The 2023 LALY Awards

We have now announced the LALYs 2023 winners. Find them below.
You can also read our press release here.
Thank you Frederique Bellec and Richard Gray for the photographs!
Winners of the 2023 LALYs

Did you miss the ceremony?
Do not worry! You can watch it right here.
Find below the 2022 winners. Congratulations everyone!
Thanks to Frederique Bellec Photography for the photographs used below.

The 2021 LALY awards - and the winners are....
Winners of our 12 award categories were announced in a glittering live, virtual ceremony on Thursday, 6th of July 2021
Read our official press release here
Thank you to everyone who took part and in particular to those who took the time to nominate their legal aid heroes.
The 2021 winners...

LALY20 was online for the first time!
As we couldn’t hold a traditional ceremony, we planned a spectacular virtual award: our most inclusive LALY awards yet.
The ceremony may be over, but you can still watch it in our Youtube channel .
Take a look at the amazing winners of our 12 coveted awards

The 2019 LALY awards were a roaring success. See below for a summary of the winners and see here for the official press release following the ceremony on 10 July 2019
Once again in 2019 the LALY awards were made possible by our exceptional sponsors
Outstanding Achievement
Sponsored by Matrix Chambers
Winner
Paul Bowen QC
Brick Court Chambers
Criminal Defence
Sponsored by DG Legal
Winner
Lydia Dagostino
Kellys Solicitors
Practice Management
Sponsored by Accesspoint
Winner
Sally Thompson
Luqmani Thompson & Partners
Legal Aid Firm/Not-for-Profit Agency
Sponsored by The Law Society
Winner
Child Poverty Action Group
Family (incl. Mediation)
Sponsored by Resolution
Winner
Philip Wilkins
Hudgell & Partners
Legal Aid Barrister
Sponsored by The Bar Council
Winner
Joanne Cecil
Garden Court Chambers
Access to Justice through I.T.
Sponsored by The Legal Education Foundation
Winner
FormShare
GT Stewart
Legal Aid Newcomer
Sponsored through crowd funding
Winner
Una Morris
Garden Court Chambers
Public Law
Sponsored by Irwin Mitchell
Winner
Raja Rajeswaran Uruthiravinayagan
Duncan Lewis Solicitors
Social Welfare
Sponsored by Tikit
Winner
William Ford
Osbornes Law
Children’s Rights
Sponsored by Anthony Gold
Winner
Edward Taylor
Osbornes Law
LAPG Committee Special Awards
Sponsored by Doughty Street Chambers
Winners
District Judge Anselm Eldergill
Rachel Francis, One Pump Court
Oliver Carter, Irwin Mitchell
And special thanks to our reception, trophy and programme sponsors:
Garden Court Chambers TV Edwards Bidwell Henderson
Last year’s ceremony took place in Central London on 17 July 2018. We had 12 award categories, including a new award to recognise the exceptional work of those managing legal aid practices. For more information see our press release.
Access to justice through I.T.
Sponsored by The Legal Education Foundation
CaseRatio
Tuckers Solicitors
A very special thank you to all of our award sponsors (named above) and also to media sponsors Legal Action Group and additional sponsors Bidwell Henderson and TV Edwards. Thank you also to everyone who donated to our crowd funding campaign to support the Legal Aid Newcomer award.
Photo credits: Robert Aberman; Richard Gray/Rugfoot Industries

Full details of all the winners of the 2017 LALY awards are set out below.
The awards ceremony took place in London on Wednesday, 5 July 2017. The awards were presented by Baroness Doreen Lawrence and recognised the achievements of solicitors, barristers, caseworkers and teams delivering legal aid services.
Photo credits below: Richard Gray, Rugfoot Industries
The 2017 winners were:
Children’s Rights
Sponsored by CILEx
Family Public
Sponsored by Resolution
Legal Aid Barrister
Sponsored by The Bar Council
Public Law
Sponsored by Irwin Mitchell
Social & Welfare
Sponsored by Tikit
Criminal Defence
Sponsored by DG Legal
Access to Justice through IT
Sponsored by The Legal Education Foundation
Immigration & Asylum
Sponsored by Accesspoint
Family Private (inc Mediation)
Sponsored by Resolution
Legal Aid Firm / NfP Agency
Sponsored by The Law Society
Legal Aid Newcomer
Sponsored by Friends of LALY17*
Outstanding Achievement
Sponsored by Matrix
Many thanks to all our award sponsors, without whom the LALYs would not be possible! Thank you also to our media partner, Legal Action Group, our trophy sponsors, Bidwell Henderson, and our programme sponsors, TV Edwards.
* As we did last year, the Legal Aid Newcomer award has been sponsored by Friends of LALY17