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Champions of family justice announced at Resolutions Awards 2024

Resolution has announced the winners of its Resolution Awards 2024.

Some 200 family justice professionals came together on Thursday 19th September to celebrate Resolution’s values and professional excellence across the community.

Joshua Rozenberg, Britain’s best known legal commentator, was on hand to host and present the awards at Church House, Westminster, celebrating the very best talent, innovation and pioneering practice from the wide spectrum of family justice professionals that makes up Resolution’s membership.

With ten categories – including a new award, The Access to Justice Champion, celebrating members who have committed their expertise to give the most vulnerable individuals access to justice in family law – this year’s awards reflected the breadth of contributions Resolution members make, and the diversity of the community.

This year’s winners were selected by an expert judging panel from across the sector, who deliberated on the many outstanding entries submitted.

Resolution’s award for outstanding achievement, the John Cornwell Award, was presented posthumously to Maggie Rae, celebrating her work as a leading family lawyer. She was a pioneer in her field but always had time to help and mentor younger lawyers and to defend women’s rights.

The winners of Resolution’s Awards 2024 are:

John Cornwell Award
Maggie Rae
Access to Justice Champion
supported by the Access to Justice Foundation
Elspeth Thomson, David Gray LLP

Children’s Champion
sponsored by Harcourt Chambers – Family Law
Maud Davis, Bindmans
Community Champion
sponsored by AlphaBiolabs
Louisa Whitney, LKW Family Mediation

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champion
Yanoulla Kakoulli, Judge & Priestley Innovation Champion
sponsored by Cansford Laboratories
Jenny Beck KC with FLANC (Family Law Advice for the Neurodivergent Community)

Regional Champion
Oluwapelumi Amanda Adeola, BHP Law (Tees Valley)
Wellbeing Champion
sponsored by Coram Chambers
Marc Etherington, Rayden Solicitors
Working in Collaboration Award
Rhiannon Ford, Rhiannon Ford Divorce Consultancy Rising Star Award
sponsored by William James Recruitment
Natasha Khalique, Exchange Chambers
Highly Commended – Victoria Maxwell, Edward Cooke Family Law

Grant Cameron, Chair, Resolution, said:

“I would like to congratulate each and every award winner for their outstanding contributions to the family justice sector. Family courts are at breaking point, yet our members continue to go above and beyond in search of a better way for separating families.

It is with great pride, that I can say that our awards are the only values driven awards celebrating excellence across all professions in family justice. Our awards are the ultimate seal of approval for the work our members do, designed to encourage and recognise those individuals and organisations that go above and beyond to uphold and champion our Code of Practice.”

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