{"id":280602,"date":"2026-09-23T08:19:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/?page_id=280602"},"modified":"2026-09-23T13:07:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:07:42","slug":"winners-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/bar-awards\/winners-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Arbitration<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> Arbitrator of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nChantal-Aim\u00e9e Doerries KC, Atkin Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senior Arbitrator of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJohn Marrin KC, Keating Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arbitrators Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nTwenty Essex<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Chancery<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> Chancery Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nGeorgina Peters, South Square<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chancery Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJonathan Crow KC, 4 Stone Buildings<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chancery Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nWilberforce Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Clinical Negligence<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> Clinical Negligence Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nShahram Sharghy, 1 Crown Office Row<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAlexander Antelme KC, Crown Office Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clinical Negligence Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nSerjeants&#8217; Inn Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Commercial Litigation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year<br \/>\n<\/strong> Natasha Bennett, Fountain Court Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commercial Litigation Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJoe Smouha KC, Essex Court Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commercial Litigation Set of theYear<\/strong><br \/>\n3 Verulam Buildings<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Competition<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Competition Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMatthew O&#8217;Regan, Matrix Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Competition Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBrian Kennelly KC, Blackstone Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Competition Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBrick Court Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Construction and Energy<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> Construction and Energy Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMathias Cheung, Atkin Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Construction and Energy Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nLucy Garrett KC , Keating Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Construction and Energy Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\n4 Pump Court<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Corporate Crime <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Corporate Crime Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nKathryn Arnot Drummond, 5KBW<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corporate Crime Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nCameron Crowe KC, Gough Square Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corporate Crime Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nQEB Hollis Whiteman<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Court of Protection and Community Care<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Court of Protection and Community Care Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBethan Harris, Garden Court Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Court of Protection and Community Care Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBridget Dolan KC, Serjeants&#8217; Inn Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Court of Protection and Community Care Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\n39 Essex Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Crime and Extradition<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Crime and Extradition Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nGreg Unwin, 187 Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crime and Extradition Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nSimon Csoka KC, Libertas Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crime and Extradition Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nDoughty Street Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Employment<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> Employment Junior of the Year<br \/>\n<\/strong> Lydia Banerjee, Littleton Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employment Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAkash Nawbatt KC, Devereux<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employment Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"> Old Square Chambers<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Family Law<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> Family Law Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nClaire Heppenstall, 1GC | Family Law<\/p>\n<p><strong>Family Law Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nDeborah Eaton KC, 1 King&#8217;s Bench Walk<\/p>\n<p><strong>Family Law Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nQueen Elizabeth Building (QEB)<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Financial Crime<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Financial Crime Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAlexandra Scott, Mountford Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Financial Crime Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJane Osborne KC, 2 Harcourt Buildings<\/p>\n<p><strong>Financial Crime Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\n33 Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Financial Services and Insurance<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> Financial Services and Insurance Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nThomas Samuels, Henderson Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Financial Services and Insurance Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nRebecca Sabben-Clare KC, 7 King&#8217;s Bench Walk<\/p>\n<p><strong>Financial Services and Insurance Set of the Year <\/strong><br \/>\n3 Verulam Buildings<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Group Litigation and Consumer<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Group Litigation and Consumer Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAlistair Mackenzie, 2 Temple Gardens<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group Litigation and Consumer Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nGeraint Webb KC, Henderson Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group Litigation and Consumer Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBlackstone Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Immigration<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> Immigration Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJack Holborn, 39 Essex Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Immigration Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nEdward Grieves KC, Garden Court Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Immigration Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nDoughty Street Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Intellectual Property<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> Intellectual Property Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJacqueline Reid, 11 South Square<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nSimon Malynicz KC, Hogarth Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nThree New Square<\/p>\n<h4><strong>International Arbitration<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> International Arbitration Counsel Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nSam Goodman, Twenty Essex<\/p>\n<p><strong>International Arbitration Counsel Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nNehali Shah KC, One Essex Court<\/p>\n<p><strong>International Arbitration Counsel Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nEssex Court Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>International Law<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> International