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Duncan Lewis was Highly Commended in two top award categories at the prestigious LexisNexis Awards ceremony.

Judges acknowledged the great work done across the company with commendations in both the Law Firm of the Year and the Halsbury Rule of Law categories.

The firm was also shortlisted in the Case of the Year category for the Rwanda challenge, with the award going to the Volkswagen emissions scandal case on the night.

Lexis Nexis judges recognised the company-wide work overcoming the challenges of the pandemic in order to continue providing unparalleled legal services, fearlessly upholding the rule of law and driving the business forward, while maintaining its commitment to diversity and inclusion.

The company was jointly shortlisted for the Halsbury Rule of Law award, along with Garden Court Chambers, Doughty Street Chambers, Landmark Chambers, Matrix Chambers, DPG Solicitors and Bhatt Murphy.

This is in relation to clients supported following the revelations in a BBC Panorama investigation into the mistreatment and abuse of people detained at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) and our joint efforts to secure an effective investigation to expose the full extent of abuse at Brook House, to ensure accountability and challenge the institutional culture of impunity that surrounds the use and misuse of immigration detention powers and which is so destructive of the rule of law. The abuse was described by the immigration minister at the time as “appalling”. This high profile case and all those involved were Highly Commended for their work

The Halsbury award is designed to recognise and celebrate commitment to the spread of fair and ordered government, law and justice.

The LexisNexis Legal Awards launched in 2013 to recognise and celebrate excellence and innovation across the legal sector.

They attract an increasing number of high calibre entrants each year and we were proud to to be in the running for three top awards this year, and to come away with High Commendations.

The ceremony took place at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House, Park Lane with awards presented by the impressionist and comedian Jon Culshaw.