Edward Cumming KC

Office Location

United Kingdom

Short Biography

“The perfect modern barrister” and “the absolute best”, Edward Cumming KC has acted in some of the most significant and highest-profile trust and succession litigation in recent years. He is recommended as a leading KC in nine separate categories in the latest Chambers & Partners, and eight separate categories in the latest Legal 500. The directories, which have long recognised Edward as a “lion in court”, describe him as “just an amazing individual” and “a very smooth advocate, who is persuasive, articulate and nimble on his feet”, saying “Edward is an absolute superstar. He has a phenomenal work rate, huge intellect, an elephantine memory, and [is] utterly charming with it”. “He works incredibly hard, is commercial, is an outstanding advocate and is loved by clients for being aggressive and knowing their cases inside out. He is the first name that comes to mind for any high value and difficult case”.

What is your favorite restaurant to take a client or colleague to?

Tomos Parry’s Brat

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

Don’t believe the hype.

What was your first job?

Receptionist at the Premier Travel Inn at Tewkesbury Strensham services on the M5

What is the book you recommend to everyone?

Believe It by Nick Foles

What changes do you expect to see in your practice over the next year?