Gilson Gray recognised at prestigious industry awards

Gilson Gray has been recognised at the 20th Herald Law Awards of Scotland which took place in Glasgow on Friday the 15th of November 2024.

The firm, which has offices across Scotland and England, and, most recently, acquired City of London-based PCM Solicitors, was announced as finalists in the Debt Recovery, Family and Child Law and Litigation Teams of the Year awards, won Litigation Team of the Year and was highly commended in the Family and Child Law category.

Describing the key points which led to winning the Litigation category, the judges noted: “Gilson Gray’s impressive handling of high-profile public law litigation has earned them Team of the Year. They successfully defended the largest ever claims in the Court of Session and played a key role in tax cases before the UK Supreme Court.

The firm’s growing public law practice and newly established mass litigation service further demonstrates its strong track record and leadership in the field.”

Rosie Walker, partner and head of litigation and dispute resolution said: “We were delighted to win the Herald Law Awards of Scotland 2024 Litigation Team of the Year. This is a well-deserved accolade for our leading Litigation team, who have shown a very strong performance over many years.

From successfully acting for the Lime Rock Group in the highest ever value Scottish litigation to challenging the Scottish Government in the Supreme Court; our team are operating at the very top of the Scottish litigation market. We are extremely grateful for the support of all our clients and look forward to continuing assist them in a wide range of disputes.”

Philippa Cunniff, partner and head of family law commented: “We are delighted to have been recognised by the judges. Life as a family lawyer can be relentless at times, but we have a fantastic team who give their all to support our clients and achieve positive outcomes. This award is a welcome recognition of the work we do.”

Also taking place on Friday the 15th of November in Aberdeen was the BWC Athena Awards, in which Lesley McKnight, Partner and Deborah Bonner, Valuer, were finalists in the Women in Law and Rising Star categories respectively.

Glen Gilson, chairman and managing partner said: “We have grown from strength to strength in recent years, and it is a testament to the breadth and depth of our offering and experience within the firm that we have so many well-deserved awards for different parts of our firm. I look forward to watching the teams achieve more in the years ahead.”