An award-winning firm

Recognised by 124 major awards

• 2026 British Legal Awards Law Firm of the Year, Shortlisted

• 2026 Charity Times Corporate Community Local Involvement, Finalist

• 2026 Charity Times Charity Collaboration of the Year, Finalist

• 2026 Third Sector Award Partnership of the Year , Finalist

• 2026 Manchester Legal Awards Lifetime Achievement , Darryl Cooke, Winner

• 2026 Manchester Legal Awards Private Client Team of the Year, Philippa Torkington née Lewis, Finalist

• 2026 Manchester Legal Awards Corporate Culture and Wellbeing Champions of the Year, Finalist

• 2026 Women in Pensions Awards Lawyer of the Year, Helen Miles, Nominated

• 2026 Women in Pensions Awards Lawyer of the Year, Parminder K Latimer, Pending

• 2026 Bridging & Commercial Awards Best Solicitor, Finalist

• 2026 UK Company Culture Awards Business Purpose Before Profit, Finalist

• 2026 Digital Commonwealth Awards Best Digital Asset Law Firm , Winner

• 2026 British Business Awards Legal Company of the Year, Finalist

• 2026 Modern Law Awards Law Firm of the Year (Large), Finalist

• 2026 Citywealth Woman of the Year - FinTech/Crypto, Kathryn Dodds, Winner - Gold

• 2026 South East Dealmaker Awards Deal of the Year (£10 - £40m), Finalist

• 2026 Pensions Age Awards Independent Trustee Firm of the Year, Finalist

• 2026 The Times Best Law Firms

• 2025 North West Dealmaker Awards Deal of the Year (sub £10m), Rob Fawke, Finalist

• 2025 Legal Style Awards Best Legal Place to Work, Finalist

• 2025 East Midlands Rainmaker Medium Deal of the Year, Michael M Jones, Finalist

• 2025 Legal Benchmarking Social Impact Awards Disability Advocate of the Year , Ed Jenneson, Finalist

• 2025 Legal Benchmarking Social Impact Awards Community Impact Firm of the Year, Finalist

• 2025 Legal Benchmarking Social Impact Awards Innovative Firm of the Year, Finalist

• 2025 Legal Benchmarking Social Impact Awards Social Mobility Programme of the Year, Winner

• 2025 British Legal Awards UK Law Firm of the Year - Mid-Sized Firm, Finalist

• 2025 Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards 2025 The Blick Rothenberg Mid-Market Growth Business of the Year, Finalist

• 2025 Business Culture Awards Leading with Purpose for Business Culture, Winner

• 2025 German Innovation Institute Business Innovator Award, Wolfgang Richter, Winner

• 2025 Lexology Client Choice Award Global Thought Leader , Wolfgang Richter, Winner

• 2025 Women in Pensions Awards Lawyer of the Year, Helen Miles, Finalist

• 2025 Pensions Age Awards gcTrustees - Independent Trustee Firm of the Year, Finalist, Finalist

• 2025 Law.com European Tech Innovation Awards Future of Legal Services Innovation, Finalist

• 2025 The Digital Commonwealth Awards Best Digital Asset Law Firm, Finalist

• 2025 Bridging & Commercial Awards Best Solicitor, Finalist

• 2025 Managing IP Awards UK Impact Case of the Year, Rachel Pearse, Winner

• 2025 Managing IP Awards IPEC Firm of the Year, Finalist

• 2024 Third Sector Awards Corporate Partnership of the Year, Winnter

• 2024 Citywealth Magic Circle Awards Fintech Adviser of the Year, James Burnie, Runner-Up

• 2024 Hedgeweek European Awards Best Law Firm - Digital Assets, Finalist

• 2024 Hedgeweek European Awards Best Offshore Regulatory & Compliance Firm, Finalist

• 2024 Legal Innovation & Technology Awards Future of Legal Services Innovation - Small-Sized Private Practice, Finalist

• 2024 The Lawyer Awards Law Company of the Year, Finalist

• 2024 Bridging & Commercial Awards Best Solicitor, Winner

• 2024 Citywealth Magic Circle Awards Fintech Advisor of the Year, Runner Up

• 2024 Pensions Age Awards gcTrustees - Independent Trustee Firm of the Year, Finalist

• 2024 The Times Best Law Firms

• 2023 British American Business Award

• 2023 Wealth & Finance Magazine Best Commodity Law Firm at FinTech Awards , Winner

• 2023 Peer2Peer Finance Awards Law Firm of the Year, Winner

• 2023 British Legal Awards UK Law Firm of the Year, Winner

• 2023 Bridging & Commercial Awards Best Solicitor, Finalist

• 2023 Brand Management & Reputation Awards Corporate Thought Leadership - Crypto, Finalist

• 2023 East Midlands Dealmaker Awards Deal of the Year (under £10m), Finalist

• 2023 UK Pensions Awards Independent Trustee of the Year, Finalist

• 2023 Lexis Nexis Legal Awards Law Firm of the Year, Winner

• 2023 The Times Best Law Firms

• 2023 Pensions Age Awards Pensions Law Firm of the Year, Finalist

• 2023 The Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards Innovative Firm, Finalist

