Serle Court Shortlisted for Six Awards at Legal 500 Bar Awards 2025

We are thrilled to announce that Serle Court, along with a number of our barristers and staff, have been shortlisted for six awards at the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2025:

Chancery Set of the Year – Serle Court

Commercial Litigation Silk of the Year – Jonathan Adkin KC

Intellectual Property Junior of the Year – Stephanie Wickenden

Public Services and Charities Junior of the Year – Jonathan Fowles

Junior Clerk of the year – Elisa Frenkel

Chambers Leader of the year – Kathryn Purkis

We are immensely proud of the three members nominated as Silk and Juniors of the Year in their specialist areas; our newest member of our Practice Management team, Elisa Frenkel; and our Chambers Director Kathryn Purkis for being recognised for their exceptional contributions to chambers. The number of nominations received this year is testament to the outstanding work undertaken by everyone in Chambers.

We are extremely grateful to our clients for their continued support.

Congratulations to all of those shortlisted!

The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 24th September at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge.

Related Barristers

Jonathan Adkin KC

Call: 1997
Silk: 2013

Jonathan Fowles

Call: 2004

Stephanie Wickenden specialises in intellectual property, art and media law.

She has experience in commercial chancery cases in the creative and technology sectors, including contractual and tortious IT disputes, contentious trusts and estates matters involving creative assets, and shareholder and directors’ disputes involving IP breaches. A significant proportion of her practice has an international element, including cases involving disputed jurisdiction, foreign law, and service and enforcement out of the jurisdiction.

With a background in art and theatre, combined with expertise in IP, commercial and private international law, Stephanie is uniquely placed to advise on contentious and non-contentious matters relating to art and cultural property. Having spent three years at a top international law firm, she also advises on IP transactions and licensing.

Stephanie enjoys working as part of a team and is confident acting as sole counsel. She is regularly instructed in significant Intellectual Property cases before the UK courts, often unled and against KCs, including Thatchers v Aldi [2025] EWCA Civ 5 and EasyGroup v Nuclei and others [2023] EWCA Civ 1247. She has appeared before the CJEU (General Court), Court of Appeal, High Court and IPEC, and in registry proceedings before the UK IPO and EUIPO.