LEGAL 500 BAR AWARDS 2023: Full List of Winners and Shortlisted
by Aishwarya R
Updated Oct 05, 2023
LEGAL 500 BAR AWARDS 2023
The Legal 500 Bar Awards in 2023 were an event dedicated to recognizing outstanding achievements in the legal profession. These awards aimed to honor not only individual barristers but also entire sets, including various professionals such as clerks, other chambers' staff, and arbitrators. The event also acknowledged the contributions of future lawyers through its tie-in with The Legal 500 Future Lawyers initiative.
Additionally, special recognition was given to sets or stables located outside of London. The selection process for these prestigious awards was based on The Legal 500's renowned independent research, carried out by more than 20 in-house and freelance researchers who possessed in-depth knowledge of their respective practice areas, all contributing to the annual directory.
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Members Honored at LEGAL 500 BAR AWARDS 2023
In the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 Bar Awards, a total of 836 nominees were shortlisted across an impressive array of 42 categories. These categories encompassed various facets of the legal profession, celebrating excellence and achievement in diverse practice areas and specialties.
After rigorous evaluation and careful consideration, the judging panel selected 102 deserving winners from among the shortlisted nominees. These winners represented the pinnacle of excellence in the legal field, and their achievements were recognized and celebrated at the awards ceremony. The event showcased the remarkable talent and contributions of legal professionals across a broad spectrum of specialties, making it a memorable occasion for the legal community.
LEGAL 500 BAR AWARDS 2023 Date and Venue
The prestigious Legal 500 Bar Awards for the year 2023 took place on the 3rd of October 2023. This significant event was held at the London Hilton on Park Lane, located at 22 Park Lane, London, W1K 1BE. The venue, known for its elegance and sophistication, provided the perfect setting for recognizing and honoring excellence within the legal profession. The event brought together legal professionals from across the industry to celebrate outstanding achievements and contributions in various categories.
Judges of LEGAL 500 BAR AWARDS 2023
The winners of The Legal 500 Bar Awards in 2023 were determined by a judging team led by Bar editor Will Tolcher, deputy Bar editor Charlotte Meredith, and publishing director David Burgess. These individuals played a pivotal role in identifying and honoring the outstanding achievements and contributions within the legal profession, making the event a significant milestone in recognizing excellence within the legal community.
Winners of LEGAL 500 BAR AWARDS 2023
The winners of the prestigious Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023 were celebrated for their outstanding contributions and achievements in various categories within the legal profession. Here is a list of some of the notable winners:
Blackstone Chambers
Fountain Court
Matrix
Garden Court Chambers
Essex Court Chambers
3VB (3 Verulam Buildings)
Carolyn D’Souza
4 Pump Court
Brick Court Chambers
Charles Bagot KC
4 New Square Chambers
2TG (2 Temple Gardens)
Beatrice Collier
Benjamin Faulkner
Janet Bazley KC
These accomplished individuals and sets were recognized and honored for their exceptional work, dedication, and contributions to various fields within the legal profession at The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023.
Shortlisted of LEGAL 500 BAR AWARDS 2023
Arbitrator
Arbitrator of the year
Jane Davies Evans, 3 Verulam Buildings
Zachary Douglas KC, 3 Verulam Buildings
Niels Schiersing, Arbitration Chambers
Harry Matovu KC, Brick Court Chambers
Lucy Greenwood, Greenwood Arbitration
Veronique Buehrlen KC, Keating Chambers
Sara Masters KC, Twenty Essex
Wendy Miles KC, Twenty Essex
Senior arbitrator of the year
Christopher Moger KC, 4 Pump Court
John Beechey, Arbitration Chambers
Sir Jack Beatson, Arbitrators at 24 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Sir Robert Akenhead, Atkin Chambers
Hilary Heilbron KC, Brick Court Chambers
Robert Gaitskell KC, Keating Chambers
Dame Elizabeth Gloster, One Essex Court
Lord David Neuberger, One Essex Court
