“He has a knack of understanding the risk appetite of the client.”
Chambers UK 2024
“Robert exudes gentlemanly reflection and consideration. He is a masterful draftsman and is good fun to work alongside on long-running cases.”
Chambers UK 2023
“He is excellent as he is really technical, his attention to detail is terrific and he is very responsive too.”
Chambers UK 2022
“The grand master of drafting.”
“He is literally best practice – a measured, considered writer, whose pleadings are always so beautiful. Judges love to read his writing because he addresses everything so sensibly.”
Chambers UK 2021
‘Is extremely clear in the advice he gives. He is super bright, thinks very carefully about the questions put to him and then presents his views in a clear, succinct fashion. He comes up with helpful ideas and plans.’
Legal 500 2020
“The grand master of drafting”
“He is literally best practice – a measured, considered writer, his pleadings are always so beautiful. Judges love to read his writing because he addresses everything so sensibly.”
Chambers HNW 2020
“User-friendly, responsive, practical and very hands-on, approachable and very helpful. He is focused on detail and very knowledgeable.”
“He is very client-friendly. He gives sound advice and is very thorough.”
Chambers UK 2020
“An excellent junior counsel”
Legal 500 2020
“Aconsistently reliable adviser” and “technical and very able”
“User-friendly, responsive, practical and very hands-on, approachable and very helpful”
“He is focused on detail and very knowledgeable.”
“He is very client-friendly. He gives sound advice and is very thorough”
HNW Guide 2019
“Absolutely knows his stuff and has gravitas. People respect what he says and listen to his advice without hesitation.”
“Good at dealing with tricky technical work and meeting urgent deadlines, he always delivers clear, concise and invaluable advice.”
Chambers UK 2019 - Chancery
“Highly recommended.”
Legal 500 2018 - Private Client: Personal Tax
“His knowledge is good but what really stands out is how he applies the law to provide a pragmatic and practical answer. He knows all these obscure points and can provide the right solution for clients.”
“Very articulate on his feet, he is completely unflappable even when judges throw some really tricky stuff at him. He handles matters coolly and very expertly”
HNW 2018 Guide - Chancery: Traditional - London Bar
“Really first-rate on the the technical side” and “utterly unflappable and very experienced.”
“He is so good at turning around quality work under urgent time constraints. He always delivers clear, concise and invaluable advice.”
“He absolutely knows his stuff and has gravitas. People respect what he says and listen to his advice without hesitation.”
Chambers UK 2018 - Chancery (Band 1)
“His knowledge is good but what really stands out is how he applies the law to provide a pragmatic and practical answer”
“He knows all these obscure points yet he can also provide the right solution for his client and even the other parties on occasion.”
“He is very articulate on his feet. He is completely unflappable.”
Chambers HNW 2017
“He provides clear opinions, and does not adopt the approach of sitting on the fence. This is hugely helpful when you’re advising clients and making decisions. Obviously a balanced answer is provided, but a route forward is always known.”
Chambers UK 2017 - Chancery
“He provides clear and practical guidance and advice on complex trusts and inheritance tax issues”.
Chambers UK 2016
“He provides clear and concise guidance and doesn’t sit on the fence.”
Legal 500 2016 (Private Client - Personal Tax)
“Rated for his internationally focused trusts and estates practice, he is an expert on issues of entailment, executor powers and variation. His broader chancery practice extends to insolvency, real property and professional negligence, as well as capital gains and inheritance tax”
“He has the ability to clearly communicate issues to lay clients and his advocacy is pragmatic, appropriately structured, and covers the key points incisively”
“rated for his internationally focused trusts and estates practice, he is an expert on issues of entailment, executor powers and variation. His broader chancery practice extends to insolvency, real property and professional negligence, as well as capital gains and inheritance tax”
“He has the ability to clearly communicate issues to lay clients and his advocacy is pragmatic, appropriately structured, and covers the key points incisively”
Chambers UK 2015
“A much respected private client junior, whose caseload focuses heavily on trusts, probate, estates and tax work. His practice is increasingly international in flavour.”
“He is very approachable and always gives excellent advice.”
Chambers UK 2014
