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We would like to thank our clients and everyone else who supported our seven nominations across three practice areas in the Legal 500 Awards 2026. We extend our warmest congratulations to all the finalists and in particular our six members.
The nominations are:
Clinical Negligence
Gurion Taussig – Junior of the Year
Financial Crime
James Thacker KC – Silk of the Year
Gareth Munday – Junior of the Year
Personal Injury
Andrew Warnock KC – Silk of the Year
Laura Johnson KC – Silk of the Year
Laura Begley – Junior of the Year
Deka Chambers – Set of the Year
The winners will be announced on Tuesday the 22nd of September at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London, 200 Westminster Bridge Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 7UT
The full list of nominations is available here.
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