Law Awards of Scotland 2004

The first Law Awards of Scotland was held on September 2nd. Around 500 guests heard an address from Helena Kennedy QC where she touched on themes outlined in her new book Just Law.
She told the audience how she saw the Law Awards of Scotland as the Oscars for the profession and why it was appropriate at such a celebration that the key role law plays in society as a whole is remembered.
It is the profession that brings rationality to even the most emotionally charged issues and ensures that the rule of law is applied to Governments as well as ordinary individuals, she said.
After the address emcee Dougie Donnelly announced the winners of the awards themselves. Full coverage of the event will appear in a special October issue of The Firm.
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RESULTS

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		Chairman’s Award Sponsored by Haines Watts Chartered Accountants Out-law.com, Masons - GOLD			Sole Practitioner of the Year Sponsored by Axiom Business Computers Ltd. Elizabeth Welsh Family Law Practice - SILVER
		Lifetime Achievement Award Sponsored by The Firm Raymond Williamson, MacRoberts - GOLD			ADR Firm of the Year Mowat Hall Dick - GOLD Morton Fraser – SILVER
		Law Firm of the Year (Over 50 Fee Earners) Sponsored by Pilgrim Systems Biggart Baillie – GOLD Harper Macleod - SILVER			Family Law Firm of the Year Sponsored by SPS Ltd. Morton Fraser - GOLD Mowat Hall Dick - SILVER
		Law Firm of the Year (Under 50 Fee Earners) Sponsored by Westlaw UK Scots Law from W. Green Bishops - GOLD TC Young – SILVER McKennas Law Practice - SILVER			Criminal Law Firm of the Year Sponsored by SCO Recruitment Beltrami Berlow - BRONZE
		Solicitor of the Year (Over 30) Sponsored by Stocktrade Rod McKenzie of Harper Macleod - GOLD			IP Firm of the Year Sponsored by Cisco Systems Maclay, Murray & Spens – SILVER
		Managing Partner of the Year Sponsored by Thomson Elite Ken McCracken, Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie - GOLD Lorne Crerar, Harper Macleod - SILVER			Employment Firm of the Year Sponsored by Clifford International Travel Consultants Morton Fraser - GOLD Burness - SILVER
		Best Use of IT Sponsored by Visual Files Golds - GOLD Livingstone Brown - SILVER Masons - SILVER			Public Sector Firm of the Year Harper Macleod - SILVER
		Support Team of the Year Sponsored by Select Appointments Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie - SILVER			Debt Recovery Firm of the Year Sponsored by Haines Watts Business Recovery & Insolvency Harper Macleod - BRONZE
		Young Gun Award (Under 30) Sponsored by University of Edinburgh, School of Law Paula McMillan, Miller Samuel - GOLD			Up and Coming Law Firm of the Year Sponsored by Stocktrade Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie - GOLD
		Paralegal of the Year Sponsored by Central Law Training Lynda Graham - GOLD			Litigation Team of the Year Sponsored by Stirling Park Shepherd + Wedderburn - GOLD Miller Samuel - SILVER
		Trainee of the Year Sponsored by Glasgow Graduate School of Law Rob Aberdein, Tods Murray - BRONZE

Speaking of what the Law Awards of Scotland will bring to the profession, The Firm’s publisher, Gordon Young, said: “Scotland’s legal profession is one of the most respected in the world and it deserves an award scheme that is fitting and highlights the blood, the sweat and tears that they all put into giving clients the best service possible.”

The Law Awards of Scotland 2004 are sponsored by: