Slater Heelis Solicitors has been crowned winners at this year’s coveted Manchester Legal Awards which recognise and reward the crème de la crème in the industry across 21 hotly contested categories.

Taking their place against esteemed peers in the finals, Slater Heelis faced a panel of judges before being crowned winners of the crime team of the year category.

Partner and Head of the crime and regulatory team, Rachel Fletcher said: “We are extremely proud that the team has been recognised as winners in these awards; it really is testament to the service we provide our privately funded clients which ensures the very best standard of criminal defence services and the highest standards of client care.

We only set up the team two-and-a-half years ago, so to win this just means everything because the other competitors have been going for hundreds of years. The support from the team has been everything and I couldn’t have done it without them.

“We thoroughly enjoyed the evening and want to congratulate all the other deserving winners too.”

Throughout the judging process, the Manchester Legal Awards put the microscope on the team, the work matters handled over the past 12 months and the provision of client service excellence which sets them apart from competitors; as well as looking at the financial performance achieved which demonstrates profitable growth.

Slater Heelis is a full-service law firm acting for clients across the UK and internationally. The firm offers a range of legal services to both private and business clients including: Construction & Engineering, Corporate Law, Crime (including Business Crime & Regulatory), Dispute Resolution, Employment & HR, Family Law, Personal Injury, Private Client (including Court of Protection services) and Property Law.