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News
Liverpool Law Society members
shortlisted in Excellence Awards
Last month the Law Society
announced the shortlist for the
Excellence Awards 2017.
National law firms, Excello
Law and DLA Piper were
shortlisted and both have
regional offices in Liverpool.
Zoe Gascoyne of Liverpool firm
Quinn Melville has been
shortlisted for the prestigious
Solicitor of the Year Award.
Zoe is a specialist in criminal
law and is a regulatory
advocate. She is qualified as a
Duty Solicitor and has Higher
Rights of Audience (All Courts).
Zoe is the current Chair of the
Criminal Law Solicitors
Association (CLSA). She has
already served for two years and
has been asked by the
organisation to remain as Chair
for a further 12 months. Zoe is
also the Law Society’s Chief
Assessor for the Criminal Law
Accreditation Scheme (CLAS)
and is the firm’s COLP.
Zoe has always practised in
Liverpool, and has been a
partner at Quinn Melville for the
past 2 and a half years
specialising in advocacy and
case preparation. Zoe appears at
Courts around the North West
on a regular basis. She says “I
am passionate about my work
and feel very strongly about the
cases I take on, which is one of
the reasons that I enjoy
advocacy in the Magistrates
Court and the Youth Court.”
Zoe is married and lives on the
Wirral. She has an eight year old
son and twin girls who are six.
Zoe says she is both honoured
and pleased to have been
shortlisted for Solicitor of the
Year. She says “It isn’t often that
criminal solicitors are recognised
in private practice awards, so I
am obviously delighted, but
more importantly I see my role
as speaking up for people who
can’t speak up for themselves.
Zoe was also the winner of the
Liverpool Law Society Criminal
Lawyer Award earlier this year
and was shortlisted for the Law
Society Gazette’s Legal
Personality of the Year in 2016.
She has been is also a Legal Aid
Lawyer of the Year finalist for
2016 and 2017.
Joe Egan, President of the Law
Society said "To be shortlisted
for the Excellence Awards is an
achievement to be proud of. The
awards showcase the first-rate
work and dedication of the
profession to their clients and
the wider community, and is one
of the most rewarding and
memorable days in the legal
calendar."
The finalists for the prestigious
awards are selected by a panel of
experts from within and beyond
the profession, and demonstrate
the expertise and values shared
by solicitors working across
England and Wales, from small
local practices and in-house
teams, to international City
firms.
The winners will be announced
at the awards ceremony on
Thursday 19 October at the
Hilton Park Lane, London.
Beeston and Peckforton
Castles Walk- Sandstone Trail-
16th September 2017
Joint Cheshire and North Wales and
Liverpool Law Society Family Walk
A 4 mile circular trail taking in two beautiful castles set within the
sandstone hills of Cheshire. The walk starts from Beeston Castle, the
ruins of a 13th century castle and sits high upon a sandstone crag.
The route heads out across farmland to circle Peckforton Castle, a
19th-century country house. The journey takes you along one
section of the sandstone trail, and along the quiet woodland path
through the Peckforton estate.
The walk has a few climbs and descents most of which are fairly
gentle, but there is one set of fairly steep woodland steps which are a
bit of a challenge to negotiate. Approximate time 1.5 to 2 hours.
Walk commences from the pay-and-display car park opposite the
entrance to Beeston Castle, on Church Lane in Beeston, near
Tarporley - approximate postcode CW6 9TX
Attendees are to arrive at the car park at 10-30 for an 11 am start.
Please bring suitable footwear and clothing and plenty of water.
A pub lunch will be arranged at a suitable venue once numbers are
confirmed.
Please email ron.davison@gamlins.co.uk to book no later than
2nd September 2017
Families welcome
Zoe receiving the Criminal Law Award from John Ballam
at the Liverpool Legal Awards in May 2017
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