Regional heavyweights Freeth Cartwright scooped the Leicestershire Law Society's City Law Firm of the Year award when lawyers from all over Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland came together last Friday evening for the Society's Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony, held at Athena.


Julian Middleton, managing partner of the Freeth Cartwright Leicester office said: "We are delighted to receive the Society's City Firm of the Year award for 2010. The award is testament to the hard work of the entire team, who have generated the growth and been involved in the community projects which so impressed the judges ".

The awards sponsored by De Montfort University Law School, were judged by Law School Head Mrs Sheree Peaple and Kerrie Deakin, Acting Head of Department, the Leicester Institute of Legal Practice. Kerrie Deakin presented the awards to the winners and commented that "As the local university of choice for training for legal professionals, Leicester De Montfort Law School is delighted to be supporting these awards for a second year as they recognise excellence in the provision of legal services".

The theme of the evening was a “Night of a Thousand Stars” which coincided with the celebration of the shining stars of the legal community with the awards celebrating the success of Leicestershire & Rutland's legal community during a difficult year both in terms of the economy and changes to the legal profession including proposed changes to the legal aid system.