Bristol law firm Barcan+Kirby last night won three awards at the Bristol Law Society annual awards dinner while Veale Wasbrough Vizards landed the large law firm of the year title.
The event, at the Bristol City Marriott Hotel, attracted more than 300 guests from the West of England’s legal sector. 
Barcan+Kirby’s Fiona Dabell won the coveted Junior Lawyer of the Year prize while colleague Samantha Castle scooped the strongly contested Lawyer of the Year Award.
The firm won the CSR Firm of the Year Award for its work with dementia charity, Bristol Dementia Action Alliance (BDAA), in efforts to make Bristol a dementia-friendly city.
The full list of winners is:
Law Student of the Year
Brooke Lewis, UWE
Support Team Member of the Year
Jerry Fowler, Civil and Family Justice Centre, Bristol County Court
Junior Lawyer of the Year
Fiona Dabell, Barcan+Kirby
Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year
Beverley Watkins, Watkins Solicitors Incorporating Brain Sinnott & Co
CSR Firm of the Year
Barcan+Kirby
Barrister of the Year
Natasha Dzameh, St John’s Chambers
Chambers of the Year
Albion Chambers
Lawyer of the Year
Samantha Castle, Barcan+Kirby
Team of the Year
Litigant in Person (Lip) Service
Law Firm of the Year (under 15 partners)
AMD Solicitors
Law Firm of the Year (over 15 partners)
Veale Wasbrough Vizards
President’s Outstanding Achievement Award
District Judge Julie Exton
A full story of the dinner, with more photos, will appear on Bristol Business News next week.
Pictured: Veale Wasbrough Vizards celebrate their victory in the Law Firm of the Year (over 15 partners) category
