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2005

06 September
2005

Shepherd and Wedderburn victorious at Scotland's top legal awards ceremony

Shepherd and Wedderburn, one of the UK's leading law firms, was the toast of Scotland's legal community when it scooped three awards at the country's most prestigious legal awards ceremony in Glasgow.

Held at the city's Moat House hotel on Thursday, the award for Young Lawyer of the Year was handed to Hazel Moffat, while Katie Russell won the prize for Trainee Lawyer of the Year. The award for Innovation in Legal Services was won jointly by Shepherd and Wedderburn and three of Scotland's other biggest law firms, for their efforts concentrating on property law.

Young Lawyer of the Year Hazel, who was also praised for her public speaking ability, is a public law and human rights lawyer and heads the firm's public law team. Katie joined the firm on her 2 year traineeship after graduating from Edinburgh University in 2001. She has recently qualified and advises businesses on all aspects of employment law.

The Innovation in Legal Services award was presented to Shepherd and Wedderburn, Maclay Murray and Spens, Dundas and Wilson and McGrigors for their collaboration in creating the Property Standardisation Group (PSG). This venture has seen Ann Stewart of Shepherd and Wedderburn's property team join forces with the group to agree on the introduction of standard documents and procedures in commercial property transactions, with the intention to hasten business deals. By adopting these procedures, lawyers will be allowed more time to concentrate on the more important aspects of property transactions and, as a result, benefit clients too.

In addition to winning more awards than any other practice, the firm also managed to receive more commendations than any other, receiving three in total. Susan Mitchell was given a commendation for Paralegal of the Year, Stephen Trombala for Young Lawyer of the Year, and Neil Dixon for Trainee of the Year. The latter two awards were won by fellow Shepherd and Wedderburn colleagues.

The Law Awards of Scotland 2005, supported by The Firm magazine and sponsored by the Herald were judged by an impressive panel including advocate Ian Truscott QC, Jean Couper, chairman of the Scottish Legal Aid Board, Sara Friend, head of legal affairs at the British Olympics Association and Geralt Owen, a litigation partner at Eversheds.

Shepherd and Wedderburn chief executive, Patrick Andrews said:
"This is a marvellous achievement for the firm and being acknowledged as winners not only highlights the continuous efforts and commitment being shown to our clients but also emphasises the development and accomplishments being made by individuals here at Shepherd and Wedderburn. All of the winners, and those commended, have worked hard to contribute to the success of the firm and they thoroughly deserve this recognition."


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