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Law Society Excellence Awards

24 October 2012
Issue: 7535 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Achievements of the legal profession celebrated

Over 600 legal professionals and their guests joined the president of the Law Society Lucy Scott-Moncrieff and BBC broadcaster Mishal Husain celebrate the achievements of the legal profession at the Law Society Excellence Awards.

The annual awards recognise the most outstanding legal practitioners in their field and are open to individuals and teams across the entire legal sector.

Winners included Turpin & Miller (excellence in customer service) and Craig Connal QC of Pinsent Masons (solicitor advocate of the year). Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and director of Justice, received the lifetime achievement award.

Issue: 7535 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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