Best marketing campaign-2021

  2021 winner Forbes Solicitors Launched at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic when many firms were hunkering down, Forbes Solicitors’ inspirational Reinvention and Resilience Top 50 initiative set out to champion and advise entrepreneurial SMEs in the North...

Best operational continuity-2021

  2021 winner Shoosmiths Shoosmiths showed high levels of strategic alignment, leadership, innovation and communication with initiatives such as their Coronavirus Hub, New How Working Principles and Productivity Puzzle Reports. These had a demonstrable and...

Best use of technology-2021

  2021 winner Arthur Cox In the unanimous view of the judges, Arthur Cox were worthy winners for their comprehensive Digital Transformation Program. It scored particularly well in the categories of strategic alignment and active leadership, primarily because the...

Best collegiate culture-2021

  2021 winner Kingsley Napley The judging panel noted the attention placed on active leadership engagement, the strong people-focused culture and a more innovative approach to a broad set of wellbeing initiatives: the ‘basket of goods’ initiative. This has...

Best in Community Theme-2021

2021 winner Kingsley Napley Unanimous winner thanks to a strong, well-evidenced entry for their BAME and Antiracism Support initiative: Timely response to George Floyd death and recognition of systemic problem Sustainable – real promise of transforming their business...