Three members of St
John’s Chambers based in Victoria Street have been publicly recognised in The
Chambers UK 100 Bar. Leslie Blohm QC;
Andrew Marsden and Glyn Edwards have been ranked in the ‘Chambers
100 UK Bar’, ranking the top
100 silks and barristers practising at the Bar of England and Wales.
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| Andrew Marsden, Leslie Blohm and Glyn Edwards of St Johns Chambers, Bristol |
St John’s Chambers, the largest set in the South West with 80
members and seven silks announces that the three members have achieved this
public recognition by being ranked in Bands one or two or as ‘Star Individuals’
in their specialist areas of law in The Chambers UK Bar Guide.
The lists are compiled by Chambers UK directory from its
rankings of leading barristers in their specialist areas, and they name the top
200 out of a total of about 12,000 barristers in independent practices.
The Chambers Guides have
been ranking the best law firms and lawyers since 1990, and now cover
185 jurisdictions throughout the world. It ranks both lawyers and law
firms based on the research of 150 full-time editors and researchers, many of whom
are multi-lingual and all are trained in the techniques of investigative
research. Chambers 100 UK Bar is trusted by clients throughout the world when
they need to find reliable, capable and appropriate business lawyers.
Bristol is the only regional
centre with both junior barristers and silks making it on to the list; and St
Johns with three members has been recognised for the provision of high quality
legal advice and representation in both Chancery and Commercial and Personal
Injury work.
Richard Stead Head of Chambers says: “We congratulate Leslie,
Andrew and Glyn for being publicly recognised in the Top 100 for the UK which
is a very high accolade in the legal profession. This clearly indicates that
Bristol’s reputation in providing high quality legal advice and expertise has
been recognised as a genuine alternative to London. This also reflects St John’s Chambers as a
premier set in the South West, providing a top quality legal service both on a
local and national level from our team of over 80 barristers and efficient and
friendly clerks.”
Glyn Edwards who lives in
Bristol is ranked as a ‘Star Individual’ in his specialist area, Personal
Injury. He consistently rated as a
leading junior in Chambers UK and Legal 500 and his workload is primarily
serious and catastrophic injury cases. He has a particular expertise in complex
employer’s liability cases. He keeps a good balance to his practice and
represents both claimants and defendants. Over the 20 years or so he has been
in practice he has also dealt with many cases of civil fraud.
Glyn Edwards, Barrister says: “It is an honour
to have been included in this list of commendations for the work I have done in
building up my practice. It is as much a recognition of the solicitors who have
instructed me with good quality work over the years I have been at St John’s
and our ability to work well together. I am of course delighted that I and my two
colleagues have also been ranked in the Top 100 of the Chambers UK Guide which
demonstrates that St John’s is a leading set not only in Bristol but also the
West Country region as a whole.”
Chambers 100 UK Bar comments: “Glyn is the premier personal
injury barrister on the Western circuit. ‘Dynamic and professional both in
negotiation and in court,’ he is ‘a superb advocate, who is as good as any QC
and easy to work with.’“
