Advocacy lawyers

As someone looking for advocacy advice, it is essential you get seamless legal representation, efficiency, accessibility and speed.

CMS has extensive advocacy experience in courts and tribunals across the United Kingdom on a broad range of matters. These include commercial contracts, construction and engineering, oil and gas, employment, fatal accident inquiries, judicial review, personal injury and property damage, planning and consenting, and public procurement.

Provides an ‘excellent partner-led service’, has a strong track record representing energy and financial services clients in high-stakes disputes.

Legal 500, 2015

Our counsel work as part of the Disputes Team, operating as one. This way our clients receive the benefits of both counsel and lawyers.

 
Jessica Sharpe
Jessica Sharpe
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, Sheffield
Jessica Sharpe is a Senior Associate in the Insurance And Re-Insurance Group (IRG), Defendant Clinical Negligence and Medical Advisory/Professional Discipline & Regulatory team based in the Sheffield...
Kitty St Aubyn
Kitty St Aubyn
Senior Associate
(Barrister)
United Kingdom, London
Kitty St Aubyn is a Senior Associate (Barrister) practising primarily in the CMS Corporate Crime group. Kitty specialises in advising clients on solutions to novel, complex issues, with particular expertise...
Josie Welland
Josie Welland
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, London
Josie Welland is a Senior Associate in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications team at CMS London, specialising in cybercrime and digital fraud enforcement. Josie helps clients investigate and enforce...
Laura West
Laura West
Senior Associate
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Laura West is a Senior Associate in the construction disputes team. Laura specialises in resolving infrastructure, construction and energy disputes.  She works closely with clients to provide operational...
Anita Crozier
Anita Crozier
Associate
United Kingdom, Glasgow
Anita is an Associate in the UK construction team
Ryan Davis
Ryan Davis
Associate
United Kingdom, Sheffield
Ryan is an Associate in our Insurance and Reinsurance Group based in our Sheffield office with over 20 years’ experience, specialising in disease, EL/PL personal injury litigation. He handles all types...
Hayley Marie Swanson
Associate
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Hayley Marie Swanson is an associate in the construction disputes team. She joined CMS in December 2022 and specialises in resolving infrastructure, construction and energy disputes. She has worked for...
Georgina Swift
Georgina Swift
Associate
United Kingdom, London
Georgina is an associate in the Dispute Resolution Team in London and has experience of resolving complex disputes through both litigation and alternative dispute resolution methods, such as arbitration...
Jay Randhawa
Jay Randhawa
Legal Director
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Jay is a dual-qualified Legal Director in the Infrastructure, Construction and Energy Disputes team who is recognised as a ‘Future Leader’ and ‘Global Elite Thought leader – Under 45’ by Who’s...