Pictured above: (L-R): footballer Peter Shilton, Regulatory partner at Weightmans Chris Green, Corporate partners at Weightmans Gareth Griffiths & Barry Doherty, Lord Willy Bach, Jason Berkin of Berwick Automotive, Commercial Insurance partner at Weightmans Noel Walsh, footballer Matt Elliott, Commercial Dispute Resolution partner at Weightmans Verona Cocks, footballer Steve Walsh, Bob Mitchell of Hsec, footballer Mark Wallington, Employment associate at Weightmans Philip Pepper, footballer Gary Mills. 

Law firm Weightmans, which has an office in Leicester city centre, sponsored a dinner to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Leicester City Football Club on Thursday 24th September at top local restaurant Poachers.

The evening kicked off with a champagne reception that saw members of staff from Weightmans mingle with players including Leicester-born Peter Shilton, who remains England's most-capped player, and former Leicester city players Mark Wallington, Steve Walsh and Matt Elliott.

After dinner, a 'Questions and Answers' session was held with the footballers reliving their glory days on the pitch, followed by a rare auction of LCFC memorabilia along with unique LCFC raffle prizes.

Philip Pepper, an associate at Weightmans' Leicester office and lifelong Leicester City fan said:

"The evening was a great success. As a firm, we believe it is vital to support the local community within which we operate and since Leicester City is an integral part of the community here, we were more than happy to sponsor the event.

"My colleagues and I had a great time and one can't help but feel a little star struck when you are in the room with people like Shilton."