Awards and Accreditations
Awards
- THE LEGAL 500 UK AWARDS 2019 – FIRM OF THE YEAR (North) in the Private Client category
- LALY Family lawyer of the year 2017 – Mary Shaw won in the Family Private (including Mediation) category
- Northern Law Awards 2017 – Finalists in Property, Family and Crime categories
- The Legal 500 UK 2017 awards – Regional Crime Team of the year
- Chambers & Partners 2017
- The Legal 500 2017 – Tier 1 ranked for Crime and Family, tier 5 Immigration
- Family Law Award 2016 – regional Firm of the Year (North) 2016
Memberships
- Lexcel – a quality mark for excellence in legal practice management and client care
- Resolution:
- Elspeth Thomson (National Committee member and co-chair of the Legal Aid Committee)
- Mary Shaw (Dispute Resolution Committee member and specialist lawyer in Advanced Financial Provision, Private Children Law)
- Lucy Mead (accredited specialist in Financial Provision, Cohabitation breakdown and Domestic Abuse)
- Association of Lawyers for Children – Elspeth Thomson
- Law Society Family Panel – Elspeth Thomson
- Law Society Children Pane – Elspeth Thomson, Lucy Mead
- Family Mediation Council – Mary Shaw (FMCA accredited family mediator)
