Ahead of our flagship British Legal Awards this year, we spoke to our judges and past winners about what the standout event means to them, and their top tips for those wishing to apply.

The chair of our judging panel and chair of the City of London Law Society Edward Sparrow, and BLA 2020 judge Sonya Leydecker, former co-CEO at Herbert Smith Freehills, discuss their pet peeves when reviewing entries, and how to make yours stand out from the crowd.