In addition to the main research for this report, we appointed a panel of judges (see methodology) to decide a subjective list of 10 out of all the “stand-out” entries in the main tables.

The judges read the submissions for the stand-out entries, and, regardless of category, choose the ones that appeared most innovative to them. They based their choices on several years’ experience of instructing and dealing with lawyers. The following list represents the judges’ choice, but all the stand-out entries in the tables should be considered on a par with this top 10 in terms of their innovation.

1. Addleshaw Goddard – ‘The Employment Channel’ – IT Category