Barrister of the week: Outer Temple’s Naomi Cunningham
Outer Temple’s Naomi Cunningham was part of a team acting for 35,000 claimants in an equal pay battle against ASDA.
Barrister of the week: Matrix Chambers’ Danny Friedman QC
Despite a legal career spanning almost three decades and having worked on matters ranging from 9/11 to Grenfell Tower, Danny Friedman QC (Call: 1996) was not prepared for the emotional impact of his latest brief. Representing 12 of the ‘flying pickets’, known as the Shrewsbury 24, the Matrix Chambers‘ silk succeeded in appealing against the […]
Barrister of the week: One Essex Court’s Kenneth MacLean QC
Alongside a stellar cast list including barristers from Brick Court, 3VB and Fountain Court, One Essex Court’s Kenneth MacLean QC (Call: 1985 Silk 2002) obtained a positive judgment for his client Alexander Yaroslavsky in a dispute that has been rumbling on since 2016. The case was brought by oil giant PSJC Tatneft, against four Ukrainian […]
Barrister of the week: Old Square Chambers’ Melanie Tether
Last week’s judgment regarding workers’ rights was a victory of epic proportions for those in the gig economy, as the Supreme Court slapped down Uber’s argument and sided with the drivers. One of the counsel members taking part in the hearing was Old Square’s Melanie Tether, who supported chambers’ colleague Oliver Segal QC after the […]
Barrister of the week: Blackstone’s Ian Mill QC
In the autumn of 2020, Blackstone’s Ian Mill QC was drafted in by the Duchess of Sussex in her dispute with Associated Newspapers. The instruction prompted a change in strategy, with her team securing an important victory this week.