{"id":894,"date":"2026-08-28T08:22:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/?page_id=894"},"modified":"2026-08-28T08:22:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:22:35","slug":"annual-dinner-awards-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/index.php\/annual-dinner-awards-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Dinner Awards 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    \n    <section class=\"u-clearfix u-container-align-center u-image u-section-2\" id=\"block-1\" data-image-width=\"2560\" data-image-height=\"1707\" style=\"background-image: url(&quot;https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/awardsbannergreen-scaled.jpg&quot;);\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-sheet-1\"><\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"u-clearfix u-section-3\" id=\"block-2\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-sheet-1\">\n        <div class=\"fr-view u-clearfix u-rich-text u-text u-text-1\">\n          <h3 id=\"isPasted\">Annual Dinner &amp; Awards 2026<\/h3>\n          <p id=\"isPasted\">We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the Awards Evening on Friday 27th February 2026 at the Royal Victoria Crowne Plaza Sheffield.<br>\n            <br>It was a joy to see you all there, full of energy and in such wonderful spirits.\n          <\/p>\n          <p>We would also like to express our sincere thanks to our sponsors:<\/p>\n          <p>\n            <strong>\u2022 Headline Sponsor \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.ac.uk\/\">The University of Law<\/a>\n            <\/strong>\n            <br>\n            <strong>\u2022 Residential Conveyancing Sponsor \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/movereportsuk.com\/\">Move Reports \u2013 The Largest Independent UK Search Company<\/a>\n            <\/strong>\n            <br>\n            <strong>\u2022 Family Law Sponsor \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forensic-testing.co.uk\/\">Forensic Testing Service<\/a>\n            <\/strong>\n            <br>\n            <strong>\u2022 Rising Star Sponsor \u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newparkcourt.co.uk\/\">&nbsp;New Park Court Chambers<\/a>\n            <\/strong>\n            <br>\n            <strong>\u2022 Partner of the Year Sponsor \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/bankhousechambers.co.uk\/\">Bank House Chambers<\/a>\n            <\/strong>\n          <\/p>\n          <p>A huge congratulations to all our finalists:<\/p>\n          <p>\n            <strong>Partner of the Year 2026<\/strong>\n            <br>\u2022 Mason Thomas Law \u2014 Cathy Mason<br>\u2022 CMP Legal \u2014 Anna Cattee<br>\u2022 CMP Legal \u2014 Stacey Pocock<br>\u2022 Prince Family Law \u2014 David Prince<br>\u2022 Hall Brown Family Law \u2014 Alison Fernandes<br>\u2022 MD Law \u2014 Kelly Wharin<br>\u2022 Flint Bishop \u2014 Richard Buckley\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            <strong>Residential Property<\/strong>\n            <br>\u2022 Mason Thomas Law<br>\u2022 Taylor Emmet<br>\u2022 Banner Jones<br>\u2022 IM \u2014 Sarah Coyne\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            <strong>Commercial Property<\/strong>\n            <br>\u2022 Mason Thomas Law<br>\u2022 Sills &amp; Betteridge Inc Bell &amp; Buxton<br>\u2022 Banner Jones\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            <strong>Employment<\/strong>\n            <br>\u2022 CMP Legal<br>\u2022 Banner Jones\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            <strong>Private Client<\/strong>\n            <br>\u2022 Taylor Emmet<br>\u2022 Sills &amp; Betteridge Inc Bell &amp; Buxton<br>\u2022 Banner Jones\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            <strong>Family Law<\/strong>\n            <br>\u2022 Prince Family Law<br>\u2022 Hall Brown Family Law<br>\u2022 Taylor Emmet<br>\u2022 Sills &amp; Betteridge incorporating Acclaimed Family Law<br>\u2022 Ridley &amp; Hall\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            <strong>Legal Aid<\/strong>\n            <br>\u2022 GWB Harthill\u2019s<br>\u2022 Derbyshire Law Centre<br>\u2022 Irwin Mitchell \u2014 Public Law and Human Rights Department\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            <strong>Costs<\/strong>\n            <br>\u2022 Irwin Mitchell<br>\u2022 Derbyshire Law Centre\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            <strong>Litigation &amp; Dispute Resolution<\/strong>\n            <br>\u2022 CMP Legal<br>\u2022 Sills &amp; Betteridge Inc Bell &amp; Buxton<br>\u2022 Banner Jones\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            <strong>Niche Firm<\/strong>\n            <br>\u2022 Mason Thomas Law<br>\u2022 CMP Legal<br>\u2022 Medical Solicitors<br>\u2022 Prince Family Law<br>\u2022 Derbyshire Law Centre\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            <strong>Support Person or Team<\/strong>\n            <br>\u2022 Hall Brown Family Law<br>\u2022 Sheffield Hallam University \u2014 Kayeleigh Ali<br>\u2022 Ridley &amp; Hall \u2014 Tracey Hubery\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            <strong>Rising Star of the Year<\/strong>\n            <br>\u2022 Flint Bishop \u2014 Grace Whitford-Wilson<br>\u2022 CMP Legal \u2014 Joe Lowe<br>\u2022 Prince Family Law \u2014 Nathaniel Walters<br>\u2022 Hall Brown Family Law \u2014 Megan Woodcock<br>\u2022 Sheffield Hallam University \u2014 Dalal Al Yaffai<br>\u2022 MD Law \u2014 Luke Turner<br>\u2022 Ridley &amp; Hall \u2014 Kim Noble<br>\u2022 Taylor Emmet LLP \u2014 Chloe Abbott\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            <strong>PI \/ Clinical Negligence<\/strong>\n            <br>\u2022 Medical Solicitors<br>\u2022 Irwin Mitchell LLP<br>\u2022 Taylor Emmet LLP\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            <strong>Equality, Diversity &amp; Inclusion Champion<\/strong>\n            <br>\u2022 Irwin Mitchell \u2014 Sally Sargesson<br>\u2022 Derbyshire Law Centre\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            <strong>Pro Bono<\/strong>\n            <br>\u2022 University of Sheffield<br>\u2022 Sheffield Hallam University<br>\u2022 Irwin Mitchell \u2014 Sin\u00e9ad Rollinson-Hayes\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            <strong>Crime<\/strong>\n            <br>\u2022 GWB Harthills<br>\u2022 Shah Hague Solicitors\n          <\/p>\n          <p>&nbsp;<strong>Congratulations to all our winners on the night.