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Leeds Law School

Leeds Law School 2025 graduates recognised in awards ceremony

The annual Leeds Law School awards ceremony took place on Friday 18 July, with various awards presented ahead of the Law School graduation ceremony.

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Leeds Law School

Published on 25 Jul 2025

Law student Danniyal Azam with Professor Deveral Capps

The event honoured the exceptional accomplishments of students at Leeds Beckett University's Law School for the 2024/25 academic year. Prizes were distributed in over 80 categories, recognising individual excellence in various modules and the top performers in each year group, as well as contributions to the Law School and Community.

Professor Deveral Capps, Dean of Leeds Law School, remarked “Once again, our students have excelled, delivering outstanding work this year. I am continually impressed by their achievements, and these awards provide a platform to celebrate their ongoing success.”

Shanika Varga from Stowe Family Law said "Congratulations to Lilly Schofield and all the winners. A huge amount of work goes into completing a law degree, let alone at an award-winning standard. It's clear there is a huge amount of talent in Leeds Beckett Law School. I wish you all the best as you join the profession, hopefully our paths will cross in the future. Be yourselves and lean into whatever makes you stand out!"

Prize winners were rewarded with mini pupillages and placements at top legal firms, mentoring and career consultation opportunities, as well as cash prizes.

Congratulations to all our winners listed below, and huge thanks to our sponsors for their continued support and generous prize donations.

Advocates for Animals Prize for Animal Law - Claudia Jackson
Blacks Solicitors Prize for Employment Law and Practice - Holly Carey
Capsticks LLP Prize for Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence - Sarah Bolitho
Clarion Prize for Business Law and Practice - Chelsea Owen
Consilia Legal Prize for Family Law and Practice - Vanidevi Rampersad
CPS Prize for the Best Overall Dissertation - Samuel Hague
Crawford & Co Prize for Best Mentoring Scheme Essay - Max Fletcher
Crockett & Co Solicitors Prize for Family Law - Simran Paras
DAC Beachcroft Prize Client Care Skills - Myles Haworth
David Ake & Co Prize for Criminal Law - Sinead Clarkson

Sinead Clarkson with postgraduate Course Director Rebecca Oglethorpe

Front Row Legal Prize for Media and Entertainment Law - Sam Munday
Harrison Bundey Prize for Criminal Litigation - Holly Carey
Harrison Bundey Prize for The Law of Evidence - Daisy Livingstone
Hodge Jones & Allen Prize for Tort Law - Joel Mason
Ison Harrison Prize for Civil Litigation - Mizanur Rahman
Jones Myers Prize Awarded for the Best Overall Performance on Master of Laws of England and Wales March - Eloise Smith
Leeds Law School Prize Awarded for the Best Overall Performance on Master of Laws of England and Wales July - Sinead Clarkson
Leeds Law School Prize Awarded for the Best Overall Performance on Year 2 of the LLB- James Parker
Leeds Law School Prize Awarded for the Best Overall Performance on Year 1 of the LLB - Leen Debs

Law student Leen Debs with Course Director David Norris — Leen Debs with undergraduate Course Director David Norris

Leeds Law School Prize for Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sophie Turner
Leeds Law School Prize for Best Graduating Student on the LLB Law with Criminology - Daisy Hargreaves
Leeds Law School Prize for Best Overall Performance on Advanced Legal Practice - Stuart Harper
Leeds Law School Prize for Best Overall Performance on Employment Law in Practice - Cian Crosbie
Leeds Law School Prize for Best Overall Performance on Year 1 of the LLB Law with Criminology - Ciara Speight
Leeds Law School Prize for Best Overall Performance on Year 1, LLB at Gaborone University College of Law and Professional Studies - Mary Kimberly Mudima
Leeds Law School Prize for Best Overall Performance on Year 2 of the LLB Law with Criminology - Cristina Ruse
Leeds Law School Prize for Best Overall Performance on Year 2, LLB at Gaborone University College of Law and Professional Studies - Elina Osupile
Leeds Law School Prize for Best Overall Performance on Year 3, LLB at Rushmore Business School - Fatima Hosany
Leeds Law School Prize for Best Overall Performance on Year 3, LLB at Gaborone University College of Law and Professional Studies - James Michael Marara
Leeds Law School Prize for Commercial Law - Grace Young
Leeds Law School Prize for Commercial Law and Practice - Erika Rix
Leeds Law School Prize for Company Law (Extended Study) - Malgorzata Kowalik
Leeds Law School Prize for Contract Law July - Kusoom Dewoo
Leeds Law School Prize for Contract Law March - Al M Rafi
Leeds Law School Prize for Crime, Morality and Law - Isabella Campbell
Leeds Law School Prize for Criminal Justice Policy - Shiyam Al Harrasi
Leeds Law School Prize for Employment Law (Extended Study) - Daisy Newsome
Leeds Law School Prize for English Legal System - Ciara Speight

