The Legal 500 has recognised Kenworthy’s Chambers as a set in Costs, Family Law, Inquests and Inquiries, Personal Injury, and Professional Disciplinary Law.

Congratulations to our Member Barristers Margaret McDonald, Sarah Johnson, Paul Im Thurn, Sarah Cook, Patrick Cassidy, and Haroon Rashid, who were all ranked in their respective fields in the 2026 Legal 500.

Costs

Costs Barrister Margaret McDonald has been ranked in Legal 500 for many successive years, and this year is no different. In 2026, she is listed as a leading junior with significant experience in key cases and strong market recognition from both peers and clients.

Family Law

The Legal 500 describes the Family Law team at Kenworthy’s Chambers as boasting extensive expertise in representing parents and local authorities in care proceedings. 

The Legal 500 also says our set is home to Paul Im Thurn and Sarah Cook, who are both active in the area of Children Law. We will examine what the leading legal directory has to say about each, in turn, after Sarah Johnson, who has been rewarded for changing the focus of her practice solely on Family and Children Law, with chambers’ highest ranking within the practice area this year.

“Sarah Johnson is well equipped to handle both private and public children law proceedings, with experience in applications for residence, contact, parental responsibility, and adoption.” 

“Paul Im Thurn deals with his cases very effectively. He is very knowledgeable and always goes the extra mile.”

 “Sarah Cook is very strong in advocacy with skilled communication, including with professional clients. Her ability to communicate well with litigants in person and manage that communication appropriately is impressive.”

Inquests and Inquiries

“Patrick Cassidy has an easy charm with clients and builds a rapport with them from the outset.”

The leading legal directory went on to describe his Inquests practice, stating he is “Always impressive in how he picks up on small details with a witness in cross-examination and develops those points with precision.”

Personal Injury

Congratulations to Haroon Rashid for maintaining his ranking from Legal 500 in the field of Personal Injury. The experienced Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence specialist has been a mainstay in their rankings over the years.

Professional Disciplinary Law

Lastly, a huge congratulations to Deputy Head of Chambers, Patrick Cassidy, for his ranking in the last practice area of our rankings roundup, Professional Disciplinary Law. 

Professional Discipline is actually the third area of law in which Patrick is ranked by Legal 500, alongside Inquests and Criminal Law.

Kenworthy’s Chambers Clerks

Finally, we must touch on the remarkable work our dedicated team of Clerks does across the various practice areas the business covers. Legal 500 shared some of the top testimonials they collected from our referees.

“The Clerks are always helpful and provide a prompt service.” 

“Daniella Howarth knows which counsel to suggest for a particular case.”

“The Clerk's room is excellent.” 

“Daniella Howarth is very helpful and comes back to us quickly regarding availability.”

For more information about Kenworthy’s Chambers rankings in the 2026 edition of the Legal 500, read Kenworthy’s Chambers 2026 Legal 500 Immigration Law Rankings and Kenworthy’s Chambers 2026 Legal 500 Criminal Law Rankings.

If you have a case you need advice or advocacy for, call our amazing team of Clerks on 0161 832 4036.