Winners 2025

Arbitrator of the Year

Clare Ambrose, Twenty Essex

Senior Arbitrator of the Year

Dame Elizabeth Gloster, One Essex Court

Arbitrators Set of the Year

Keating Chambers

Chancery

Chancery Silk of the Year
Tom Smith KC, South Square

Chancery Junior of the Year
Lynton Tucker, New Square Chambers

Chancery Set of the Year
Serle Court

Clinical Negligence

Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year
Caroline Harrison KC, 2 Temple Gardens

Clinical Negligence Junior of the Year
Victoria Woodbridge, Crown Office Chambers

Clinical Negligence Set of the Year
Hailsham Chambers

Commercial Litigation

Commercial Litigation Silk of the Year
Stephen Robins KC, South Square

Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year
Laura Newton, Brick Court Chambers

Commercial Litigation Set of the Year
One Essex Court

Competition

Competition Silk of the Year
Sarah Ford KC, Brick Court Chambers

Competition Junior of the Year
Tom Coates, Blackstone Chambers

Competition Set of the Year
Monckton Chambers

Construction and Energy

Construction and Energy Silk of the Year
Roger Stewart KC, 4 New Square

Construction and Energy Junior of the Year
James Bowling, 4 Pump Court

Construction and Energy Set of the Year
Atkin Chambers

Corporate Crime

Corporate Crime Silk of the Year
Allison Clare KC, QEB Hollis Whiteman

Corporate Crime Junior of the Year
Angus Bunyan, 2 Hare Court

Corporate Crime Set of the Year
Cloth Fair Chambers

Court of Protection

Court of Protection Junior of the Year
Malcolm Chisholm, 1GC | Family Law

Court of Protection Silk of the Year
Jenni Richards KC, 39 Essex Chambers

Court of Protection Set of the Year
Serjeants’ Inn Chambers

Crime and Extradition

Crime and Extradition Silk of the Year
Eleanor Laws KC, QEB Hollis Whiteman

Crime and Extradition Junior of the Year
Jose Olivares-Chandler, 5 St Andrews Hill

Crime and Extradition Set of the Year
2BR

Employment

Employment Silk of the Year
Katharine Newton KC, Old Square Chambers

Employment Junior of the Year
Olivia-Faith Dobbie, Cloisters

Employment Set of the Year
Littleton Chambers

Family

Family Silk of the Year
Nigel Dyer KC, 1 Hare Court

Family Junior of the Year
Alexander Laing, Coram Chambers

Family Set of the Year
1GC | Family Law

Financial Crime

Financial Crime Silk of the Year
Sean Larkin KC, QEB Hollis Whiteman

Financial Crime Junior of the Year
Alastair Smith, 2BR

Financial Crime Set of the Year
QEB Hollis Whiteman

Financial Services and Insurance

Financial Services and Insurance Silk of the Year
Matthew Hardwick KC, 3 Verulam Buildings

Financial Services and Insurance Junior of the Year
Michael Uberoi, XXIV Old Buildings

Financial Services and Insurance Set of the Year
Fountain Court Chambers

Group Litigation

Group Litigation Silk of the Year
Prashant Popat KC, Henderson Chambers

Group Litigation Junior of the Year
James MacDonald, 7BR

Group Litigation Set of the Year
Henderson Chambers

Immigration

Immigration Junior of the Year
Eleanor Mitchell, Matrix Chambers

Immigration Silk of the Year
David Blundell KC, Landmark Chambers

Immigration Set of the Year
Garden Court Chambers

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Silk of the Year
Josephine Davies KC, Twenty Essex

Intellectual Property Junior of the Year
Katherine Moggridge, Three New Square

Intellectual Property Set of the Year
8 New Square

International Arbitration Counsel

International Arbitration Counsel Silk of the Year
Stuart Catchpole KC, Atkin Chambers

International Arbitration Counsel Junior of the Year
Naomi Hart, Essex Court Chambers

