A family lawyer who helped lead a campaign to introduce no fault divorces in England and Wales has been honoured for his lifetime's work at the North's biggest legal awards.
Nigel Shepherd, of Mills & Reeve, was last night presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Manchester Legal Awards.
Hundreds of members of the North West legal community gathered at the Midland Hotel for the black tie event to honour colleagues working in fields from criminal law to family and employment law.