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18 March 2024
Issue: 8064 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Duncan Lewis, Unit & Ontic among 2024 LexisNexis award winners

Well-known broadcaster and journalist Joshua Rozenberg KC (hon) scooped the prestigious Lifetime Contribution Award at this year’s LexisNexis Legal Awards

Rozenberg, who trained as a solicitor but never practised, is the only journalist to have been appointed Queen’s Counsel honoris causa, and is also an honorary Master of the Bench. He was the BBC’s legal correspondent for 15 years and regularly writes and comments on legal issues for the national and legal press.

Legal aid and social justice specialists Duncan Lewis Solicitors won Law Firm of the Year, North West family set Unit Chambers won Chambers of the Year, while aircraft parts supplier Ontic scooped In House Team.

In a thank you to LexisNexis as well as its own team for the award, Duncan Lewis said: ‘This award win is not just a recognition of our achievements but also a motivation to continue striving for excellence in all aspects of our work.

‘This accolade will no doubt provide inspiration to further our commitment to justice, innovation and community service in the years to come.’

The awards for International Team went to Doughty Street’s climate and environmental justice team, while the sterling work of the Ukraine Pro Bono Collaborative took home the Pro Bono Award. The collaborative, which provides legal advice to those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine, was formed of lawyers and legal professionals from Allen & Overy, Bird & Bird, Dentons, Hogan Lovells, Norton Rose Fulbright, White & Case, and European Lawyers in Lesvos.

It was a double celebration for Doughty Street as the set’s Adam Wagner also won the Halsbury Award for Rule of Law in recognition of his work on the Covid-19 laws, right to protest and legal education.

For a full list of winners, see the LexisNexis Legal Awards winners page.

Issue: 8064 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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