THE city's inaugural Legal Awards took place last weekend, as the cream of the profession were recognised for their efforts at a glittering ceremony
The awards dinner, organised by the Liverpool Law Society, was held in the Crowne Plaza hotel on Saturday night - and here are the pictures from the event
Pictures by Mills Media, based in Wirral .
Assistant solicitor of the year award: Terri McMillan (Jackson and Canter) with Charlie Jones from award sponsor Weightmans
Barrister of the Year award: Tania Griffiths QC (Exchange Chambers) with Bob Bennett, senior manager of corporate business at sponsor Allied Irish Bank.
President's Award for Pro-Bono Work: Percy Hughes & Roberts Solicitors, with Tony McDonough (left), deputy business editor at sponsor The Liverpool Daily Post.
The team from Percy Hughes & Roberts
Employment Team of the Year Award: Mace &Jones, represented by Martin Edwards, Head of Employment Law and Human Resources, with Lorraine Joyce, events manager at sponsor Totallylegal.com.
Dispute Resolution Team of the Year Award: EAD Solicitors, represented by
Tom Doherty, Senior Partner and head of dispute resolution, with Phil Edwards, managing director of sponsor QPI.
Real Estate Team of the Year Award: Weightmans, represented by Clive Bleasdale, Partner and head of Weightmans' property team, with with Phil Doherty, account manager at sponsor DX.
Corporate Team of the Year Award: DLA Piper, represented by Andrew Noon, Partner, Head of Finance and Projects, Liverpool, with with Louise Morgan, account manager at sponsor LexisNexis.
Specialist Law Firm of the Year Award: John Pickering & Partners, represented by Kevin Johnson, Partner, with Edward Goldsmith, senior partner at sponsor Goldsmith Williams.
Management Partner of the Year Award: Helen Broughton (Morecrofts Solicitors) with Steve Cornforth, senior partner at sponsor EAD Solicitors.
Law Firm of the Year Award: Harkin Lloyd Solicitors, represented by Jean Harkin & Rachel Lloyd with Gillian Gee, director of professional services group at award sponsor AON Limited
The President with the winners from the evening