Promotions within The Attorney General’s Panels of Counsel

The promotions, which take effect from 1 September 2026, include:

• Mark Vinall – reappointed to A panel
• Ravi Mehta – promoted to A panel
• Gayatri Sarathy – promoted to B panel
• Ava Mayer – appointed to C panel
• Madelaine Clifford – appointed to C panel
• Aislinn Kelly-Lyth – appointed to C panel

The Attorney General’s panels of counsel consist of junior counsel who undertake civil and EU work for all government departments.

The full list of Blackstone Chambers panel members is:

A Panel

• Mark Vinall
• Iain Steele
• Simon Pritchard
• Paul Luckhurst
• Shane Sibbel
• Ravi Mehta

B Panel

• Emily Neill
• Tom Cleaver
• Tim Parker
• Harry Adamson
• Tom Leary
• Daniel Cashman
• Tom Coates
• Ajay Ratan
• Celia Rooney
• George Molyneaux
• Hollie Higgins
• Gayatri Sarathy

C Panel

• Isabel Buchanan
• Dominic Howells
• Natasha Simonsen
• Emmeline Plews
• Ava Mayer
• Madelaine Clifford
• Aislinn Kelly-Lyth