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Our very own chairperson Kate Hindmarch found herself in the spotlight recently!

LANGLEYS’ EMPLOYMENT LAWYER SCOOPS LINCOLNSHIRE BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD

Kate Hindmarch, an employment partner at leading Lincoln-based law firm Langleys, was named the Lincolnshire Echo’s Business Person of the Year at last week’s prestigious, black tie Business Awards 2008 at The Engine Shed.

The Lincolnshire Echo Business Awards, now in their twelfth year, recognise local business excellence and embrace businesses of all sizes and ages, across all sectors. This year’s event was attended by around 500 business people from the region.

Kate Hindmarch, who heads up the Employment Unit at Langleys and chairs Business Women’s Link Lincolnshire, made the final shortlist of three candidates for Business Person of the Year against tough competition and was delighted to be named the winner at the event. She has broad experience of all areas of employment law having run her own specialist law firm prior to joining Langleys and is an experienced tribunal advocate. Kate won the award for her instrumental role in growing the success of the Employment Unit.

She comments: “Winning the Lincolnshire Echo’s Business Person of the Year Award is a great accolade and I thank my colleagues at Langleys for supporting me in driving the success of our Employment Unit. We are dedicated to providing our clients with the best possible service and contributing to achieving their business goals.”

Mike Williamson, Managing Partner at Langleys, comments: “Kate deservedly won the Business Person of the Year award, which is a great achievement and one which all of us at Langleys are extremely proud of. It is, of course, testament to Kate and the Employment Unit for their dedication, sheer hard work and passion for the job shown day in day out. However, it is also a positive reflection on the firm as a whole and the contribution all the individual teams have made to our ongoing success as a vibrant business.”

Langleys also sponsors and judges the Outstanding Woman in Business Award, which was presented, along with short films about each finalist, by the firm’s Claimant Personal Injury and Medical Negligence Partner, Sally Ann Robinson. The award was won by Janet Farr of CG Partnership, which offers education and training opportunities for young people and adults.