Cloisters Shortlisted for Eight awards at The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2026

Cloisters is delighted to announce that Chambers and its members have been shortlisted for eight awards at the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2026.

The nominations are:

• Employment Set of the Year

• Employment Silk of the Year – Sarah Fraser Butlin KC

• Employment Silk of the Year – Schona Jolly KC

• Employment Junior of the Year – Matt Jackson

• Employment Junior of the Year – Rachel Barrett

• Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year – Simon Dyer KC

• Clinical Negligence Junior of the Year – Chesca Lord

• Personal Injury Silk of the Year – William Latimer-Sayer KC

The shortlist reflects the breadth and depth of expertise across Chambers, with recognition for members practising in employment, clinical negligence and personal injury, as well as for the continued strength of our Employment team as a whole.

We are immensely proud of all those shortlisted and grateful to our clients and professional contacts for their continued support and confidence in Chambers.

Congratulations to everyone recognised in this year's shortlist. We look forward to the awards ceremony in September.

Visit the Legal 500 website to view the full shortlist: https://www.legal500.com/events/bar-awards/shortlist-2026/