Arbitrators set of the year
3 Verulam Buildings
39 Essex Chambers
Arbitration Chambers
Arbitrators at 24 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Atkin Chambers
Keating Chambers
One Essex Court
Twenty Essex
Chancery
Chancery junior of the year
Alex Barden, Fountain Court Chambers
Patrick Harty, One Essex Court
Tom Braithwaite, Serle Court
Zahler Bryan, Serle Court
Adam Al-Attar, South Square
Charlotte Cooke, South Square
Jeremy Callman, Ten Old Square
Edward Sawyer, Wilberforce Chambers
Sebastian Allen, Wilberforce Chambers
Chancery silk of the year
Ewan McQuater KC, 3 Verulam Buildings
Jonathan Crow KC, 4 Stone Buildings
Penelope Reed KC, 5 Stone Buildings
John Machell KC, Serle Court
Jonathan Adkin KC, Serle Court
Philip Marshall KC, Serle Court
Mark Phillips KC, South Square
Jonathan Hilliard KC, Wilberforce Chambers
Chancery set of the year
3 Verulam Buildings
5 Stone Buildings
Erskine Chambers
Outer Temple Chambers
Serle Court
South Square
Ten Old Square
Wilberforce Chambers
Clinical negligence
Clinical negligence junior of the year
Harry Trusted, 2 Temple Gardens
Romilly Cummerson, 39 Essex Chambers
Anna Beale, Cloisters
Nicholas Truelove, Kings Chambers
Andrew Axon, Parklane Plowden
Eloise Power, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Heidi Knight, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Richard Norton, St John’s Buildings
Clinical negligence silk of the year
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel KC, 1 Crown Office Row
Emily Formby KC, 39 Essex Chambers
Adam Weitzman KC, 7BR
Bill Braithwaite KC, Exchange Chambers
Selena Plowden KC, Guildhall Chambers
Eliot Woolf KC, Outer Temple Chambers
Claire Watson KC, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
John de Bono KC, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Clinical negligence set of the year
1 Crown Office Row
7BR
Byrom Street Chambers
Crown Office Chambers
Hailsham Chambers
No5 Barristers’ Chambers
Parklane Plowden
Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Commercial Litigation
Commercial litigation junior of the year
Richard Hanke, 3 Verulam Buildings
Shail Patel, 4 New Square Chambers
Leona Powell, Blackstone Chambers
Laura Newton, Brick Court Chambers
Tom Ford, Essex Court Chambers
Natasha Bennett, Fountain Court Chambers
Robin Dunne, Gatehouse Chambers
Susannah Jones, Twenty Essex
Commercial litigation silk of the year
Peter de Verneuil Smith KC, 3 Verulam Buildings
Benjamin Williams KC, 4 New Square Chambers
Andrew Green KC, Blackstone Chambers
Helen Davies KC, Brick Court Chambers
Paul McGrath KC, Essex Court Chambers
Patrick Goodall KC, Fountain Court Chambers
Jamie Carpenter KC, Hailsham Chambers
Elizabeth Jones KC, Serle Court
Commercial litigation set of the year
3 Verulam Buildings
4 New Square Chambers
Blackstone Chambers
Brick Court Chambers
Essex Court Chambers
Fountain Court Chambers
One Essex Court
Serle Court
Competition
Competition junior of the year
Paul Luckhurst, Blackstone Chambers
Tristan Jones, Blackstone Chambers
Sarah Love, Brick Court Chambers
Christopher Brown, Matrix Chambers
Daisy Mackersie, Monckton Chambers
James Bourke, Monckton Chambers
Laura Elizabeth John, Monckton Chambers
Derek Spitz, One Essex Court
Competition silk of the year
Brian Kennelly KC, Blackstone Chambers
James Segan KC, Blackstone Chambers
David Scannell KC, Brick Court Chambers
Marie Demetriou KC, Brick Court Chambers
Sarah Ford KC, Brick Court Chambers
Kassie Smith KC, Monckton Chambers
Mark Brealey KC, Monckton Chambers
Ronit Kreisberger KC, Monckton Chambers
Competition set of the year
Blackstone Chambers
Brick Court Chambers
Matrix Chambers
Monckton Chambers
One Essex Court
Construction and energy
Construction and energy junior of the year
Anna Laney, Crown office chambers
Cyril Chern, 4 New Square Chambers
Luke Wygas, 4 Pump Court
Simon Hale, 4 Pump Court
Camille Slow, Atkin Chambers
Lucie Briggs, Atkin Chambers
Ebony Alleyne, Gatehouse Chambers
Emma Healiss, Keating Chambers
Construction and energy silk of the year
Fiona Sinclair KC, 4 Pump Court
Rachel Ansell KC, 4 Pump Court
Sean Brannigan KC, 4 Pump Court
Manus McMullan KC, Atkin Chambers
Stuart Catchpole KC, Atkin Chambers
Alexander Nissen KC, Keating Chambers
Jonathan Selby KC, Keating Chambers
Sean Wilken KC, Keating Chambers
Construction and energy set of the year
39 Essex Chambers
4 New Square Chambers
