He’s very good – personable and realistic. – Chambers & Partners, 2025
Patrick is very friendly and approachable, and has excellent commercial awareness and excellent pleadings. – Chambers & Partners, 2025
Seeing Patrick in court dealing with complex issues of international jurisdiction is a delight. – Chambers & Partners, 2025
He is a longstanding advocate with a lot of experience behind him. – Chambers & Partners, 2025
Patrick is super intelligent and super smooth with his submissions. He has an endearing quality of being able to make the most complex of legal issues appear to be a matter of common sense. – Legal 500, 2025
Patrick is highly intelligent, but very pragmatic in his approach. Great on policy issues. – Legal 500, 2024
He’s very good at complex issues, very well prepared and very good with clients and expert witnesses. He is unflappable. – Chambers & Partners, 2024
Patrick has superb technical knowledge and ability and a very good manner with clients. He is a committed and persuasive advocate. – Chambers & Partners, 2024
An excellent barrister, my go-to on liability and policy matters. – Chambers & Partners, 2024
He makes difficult arguments digestible and comprehensible. He’s the person you want when you’ve got a complex argument to make. – Chambers & Partners, 2024
Patrick has a fantastic, calm temperament which is reassuring at all times. His strength is his knowledge and his great ‘bedside manner’ when talking to clients. – Legal 500, 2023
He is measured, thoughtful and focused. – Chambers & Partners, 2022
He makes decision-making with even the most technical and complex legal arguments easy for judges, with his logical and digestible, but well-considered, submissions. – Legal 500, 2022
He is absolutely first class. – Chambers & Partners, 2021
He’s a persuasive advocate who has a gift for not overstating the good points. – Chambers and Partners, 2021
He has great judgement and is calm, measured and persuasive in his advocacy. – Chambers and Partners, 2021
A very experienced and persuasive advocate, who judges respond well to. Always excellently prepared and realistic with advice. – Legal 500, 2021
He’s extremely sharp-minded and able to quickly pick up the most important issues and evidence. He conveys his thoughts in a succinct manner which is understandable to his clients, opponents and judges. – Chambers and Partners, 2020
Go-to barrister for indemnity matters. – Legal 500, 2019
He’s a superb negotiator and someone you really want on your side. – Chambers & Partners, 2019
He brings a wonderful mix of first-class technical expertise, knowledge of the law and an eye for detail, together with down to earth common sense. – Legal 500, 2018
Really measured and impressive. – Chambers & Partners, 2018
Excellent on detail. His input is always valuable. – Chambers & Partners, 2018
As an advocate, his calm and authoritative submissions resonate with judges. – Legal 500, 2017
Very clever, able to absorb a lot of information and distil it down to focus on the salient points very quickly. He’s very good on his feet and is a brilliant advocate. – Chambers & Partners, 2017
He’s one of the top counsel for motor policy work. – Chambers & Partners, 2017
He is a sensible negotiator and his calm and measured style is well received by judges. His knowledge of statutory motor insurance and the framework behind it surpasses many a KC. – Chambers & Partners, 2016
He is extremely articulate and persuasive. – The Legal 500, 2015
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