Leading Barristers Trinity Chambers based in Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Leeds will be the Main sponsorship Partners at this year's Northern Law Awards.
The Awards are a celebration of the exceptional legal talent in the region as well as recognition of successes in its burgeoning legal sector. The 2020 and 2021 Awards were cancelled as a result of the Pandemic and therefore the 2022 Awards, which will take place on the evening of Thursday 23rd June at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead, will cover work carried out between March 2020 and March 2022.
Despite COVID19, the legal sector in the region has plenty of accomplishments and stories of resilience to recognise and shout about across a range of different sized law firms, in house legal teams, academia and not for profit sectors.
As Main Partners, Trinity Chambers will be heavily involved in the run up to, during and following the Awards, including an introduction on the evening, as well as presenting Awards in several categories, including the Outstanding Achievement Award. Commenting on the partnership with the Awards, Trinity Chambers Director Tim Harris MBE said: “Given the past couple of years we have had, the members and staff at Trinity welcomed the opportunity to take a central role in the 2022 Northern Law Awards and celebrate the remarkable talent, expertise and levels of service being delivered by the legal sector across the region and indeed beyond.
One of the positives from the pandemic has been the opening up of legal services across the Country through remote hearings and digital technology, this in turn has led to opportunities to explore the ‘North-Shoring’ of legal services to the region. In addition to heralding the region’s achievements, above all else, I think everyone is ready for a great evening out with industry colleagues.”
In response to Trinity’s sponsorship, Sales Manager at Echo Events, who organise the Awards, Nicole Dixon said: “We are delighted to welcome Trinity Chambers as the Main Partner of The Northern Law Awards 2022.
With this fantastic support within the North East from Trinity Chambers, we are excited to bring together the legal community once again to celebrate all the impressive achievements made since the 2019 Northern Law Awards.”
Dorothy Inverarity, Director at Echo Events added: “We hope this is the beginning of a longstanding partnership, keeping the North East legal community at the forefront of the region’s accolades for the future.”
Headquartered at the historic Custom House on Newcastle’s Quayside, Trinity Chambers has over 100 barristers supported by 25 staff working with clients across the North Eastern Circuit and across the UK. As well as offering specialist legal advice and advocacy in the core areas of Business & Property, Employment, Personal Injury, Crime and Family law, Trinity also has specialist barristers covering Social Housing, Court of Protection, Judicial Review, Civil Liberties & Human Rights, Regulatory, Licensing, Agriculture, Inquests, Immigration, Planning and Education law.
Following Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunal Centre’s relocation, Trinity opened dedicated premises at nearby Ridley Place, Newcastle. In Teesside, Trinity has recently moved to larger Chambers in Middlesbrough’s Cleveland Business Centre. Reflective of its growth aspirations and in response to client demand, Trinity opened Chambers in Leeds in 2019.
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, Trinity has continued to attract new talent by extending its number of pupillages, as well as accepting tenancy applications from barristers joining from other chambers. Trinity was a finalist at the Regional Set of the Year category of the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2021, as well as reaching the shortlist of the ‘Chambers of the Year’ category of the Yorkshire Legal Awards 2021. In recognition of its innovative and pragmatic response to the pandemic, Trinity reached the finals of the ‘Best Pivot’ category in The Investors in People Awards 2021. Trinity was again recognised as a Top Tier Set in Legal 500 2022 and received record numbers of listings in both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners 2022 directories.
