Pictured above: Emma Jesson, Peter Flint - Senior Partner at Lanyon Bowdler, David Battisby - Managing Partner at Lanyon Bowdler, Matthew Parris, Ian Pain, Finance Director at the DX Group

It was a triumphant evening, at the recent Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards 2010, for Shropshire's Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors, when they scored a massive away victory by picking up the award for Law Firm of the Year (5 - 15 partners). 

Having been short listed down to the final five for two awards, those attending the event were delighted when ITV Central weather girl and compare, Emma Jesson, together with the sponsor, announced the firm had won the penultimate category of the evening. 

Feedback from the judges praised Lanyon Bowdler as being "a long-established but contemporary and commercially focused firm, who had presented an excellent award submission." 

Speaking after collecting the trophy, managing partner David Battisby said "This is absolutely tremendous - to have a Shropshire firm recognised to such a degree at these prestigious awards is a real achievement. As always, success is only ever possible if you have the right teams and people in place - at Lanyon Bowdler we are fortunate enough to have just that, and I thank everyone in the firm for their efforts in securing this award."

Several hundred attended the gala dinner at the ICC in the heart of Birmingham, which included a thoroughly entertaining after dinner speech from guest speaker, Parliamentary commentator Matthew Parris.