The Inner Temple and Lincoln’s Inn announced the recipients of their latest academic awards in the Bar Course and Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) programs, recognising outstanding achievement among aspiring barristers and law graduates.
At Inner Temple, the prestigious Peter Taylor Scholarship was awarded to Oscar Heaney Brufal, while the Stephen Chapman Award went to Ben Mays. Several students received the Princess Royal Scholarships, including Amelia Holloway, Lois Ireland, Nathalie Podder, Rohini Jaswal, and Ted Perkin. Major Scholarships were granted to a diverse group of candidates such as Alex Seddon, Anas A Qazi, Anna Herzog, Antoni Cieslik, and Ebenezer Azamati, among others. Exhibition Scholarships were distributed to over 90 recipients, including Abdullah Al Hinai, Alexander Mashi, Ashanti Okor, Diana Reed, Emily Holt, and Zoe Combe.
For the GDL program at Inner Temple, Princess Royal Scholarships were awarded to Cara Dantnell-Steinberg and Helena McConnell. Alex Martin, James Ford, Rawdah Uddin, and Saffron Bragman-Usiskin received Major Scholarships. Exhibition Scholarships in the GDL category were awarded to a wide group of individuals, including Abigail Light, Benjamin Craig, Diana Hysenaj, Harry Stopes, and Susannah Ames.
Lincoln’s Inn also recognised a considerable number of scholars across various prize categories for excellence in their Bar Course and GDL studies. The Lord Mansfield awards included recipients such as Alexander McGovern, Chloe Blyth, Emily Jenkins, and Florence Conway. The Lord Denning awards, named after the former Master of the Rolls, honoured Abigail Dalglish, Alice Wyborn, Amy Lyons, Andre Buller, and a substantial list of other students.
Additional awards at Lincoln’s Inn featured the Marchant Prize granted to Lamisa Chowdhury, and the Tancred Prize awarded to Euan Chalmers and Leoni Coyle. The Sir Mota Singh award was presented to Oliver Roberts and Roan Goulden. Other prizes included the Kathleen Busfield Award to Olivia McQuaid, the Cassel awards to Ava Robinson, Bobby Francis, and others, as well as the Droop, Kennedy, Mary MacMurray, and Sir Thomas More prizes, which acknowledged numerous scholars across a broad spectrum.
For the GDL program, Lincoln’s Inn distributed awards in memory of legal figures such as Lord Bowen, Lord Haldane, and Lord Brougham. The Lord Bowen prizes were given to Andrew Hunton, Aron West, and Beatrice Bannister, among others. The Lord Haldane awards recognised Charlotte Slater, Frank Read, Isobel Morris, and several more. Lord Brougham prizes were presented to Aisling Dynes, Amelia Ross, Charles Aldous, and other distinguished students.
These awards reflect the sustained commitment of the Inns of Court to supporting legal education and the development of future barristers through scholarships, exhibitions, and prizes that reward academic excellence and professional promise within the legal community.