Law student Ciara Speight with David Norris — Ciara Speight

Leeds Law School Prize for Equity & Trusts Law - Madeleine Syree
Leeds Law School Prize for Equity and Trusts - Amber Linney
Leeds Law School Prize for European Law in Context - Ella Fairfield
Leeds Law School Prize for European Union Law in Context - Amber Linney
Leeds Law School Prize for Independent Legal Research Project (July) - Sinead Clarkson
Leeds Law School Prize for Independent Legal Research Project March 2025 - Felicity Dodsworth
Leeds Law School Prize for International Trade Law - Seth Anthony Allsobrook
Leeds Law School Prize for Law of Contract - Osama Abuwarda
Leeds Law School Prize for Legal and Employability Skills - Alana Ashmore
Leeds Law School Prize for Legal Tech - Nicole Fazlinia
Leeds Law School Prize for Perspectives on Law and Society - Alicia Wood
Leeds Law School Prize for Placement (Day Release or Year-Long) - Claudia Jackson
Leeds Law School Prize for Policing Justice and Society - Molly Watson
Leeds Law School Prize for Property Law - Emilia Berndes-cade
Leeds Law School Prize for Public Law - Raiza Munemo
Leeds Law School Prize for Study of Violent and Sexual Offending - Caitlin Reaney
Leeds Law School Prize for the Best Overall Performance on the GDL July - Syed Ahmed
Leeds Law School Prize for the Best Overall Performance on the GDL March - Brian Benison
Leeds Law School Prize for Tort Law - Jennifer Doyle
Leeds Law School Prize for Victims, Crime and Inequality - Suzanne Keating
Leeds Law School Prize Introduction to SQE - Danielle Woodman-Clarke
Leeds Law Society Prize Awarded for Outstanding Achievement and Contribution- Daaniyal Azam

Leigh Day Prize for Employment Law - Eve Thomson
Levi's Solicitors Prize for Property Law and Practice - Alex Campbell
Mincoffs Solicitors LLP Prize for Company Law - Alannah Brittenden
Minster Law Prize for Alternative Dispute Resolution - Jawaad Quzoom
New Park Court Prize for Criminal Law - Leen Debs
Oxford University Press Prize for International Human Rights Law - Winnie Chinyadza
Park Square Barristers Prize Awarded for the Best Graduating Student on the LLB- Amelia Bodenham
Pinsent Masons Prize for Construction Law - Juwariah Akhtar
Pinsent Masons Prize for Private Acquisitions - Mizanur Rahman
Ridley & Hall Prize for Mental Health Law - Maisie Hemingway and Liam Jackson
Ridley & Hall Prize for Public Law - Md Rahman
Schofield Sweeney Prize for Property Law - Lilly Schofield

Law student Lilly Schofield — Lilly Schofield

Squire Patton Boggs Prize for Law Clinic - Daisy Livingstone
Stowe Family Law Prize for Child Law - Lilly Schofield
Support Through Court Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Litigants in Person - Daaniyal Azam and Alycia Hurst
Thomson Reuters Prize for UK Anti-Terrorism Law - Claudia Jackson
Trinity Chambers Prize for Advocacy - Aaliyah Mian
Virtuoso Legal Prize for Intellectual Property Law - Alannah Brittenden
Walker Morris Prize for Commercial Dispute Resolution - Holly Carey

Leeds Law School

Our Law School sits in the heart of the great city of Leeds, one of the UK's largest legal hubs. It is perfectly placed to ensure all our undergraduate and postgraduate students are able to mine the wealth of practical experience and employment opportunities available on our doorstep.