On 2 October 2013, The Legal 500 named BCL as Firm of the Year (Crime and Fraud) in The Legal 500 UK Awards, which were introduced this year by The Legal 500 to recognise excellence across the UK legal market.

The Legal 500 is one of the leading independent directories of UK legal services in which the UK’s leading firms and lawyers are identified.

As well as the UK Awards, each year following many months of research, The Legal 500 also publishes an extensive guide identifying the most capable, expert practitioners and firms operating at the top of their game across a number of different practice areas. For full details of The Legal 500’s 2013 editorial in relation to BCL, please see the Commendations section of the BCL website here http://www.bcl.com/legal-500-clients-guide-uk-legal-profession-2013/.