Profession
Bindmans’ partner Saimo Chahal scooped up this year’s “Solicitor of the Year” at last month’s Law Society Excellence awards, for her work in mental health and social care.
Chahal’s work includes Debbie Purdy’s case on assisted suicide.
The award for “Junior Solicitor of the Year” was given to Lovells’ Gulley Shimeld for his enthusiastic work for ParalympicsGB, which included staffing information stands at weekends and travelling to Beijing with the team, on top of a demanding caseload.
Parosha Chandran, of 1 Pump Chambers, who has acted in two precedent-setting human trafficking cases and advises NGOs supporting victims of sex trafficking, forced labour and torture, was voted “Barrister of the Year”.
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