Deka Chambers nominated for Legal 500 Bar Awards 2026

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15/06/2026

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.

Featured Counsel

Andrew Warnock KC

Call 1993 | Silk 2012

Laura Johnson KC

Call 2001 | Silk 2022

James Thacker KC

Call 2001 | Silk 2024

Laura Begley

Call 1993

Gareth Munday

Call 2000

Gurion Taussig

Call 2001

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