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30 November 2021
Issue: 7959 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Family
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Family Law awards 2021

The winners of the LexisNexis Family Law Awards 2021 have received their gongs at a do in the Bloomsbury Big Top, with Peter Jones of Jones Myers awarded the prestigious Cornell Award for outstanding contribution
Jones Myers also won firm of the year (North). Jones, who founded the family law firm as the first of its kind in Leeds in 1992, said: ‘This unprecedented double celebration re-enforces our firm’s longstanding reputation as leaders in our field and for attracting the best family lawyers in our profession.’

Nasima Ahmed, Barking & Dagenham Citizens Advice, scooped the award for best associate solicitor, while the chambers of the year awards went to 1GC (London) and Exchange (regional).

Kingsley Napley won firm of the year for the London area, Anthony Collins for Midlands and Wales, and Family Law Partners for South. Family Law Partners also took the dispute resolution team award while the much-admired charity Rights of Women received the community interaction award.

Andrew Powell won junior barrister of the year, the QC award went to Teertha Gupta QC and young barrister to Srishti Suresh. Law partner went to Henry Hood, young solicitor to Yasmin Khan-Gunns and international lawyer to Daniel Eames.

Alex Verdan QC, representing awards partner 4PB, said the awards ‘are an opportunity to reflect on and recognise those in our field all across the country who excel: from solicitors to barristers to legal execs, the young and shall we say the more experienced, the innovators to the commentators’.

For a full list and to read more, visit: familylawawards.com.

Issue: 7959 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Family
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