4 Pump Court
Atkin Chambers
Crown Office Chambers
Gatehouse Chambers
Keating Chambers
One Essex Court
Corporate crime
Corporate crime junior of the year
Shauna Ritchie, 2 Bedford Row
Vivienne Tanchel, 2 Hare Court
Faisal Osman, 33 Chancery Lane
Rhys Meggy, Cloth Fair Chambers
Mike Atkins, Crown Office Chambers
Nichola Higgins, Matrix Chambers
Pascal Bates, Six Pump Court
Corporate crime silk of the year
Jonathan Kinnear KC, 2 Hare Court
Nicola Howard KC, 25 Bedford Row
Duncan Penny KC, 6KBW College Hill
Alison Pople KC, Cloth Fair Chambers
Tom Allen KC, Cloth Fair Chambers
Neil Hawes KC, Crucible Chambers
Clare Montgomery KC, Matrix Chambers
Hugo Keith KC, Three Raymond Buildings
Corporate crime set of the year
2 Bedford Row
Cloth Fair Chambers
Crown Office Chambers
Fountain Court Chambers
Henderson Chambers
Matrix Chambers
QEB Hollis Whiteman
Three Raymond Buildings
Court of Protection and community care
Court of protection and community care junior of the year
Annabel Lee, 39 Essex Chambers
Ian Brownhill, 39 Essex Chambers
Barbara Rich, 5 Stone Buildings
Daniel Nother, College Chambers
Bethan Harris, Garden Court Chambers
Alison Meacher, Gatehouse Chambers
Justin Holmes, Radcliffe Chambers
Piers Feltham, Radcliffe Chambers
Rhys Hadden, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Eleanor Keehan, St John’s Buildings
Court of protection and community care silk of the year
Victoria Butler-Cole KC, 39 Essex Chambers
Vikram Sachdeva KC, 39 Essex Chambers
Tracey Angus KC, 5 Stone Buildings
Aswini Weereratne KC, Doughty Street Chambers
Sam Karim KC, Kings Chambers
Helen Mountfield KC, Matrix Chambers
Bridget Dolan KC, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Katharine Gollop KC, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Michael Mylonas KC, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Lorraine Cavanagh KC, St John’s Buildings
Court of protection and community care set of the year
1GC | Family Law
39 Essex Chambers
5 Stone Buildings
Doughty Street Chambers
Garden Court Chambers
Kings Chambers
Matrix Chambers
No5 Barristers’ Chambers
Radcliffe Chambers
Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Crime and extradition
Crime and extradition junior of the year
Justin McClintock, 15NBS
Julia Faure Walker, 2 Hare Court
Alistair Richardson, 6KBW College Hill
Claire Harden-Frost, Deka Chambers
Ian Whitehurst, Exchange Chambers
David Scutt, Guildhall Chambers
Anna Pope, Linenhall Chambers
Jessica Jones, Matrix Chambers
Eleanor Fry, New Park Court Chambers
Jennifer Josephs, St Philips Chambers
Crime and extradition silk of the year
Christine Agnew KC, 2 Bedford Row
George Carter-Stephenson KC, 25 Bedford Row
Deanna Heer KC, 5 Paper Buildings
Annabel Darlow KC, 6KBW College Hill
Joanna Martin KC, Devon Chambers
Tim Moloney KC, Doughty Street Chambers
James Scobie KC, Garden Court Chambers
Alex Bailin KC, Matrix Chambers
Mark Summers KC, Matrix Chambers
Caroline Goodwin KC, Trinity Chambers
Crime and extradition set of the year
2 Bedford Row
2 Hare Court
25 Bedford Row
6KBW College Hill
Doughty Street Chambers
Exchange Chambers
Garden Court Chambers
Guildhall Chambers
Matrix Chambers
Park Square Barristers
Employment
Employment junior of the year
Sophie Belgrove, 11KBW
Tim Goodwin, 12KBW
Jeffrey Jupp, 7BR
George Molyneaux, Blackstone Chambers
Carolyn D’Souza, Cloisters
Laura Gould, Kings Chambers
Sophia Berry, Littleton Chambers
Anya Palmer, Old Square Chambers
Employment silk of the year
Diya Sen Gupta KC, Blackstone Chambers
Schona Jolly KC, Cloisters
Tom Coghlin KC, Cloisters
Daniel Oudkerk KC, Essex Court Chambers
Mohinderpal Sethi KC, Littleton Chambers
Mathew Purchase KC, Matrix Chambers
Katharine Newton KC, Old Square Chambers
Simon Goldberg KC, Trinity Chambers
Employment set of the year
11KBW
42BR Barristers
Cloisters
Doughty Street Chambers
Littleton Chambers
Matrix Chambers
Old Square Chambers
Outer Temple Chambers
Family law
Family law junior of the year
Phillip Blatchly, 1 Hare Court
Katherine Kelsey, 1 King’s Bench Walk
Nicola Fox, 1 King’s Bench Walk
Claire Heppenstall, 1GC | Family Law
Ben Fearnley, 29 Bedford Row Chambers
Justine Johnston, 4PB
Kalsoom Maqsood, 9 St John Street
Martha Cover, Coram Chambers
Daniel Dodd, Linenhall Chambers
Andrzej Bojarski, The 36 Group
Family law silk of the year
Rebecca Carew Pole KC, 1 Hare Court
