Our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Clerking team won ‘Team of the Year 2023’ by Bristol Law Society.

WINNER - TEAM OF THE YEARAdam joined St John’s in 2007 and is the Practice Manager for the Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Teams.  Together with Hugh Maguire, Adam is responsible for business strategy and the practice development of all members of the department.  He prides himself on his ability to ensure that our clients receive a professional and personal service.  Adam is a member of the Institute of Barristers Clerks and successfully completed the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management course in 2020.

Adam is consistently praised for his high standard client service in Chambers UK and The Legal 500:

  • “Elaine Jewell-Moore and Marcus Harding are superb clerks; they always assist in finding suitable counsel in children law matters and are quick to respond, which is particularly helpful in an emergency.” The Legal 500, 2026
  • “Hugh and Adam are both really responsive, helpful, communicative and organised. They keep things running very smoothly. They are forward-thinking and keen to develop new business and their practice.” Chambers UK 2026
  • “Adam and Hugh are both fantastic. They are really responsive and accommodating and they will do whatever they can to get us what we need.” Chambers UK 2026
  • “Adam Marston and Hugh Maguire are friendly, approachable and reliable. They will always find you counsel and are happy to discuss availability and make recommendations.” The Legal 500, 2026
  • “Fantastic clerks. Adam Marston and Hugh Maguire are a joy to work with.” The Legal 500, 2026
  • “Hugh Maguire and Adam Marston are fantastic – very friendly and approachable and very organised.” The Legal 500, 2026
  • “Adam Marston is always on hand to deal with any queries and is very helpful, friendly and efficient.” The Legal 500, 2026
  • “Hugh Maguire and Adam Marston are both very experienced clerks, with strong organisational and people skills.” The Legal 500, 2026
  • “Clerks are brilliant and go above and beyond to help. Adam Marston and Hugh Maguire, in particular, are two clerks who stand out as exceptional and will always be available to help.” The Legal 500, 2025
  • “The clerks are great. Adam Marston is very swift to respond and is very approachable and helpful.” The Legal 500, 2025
  • “The clerks’ room is always helpful. Hugh Maguire and Adam Marston move things around to ensure their barristers can assist with the cases.” The Legal 500, 2025
  • ‘The clerks are helpful, efficient, and prepared to think out of the box to find a suitable solution for your enquiry. Adam Marston, in particular, is a class act.” The Legal 500, 2025
  • “We have very good relationships with the clerks, particularly practice team managers Adam Marston and Hugh Maguire. They are very responsive and able to recommend counsel for particular cases.” Chambers UK 2025
  • “Adam Marston and Hugh Maguire are quick, efficient, reliable, polite, and manage the members very well. Very dependable and trustworthy characters.” The Legal 500, 2024
  • “The clerks of St John’s are outstanding and deserve a special mention. Adam Marston combines a wicked sense of humour with good knowledge of the strengths of the barristers within his care and is always able to make helpful reccomendations.” The Legal 500, 2023
  • “Adam Marston and Hugh Maguire are great. Always available and flexible, and very personable as well.” The Legal 500, 2023
  • “The clerks are very responsive and friendly.” “They are effective and responsive.” Chambers UK, 2023