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Halsbury Legal Awards: 2015 shortlist

03 July 2015
Issue: 7659 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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The shortlist for the 2015 Halsbury Legal Awards, held in association with NLJ, was announced this week.

Chaired by independent judges, the awards recognise and celebrate exceptional talent, innovation, and best practice across the legal sector and have earned a special place in the legal calendar since their launch in 2013.

This year’s categories include: Law Firm and Chambers of the Year; Legal Journalism; Diversity and Inclusion; Law in the Community; Business Development; Public Sector Team of the Year; In-house Team of the Year; PSL Award; and Innovation. Winners of the short-listed categories and the highly prized awards for Legal Personality of the Year, Academic Achievement, Rule of Law, and Lifetime Contributions will be revealed at the awards ceremony on 16 September (see attached pdf & www.halsburylegalawards.co.uk)

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Gilson Gray—Linda Pope

Partner joins family law team inLondon

Jackson Lees Group—five promotions

Jackson Lees Group—five promotions

Private client division announces five new partners

Taylor Wessing—Max Millington

Taylor Wessing—Max Millington

Banking and finance team welcomes partner in London

NEWS
The landmark Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd—along with Rukhadze v Recovery Partners—redefine fiduciary duties in commercial fraud. Writing in NLJ this week, Mary Young of Kingsley Napley analyses the implications of the rulings
Barristers Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill and Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers use the arrest of Simon Leviev—the so-called Tinder Swindler—to explore the realities of Interpol red notices, in this week's NLJ
Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] has upended assumptions about who may conduct litigation, warn Kevin Latham and Fraser Barnstaple of Kings Chambers in this week's NLJ. But is it as catastrophic as first feared?
Lord Sales has been appointed to become the Deputy President of the Supreme Court after Lord Hodge retires at the end of the year
Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are reportedly in the firing line in Chancellor Rachel Reeves upcoming Autumn budget
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