Law Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJennifer Robinson, Doughty Street Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>International Law Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nSteven Kay KC, 9BR Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>International Law Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBrick Court Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Media and the Arts<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> Media and the Arts Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nDavid Glen, 11KBW<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media and the Arts Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nGilead Cooper KC, Wilberforce Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media and the Arts Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMatrix Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Personal Injury<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> Personal Injury Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nGemma Scott, 12 King&#8217;s Bench Walk<\/p>\n<p><strong>Personal Injury Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAndrew Warnock KC, Deka Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Personal Injury Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nOuter Temple Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Planning and Land Use<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> Planning and Land Use Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nVictoria Hutton, 39 Essex Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Planning and Land Use Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nDavid Elvin KC, Landmark Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Planning and Land Use Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nFrancis Taylor Building<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Professional Disciplinary and Regulatory<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Professional Disciplinary and Regulatory Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nHarini Iyengar, 11KBW<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Disciplinary and Regulatory Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBen Hubble KC, 4 New Square Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Disciplinary and Regulatory Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\n2 Hare Court<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Professional Negligence<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> Professional Negligence Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nPippa Manby, 4 New Square Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Negligence Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBen Elkington KC, 4 New Square Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Negligence Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\n4 Pump Court<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Property and Housing<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> Property and Housing Junior of the Year<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Emer Murphy, Wilberforce Chambers<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Property and Housing Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBrie Stevens-Hoare KC, Gatehouse Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Property and Housing Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nFalcon Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Public Law<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> Public Law Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nGeorgina Wolfe, 5 Essex Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Law Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJonathan Hough KC, 4 New Square Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Law Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMatrix Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Public Services and Charities<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Public Services and Charities Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJoshua Winfield, Radcliffe Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Services and Charities Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nSarah Hannaford KC, Keating Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Services and Charities Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nSerjeants&#8217; Inn Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Shipping, Commodities and Aviation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> Shipping, Commodities and Aviation Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMax Archer, XXIV Old Buildings<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shipping, Commodities and Aviation Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMatthew Reeve KC, Quadrant Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shipping, Commodities and Aviation Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\n7 King&#8217;s Bench Walk<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Sport<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong> Sport Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nKendrah Potts, 4 New Square Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sport Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJames Segan KC, Blackstone Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sport Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nLittleton Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tax<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Tax Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBarbara Belgrano, Pump Court Tax Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tax Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nValentina Sloane KC, Monckton Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tax Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nDevereux<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Technology, Data and Crypto<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Technology, Data and Crypto Junior of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nDavid McIlroy, Forum Chambers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Technology, Data and Crypto Silk of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nLawrence Akka KC, Twenty Essex<\/p>\n<p><strong>Technology, Data and Crypto Set of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nFountain Court Chambers<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Southern Set of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>3PB<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Welsh and Midlands Set of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>No5 Barristers&#8217; Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Northern Set of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Kings Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Front of House Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Radcliffe Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Marketing Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Littleton Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Junior Clerk of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Coram Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Clerk of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Brick Court Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Chambers Leader of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Blackstone Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Senior Clerk of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>5RB<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Clerking Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>4 Pump Court<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Junior of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Littleton Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Silk of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>4 New Square Chambers<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Set of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>7 King&#8217;s Bench Walk<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arbitration Arbitrator of the Year Chantal-Aim\u00e9e Doerries KC, Atkin Chambers Senior Arbitrator of the Year John Marrin KC, Keating Chambers Arbitrators Set of the Year Twenty Essex Chancery Chancery Junior of the Year Georgina Peters, South Square Chancery Silk of the Year Jonathan Crow KC, 4 Stone Buildings Chancery Set of the Year Wilberforce Chambers &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a 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