Members of Devereux recognised by Legal 500’s 2011 edition
Members of Devereux received a total of 35 individual listings across 15 practice areas in Legal 500’s 2011 edition, published 21 September 2011.
Clinical negligence and healthcare
Within Clinical negligence and healthcare, Devereux is a leading set.
Devereux continues to strengthen its position in clinical negligence, as ‘a niche set that is particularly adept at brain and spinal injury work’. Robert Glancy QC has ‘a fantastic mind’ and is commended for his ability in handling complex medical issues. Robert Weir QC is ‘enormously talented’ and ‘intellectually outstanding’. Standout juniors include Richard Cartwright, described as ‘brilliant counsel to work with’ and ‘a real team player who adds value with and without silk’.
Robert Glancy QC is ranked a Leading Silk.
Robert Weir QC is ranked as a Leading Silk.
Richard Cartwright is ranked a Leading Junior.
Commercial litigation
Within Commercial litigation, Colin Edelman QC is ranked a Leading Silk.
Education
Within Education, Oliver Hyams is ranked a Leading Junior.
Employment
Within Employment, Devereux is a leading set.
Devereux is an ‘excellent’ employment set, where ‘there is always a barrister available at the level required’. A ‘formidable advocate and ferocious cross-examiner’, Ingrid Simler QC is well known for her experience in handling cases with an EU dimension. Timothy Brennan QC ‘turns advice around very efficiently’ and Bruce Carr QC is ‘a real class act – he never seems to get phased and thinks incredibly fast on his feet’. At junior level, Nicholas Randall is ‘a genuine star of the employment bar, who offers QC ability and presence, first-class judgment and a complete command of the subject’. Timothy Brennan QC is ranked a Leading Silk.
Bruce Carr QC is ranked a Leading Silk.
Ingrid Simler QC is ranked a Leading Silk.
Nicholas Randall is ranked a Leading Junior.
Andrew Burns is ranked a Leading Junior.
Mohinderpal Sethi is ranked a Leading Junior.
Akash Nawbatt is ranked a Leading Junior.
Environment
Within Environment, Graham Read QC is ranked a Leading Silk with ‘unparalleled analytical, strategic and creative ability’ on environmental/human rights issues. Also ranked a Leading Silk is Steve Killalea QC.
Fraud: crime (including money laundering and asset forfeiture)
Within Fraud: crime (including money laundering and asset forfeiture), Jonathan Fisher QC is ranked a Leading Silk.
Health and safety
Within Health and safety, Stephen Killalea QC is ranked a Leading Silk. He ‘really knows his way around the criminal court’.
Information technology
Within Information technology, Graham Read QC is ranked a Leading Silk known for being ‘tenacious in driving a strategy forward’.
Insurance and reinsurance
Within Insurance and reinsurance, Devereux is a leading set.
Colin Edelman QC is a ‘favourite “go-to” QC’ in this area; ‘an exceptionally strong advocate’, he ‘cuts straight to the issues’. Colin Wynter QC is ‘quick and responsive’, and Richard Harrison ‘combines technical capability with being very user-friendly; a modern-day senior junior’. Among other juniors recommended are Andrew Burns, who appeared in the Court of Appeal EL Trigger litigation, and Alison Padfield whose ‘client care skills are second to none’.
Colin Edelman QC is ranked a Leading Silk.
Colin Wynter QC is ranked a Leading Silk.
Richard Harrison is ranked a Leading Junior.
Alison Padfield is ranked a Leading Junior.
Andrew Burns is ranked a Leading Junior.
Ben Lynch is ranked a Leading Junior.
International arbitration
Within International arbitration, Colin Edelman QC is ranked a Leading Silk.
Media, entertainment and sport
Within Media, entertainment and sport, Nicholas Randall is ranked a Leading Junior who is considered ‘pre-eminent for sport work’.
Pensions
Within Pensions, Nicholas Randall is ranked a Leading Junior “who is involved in high-profile cases relating to public sector pensions”.
Personal injury
Within Personal injury, Devereux is a leading set
Devereux is ‘clearly a strong set’ and includes Robert Glancy QC, rated for his ‘outstanding advice’, and ‘formidable advocate’ Stephen Killalea QC. Standout juniors include Colin Mendoza, who ‘strives to achieve the best possible outcome’, and Richard Cartwright. Robert Hunter is an ‘exceptionally promising junior’ who ‘sees the woods from the trees in getting to the issues at the heart of a case’... Bruce Silvester, who ‘takes no prisoners’, and Peter Edwards, ‘a very persuasive negotiator’.
Robert Glancy QC is ranked a Leading Silk.
Stephen Killalea QC is ranked a Leading Silk.
Bruce Silvester is ranked a Leading Junior.
Colin Mendoza is ranked a Leading Junior.
Peter Edwards is ranked a Leading Junior.
Richard Cartwright is ranked a Leading Junior.
Robert Hunter is ranked a Leading Junior.
Professional negligence
Within Professional negligence, Colin Edelman QC is ranked a Leading Silk.
Tax: corporate and VAT
Within Tax: corporate and VAT, Timothy Brennan QC is ranked a Leading Silk who is considered ‘very thorough, professional and concise’. Also ranked a Leading Silk is Ingrid Simler QC.
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