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Congratulations to our 2017 Winners
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The Family Law Awards 2017 were held on the 28 November, at the Ballroom South Bank, London. To read an account of the evening, please click here.
See all the 2017 photos, winner photos and the winner video.
Clerking Team of the Year
Winner: 36 Family
Shortlist: 30 Park Place Chambers; 36 Family; Coram Chambers; Harcourt Chambers
Cornwell Award for Outstanding Contribution to Family Law
Winner: (The Late) Sir Nicholas Wall
Shortlist: There is no shortlist for this award. The winner will be announced this evening.
Family Law Associate Solicitor of the Year
Winner: David James Lister, Irwin Mitchell
Shortlist: Sarra Gravestock, Biscoes Law; Gemma Kelsey, Brethertons; David James Lister, Irwin Mitchell; Colin Rogerson, Dawson Cornwell
Family Law Chambers of the Year
London: 4 Paper Buildings
Shortlist: 4 Paper Buildings; 36 Family; Harcourt Chambers; QEB
Regional: Park Square Barristers, Leeds
Shortlist: 30 Park Place Chambers, Cardiff; No 5 Chambers, Birmingham; 1 Crown Office Row, Brighton; Park Square Barristers, Leeds
Family Law Chartered Legal Executive or Paralegal of the Year
Winner: Kerri Gregory, Field Overell LLP
Shortlist: Shelley De’Worringham, Mander Hadley; Kerri Gregory, Field Overell; Victoria Poole, , Susan Howarth & Company; Hollie Styles, Thursfields
Family Law Commentator of the Year
Winner: Andrew Newbury, Hall Brown Family Law
Shortlist: Maud Davis, TV Edwards; Joanne Edwards, Forsters; Andrew Newbury, Hall Brown Family Law; The Transparency Project
Family Law Firm of the Year
London: Forsters
Shortlist: Anthony Gold, Duncan Lewis Solicitors, Forsters, Mishcon de Reya
Midlands: Irwin Mitchell
Shortlist: FM Family Law, Irwin Mitchell, Thursfields, Woolley & Co Solicitors
North: MSB Solicitors
Shortlist: Hall Brown Family Law, MSB Solicitors, Paul Crowley & Co Solicitors, Switalskis Solicitors
South: Rayden Solicitors
Shortlist: Biscoes Law, KGW Family Law, Rayden Solicitors, Stephens Scown
Wales: Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice
Shortlist: Gamlins Solicitors, Grant Stephens Family Law, Hugh James, Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice
Family Law Junior Barrister of the Year
Winner: Katy Rensten, Coram Chambers
Shortlist: Katherine Dunseath, 3 Paper Buildings; Sarah Phipps, QEB; Katy Rensten, Coram Chambers; Jacqueline Renton, 4 Paper Buildings
Family Law Partner of the Year
Winner: Peter Watson-Lee, Williams Thompson Solicitors
Shortlist: Sandra Davis, Mishcon de Reya; Anne-Marie Hutchinson OBE, QC (Hon), Dawson Cornwell; Katherine Rayden, Rayden Solicitors; Peter Watson-Lee, Williams Thompson Solicitors
Family Law Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year
Winner: Alex Laing, Coram Chambers
Shortlist: There is no shortlist for this award. The winner was announced on the night.
Family Law QC of the Year
Winners: David Williams QC*, 4 Paper Buildings
Shortlist: Janet Bazley QC, 1 Garden Court Family Law Chambers; Ruth Henke QC, 30 Park Place Chambers; William Tyler QC, 36 Family; David Williams QC*, 4 Paper Buildings
Family Law Young Barrister of the Year
Winner: Indu Kumar, 4 Paper Buildings
Shortlist: Hannah Jones, 36 Family; Indu Kumar, 4 Paper Buildings; Sam Littlejohns, 1 Hare Court; Thomas Wilson, 1 Garden Court Family Law Chambers
Family Law Young Solicitor of the Year
Winner: Lucy Hoare, Hecht Montgomery Solicitors
Shortlist: Joanna Green, London Borough of Tower Hamlets; Lucy Hoare, Hecht Montgomery Solicitors; James Netto, Dawson Cornwell; Elizabeth Simos, Hanne & Co Solicitors
International Family Lawyer of the Year
Winner: Henry Setright QC, 4 Paper Buildings
Shortlist: Daniel Eames, Clarke Willmott; Dr Rob George, Harcourt Chambers, Byron James, Expatriate Law; Henry Setright QC, 4 Paper Buildings
