Temple Garden Chambers is a leading common law set based in London and The Hague.
With excellence from top to bottom Chambers provides a first class service in a number of different fields.
31/10/2018
TGC continues to remain as leaders in the field in 12 practice areas with 45 rankings in the 2018 Edition of Legal 500:
Health & Safety, Inquests and Inquiries, Product Liability, Administrative and Public Law (including local government), Immigration, Personal Injury, Costs, International Crime & Extradition, Public International Law, Insurance Fraud, Sport and EU Law.
Rankings are as follows:
Keith Morton KC
Health & Safety
Band 1 – ‘He is one of the best cross-examiners of expert witnesses and is always polished.’
Inquests and inquiries
Band 1 – ‘He is undoubtedly one of the leaders in this area of law and a pleasure to work with.’
Andrew Prynne KC
Product Liability
Band 3 – ‘A seasoned practitioner acting for a range of clients including injury cases and consumer products.’
Robin Tam KC
Administrative and public law (including local government)
Band 3 – ‘Highly recommended.’
Immigration (including business immigration)
Band 2 – ‘He has a huge presence in immigration and national security.’
Jonathan Watt-Pringle KC
Personal Injury
Band 3 – ‘An excellent advocate who is very technical, precise and detailed, and has the ability to make complicated areas of law seem simple.’
Simon Browne KC
Costs
Band 1 – ‘A good choice where you want someone to strongly fight your corner.’
Personal Injury
Band 3 – ‘He specialises in catastrophic brain injury and spinal injury claims.’
Karim Khan KC
International crime and extradition
Band 1 – ‘Extremely intelligent and an outstanding litigator.’
David Barr KC
Inquests and Inquiries
Band 3 – ‘He is very well respected.’
Rodney Dixon KC
International crime and extradition
Band 2 – ‘Instructed by states and individuals for international criminal law.’
Public International Law
Band 2 – ‘An excellent QC, very experienced in the field of public international law.’
Andrew O’Connor KC
Inquests and Inquiries
Band 3 – ‘A go-to barrister for high-profile, sensitive cases. A wonderful mix of brains, wit and charm.’
Cathryn McGahey KC
Inquests and Inquiries
Band 3 – ‘She is definitely one of the top people in this field.’
Louis Browne KC
Inquests and Inquiries, Regional Bar Northern Circuit
Band 1 – ‘A fierce and equitable advocate.’
Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence, Regional Bar Northern Circuit
Band 1 – ‘A combination of great legal acumen, tenacity and pragmatism.’
Public Law, Regional Bar Northern Circuit
Band 1 – ‘His legal acumen is first rate.’
John Bate-Williams
Personal Injury
Band 3 – ‘He has an uncanny knack of winning at trial as he is very good with witnesses and judges.’
Paul Kilcoyne
Personal Injury
Band 4 – ‘Personal injury specialist with a niche practice in claims against the Ministry of Defence.’
James Bell
Clinical Negligence
Band 3 – ‘His strengths lie in his eye for detail, approachability and excellent rapport with clients.’
Personal Injury
Band 1 – ‘Very good on liability.’
Mark James
Costs
Band 3 – ‘Recommended for insurance-backed litigation.’
James Laughland
Costs
Band 1 – ‘Helpful, approachable, knowledgeable and unflappable.’
Insurance Fraud
Band 1 – ‘Robust in cross-examination, excellent drafting and analytical skills which is key in the insurance fraud field.’
Personal Injury
Band 3 – ‘Strong all-rounder who gives pragmatic advice and is very approachable.’
Richard Wilkinson
Costs
Band 4 – ‘Handles a variety of costs litigation matters.’
Personal Injury
Band 3 – ‘Particularly good.’
Peter Freeman
Personal Injury
Band 3 – ‘Unrivalled knowledge of bus accident personal injury litigation and provides an excellent level of service for clients.’
James Arney
Personal Injury
Band 2 – ‘He is very analytical, his preparation is outstanding and he is brilliant on his feet.’
Marcus Grant
Insurance Fraud
Band 1 – ‘He is a very courteous opponent who is regarded as an expert in fraud.
Personal Injury
Band 1 – ‘He is a ferocious advocate and the go-to barrister for subtle brain injury and chronic pain cases as his understanding of complex medical issues is almost unparalleled.’
Tariq Sadiq
Sport
Band 3 – ‘Enthusiastic even on unfamiliar ground; has invaluable insights into the interface between sport and employment law.’
Alexander Glassbrook
Insurance Fraud
Band 1 – ‘He is expert in the trial of allegedly fraudulent claims, in legal costs and in cases involving security contractors.’
Nicholas Moss
Administrative and public law (including local government)
Band 4 – ‘He is always very well prepared and on top of the potential issues.’
Inquests and inquiries
Band 1 – ‘One of the best inquest/inquiry counsel and he has a lovely courtroom manner.’
Julia Smyth
EU law
Band 3 – ‘An outstanding barrister with an encyclopaedic knowledge of EU law. She is a phenomenally hard worker and has outstanding judgement.’
Paul McGrath
Insurance Fraud
Band 1 – ‘He is a very good lawyer with a strong expertise in road traffic insurance law, personal injury and fraud work.’
Dominic Adamson
Health & Safety
Band 2 – ‘He is very practical in his approach and has excellent judgment.’
Inquests and Inquiries
Band 2 – ‘Excellent approach in relation to regulatory matters and able to pick up details.’
Personal Injury
Band 5 – ‘He is the go-to junior for complex personal injury cases and is completely client focused.’
Shaman Kapoor
Costs
Band 3 – ‘Recommended for costs budgeting.’
Fiona Canby
Health & Safety
Band 3 – ‘A real asset in any case.’
Myles Grandison
International crime and extradition
Band 2 – ‘Increasingly instructed as a leading junior at the junction of extradition and immigration.’
Aidan Ellis
International crime and extradition
Band 2 – ‘He appears in international tribunal cases.’
Lionel Stride
Insurance Fraud
Band 1 – ‘He is a modern lawyer in every respect and brings real value to every case.’
Personal Injury
Band 5 – ‘He is a passionate lawyer, who gets under the skin of a case; particularly strong on chronic pain and orthopaedic cases.’
Benjamin Seifert
International crime and extradition
Band 2 – ‘Hardworking, affable and conscientious.’