, reassuring, thorough and always extremely well prepared.” “He is a polished advocate and a delightful opponent.” “A gifted advocate who has the ability to communicate well with families and put them at ease.” “He is highly skilled, extremely approachable, and excellent both in court and in negotiations.”
Environment:
Simon Clegg -“He is excellent.” “He is instructed on a regular basis by the Environment Agency, who highly respect him.”
Members have been noted in Inquests & Public Inquiries for the first time:
Kirsten Mercer -“She was so impressive – she was tactical and astute in her analysis.” “She is cool and calm with clients and very reassuring.”
Janine Wolstenholme -“Janine is very personable, and her ability to condense complex legal points into simple terms for all concerned shows how acute her knowledge and skills are. Her strengths include her attention to detail and client care skills.”
Motor Insurance Fraud:
Judy Dawson is ranked band 1 –”She provides excellent, compelling defences that set out complex issues in a very digestible way. She thinks clearly and decisively on the key issues and strategy, and turns around papers in rapid time.” “Judy’s reputation is just stellar. She is really excellent and all over the details.”
Peter Wilson – band 1 – “He’s absolutely thorough – you know that any instructions will be gone through with a fine-tooth comb and every eventuality and legal argument will be covered.” “He’s extremely personable and very good with lay clients. He goes through things, calms nerves and ensures they are prepared for questioning.”
Matthew Smith –”He is a very good advocate, and clients will be in good hands with him.” “His advocacy and experience in fraud matters are excellent and he has achieved some great results. He is tenacious in court and knows how to get to the heart of the case in a concise, clear and compelling way.”
Richard Paige -“He takes a very thorough and methodical approach. He’s been doing this work for quite a while and is highly regarded in the area.” “A really tough opponent who is cunning and very capable.”
Family: Children:
James Hargan –”He’s very measured, calm and delivers killer blows in the nicest way. He’s extremely forensic.” “He’s well prepared, considered, and his court manner is extremely calm and smooth.”
Martin Todd -“He is genuinely interested in the case and the outcome. His client care is really excellent. He is very experienced and a good advocate, and is good at high-conflict cases.”
Charlotte Worsley – “She’s well prepared, always thinks carefully about her case and has good client care.” “She’s exceptional. She has an excellent reputation, whether she is acting for the parent or local authority or child, and she does excellent evaluation of the evidence and the advocacy is spot on. She’s just on point.”
Park Square Barristers retains it’s band 1 ranking for Crime and band 2 for Motor Insurance Fraud.
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