Many congratulations to all the winners, and finalists of the 2018 LALYs. In particular, a massive congratulations to our director Harriet Wistrich for winning the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Award. Harriet was recognised for a string of ground-breaking successes in the past year, including a Supreme Court ruling upholding human rights as a remedy for victims, where the police have failed to investigate sexual and violent crimes; and a ruling by the High Court that disclosing the criminal records of women convicted for prostitution offences, when they had been trafficked and groomed into sex work was a breach of their Article 8 rights.
Harriet was described by the compere, broadcaster Anna Jones, as 'a dogged champion of women and an inspiration to women'. We couldn't agree more...
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