Blackstone Chambers shortlisted in the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2025

Nominations are based on Legal 500’s research and feedback from 300,000 clients, submissions from the Bar and interviews with private practice and in-house lawyers.

Blackstone Chambers has been shortlisted for the following awards:

Set of the Year
Brian Kennelly KC for Competition Silk of the Year
Thomas de la Mare KC for Competition Silk of the Year
Tom Coates for Competition Junior of the Year
Competition Set of the Year
Diya Sen Gupta KC for Employment Silk of the Year
Simon Pritchard for Financial Services and Insurance Junior of the Year
Financial Services and Insurance Set of the Year
Group Litigation Set of the Year
Charlotte Kilroy KC for Immigration Silk of the Year
Immigration Set of the Year
Ian Mill KC for Intellectual Property Silk of the Year
Intellectual Property Set of the Year
Jason Pobjoy KC for International Law Silk of the Year
Emily Neill for International Law Junior of the Year
International Law Set of the Year
Robert Howe KC for Media and the Arts Silk of the Year
Media and the Arts Set of the Year
Monica Carss-Frisk KC for Public Law Silk of the Year
Paul Luckhurst for Public Law Junior of the Year
James Segan KC for Sport Silk of the Year
Tom Mountford for Sport Junior of the Year
Sport Set of the Year
Kieron Beal KC for Tax Silk of the Year
Gayatri Sarathy for Technology, Data and Crypto Junior of the Year
Front of House Team of the Year
Mat Swallow for Chambers leader of the Year
Clerking Team of the Year
Nick De Marco KC for Silk of the Year

The full shortlist is available here.

The awards ceremony will take place at Park Plaza London Westminster Bridge on 24 September 2025.