Would you be a judge? By that I don’t mean a ‘judge’ judge but an awards judge. I ask this because we are currently putting together the panel for the British Legal Awards, which this year replace the Legal Week Awards. This is a new experience for us as until now the awards have been based on Legal Week research.

But having set out our stall to establish awards that have a currency that runs well beyond the confines of the legal market, it was incumbent upon us not only to establish an independent judging panel but to make sure it was of the highest calibre.