The Scott + Co Scottish Legal Awards 2010

WINNERS OF 2010 SCOTTISH LEGAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED

The Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court collected a Lifetime Achievement Award at the prestigious Scott + Co Scottish Legal Awards 2010 held in Edinburgh On Friday 19 March 2010.

The Right Honourable Lord Hope of Craighead PC KT collected his award in person at the annual event which celebrates excellence and achievement in the Scottish legal profession.

Twelve other winners were also announced with Harper Macleod collecting the ultimate award of the day, the DX Firm of the Year Award 2010. The firm was commended for their strategic handling of the downturn and their upturn in turnover in 2009.

Edinburgh firm, Simpson & Marwick collected two awards for Property Team of the Year, sponsored by ros.gov.uk, and Family Law team of the Year, sponsored by Edinburgh design house Pointsize Wolffe.

In the team award categories, presentations were made to Paull & Williamsons of Aberdeen for Employment Team of the Year sponsored by PRG; Digby Brown won Litigation Team of the Year, sponsored by Grant Thornton; Morton Fraser won Private Client Team of the Year sponsored by Hotel du Vin and Biggart Baillie won Public Sector Law Team of the Year, sponsored by MCL.

Individual achievement was also recognised with shipping law expert, Ed Watt of HBJ Gateley Wareing collecting the hotly contended Specialist Lawyer of the Year, sponsored by Pilgrim Systems. Audrey Dishington of Pagan Osborne collected the award for Rising Star of the Year sponsored by Scottish Law Directory and Paralegal of the Year, sponsored by Scottish Paralegal Association, went to Mary Anne Swan of Scullion of Nicholas J Scullion & Co.

The Scott + Co Scottish Legal Awards recognises and celebrates the nation’s most talented and aspiring lawyers and exists to promote the sector-leading work of the profession. The event also raises funds for Children 1st Scotland’s leading child welfare charity.

Joy Glass, Partner of Scott + Co, the title sponsors of the Scottish Legal Awards 2010, commented;

“The Scottish legal business is highly regarded all round the world, but too often we are reticent about singing our own praises. The current economic climate is not the time to be hiding our lights under bushels. Celebrating success is something we don’t do often enough in Scotland so we should overcome our customary modesty and recognise just how good we are and how well we deliver for clients.”

THE WINNERS IN FULL:
DX Firm of the Year
Digby Brown
Harper Macleod
Morton Fraser
Winner: Harper Macleod

The Scotsman Lifetime Achievement Award
The Rt Hon Lord Hope of Craighead PC KT

GP Wolffe Family Law Team of the Year
Winner: Simpson & Marwick

Law Society of Scotland Support Team of the Year
Ampersand
Millar & Bryce
Morton Fraser
Winner: Millar & Bryce

PRG Employment Team of the Year
Burness
Miller Samuel
Morton Fraser
Paull & Williamsons
Winner: Paull & Williamsons

MCL Public Sector Law Team of the Year
Anderson Strathern
Biggart Baillie
Harper Macleod
Winner: Biggart Baillie

Grant Thornton Litigation Team of the Year
Digby Brown
Govan Law Centre
Harper Macleod
HBJ Gateley Wareing
Winner: Digby Brown

Pilgrim Systems Specialist Lawyer of the Year
Alison MacNeil, Miller Samuel
Andrew Rigby, Brodies
Ed Watt, HBJ Gateley Wareing
Graham Walker, Road Traffic Law
Iain Nisbet, Govan Law Centre
Karyn Watt, Anderson Strathern
Winner: Ed Watt, HBJ Gateley Wareing

Scottish Law Directory Rising Star of the Year
Winner: Audrey Dishington, Pagan Osborne

Ros.gov.uk Property Team of the Year
Maloco + Associates
Morton Fraser
Simpson & Marwick
Winner: Simpson & Marwick

Scottish Paralegal Association Paralegal of the Year
Winner: Mary Anne Swan, Nicholas J Scullion & Co

Woods of Perth Training Provider of the Year
Central Law Training
The Law Society of Scotland
Winner: Central Law Training

Hotel du Vin Private Client of the Year
Archibald Campbell & Harley
Morton Fraser
Winner: Morton Fraser