Manchester Legal Awards 2026 winners announced
The winners of the Manchester Legal Awards were announced on Thursday 2nd July 2026 at a black tie ceremony held at the glamourous Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.
Every year we are blown away by the brilliant work being done in the legal community of Manchester and we are very proud to be able to showcase these achievements.
A huge thank you to all our sponsors, partners and supporters. We would not be able do this without you!
Special thanks to our headline sponsors DataLaw, Shieldpay and William James Recruitment, our judging day sponsor Eversheds Sutherland LLP, our drinks reception sponsor Boss Office and our band sponsor Excello Law.
Not forgetting a massive thank you to our media partner TheBusinessDesk.com, our marketing partner RMS and our charity partner the Greater Manchester Law Centre.
Check out the brochure from the evening here.
Please see our winners and sponsors below:
Certificate of recognition for Sustainability Leadership
AWARDED TO: Anthony Collins Solicitors
Corporate Culture & Wellbeing Champions of the Year
WINNER: Myerson Solicitors
SPONSOR: Boss Office
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Champions of the Year
WINNER: BCLP LLP
SPONSOR: Document Direct
Corporate / Commercial Team of the Year
WINNER: Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
SPONSOR: Shieldpay
Crime Team of the Year
WINNER: Tuckers Solicitors North West LLP
SPONSOR: Forensic Equity Limited
Employment Team of the Year
WINNER: Government Legal Department Employment Team
SPONSOR: Fletchers Group
Family Law Team of the Year
WINNER: Hall Brown Family Law
SPONSOR: William James Recruitment Ltd
In-house Team of the Year
WINNER: Peninsula Business Services Limited
SPONSOR: Fletchers Group
Litigation Team of the Year
WINNER: TLT LLP
SPONSOR: Quantuma Advisory Ltd
PI / Clinical Negligence Team of the Year
WINNER: Manchester Arena Civil Litigation Team: Hudgell Solicitors, Slater + Gordon Lawyers, Broudie Jackson Canter, Byrom Street Chambers, Temple Garden Chambers
SPONSOR: Blume
Private Client Team of the Year
WINNER: JMW Solicitors LLP
SPONSOR: Hall Brown Family Law
Property Team of the Year
WINNER: Fieldfisher LLP
SPONSOR: Landmark Information Group
Regulatory Team of the Year
WINNER: Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP
SPONSOR: Orca Call Answering & Live Chat
Unsung Hero of the Year
WINNER: Suzie Sutcliffe, Hugh James
SPONSOR: Burton Copeland
Trainee / Paralegal / Apprentice / Legal Executive of the Year
WINNER: Katie Southern – Tuckers Solicitors North West LLP
SPONSOR: Manchester Law School, Manchester Metropolitan University
Solicitor of the Year
WINNER: Jenni Palmer – Government Legal Department
SPONSOR: Datalaw
Partner of the Year
WINNER: Carol Couse – Mills & Reeve LLP
SPONSOR: Hugh James
Barrister / KC of the Year
WINNER: Natasha Khalique – Exchange Chambers
SPONSOR: One Claims Management
Barristers Chambers of the Year
WINNER: St John’s Buildings Chambers
SPONSOR: Weightmans LLP
Small Law Firm of the Year (1-5 partners nationally)
WINNER: Aequitas Legal
SPONSOR: Lawshare (JMW Solicitors LLP)
Medium Law Firm of the Year (6-20 partners nationally)
WINNER: IMD Solicitors LLP
SPONSOR: Laurel AI
Large Law Firm of the Year (21+ partners nationally)
WINNER: Brabners LLP
SPONSOR: Miller Insurance Limited LLP
Lifetime Achievement
WINNER: Darryl Cooke – gunnercooke LLP
SPONSOR: Manchester Law Society
See the full coverage in the August edition of The Messenger and save the date of 1st July 2027 for next year’s Manchester Legal Awards!