We are proud to announce that Edward Grieves KC and Bethan Harris of Garden Court Chambers were winners at the Legal 500 2026 UK Bar Awards:
- Edward Grieves KC – Immigration Silk of the Year
- Bethan Harris – Community Care and Court of Protection Junior of the Year
Edward Grieves KC
Edward Grieves KC is a public and immigration law barrister with particular expertise in closed material procedures, serious criminality, national security and terrorism.
Edward is a specialist in SIAC, representing individuals in all types of appeals and applications for review, including deprivation of citizenship (while outside the UK); deportation; or refusal of naturalization or asylum on grounds of national security or links to serious crime. Edward represented U3 in SIAC and the Court of Appeal and is a leading specialist in closed material procedures, terrorism, serious criminality and domestic/international sanctions. Edward was a contributor to Macdonald’s Immigration Law & Practice (11th edition).
Bethan Harris
Bethan Harris is an experienced barrister specialising in community care law, social housing, Court of Protection and related areas of public law. Bethan was shortlisted for Court of Protection Barrister of the Year at the Legal 500 Bar Awards in 2025, 2024 and 2023. Bethan is a Band “A” member of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s panel of preferred counsel. She recently represented Welsh bereaved families in the Covid-19 Inquiry. Bethan is consistently recommended in legal directories in all three of her main areas of practice. She graduated in law at Oxford and has an LLM from the LSE. She comes from South Wales and speaks Welsh.
Our warmest congratulations to all the winners and those shortlisted for this year’s awards.
We were also delighted to be shortlisted in the below categories:
Garden Court Chambers:
- Set of the Year
- Court of Protection Set of the Year
- Immigration Law Set of the Year
- Public Law Set of the Year
Individuals:
- Amanda Weston KC – Court of Protection Silk of the Year
- Eleanor Sibley – Court of Protection Junior of the Year
- Alex Rose – Crime and Extradition Junior of the Year
- Sonali Naik KC – Immigration Silk of the Year
- Emma Fitzsimons – Immigration Junior of the Year
- Raza Halim – Immigration Junior of the Year
- Marc Willers KC – Planning and Land Use Silk of the Year
- Acland Bryant – Planning and Land Use Junior of the Year
- Gráinne Mellon – Public Services and Charities Junior of the Year
