Clifford Chance (CC), Mishcon de Reya and Latham & Watkins are among the leading law firms in contention for this year’s British Legal Awards.

Shortlists unveiled today (2 October) reveal that the trio will go up against Berwin Leighton Paisner, Olswang and Travers Smith for the flagship Law Firm of the Year award, while the BBC, Everything Everywhere, Marks & Spencer and Nationwide are shortlisted for Legal Department of the Year.