A capacity audience descended on Old Billingsgate Market in the City of London on 3 December to celebrate the achievements of the British and international legal profession at the British Legal Awards.

The event, which was hosted by Legal Week and fronted by comedian Alexander Armstrong, culminated in the awards of Law Firm of the Year, which was scooped by Stephenson Harwood, and the City of London Law Society Lifetime Achievement Award, which went to Supreme Court Justice and former Herbert Smith partner Lord Collins.