Alexander Chandler KC, 1 King’s Bench Walk
Christopher Pocock KC, 1 King’s Bench Walk
Janet Bazley KC, 1GC | Family Law
Henry Setright KC, 4PB
Nick Goodwin KC, Harcourt Chambers
Penny Howe KC, Pump Court Chambers
Lucy Stone KC, Queen Elizabeth Building
Karl Rowley KC, St John’s Buildings
William Tyler KC, The 36 Group
Family law set of the year
1 Hare Court
1 King’s Bench Walk
1GC | Family Law
29 Bedford Row Chambers
4PB
Coram Chambers
Harcourt Chambers
Pump Court Chambers
Queen Elizabeth Building
The 36 Group
Financial crime
Financial crime junior of the year
Alastair Smith, 2 Bedford Row
Duncan Jones, 25 Bedford Row
Barry Stancombe, 33 Chancery Lane
Tim Forte, 3TG
Sarah Wood, 5 St Andrews Hill
Rachel Kapila, Cloth Fair Chambers
Graham Arnold, Farringdon Chambers
Felicia Davy, Red Lion Chambers
Financial crime silk of the year
Brendan Kelly KC, 2 Hare Court
Simon Pentol KC, 25 Bedford Row
Narita Bahra KC, 33 Chancery Lane
David Perry KC, 6KBW College Hill
Jonathan Hall KC, 6KBW College Hill
John Kelsey-Fry KC, Cloth Fair Chambers
Gillian Jones KC, Red Lion Chambers
Rachel Barnes KC, Three Raymond Buildings
Financial crime set of the year
2 Hare Court
25 Bedford Row
33 Chancery Lane
6KBW College Hill
Cloth Fair Chambers
QEB Hollis Whiteman
Red Lion Chambers
Three Raymond Buildings
Financial services and insurance
Financial services and insurance junior of the year
Adam Temple, 3 Verulam Buildings
Peter Ratcliffe, 3 Verulam Buildings
William Day, 3 Verulam Buildings
Christopher Harrison, 4 Stone Buildings
Sushma Ananda, 7 King’s Bench Walk
Richard Harrison, Devereux
Julia Smith, Henderson Chambers
Georgina Peters, South Square
Financial services and insurance silk of the year
Adrian Beltrami KC, 3 Verulam Buildings
Siobán Healy KC, 7 King’s Bench Walk
Monica Carss-Frisk KC, Blackstone Chambers
Mark Howard KC, Brick Court Chambers
Richard Coleman KC, Fountain Court Chambers
Daniel Toledano KC, One Essex Court
Sonia Tolaney KC, One Essex Court
Sarah Clarke KC, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Financial services and insurance set of the year
3 Verulam Buildings
4 Pump Court
7 King’s Bench Walk
Brick Court Chambers
Crown Office Chambers
Fountain Court Chambers
One Essex Court
South Square
Group litigation and consumer
Group litigation and consumer junior of the year
George McDonald, 4 New Square Chambers
Isabel Barter, 2 Temple Gardens
Miles Bennett, 5 Paper Buildings
Anna Medvinskaia, Gough Square Chambers
Iain MacDonald, Gough Square Chambers
Robin Kingham, Gough Square Chambers
Simon Popplewell, Gough Square Chambers
Nicholas Sloboda, One Essex Court
Group litigation and consumer silk of the year
Charles Dougherty KC, 2 Temple Gardens
Marie Louise Kinsler KC, 2 Temple Gardens
Hugh Preston KC, 7BR
Jonathan Kirk KC, Gough Square Chambers
Charles Gibson KC, Henderson Chambers
Oliver Campbell KC, Henderson Chambers
Toby Riley-Smith KC, Henderson Chambers
Anneli Howard KC, Monckton Chambers
Group litigation and consumer set of the year
2 Temple Gardens
3 Verulam Buildings
5 Paper Buildings
Blackstone Chambers
Brick Court Chambers
Gough Square Chambers
Henderson Chambers
Six Pump Court
Immigration
Immigration junior of the year
Natasha Barnes, 1 Crown Office Row
Jack Anderson, 39 Essex Chambers
Alasdair Mackenzie, Doughty Street Chambers
Shu Shin Luh, Doughty Street Chambers
Bojana Asanovic, Garden Court Chambers
Charlotte Bayati, Goldsmith Chambers
Miranda Butler, Landmark Chambers
Benjamin Bundock, One Pump Court
Immigration silk of the year
Rory Dunlop KC, 39 Essex Chambers
Zane Malik KC, 39 Essex Chambers
Laura Dubinsky KC, Doughty Street Chambers
Sonali Naik KC, Garden Court Chambers
David Blundell KC, Landmark Chambers
Richard Drabble KC, Landmark Chambers
Hugh Southey KC, Matrix Chambers
Robert Palmer KC, Monckton Chambers
Immigration set of the year
39 Essex Chambers
Blackstone Chambers
Doughty Street Chambers
Garden Court Chambers
Goldsmith Chambers
Landmark Chambers
Matrix Chambers
One Pump Court
Intellectual property
Intellectual property junior of the year
Anna Edwards-Stuart, 11 South Square
Isabel Jamal, 8 New Square
Jaani Riordan, 8 New Square
Jessie Bowhill, 8 New Square
Amanda Michaels, Hogarth Chambers
Guy Tritton, Hogarth Chambers
Gwilym Harbottle, Hogarth Chambers
Stuart Baran, Three New Square
Intellectual property silk of the year
Iain Purvis KC, 11 South Square
