One Essex Court is delighted to have been shortlisted for 22 awards at this year’s Legal 500 Bar Awards.
Chambers is shortlisted for Arbitrators Set of the Year, Commercial Litigation Set of the Year, Competition Set of the Year, Construction and Energy Set of the Year, Financial Services and Insurance Set of the Year, Intellectual Property Set of the Year, International Arbitration Counsel Set of the Year and Set of the Year.
13 members have been shortlisted for individual awards:
Christopher Style KC and Dame Elizabeth Gloster are both nominated for Senior Arbitrator of the Year; Daniel Toledano KC and Neil Kitchener KC are both nominated for Commercial Litigation Silk of the Year; Conall Patton KC is nominated for Competition Silk of the Year; Sonia Tolaney KC is nominated for Financial Services and Insurance Silk of the Year; Emma Himsworth KC is nominated for Intellectual Property Silk of the Year; Nehali Shah KC is nominated for International Arbitration Counsel Silk of the Year, and Philip Roberts KC is nominated for Technology, Data and Crypto Silk of the Year.
Amongst our juniors, Sandy Phipps is nominated for Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year; Michael d’Arcy is nominated for Financial Services and Insurance Junior of the Year; Alaina Newnes is nominated for Intellectual Property Junior of the Year and Abra Bompas is nominated for Junior of the Year.
In addition, One Essex Court’s Marketing Department is shortlisted for Marketing Team of the Year.
The awards are determined solely on merit, based on The Legal 500’s independent research. The 2026 awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday 22 September 2026.