• 2023 The Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards Marketing Team of the Year, Finalist

• 2022 Peer2Peer Finance Awards Law Firm of the Year, Finalist

• 2022 Crypto A.M. Awards Regulation & Compliance, Winner

• 2022 British Legal Awards Law Firm of the Year, Finalist

• 2022 Business Masters Awards Professional Services - Law Firm, Finalist

• 2022 Business Masters Awards Large Business, Finalist

• 2022 Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards Business of Law: Challenging Traditional Models, Winner

• 2022 Business Culture Awards Best Medium Organisation for Business Culture, Finalist

• 2022 Business Culture Awards Best Working Environments & Practices, Finalist

• 2022 Legal Business Awards Law Firm of the Year, Finalist

• 2022 Yorkshire Legal Awards Medium Law Firm of the Year, Finalist

• 2022 Yorkshire Legal Awards Employment Law, Finalist

• 2022 Yorkshire Legal Awards Family Law, Siddique Patel, Finalist

• 2022 Northern Power Women Awards Future List, Rashmi Dubé, Finalist

• 2022 The Lawyer Awards Law Company of the Year, Finalist

• 2022 Modern Law Awards Law Firm of the Year, Winner

• 2022 Modern Law Awards Business Growth, Highly Commended

• 2021 Northern Power Women Awards Outstanding Entrepreneur, Sarah Goulbourne, Finalist

• 2022 Pensions Age Awards gcTrustees - Independent Trustee Firm of the Year, Finalist

• 2022 Corporate INTL Magazine Global Award Tax Law Firm of the Year in England, Winner

• 2022 The Times Best Law Firms

• 2022 Women in Pensions Awards Lawyer of the Year, Parminder K Latimer, Highly Commended

• 2021 Business Brilliance Awards Brand Brilliance, Gold Award

• 2021 National Business Women's Awards Business Woman of the Year, Sarah Goulbourne, Silver

• 2021 National Business Women's Awards Lockdown Leader, Sarah Goulbourne, Finalist

• 2021 The Lawyer Awards Law Company of the Year, Finalist

• 2021 Manchester Young Talent Awards Young Lawyer, Lateefah Wainwright, Finalist

• 2021 Best Businesswomen Awards Best Businesswoman in Legal Services, Sarah Goulbourne, Winner

• 2021 Business Culture Awards Business Culture in a Crisis, Finalist

• 2021 Business Culture Awards Best Medium Organisation for Business Culture, Finalist

• 2021 Crypto AM Awards Regulation & Compliance Awards, James Burnie, Finalist

• 2021 UK Pensions Awards Independent Trustee of the Year, Finalist

• 2021 UK Pensions Awards Pensions Lawyers of the Year, Finalist

• 2021 Manchester Legal Awards Large Firm of the Year, Winner

• 2021 Legal Innovation Awards CSR Innovation, Finalist

• 2021 Legal Innovation Awards Leading PR & Communications Innovation, Finalist

• 2021 Business Charity Awards Project of the Year, Winner

• 2020 The Business Brilliance Awards UK Business of the Year, Winner

• 2020 The Business Brilliance Awards Business Leader of the Year, Darryl Cooke, Gold Award

• 2020 The Lawyer Awards Law Company of the Year, Winner

• 2020 The Times Best Law Firms

• 2020 Business Culture Awards Ambassador of the Year, Lucy Hargreaves, Winner

• 2020 Business Culture Awards Leadership, Darryl Cooke, Finalist

• 2019 Business Culture Awards Overall Gold Award, Winner

• 2019 Lloyds National Business Awards Entrepreneur of the Year, Darryl Cooke, Finalist

• 2019 Lloyds National Business Awards Innovation Award, Finalist

• 2019 British Legal Awards Law Firm of the Year, Finalist

• 2019 The Lawyer Awards Law Company of the Year, Finalist

• 2019 North West IOD Awards Director of the Year for Inclusivity, Sarah Goulbourne, Finalist

• 2019 Midlands Insider Dealmaker Awards, Finalist

• 2018 Law Society Excellence Awards Law Firm of the Year (Large), Winner

• 2017 British Legal Awards Law Firm of the Year, Finalist

• 2017 Insider Young Professionals Awards Team of the Year, Winner

• 2016 Modern Law Awards ABS of the Year, Winner

• 2016 Director of the Year Awards SME Director of the Year, Darryl Cooke, Winner

• 2016 The Lawyer Awards UK Law Firm of the Year, Shortlisted

• 2016 British Legal Awards Law Firm of the Year, Shortlisted

• 2015 Modern Law Awards ABS of the Year, Winner

• 2015 Modern Law Awards Law Firm of the Year, Highly Commended

• 2012 British Legal Awards Law Firm Innovation, Winner

• 2012 Corporate International Global Awards Mid-Market Corporate Law Firm, Winner

• 2012 Law Society Excellence Awards Legal Businesswoman of the Year, Sarah Goulbourne, Winner

• 2012 ACQ Global Awards Boutique Corporate Law Firm, Winner

• 2012 The Financial Times Innovative Law Firm of the Year, Winner

• 2012 The Financial Times Legal Innovator of the Year, Darryl Cooke, Shortlisted