Park Square Barristers is praised as ‘a chambers offering the highest calibre of barristers, available at short notice and always willing to go that extra mile to assist clients’. Richard Wright KC secured the conviction of a former Gateshead police officer for manslaughter, following the fatal assault of his wife, a matter in which complex medical evidence proved key in establishing that the death was not accidental. Peter Moulson KC successfully prosecuted three teenagers for murder and attempted murder after a violent house break-in; all were convicted under joint enterprise and sentenced to life. ’A highly skilled and experienced counsel’, Taryn Turner is a leading junior with expertise spanning serious violence, organised crime, drugs trafficking, and sexual offences. Catherine Silverton, ‘a fearsome advocate’, was instructed by the National Crime Agency to prosecute a defendant charged with raping and sexually abusing ten child victims. In March 2025, Gillian Batts KC was appointed to silk.

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Anwält*innen

Leading Silks

Führende Prozessanwält*innen ihres Fachgebiets mit einer langjährigen Erfolgsbilanz in wegweisenden Fällen und breiter Anerkennung von Mandanten und Wettbewerbern. Alle in den letzten zwei Runden zu KCs ernannten Prozessanwält*innen werden weiter unten angeführt.

Craig Hassall KC

Kama Melly KC

‘Kama is a real specialist in cases with vulnerable witnesses. She is particularly good at co-ordinating multi-handed cases.’

Mark McKone KC

‘Mark has a tremendous capacity for hard work. His preparation is first-class in drafting well-judged legal arguments. On his feet, he is thoughtful and impressive, demonstrating a forensic knowledge of the facts.’

2025 Silks

Gillian Batts KC

‘Gillian is highly organised, has tactical nous and is effective in cross-examination. Her written work is also impressive.’

Leading Juniors

Führende Juniors haben bedeutende Erfahrung in signifikanten Fällen und eine starke Marktreputation sowohl bei Wettbewerbern als auch bei Mandanten, wodurch sie als Prozessanwält*innen der Zukunft angesehen werden.

Catherine Silverton

‘Catherine is a top-class act. Her tactical prowess is second to none.’

Robert Stevenson

‘Robert is the finest junior on the circuit. He is the best cross-examiner in the business.’

Taryn Turner

‘Taryn is very thorough with her work and makes a great effort with the clients to ensure the right outcome is reached for them. She pays attention to detail. Her advocacy skills are excellent.’

Katherine Robinson

Laura Addy

Laura leaves no stone unturned and is meticulous in her preparation and advice. She is an effective advocate.’

Julian Jones

‘Julian is unparalleled in his commitment to the cases he undertakes and provides professional and lay clients alike. He is meticulous in his approach to instruction-taking and trial preparation in general.’

Glenn Parsons

Rebecca Randall

‘Rebecca is a committed and excellent advocate. She is very hard-working and has an engaging and persuasive advocacy style.’

Lucy Brown

'Lucy has a good knowledge of criminal law, very aware of strengths and weaknesses in cases.'

Holly Clegg

‘Holly is a diligent and organised barrister. She is calm and assured with clients, witnesses, opponents and judges alike.’

Susan Hirst

'Susan works extremely well with the defendants she represents. She goes above and beyond, is very approachable, and her advocacy skills are exceptional.'

Christopher Wood

'Chris can absorb substantial volumes of data in short order whilst at the same time maintaining meticulous attention to detail.'

Gary Wood

Ellen Wright

‘Ellen is a very skilled advocate. She can explain complicated legal points in a concise and easily understandable way for both lay clients and juries.’

Paul Abrahams

'Paul is a consummate professional, polite and interacts seamlessly with clients and fellow professionals.'

Soheil Khan

'Soheil has an admirably polished demeanour in court, consistently cool and measured even in difficult circumstances. He is highly ambitious and strives for perfection at all times. That notwithstanding, he is very personable, meaning that he is very pleasant to work both alongside and for.'

Rising stars

Rising Stars an der Bar sind Barrister zwischen vier und acht Jahren Berufserfahrung, die von Mandanten und Wettbewerbern als aufstrebende Mitglieder der Bar in ihren jeweiligen Fachbereichen angesehen werden. Sie sind bereits in hochkarätigen, komplexen und hochwertigen streitigen und nicht-streitigen Angelegenheiten tätig und arbeiten eng mit oder gegen führende Barrister.