Shortlist revealed for Liverpool legal awards

LIVERPOOL Law Society has announced the shortlist for its third annual Legal Awards.
The winners will be announced at a gala dinner on May 7 at the city’s Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Three firms will compete for the Commercial Law award, DLA Piper, DWF and Hill Dickinson.
Hill Dickinson, which last year celebrated its 200th anniversary, is also nominated in the Dispute Resolution, Community Investment, Employment and Law Firm with more than six partners categories.
The full list is:
Barrister:
Scott Donovan, Atlantic Chambers
John Entwistle, Liverpool Civil Law
Criminal Law
David Phillips & Partners— Criminal Defence Team
QualitySolicitors Jackson & Canter
RMNJ— John Weate & the Criminal Law Team
Niche Law Firm
Carpenters Solicitors
Dyne Solicitors
Hogans Solicitors
Family Law
Heaney Watson
Mace & Jones
QualitySolicitors Jackson & Canter
Community Investment
Hill Dickinson
John Pickering & Partners
Morecrofts
Dispute Resolution Law
DLA Piper UK
Hill Dickinson
John Pickering & Partners
Law Firm (1-5 Partners)
Hattons Solicitors
Kirwans
Rowlinsons Solicitors
Employment Law
DWF
Hill Dickinson
Mace & Jones
Law Firm (6+ Partners)
DLA Piper
EAD Solicitors
Hill Dickinson