2025 Confirmed Judges
Our esteemed panel of judges bring expertise and experience from all areas of the legal sector. Each category is allocated three judges who will meet face to face with our finalists at the judging day on 8th of May 2025.
Judges are being announced daily so check back for more announcements.
To see one of your company representatives on the judging panel, contact Sonia for partnership opportunities: sonia@echoevents.org

Joe Brown
Client Manager, Robson Laidler

Professor Deveral Capps
Dean of Leeds Law School

Richard Clark
Director at Barclays Wealth & Private Bank, Chartered Wealth Manager

Laura Coapes
Assistant Professor, Northumbria Law School

Ian Cosgrove
Costs Lawyer, Cosgrove Costings Limited

Mark Dale
Principal Consultant, Blair West

Michael Downs
Office Senior Partner and Head of Corporate Finance

Andrew Entwistle
Partner and Head of Valuations George F White, Chartered Surveyor

Laura Farnworth
General Counsel, Atom Bank

Vicki Gilman MSc MCSP
Managing Director, Social Return Case Management Ltd

Alison Gittins
CEO of Durham Business Group

Stephen D Gowland
Lawyer, Mediator Tribunal Judge HM Courts & Tribunal Service

Jonathan Jowett
Former Company Secretary & General Counsel at Greggs PLC

Anu Kaura
Barrister, Trinity Chambers

Angela King
Head of Teesside University Law School

Ammar Mirza CBE MBA FRSA FIoEE FIoL
View Ammar’s Biography
Richard Morgan
Director, Nigel Wright Group

James Pickford
Assistant General Counsel, Procter & Gamble

Andy Poole
Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Finance Partner – Legal Sector, Armstrong Watson LLP