Seven councils in running for Legal Team of the Year at LLG Awards 2018

The shortlisted teams are:

• eastlaw, North Norfolk District Council
• Southampton & Fareham Legal Services Partnership
• West Midlands Combined Authority
• Milton Keynes Council
• nplaw, Compulsory Purchase Order Team, Norfolk County Council
• City of Wolverhampton Legal Team
• Commercial Law Team, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham

The awards ceremony will be held on 9 November 2018 at the Waldorf Hilton Hotel in London. BBC journalist Clive Myrie will be the master of ceremonies.

The other shortlists are as follows:

Governance Lawyer/Team of the Year

• Emma Duncan, eastlaw
• The City of Wolverhampton Legal Team

Litigation Lawyer/Team of the Year

• Southampton & Fareham Legal Partnership, Litigation Team
• Milton Keynes Council, Litigation Team
• Kate Hiller, Warwickshire County Council

People Related Lawyer/Team of the Year

• City & County of Swansea, Education Team
• West Midlands Combined Authority, People Related Team
• Warwickshire County Council, Young People’s Legal Service
• Milton Keynes Council, Legal (People) Team
• Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, Children’s Services (Community Law) Legal Team

Public/Private Partnership Lawyer/Team of the Year

• Middlesbrough Borough Council, Legal Services Property Team
• West Midlands Combined Authority, Legal Services
• Gedling Borough Council, Legal Team
• Milton Keynes Council, Contracts, Procurement and Governance Team.
• Warwickshire County Council, Projects Team
• London Borough of Lambeth, Legal Services

Significant Contribution to Local Government Law and Practice

• Jayne Francis-Ward, Retired Nottingham County Council
• Paul Cummins, Milton Keynes Council
• Dr Paul Feild, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham

Junior Lawyer of the Year

• Samantha Amphlett, Warwickshire County Council
• Naomi Rankin, nplaw
• Nicola Morgan, Blackpool Borough Council
• Tracey Sandel, West Midlands Combined Authority
• Paige Ferris-Bedward, Milton Keynes Council

Local Government Legal Professional of the Year

• Gary Dalton, Warwickshire County Council
• Meurig Tiley, Milton Keynes Council
• Suzan Yildiz, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
• Emma Duncan, eastlaw