Charlotte May KC, 8 New Square
Lindsay Lane KC, 8 New Square
Andrew Norris KC, Hogarth Chambers
Simon Malynicz KC, Hogarth Chambers
Geoffrey Hobbs KC, One Essex Court
Philip Roberts KC, One Essex Court
Thomas Hinchliffe KC, Three New Square
Intellectual property set of the year
11 South Square
8 New Square
Blackstone Chambers
Hogarth Chambers
One Essex Court
Three New Square
International arbitration
International arbitration counsel junior of the year
Cameron Miles, 3 Verulam Buildings
Can Yeginsu, 3 Verulam Buildings
Sandra Healy, 7 King’s Bench Walk
Matthieu Gregoire, Essex Court Chambers
Sean Aughey, Essex Court Chambers
Michelle Menashy, One Essex Court
Ravi Aswani, The 36 Group
Belinda McRae, Twenty Essex
International arbitration counsel silk of the year
Salim Moollan KC, Brick Court Chambers
Angeline Welsh KC, Essex Court Chambers
Ben Juratowitch KC, Essex Court Chambers
Philippa Hopkins KC, Essex Court Chambers
Anneliese Day KC, Fountain Court Chambers
Matthew Gearing KC, Fountain Court Chambers
Simon Rainey KC, Quadrant Chambers
Charles Kimmins KC, Twenty Essex
International arbitration counsel set of the year
3 Verulam Buildings
7 King’s Bench Walk
Brick Court Chambers
Essex Court Chambers
Fountain Court Chambers
One Essex Court
The 36 Group
Twenty Essex
International law
International law junior of the year
Mark Wassouf, 3 Verulam Buildings
Jonathan Worboys, 4 New Square Chambers
Edward Ho, Brick Court Chambers
Tatyana Eatwell, Doughty Street Chambers
Amy Sander, Essex Court Chambers
Naomi Hart, Essex Court Chambers
Kate Parlett, Twenty Essex
Philippa Webb, Twenty Essex
International law silk of the year
Katherine Apps KC, 39 Essex Chambers
Shaheed Fatima KC, Blackstone Chambers
Timothy Otty KC, Blackstone Chambers
Maya Lester KC, Brick Court Chambers
Alison Macdonald KC, Essex Court Chambers
Rodney Dixon KC, Temple Garden Chambers
Guglielmo Verdirame KC, Twenty Essex
Sir Daniel Bethlehem KC, Twenty Essex
International law set of the year
3 Verulam Buildings
39 Essex Chambers
Blackstone Chambers
Brick Court Chambers
Doughty Street Chambers
Essex Court Chambers
Matrix Chambers
Twenty Essex
Media and the arts
Media and the arts junior of the year
David Glen, 11KBW
Angharad Start, 3 Verulam Buildings
Luke Harris, 5 Stone Buildings
Clara Hamer, 5RB
Jane Phillips, 5RB
Claudia Renton, Essex Court Chambers
Jonathan Moss, Hogarth Chambers
Kirsten Sjøvoll, Matrix Chambers
Media and the arts silk of the year
Anya Proops KC, 11KBW
Henry Legge KC, 5 Stone Buildings
William Bennett KC, 5RB
Ian Mill KC, Blackstone Chambers
Heather Rogers KC, Doughty Street Chambers
Antony White KC, Matrix Chambers
Catrin Evans KC, Matrix Chambers
Gavin Millar KC, Matrix Chambers
Media and the arts set of the year
11KBW
3 Verulam Buildings
5 Stone Buildings
5RB
Blackstone Chambers
Hogarth Chambers
Matrix Chambers
Selborne Chambers
Personal injury
Personal injury junior of the year
John-Paul Swoboda, 12KBW
Meghann McTague, 2 Temple Gardens
Sadie Crapper, 39 Essex Chambers
Liam Ryan, 7BR
Laura Begley, Deka Chambers
Andrew Arentsen, Farrar’s Building
Oliver Moore, Guildhall Chambers
Stephen Friday, Parklane Plowden
Philip Davy, Ropewalk Chambers
Philip Grundy, St John’s Buildings
Personal injury silk of the year
Steven Snowden KC, 12KBW
William Audland KC, 12KBW
Katherine Deal KC, 3 Hare Court
Lloyd Williams KC, 30 Park Place Chambers
Neil Block KC, 39 Essex Chambers
Simeon Maskrey KC, 7BR
David Knifton KC, Exchange Chambers
Charles Bagot KC, Gatehouse Chambers
Patrick Limb KC, Ropewalk Chambers
Christopher Sharp KC, St John’s Chambers
Personal injury set of the year
12KBW
2 Temple Gardens
3 Hare Court
Byrom Street Chambers
Crown Office Chambers
Deka Chambers
Parklane Plowden
Ropewalk Chambers
Planning and land use
Planning and land use junior of the year
Christiaan Zwart, 39 Essex Chambers
Daniel Stedman Jones, 39 Essex Chambers
James Burton, 39 Essex Chambers
Jonathan Clay, Cornerstone Barristers
Charles Streeten, Francis Taylor Building
Daisy Noble, Francis Taylor Building
Merrow Golden, Francis Taylor Building
Richard Moules, Landmark Chambers
Planning and land use silk of the year
James Strachan KC, 39 Essex Chambers
Richard Harwood KC, 39 Essex Chambers
Andrew Tait KC, Francis Taylor Building
Morag Ellis KC, Francis Taylor Building
Richard Honey KC, Francis Taylor Building
Gwion Lewis KC, Landmark Chambers
