Lawyers featured in the New Year Honours list include Fiona Woolf, who has served as Law Society President and Lord Mayor of London. Woolf received a damehood for services to the legal profession, diversity and the City of London.
Harold Carter, deputy legal adviser, Legal Advisers’ Branch, Treasury Solicitors, was awarded a Companion of the Order of the Bath for services to Government Legal Services and services to the community in Guildford, Surrey. David Cook, second parliamentary counsel, Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, received the same honour for services to the preparation of legislation.
CBEs were awarded to His Honour Judge Brian Barker QC, Recorder of London, for services to the administration of justice and to charity; Alan Eccles, barrister and Public Guardian, for services to the administration of justice and vulnerable adults; Gillian Guy, chief executive of Citizens Advice, for services to consumers; Uma Mehta, chief community services lawyer at London Borough of Islington, for services to children; and Philip Wood QC (Hon), special global counsel, Allen and Overy, for services to English and financial Law.
Judge Joseph Curran, received an OBE for services to the judiciary and the community in Northern Ireland, as did Robert Messenger, deputy director, Treasury Solicitor’s Department, for services to Government Legal Services, and James Ward, Crown Advocate, Crown Prosecution Service, for services to law and order in the South.
Lynda Robotham, head of legal at Royal Mencap Society, was awarded an MBE for services to people with learning disabilities and their families.
