'Courage. Compassion. Commitment' @sue_james1 @LegalActionGrp reports on the highlights from this year's glittering #LALY25 ceremony 🤩 www.lag.org.uk?id=217100

Re-live some of the loveliest moments from the #LALY25 awards ceremony with this ace little @wearelapg.bsky.social video......😍

So great to be here tonight!

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#LALY25 @lalyawards.bsky.social amazing people receiving much deserved recognition! 👏👏 @communicourt.bsky.social

A fantastic celebration of our amazing Legal Aid Lawyers! Congratulations to you all! 🥳 @lalyawards.bsky.social @communicourt.bsky.social #LALY25

Congrats to Rachel. A fearless advocate for children with special educational needs and disabilities.

We’re over the moon 🌙 — Laura Smith, JCWI’s Legal Director, has just won Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year at the #LALY2025! Laura fights for justice, dignity and human rights every day ; and this award couldn’t be more deserved. We love you, Laura. 💙

#LALY25 An outstanding person and a game changing silk, making a difference to so many vulnerable asylum seekers' lives @lalyawards.bsky.social #stephanieharrisonKC @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social @communicourt.bsky.social

Loving this one!!!

ATLEU win!!! 🙌🏻

Congratulations Justin! ✨

Very happy about this!! It’s been such a pleasure working with him for the past 2.5 years

Thank you LALY team and the legal aid community for an inspiring and uplifting evening!

We are thrilled to share that @beverleywatkins.bsky.social has won the 2025 @lalyawards.bsky.social Award for Family Legal Aid, including Children’s Rights! Recognition of over 30 years dedicated to championing access to justice for families and children. We could not be prouder! #LALY25

The #LALY25 judges award for ⭐️⭐️Outstanding Achievement ⭐️⭐️- sponsored by Matrix Chambers – goes to Stephanie Harrison KC @gardencourtlaw gardencourtchambers.co.uk/barrister/st... She starts by thanking the crowd and the awards, saying this is the award that matters most

🎉CONGRATULATIONS to our amazing Stephanie Harrison KC, winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award at the #LALYs2025 @lalyawards.bsky.social🎉 We’re so proud of Stephanie, her award is truly well deserved! Her dedication to justice is inspiring, and she continues to raise the bar for us all.💫🎊

And goodnight until next year…

The #LALY25 judges award for ⭐️⭐️Outstanding Achievement ⭐️⭐️- sponsored by Matrix Chambers – goes to Stephanie Harrison KC @gardencourtlaw gardencourtchambers.co.uk/barrister/st... She starts by thanking the crowd and the awards, saying this is the award that matters most

And the #LALY25 winner for public law is Shaun Livingston of TV Edwards Solicitors – who started off in insurance tvedwards.com/person/shaun...

And the #LALY25 winner for Immigration & Asylum Law is Laura Smith - @jcwi-uk.bsky.social‬ - who not only took on one client’s case but took on his pain, she has not only represented clients but mentored them jcwi.org.uk/about-us/our...

And the #LALY25 Legal Aid Barrister is Justin Ageros - @4pbfamilylaw.bsky.social‬ www.4pb.com/barristers/j...

And the Social Welfare Law winner #LALY25 is Rachel Hogan - ‪@childlawcentre.bsky.social‬ childrenslawcentre.org.uk/meet-the-tea... - a specialist SEND lawyer who makes sure children get their needs met and has also supported and empowered clients to tell their stories

Next up ...Social Welfare Law - sponsored by Doughty Street Chambers ⭐️Laura Coyle - @TurpinMillerLLP ⭐️Rachel Hogan - Children's Law Centre ⭐️Kevin Long - @HackneyLawCentr ⭐️Erika Wright - Irwin Mitchell

And the Legal Aid Firm/Not for Profit Agency #LALY25 winner is Phoenix Law www.phoenix-law.org

And the #LALY25 winner of Legal Aid Support Staffer/Support Team is Kuda Tayengwa, ATLEU who perserveres with the billing that fills her colleagues with rage. www.atleu.org.uk/team

And the winner of the Family Legal Aid inc Children's Rights #LALY25 is ‪@watkins-solicitors.bsky.social‬ www.watkinssolicitors.co.uk/site/people/... And she is certainly dressed for the occassion...

Next up we have... Family Legal Aid inc Children's Rights sponsor Resolution ⭐️Mary Richardson - Miles and Partners LLP ⭐️Beverley Watkins - @watkinssolic ⭐️Lynsey Welsh - @CartwrightKing

And the #LALY25 winner for Criminal Defence is Manisha Knights MK Law Solicitors mk-law.co.uk/team-members...