James Maurici KC, Landmark Chambers
Timothy Mould KC, Landmark Chambers
Planning and land use set of the year
39 Essex Chambers
Cornerstone Barristers
Francis Taylor Building
Kings Chambers
Landmark Chambers
Matrix Chambers
No5 Barristers’ Chambers
Six Pump Court
Professional disciplinary and regulatory
Professional disciplinary and regulatory junior of the year
Stephen Brassington, 2 Hare Court
Peter Mant, 39 Essex Chambers
Marianne Butler, Fountain Court Chambers
Nicola Newbegin, Old Square Chambers
Matthew McDonagh, Outer Temple Chambers
Lydia Barnfather, QEB Hollis Whiteman
Anthony Haycroft, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Cecily White, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Professional disciplinary and regulatory silk of the year
Marios Lambis KC, 2 Hare Court
Saima Hanif KC, 3 Verulam Buildings
Fenella Morris KC, 39 Essex Chambers
Catherine Callaghan KC, Blackstone Chambers
Michael McLaren KC, Fountain Court Chambers
Mark Sutton KC, Old Square Chambers
Selva Ramasamy KC, QEB Hollis Whiteman
Zoe Johnson KC, QEB Hollis Whiteman
Professional disciplinary and regulatory set of the year
2 Hare Court
39 Essex Chambers
4 New Square Chambers
Blackstone Chambers
Fountain Court Chambers
Old Square Chambers
QEB Hollis Whiteman
Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Professional negligence
Professional negligence junior of the year
Ben Smiley, 4 New Square Chambers
Michael Bowmer, 4 New Square Chambers
Kate Livesey, 4 Pump Court
Michael Ryan, 7 King’s Bench Walk
Katie Powell, Atkin Chambers
Daniel Edmonds, Fountain Court Chambers
Nico Leslie, Fountain Court Chambers
Imran Benson, Hailsham Chambers
Professional negligence silk of the year
Jonathan Hough KC, 4 New Square Chambers
Justin Fenwick KC, 4 New Square Chambers
Roger Stewart KC, 4 New Square Chambers
Rebecca Sabben-Clare KC, 7 King’s Bench Walk
Simon Salzedo KC, Brick Court Chambers
Ben Quiney KC, Crown Office Chambers
Chloe Carpenter KC, Fountain Court Chambers
Mark Simpson KC, Fountain Court Chambers
Professional negligence set of the year
4 New Square Chambers
4 Pump Court
7 King’s Bench Walk
Atkin Chambers
Brick Court Chambers
Fountain Court Chambers
Hailsham Chambers
Keating Chambers
Property and housing
Property and housing junior of the year
Dean Underwood, Cornerstone Barristers
Ciara Fairley, Falcon Chambers
Nathaniel Duckworth, Falcon Chambers
Tamsin Cox, Falcon Chambers
Emily Betts, Gatehouse Chambers
Justin Bates, Landmark Chambers
Mark Loveday, Tanfield Chambers
Benjamin Faulkner, Wilberforce Chambers
Property and housing silk of the year
Martin Westgate KC, Doughty Street Chambers
Guy Fetherstonhaugh KC, Falcon Chambers
Stephen Jourdan KC, Falcon Chambers
Brie Stevens-Hoare KC, Gatehouse Chambers
Tom Weekes KC, Landmark Chambers
Philip Rainey KC, Tanfield Chambers
John McGhee KC, Wilberforce Chambers
Jonathan Seitler KC, Wilberforce Chambers
Property and housing set of the year
Cornerstone Barristers
Falcon Chambers
Gatehouse Chambers
Landmark Chambers
Maitland Chambers
Selborne Chambers
Tanfield Chambers
Wilberforce Chambers
Public law
Public law junior of the year
Steve Broach, 39 Essex Chambers
Georgina Wolfe, 5 Essex Court
Gayatri Sarathy, Blackstone Chambers
Malcolm Birdling, Brick Court Chambers
Donnchadh Greene, Doughty Street Chambers
Gráinne Mellon, Garden Court Chambers
Tom Royston, Garden Court North Chambers
Edward Craven, Matrix Chambers
Jesse Nicholls, Matrix Chambers
Brendan McGurk, Monckton Chambers
Public law silk of the year
Neil Sheldon KC, 1 Crown Office Row
Jenni Richards KC, 39 Essex Chambers
Jemima Stratford KC, Brick Court Chambers
Maya Sikand KC, Doughty Street Chambers
Leslie Thomas KC, Garden Court Chambers
Pete Weatherby KC, Garden Court North Chambers
Kate Blackwell KC, Lincoln House Chambers
Christopher Buttler KC, Matrix Chambers
Public law set of the year
11KBW
5 Essex Court
Doughty Street Chambers
Garden Court Chambers
Garden Court North Chambers
Landmark Chambers
Matrix Chambers
Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Public services and charities
Public services and charities junior of the year
Katherine Eddy, 11KBW
Tom Cross, 11KBW
Charlotte Hadfield, 3PB
Aaron Moss, 5 Essex Court
Beatrice Collier, 5 Essex Court
Francesca Quint, Radcliffe Chambers
James Berry, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Jonathan Fowles, Serle Court
