Ten new entries for Cloisters in 2011 Legal 500

22 September 2011

The Legal 500 2011 has recognised Cloisters' growing depth and strength by ranking a further ten Cloisters' barristers in their 2011 edition. The additional rankings come hot on the heels of last year's increased ranking in Chambers & Partners guide to the Bar.

New silks Patricia Hitchcock QC and Joel Donovan QC  are new entrants as silk in both clinical negligence and personal injury. They join Simon Taylor QC.

In personal injury Andrew Buchan and Martyn McLeish join William Latimer-Sayer and Simon Dyer.

In clinical negligence Simon Dyer and Hannah Godfrey join William Latimer-Sayer, Lisa Sullivan and Martyn McLeish.

Cloisters' employment team boasts four new entrants - Daphne Romney QC, Paul Michell, Declan O'Dempsey and Anna Beale. They join colleagues Robin Allen QC, Paul Epstein QC, Jacques Algazy, Jason Galbraith-Marten, Caspar Glyn,Rachel Crasnow and Ed Williams who were already ranked.

Head of Chambers Robin Allen QC said:

"It has been a great year for Cloisters. Clinical negligence has risen through the Chambers and Partners rankings, 3 of our team were awarded silk and now ten more barristers have been ranked in the Legal 500.

"At Cloisters we are determined to offer first rate client service,technical excellence and a sound commercial perspective. I'm delighted that our growing depth and talent is being recognised by these external independent reviewers."