Selection of quotes about Roger McCarthy QC
Directories
- “.. has impressed several leading practitioners with the speed with which he gets grip on cases”
- “..reported to be “very constructive and helpful to deal with”
- “…his profound intellect is there for all to see”
- “…low key but effective style”
- “…Coram…strong specialist family set. [RM] stands out as the leader. Reflecting the set’s strength in children law, he acts for families, guardians and local authorities with “fearless passion”. A keen exponent of public law, he is a veteran of numerous judicial reviews”
- “…has a very good court manner and a good manner with clients as well as being a good lawyer..”
Lord Judge LCJ, Richards and McFarlane LJJ
- “…In his oral submissions . Mr McCarthy was clear and precise”
- “…We agree both with the conculsions at which Mr McCarthy would have us arrive and with the general thrust… of his submissions”
- “…We are much indebted to Mr McCarthy for his very clear appraisal of the points of law”
- “…I basically agree with Mr McCarthy..”
- “…I therefore agree with Mr McCarthy..”
- “…My strong hope is that Mr McCarthy is proved right..”
- “…(RM’s) erudite skeleton.”
- “…(RM) maintaining his composure.. under…fire, was not to be deflected”
- “…(RM)..his eloquence”
- “…the helpful and sensitive way in which (RM and others).. presented a quite heart rending case to me”
- “…(RM)…his enormously helpful written submissions, extended by his valuable arguments”
- “…I am particularly grateful to Mr McCarthy QC for the sensitive and sensible way in which he put forward his client’s case”
- “(RM)…his very clear submissions”
- “(RM)…In these days when too many people believe that language only means what its user wants it to mean, it is refreshing to entertain so refined an argument “
- “…Mr McCarthy took me through the research papers..In a devastating critique he showed me how the research evidence was not all one way”
- “…Mr McCarthy’s very clear arguments”
- “…your fine performance”