Public services and charities silk of the year
Joanne Clement KC, 11KBW
Jason Beer KC, 5 Essex Court
Fiona Murphy KC, Doughty Street Chambers
Jude Bunting KC, Doughty Street Chambers
Claire Darwin KC, Matrix Chambers
David Wolfe KC, Matrix Chambers
Robert Pearce KC, Radcliffe Chambers
Simon Taube KC, Ten Old Square
Public services and charities set of the year
11KBW
3PB
5 Essex Court
Doughty Street Chambers
Maitland Chambers
Matrix Chambers
Radcliffe Chambers
Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Shipping, commodities and aviation
Shipping, commodities and aviation junior of the year
Emma Hughes, 3 Verulam Buildings
Clara Benn, 7 King’s Bench Walk
Jessica Sutherland, 7 King’s Bench Walk
Benjamin Coffer, Quadrant Chambers
Tom Bird, Quadrant Chambers
Mark Jones, The 36 Group
Angharad Parry, Twenty Essex
Bajul Shah, XXIV Old Buildings
Shipping, commodities and aviation silk of the year
Sean O’Sullivan KC, 4 Pump Court
Stephen Hofmeyr KC, 7 King’s Bench Walk
Philip Shepherd KC, Chambers of Philip Shepherd KC
Akhil Shah KC, Fountain Court Chambers
Poonam Melwani KC, Quadrant Chambers
Vasanti Selvaratnam KC, The 36 Group
Michael Ashcroft KC, Twenty Essex
Michael Collett KC, Twenty Essex
Shipping, commodities and aviation set of the year
4 Pump Court
7 King’s Bench Walk
Essex Court Chambers
Fountain Court Chambers
Quadrant Chambers
The 36 Group
Twenty Essex
XXIV Old Buildings
Sport
Sport junior of the year
Will Martin, 2 Hare Court
Kendrah Potts, 4 New Square Chambers
Pippa Manby, 4 New Square Chambers
Celia Rooney, Blackstone Chambers
Maurice Holmes, Crown Office Chambers
Ashley Cukier, Littleton Chambers
Lydia Banerjee, Littleton Chambers
Ifeanyi Odogwu, Matrix Chambers
Sport silk of the year
Nina Goolamali KC, 39 Essex Chambers
Graeme McPherson KC, 4 New Square Chambers
Adam Lewis KC, Blackstone Chambers
Kate Gallafent KC, Blackstone Chambers
Nick De Marco KC, Blackstone Chambers
Christopher Quinlan KC, Guildhall Chambers
John Mehrzad KC, Littleton Chambers
Paul Harris KC, Monckton Chambers
Sport set of the year
11KBW
2 Temple Gardens
39 Essex Chambers
4 New Square Chambers
Blackstone Chambers
Littleton Chambers
Monckton Chambers
Outer Temple Chambers
Tax
Tax junior of the year
Oliver Marre, 5 Stone Buildings
Marika Lemos, Devereux
Nikhil Mehta, Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers
Raymond Hill, Monckton Chambers
Harriet Brown, Old Square Tax Chambers
Laura Poots, Pump Court Tax Chambers
Jonathan Schwarz, Temple Tax Chambers
Lyndsey Frawley, Temple Tax Chambers
Tax silk of the year
Hui Ling McCarthy KC, 11 New Square
Felicity Cullen KC, Devereux
Nicola Shaw KC, Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers
Melanie Hall KC, Monckton Chambers
James Kessler KC, Old Square Tax Chambers
Andrew Hitchmough KC, Pump Court Tax Chambers
David Ewart KC, Pump Court Tax Chambers
Kevin Prosser KC, Pump Court Tax Chambers
Tax set of the year
1 Crown Office Row
11 New Square
Devereux
Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers
Monckton Chambers
Pump Court Tax Chambers
Temple Tax Chambers
Wilberforce Chambers
Technology, data and crypto
Technology, data and crypto junior of the year
Chloë Bell, 3 Verulam Buildings
Rebecca Keating, 4 Pump Court
Georgina Hirsch, Devereux
Rory Cochrane, Devereux
Nik Yeo, Fountain Court Chambers
Darragh Connell, Maitland Chambers
Racheal Muldoon, Maitland Chambers
Justina Stewart, Outer Temple Chambers
Technology, data and crypto silk of the year
Mark Vanhegan KC, 11 South Square
David Quest KC, 3 Verulam Buildings
Hodge Malek KC, 3 Verulam Buildings
Benjamin Pilling KC, 4 Pump Court
Lynne McCafferty KC, 4 Pump Court
Matthew Lavy KC, 4 Pump Court
Dean Armstrong KC, Maitland Chambers
Andrew Spink KC, Outer Temple Chambers
Technology, data and crypto set of the year
11 South Square
3 Verulam Buildings
4 Pump Court
Brick Court Chambers
Devereux
Fountain Court Chambers
Maitland Chambers
Outer Temple Chambers
MAIN STAGE AWARDS
Diversity and inclusion set of the year
3 Verulam Buildings
39 Essex Chambers
Blackstone Chambers
Brick Court Chambers
Doughty Street Chambers
Kings Chambers
Matrix Chambers
Temple Tax Chambers
Front of house team of the year
11KBW
Blackstone Chambers
Crown Office Chambers
Fountain Court Chambers
Henderson Chambers
Monckton Chambers
Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
XXIV Old Buildings
Marketing team of the year
