Winners of the first ever British Legal Technology Awards announced

Insurance specialists, global law firms and AI solutions vendors were among the winners of the first ever British Legal Technology Awards (BTLA), organised by Netlaw Media. The winners of these prestigious new awards were announced Wednesday 15 November at a glittering ceremony, held at the Plaisterers’ Hall in central London. The event, hosted by comedian Marcus Brigstocke, was attended by almost 300 dignitaries and shortlisted candidates from the world of legal IT and security.

Categories for Legal Services Providers
Technology Venture of the Year – sponsored by CenturyLink
Winner: Keoghs LLP
Legal Technology Team of the Year – Sponsored by InfoTrack
Winner: Keoghs LLP
Excellence in IT Security – Sponsored by SaltDNA
Winner: DAC Beachcroft
Leader of the Year – Sponsored by Ricoh
Winner: Sayid Hussein, Head of IT (UK and Middle East), Dentons

Categories for Legal IT Suppliers
Innovation in Legal Services – Sponsored by CenturyLink
Winner: slicedbread
New IT Product of the Year
Winner: Luminance
IT Security Provider of the Year
Winner: iManage
Supplier of the Year – Large Enterprise
Winner: AnyData Solutions
Supplier of the Year – Small & Medium Enterprise
Winner: Tikit

The BLTA judging panel also bestowed a lifetime achievement award on Professor Richard Susskind, in recognition of his decades-long role in shaping and driving the use of technology within the legal sector. Professor Susskind’s trophy was collected on his behalf by legal IT consultant Janet Day.

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