International Arbitration Counsel Set of the Year
Essex Court Chambers

International Law

International Law Silk of the Year
Maya Lester KC, Brick Court Chambers

International Law Junior of the Year
Philippa Webb, Twenty Essex

International Law Set of the Year
Essex Court Chambers

Media and the Arts

Media and the Arts Silk of the Year
Henry Legge KC, 5 Stone Buildings

Media and the Arts Junior of the Year
Sophia Dzwig, 3 Verulam Buildings

Media and the Arts Set of the Year
5RB

Personal Injury

Personal Injury Silk of the Year
Sarah Crowther KC, Outer Temple Chambers

Personal Injury Junior of the Year
Pankaj Madan, Exchange Chambers

Personal Injury Set of the Year
Devereux

Planning and Land Use

Planning and Land Use Silk of the Year
Morag Ellis KC, Francis Taylor Building

Planning and Land Use Junior of the Year
Ruchi Parekh, Cornerstone Barristers

Planning and Land Use Set of the Year
Landmark Chambers

Professional Disciplinary and Regulatory

Professional Disciplinary and Regulatory Silk of the Year
Paul Ozin KC, 23ES

Professional Disciplinary and Regulatory Junior of the Year
Stephen Brassington, 2 Hare Court

Professional Disciplinary and Regulatory Set of the Year
39 Essex Chambers

Professional Negligence

Professional Negligence Silk of the Year
Thomas Plewman KC, Brick Court Chambers

Professional Negligence Junior of the Year
Lucy Colter, 4 New Square

Professional Negligence Set of the Year
4 New Square

Property and Housing

Property and Housing Silk of the Year
Philip Rainey KC, Tanfield Chambers

Property and Housing Junior of the Year
Emily Windsor, Falcon Chambers

Property and Housing Set of the Year
Landmark Chambers

Public Law

Public Law Silk of the Year
Jason Beer KC, 5 Essex Chambers

Public Law Junior of the Year
Christopher Knight, 11KBW

Public Law Set of the Year
Doughty Street Chambers

Public Services and Charities

Public Services and Charities Silk of the Year
John Beggs KC, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers

Public Services and Charities Junior of the Year
Matthew Mills, Radcliffe Chambers

Public Services and Charities Set of the Year
11KBW

Shipping, Commodities and Aviation

Shipping, Commodities and Aviation Silk of the Year
Christopher Smith KC, Essex Court Chambers

Shipping, Commodities And Aviation Junior of the Year
Ravi Aswani, The 36 Group

Shipping, Commodities and Aviation Set of the Year
Quadrant Chambers

Sport

Sport Silk of the Year
John Mehrzad KC, Fountain Court Chambers

Sport Junior of the Year
Ifeanyi Odogwu, Matrix Chambers

Sport Set of the Year
Blackstone Chambers

Tax

Tax Silk of the Year
Valentina Sloane KC, Monckton Chambers

Tax Junior of the Year
Thomas Chacko, Pump Court Tax Chambers

Tax Set of the Year
Pump Court Tax Chambers

Technology, Data and Crypto

Technology, Data and Crypto Silk of the Year
Alex Charlton KC, 4 Pump Court

Technology, Data and Crypto Junior of the Year
Jonathan Wills, Landmark Chambers

Technology, Data and Crypto Set of the Year
3 Verulam Buildings

Front Of House Team of the Year

1GC | Family Law

Marketing Team of the Year

Wilberforce Chambers

Junior Clerk of the Year

Kenna Collins, Queen Elizabeth Building (QEB)

Clerk of the Year

Rob Smith, One Essex Court

Chambers Leader of the Year

Sarah Longden, Quadrant Chambers

Senior Clerk of the Year

Steve McCrone, 1 Hare Court

Clerking Team of the Year

7 King’s Bench Walk

Set Outside London of the Year

Kings Chambers

Junior of the Year

Edward Ho, Brick Court Chambers

Silk of the Year

Patrick Gibbs KC, Three Raymond Buildings

Set of the Year

4 Stone Buildings