Daniel Lightman KC shortlisted at the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2026

Serle Court is proud to announce that Daniel Lightman KC has been shortlisted for 'Family Barrister of the Year' at the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2026. The Awards recognise the leading professionals, firms, and chambers across the legal industry.

You can support Daniel by voting online up until 20 March 2026. For additional information and to cast your vote, click here.

To learn more about Daniel's practice, make sure to visit his profile.

We would like to congratulate all those shortlisted for the awards. The winners will be announced on Wednesday, 13 May 2026.

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As part of a broad Chancery-Commercial practice, Daniel Lightman KC engages with challenging and novel issues of law and civil procedure, in particular concerning shareholder disputes (having appeared in a number of landmark unfair prejudice petitions and derivative claims), company law (including in matrimonial proceedings), insolvency, civil fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and professional negligence.

Shortlisted for Company/Insolvency Silk of the Year in the Chambers & Partners UK Bar Awards in both 2026 and 2024 and shortlisted for Chancery Silk of the Year in the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2026, Daniel is recommended in Band 1 for Silks for Company by both Chambers UK, 2027 and the Legal 500, 2027 – and in Band 1 for Chancery Commercial by Chambers. Chambers UK, 2027 describes him as “A go-to silk for high value, complex disputes who leads the pack on shareholder disputes. He has great judgement and always furnishes reliable advice” and praises him for “constantly identifying innovative solutions to complex problems” and building “outstanding relationships with the wider legal team.”

Daniel has an extensive international practice, including current or recent shareholder litigation in the courts of Abu Dhabi, Bermuda, Cayman, Guernsey and Qatar, and a multi-shareholder arbitration in Hong Kong.