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17 July 2019
Issue: 7849 / Categories: Legal News , Legal aid focus , Profession
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Legal aid lawyer Oscars

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Paul Bowen QC has received the prestigious lifetime achievement award at the 2019 LALYs (Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards), for his human rights work. 

Bowen acted in several right-to-die cases, and in a five-year case in which the removal of legal aid from child migrants was declared unlawful. Special awards were also presented to District Judge Anselm Eldergill, One Pump Court barrister Rachel Francis and Irwin Mitchell solicitor Oliver Carter, with other winners including legal aid newcomer Una Morris of Garden Court Chambers, and legal aid agency Child Poverty Action Group.

Issue: 7849 / Categories: Legal News , Legal aid focus , Profession
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