3 Verulam Buildings
39 Essex Chambers
Brick Court Chambers
Fountain Court Chambers
Matrix Chambers
Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Serle Court
Wilberforce Chambers
Junior clerk of the year
Lois Mbu, 1MCB
Oliver Morgan, 5 Essex Court
Tom Foy, Matrix Chambers
Olivia Filby-Barnett, Cloth Fair Chambers
Alfie Sweeney, Fountain Court Chambers
James Sholl, Matrix Chambers
Samuel Walsh, Monckton Chambers
Jodie Connor, Parklane Plowden
Clerk of the year
Lexie Johnson, 12KBW
Emma Makepeace, 25 Bedford Row
Mark Skipp, Cloisters
Callum Stebbing, Doughty Street Chambers
Sian Huckett, Fountain Court Chambers
Michael Gooch, Landmark Chambers
Gemma Goodwin, Monckton Chambers
Bruno Antoniotti, Pump Court Tax Chambers
Chambers leader of the year
Stewart Thompson, 3 Verulam Buildings
Mat Swallow, Blackstone Chambers
Annaleen Stephens, Cloth Fair Chambers
Paul Newhall, Landmark Chambers
Rachel Holmes, Matrix Chambers
Rebecca Priestley, Outer Temple Chambers
Catherine Calder, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Kathryn Purkis, Serle Court
Senior clerk of the year
Lucy Barbet and Mark Dann, 11KBW
Tony Burgess and Paul Dennison, Brick Court Chambers
Joe Ferrigno, Essex Court Chambers
Paul Coveney, Francis Taylor Building
Ben Stern, Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers
Stephen Loxton, Kings Chambers
Michelle Green, New Square Chambers
Lee Johnson, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers
Clerking team of the year
5RB
Deka Chambers
Fountain Court Chambers
Hogarth Chambers
Old Square Chambers
One Essex Court
Pump Court Tax Chambers
Three Raymond Buildings
Set outside London of the year
30 Park Place Chambers
Byrom Street Chambers
Exchange Chambers
Garden Court North Chambers
Guildhall Chambers
Kings Chambers
No5 Barristers’ Chambers
St John’s Chambers
Junior of the year
Katherine Hardcastle, 6KBW College Hill
Jason Pobjoy, Blackstone Chambers
Catherine Foster, Crown Office Chambers
David Stephenson, Doughty Street Chambers
Rachael O’Hagan, Keating Chambers
Tom Morris, Landmark Chambers
Alan Bates, Monckton Chambers
Niranjan Venkatesan, One Essex Court
Silk of the year
Jonathan Peacock KC, 11 New Square
Susan Rodway KC, 39 Essex Chambers
Samantha Leek KC, 5 Essex Court
Tom Little, KC Deka Chambers
Bankim Thanki KC, Fountain Court Chambers
Patricia Robertson KC, Fountain Court Chambers
Raza Hussain KC, Matrix Chambers
Laurence Rabinowitz KC, One Essex Court
Set of the year
3 Verulam Buildings
4 Pump Court
Atkin Chambers
Fountain Court Chambers
Landmark Chambers
Old Square Chambers
One Essex Court
Wilberforce Chambers
LEGAL 500 BAR AWARDS 2023 - FAQs
The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023 is an annual event that recognizes and celebrates excellence in the legal profession. It honors outstanding barristers, sets of chambers, and legal professionals for their contributions and achievements in various legal categories.
The winners of the Legal 500 Bar Awards are selected through a meticulous process. They are determined based on independent research conducted by over 20 in-house and freelance researchers with expertise in their respective practice areas. A judging team, including legal professionals and editors from The Legal 500, evaluates the research findings and selects the deserving winners.
The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023 features a wide range of categories to acknowledge excellence in the legal profession. These categories include awards for barristers, clerks, professionals within chambers, arbitrators, and sets or stables located both in London and outside London.
Notable winners from the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023 include individuals and sets recognized in various legal specialties such as corporate crime, public law, media, and arts law, as well as sets awarded in categories like immigration and construction. Some winners include Adam Lewis KC, Clare Montgomery KC, and Richard Coleman KC, among others.
Nominations for the Legal 500 Bar Awards are based on extensive research and feedback from clients, as well as submissions from the Bar. Interviews with private practice and in-house lawyers also contribute to the selection process. Legal professionals and sets that excel in their respective fields are shortlisted and considered for these prestigious awards.