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24 January 2022
Issue: 7964 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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Legal Personality of the Year: LexisNexis Legal Awards 2022

It's time to cast your vote for Legal Personality of the Year!

The award honours an individual who has made an outstanding contribution in the legal sphere in the past year. The winner will be announced at the LexisNexis Legal Awards on 30 March.

They include an author, campaigner and legal adviser to the Windrush Reach project; a High Court judge; a solicitor who helped clear names in England’s largest miscarriage of justice; a devoted champion of fair access to the legal profession; an employment lawyer who helped Uber drivers; and a specialist in cases involving violence against women.

Find out who the nominees are, read their brief profiles and cast your vote―by 5pm on 4 March at the latest―here.

Issue: 7964 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Burgess Mee—Victoria Sterritt

Burgess Mee—Victoria Sterritt

Family law boutique expands London team with legal director hire

Ward Hadaway—Mike Gore

Ward Hadaway—Mike Gore

Firm enhances advisory capability with strategic risk specialist hire

Stewarts—Alexandra Lyons

Stewarts—Alexandra Lyons

Insurance and reinsurance specialist joins policyholder disputes practice as partner

NEWS
Some employment law controversies never disappear—they merely lie dormant
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming legal practice, but its successful adoption depends as much on culture as technology
The fallout from Lord Mandelson’s appointment and dismissal as UK ambassador to Washington raises profound questions about constitutional governance, accountability and political appointments
Pastries may be in the firing line while kebabs escape scrutiny, but the reality is far more nuanced
The Supreme Court’s decision in Dillon highlights a central tension in modern public law: rights may be recognised without being fully realised
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