<\/strong>\n          <\/p>\n          <ul>\n            <li>\n              <strong>Private Client \u2013 Team of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Sills &amp; Betteridge incorporating Bell &amp; Buxton Solicitors\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <strong>Commercial Property \u2013 Team of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Mason Thomas Law\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <strong>Residential Property<\/strong> \u2013 Team of the Year \u2013 Taylor Emmet Solicitors\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <strong>Employment Law<\/strong> \u2013 Team of the Year \u2013 CMP Legal\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <strong>Legal Aid \u2013 Team of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Irwin Mitchell, Public Law and Human Rights Department\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <strong>Niche Firm of the Year&nbsp;<\/strong> \u2013 Prince Family Law\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <strong>Family Law \u2013 Team of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Ridley &amp; Hall Solicitors\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <strong>Equality Diversity &amp; Inclusion Champion individual of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Sally Sargesson, Irwin Mitchell\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <strong>Equality Diversity &amp; Inclusion Champion &nbsp;\u2013 Team of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Derbyshire Law Centre\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <strong>Litigation &amp; Dispute Resolution \u2013 Team of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Banner Jones Solicitors\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <strong>Support Team of the Year&nbsp;<\/strong> \u2013 Hall Brown Family Law\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <strong>Rising Star of the Year 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Grace Whitford \u2013 Wilson, Flint Bishop\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <strong>Criminal Law \u2013 Team of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 GWB Harthills\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <strong>PI\/Clinical Negligence \u2013 Team of the Year<\/strong> \u2013 Medical Solicitors\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <strong>Pro- bono Award<\/strong> \u2013 Sinead Rollinson-Haynes, Irwin Mitchell\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <strong>Costs \u2013 Team of the Year<\/strong>&nbsp; \u2013 Derbyshire Law Centre\n            <\/li>\n            <li>\n              <strong>Partner of the Year 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Kelly Wharin , MD law\n            <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n          <p>We look forward to welcoming you again next year, and we wish all our members \u2014 and our fantastic local legal community \u2014 another successful year ahead.Sheffield &amp; District Law Society<\/p>\n          <p>\n            <br>\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"u-image u-image-default u-image-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lux-126.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-image-width=\"952\" data-image-height=\"600\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"u-image u-image-default u-image-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lux-127.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-image-width=\"899\" data-image-height=\"600\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"u-image u-image-default u-image-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lux-124.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-image-width=\"899\" data-image-height=\"600\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"u-image u-image-default u-image-4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lux-121.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-image-width=\"899\" data-image-height=\"600\">\n        <p class=\"u-text u-text-2\">Annual Dinner &amp; Awards 2026 <\/p>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"u-image u-image-default u-image-5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lux-117.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-image-width=\"948\" data-image-height=\"600\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"u-image u-image-default u-image-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lux-119.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-image-width=\"714\" data-image-height=\"600\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"u-image u-image-default u-image-7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lux-114.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-image-width=\"899\" data-image-height=\"600\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"u-image u-image-default u-image-8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lux-116.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-image-width=\"994\" data-image-height=\"600\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"u-image u-image-default u-image-9\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lux-112.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-image-width=\"899\" data-image-height=\"600\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"u-image u-image-default u-image-10\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lux-111.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-image-width=\"899\" data-image-height=\"600\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"u-image u-image-default u-image-11\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lux-110.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-image-width=\"899\" data-image-height=\"600\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"u-clearfix u-container-align-center u-section-4\" id=\"block-3\">\n      <div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-sheet-1\"><\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual Dinner &amp; Awards 2026 We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the Awards Evening on Friday 27th February 2026 at the Royal Victoria Crowne Plaza Sheffield. It was a joy to see you all there, full of energy and in such wonderful spirits. We would also &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/index.php\/annual-dinner-awards-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Annual Dinner Awards 2026&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-894","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=894"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":900,"href":"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/894\/revisions\/900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}