Anthony Yates has been a partner at Trowers & Hamlins for 23 years and head of its contentious construction team since 2008, having previously headed up the firm’s litigation department for six years.

Since his diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease in February 2011, when he was 44 years old, he went on to complete two London Marathons, five Royal Parks Half Marathons (to add to the 22 Marathons completed before diagnosis) and has fundraised over £50,000 for Parkinson’s UK.