And the Legal Aid Newcomer #LALY25 is @yasminkarabasic.bsky.social‬ at sl5legal One client’s mum said “having Yasmin by his side gave my son the confidence needed to secure his release” www.sl5legal.co.uk/yasmin-karab...

Our host Simeon Brown says tonight is better than the BAFTAs and introduces the fabulous Dame Karen Buck

Jenny Beck opens with reminding us of the resilience of legal aid lawyers in the face of our clients' distress and the maddening short-comings of the legal aid system - but we are here to celebrate the lawyers on the front line tonight - the legal aid family is OUT IN FORCE tonight #LALY25

Tonight’s the night, #LALY25 begins with a warm welcome from Jenny Beck to whoops and cheers!

#LALY25 is now sold out! 🥳We look forward to welcoming our guests and finalists tomorrow evening for what is Officially The Best Night in the Legal Aid Calendar 😍. Winners in our 10 spectacular award categories will also be announced on our social media platforms, so stay tuned......

#LALY25 is now sold out! 🥳We look forward to welcoming our guests and finalists tomorrow evening for what is Officially The Best Night in the Legal Aid Calendar 😍. Winners in our 10 spectacular award categories will also be announced on our social media platforms, so stay tuned......

One final individual thank you! To Oliver Studdert for his kind donation and showing solidarity with legal aid newcomers. Delighted to have you as a Friend of #LALY25

One final individual thank you! To Oliver Studdert for his kind donation and showing solidarity with legal aid newcomers. Delighted to have you as a Friend of #LALY25

Team LALY would like to thank everyone who donated to sponsor our Legal Aid Newcomer award and helping us beat our target. You are all officially Friends of #LALY25 & we hope to see some of you in person at the ceremony on Friday.... www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/friends-of...

The "#LegalAid Oscars" are just a week away! 🥳 Hackney Community Law Centre solicitor, Kevin Long, is a finalist in the Social Welfare Law category. Learn about Kevin's brilliant work saving people’s homes and challenging illegal evictions. 👉 www.lawcentres.org.uk/news/law-cen...

An overdue thank you to Raj Chada for his kind donation to support the LALY awards and help sponsor our Legal Aid Newcomer award. Delighted to have you as a Friend of #LALY25 🥳

The Outstanding Achievement award is the highest honour the LALY judges can make. We do not accept nominations for this award and there is no shortlist. Join us on 4 July to find out this year's 🌟AMAZING🌟winner 🥳

Congratulations to our Legal Aid Newcomer finalists! Here's a nice little film we made to celebrate ⭐️Yasmin⭐️Samantha ⭐️Nadia⭐️and Katie ⭐️ Superstars all!

Another day, another film celebrating our #LALY25 finalists! Today we are saying 👋 and whoooooo to our wonderful Legal Aid Support Staffer/Support Team finalists. Congratulations to 🌟Rachael 🌟Kuda🌟 and 🌟 Csenge, Tracy & ace colleagues on Irwin Mitchell's Public Law & Human Rights Support Team

We are back from the bank holiday and it is time to celebrate our Family Legal Aid incl. Children's Rights Finalists 🎉 Congratulations to ✨Mary, Beverley and Lynsey✨ We cannot wait to celebrate you at the #LALY25 ceremony in July!

A big shoutout to our 3🌟brilliant🌟 Criminal Defence award finalists! Join us on 4 July to cheer on Manisha, Emma and Georgia, and all our other shortlisted contenders for #LALY25!

Another day and another reason to celebrate 🥳 Today we'd like to recognise our #LALY25 finalists in the Legal Aid Barrister category. Congratulations to Justin, Ali and Lucy!

Today we are celebrating our three incredible #LALY25 finalists for our Legal Aid Firm/Not for Profit Agency category! Congratulations to the everyone at Asylum Aid, GT Stewart Solicitors and Advocates and Phoenix Law Human Rights Lawyers 🥳

Congratulations to today's featured finalists! A big whoop for Molly, Laura and Milla who are shortlisted for our Immigration & Asylum award. Well done those lasses! 🥳 #LALY25

🥁Drum roll, please for our 🌟FANTASTIC FOUR🌟Social Welfare Law award finalists. Even more effective at fighting injustice than Mr Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch and The Thing, will you please join us in congratulating Laura, Rachel, Kevin and Erika!!!! Social justice superheroes all! 🦸🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️🦸