GCN shortlisted in four categories for The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023

12 July 2023

Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023

We are delighted to announce that Garden Court North Chambers has been shortlisted in four categories at The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023, with Pete Weatherby KC and Tom Royston being shortlisted for individual accolades.

The categories are:

  • Public law junior of the year – Tom Royston
  • Public law silk of the year – Pete Weatherby KC
  • Public law set of the year
  • Set outside London of the year.

We are proud to have been shortlisted in every Public Law category this year as well as being recognised as one of the country’s leading sets.

We welcome the individual recognition for Tom and Pete which is extremely well deserved.

We hope the presence of GCN on these shortlists will promote the fantastic work of Chambers and highlight our steadfast commitment to our ethos and to securing People’s Rights Through Justice.

Find out more about the awards on The Legal 500 website.

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