Cloisters' personal injury and employment practices move up in Chambers and Partners rankings

 

Cloisters' growing strength in personal injury and employment & discrimination law has been recognised by leading legal directory Chambers and Partners. The personal injury team was ranked this year as a band 3 practice - up one from last year. Cloisters’ employment team has also moved up from band 3 to 2 whilst clinical negligence has maintained its band 2 ranking.

Patricia Hitchcock QC and Joel Donovan QC were ranked as new silks in personal injury and clinical negligence, with Simon Dyer moving up from band 4 in clinical negligence to band 2.

William Latimer-Sayer and Jason Galbraith-Marten both maintained their star individual ranking in the juniors, in personal injury and employment respectively.

The strength and depth of Cloisters' employment team is demonstrated by three new entries in the rankings - David Massarella, Yvette Budé and Daniel Dyal - and increased rankings for five other junior barristers.  Paul Epstein QC moved from band 3 to band 2 in the silk rankings. Brian Napier QC was also ranked as a star individual at the Scottish Bar.

Caspar Glyn and Jonathan Crystal continue to be ranked as leading sports barristers.

Key quotes from Chambers and Partners

Employment

Clients are spoilt for choice across all levels of seniority and can choose from counsel who are "consistently brilliant" and "always willing to be flexible and accommodating".

Clinical negligence

Cloisters' clinical negligence team has had an exceptional year, culminating in two of its star juniors taking silk. The set is unashamedly pro-claimant and really focuses its efforts on achieving the best results for its clients.

Personal injury

Cloisters is a set that commands respect for its service provision, approachability and professional attitude.

Clerks (from the employment section of Chambers and Partners) The clerks, under the leadership of Glenn Hudson, are widely praised for their attentive service. One solicitor said of them: "They are very easy to work with, always point me in the right direction and are interested in coming back to me for feedback on how best they can improve their offering."