The Sixth Annual LawDeb Lens
The winners of the sixth annual LawDeb Lens Amateur Photography Competition were announced last week at our Lens drinks event. We welcomed more than 160 guests over two nights to view the shortlisted and winning images and to vote for the ‘Best in Show’.
This year we once again updated the categories and saw an incredible variety of images entered into each of: Environmental; Social and Governance. At LawDeb we are increasingly showcasing how we are incorporating ESG considerations into our work and how this benefits our clients and colleagues. It was wonderful to see the interpretations from our community as well as, of course, the quality of the photography skills.
LawDeb has grown significantly over the last few years and Lens is a wonderful opportunity to welcome guests who work with all areas of our business. Our different teams were well represented by the panel of LawDeb judges who decided on the winners: Hester Scotton (CFO); Sankar Mahalingham (Head of Pegasus); Clare Askem (Non Executive Board Member); Lucien Caron (Head of Company Secretarial – Ireland); Bill Jangra (Professional Pension Trustee); George Akerman (Trust Officer - Corporate Trust)
Each year I am more impressed with the entries to our LawDeb Lens competition. This year, seeing the wide range of interpretations of the categories Environmental; Social and Governance was fascinating as we work to incorporate ESG into activities across the business. We understand the impact we can have on our community and recognise the value this brings our clients and our colleagues. Having ESG as the theme of the competition encouraged open discussion amongst guests of exactly how ESG impacts their business, and how LawDeb can help. Holding our event over two nights allowed us to welcome over 160 guests who are contacts from across our business. Increasingly we are discovering that clients from different business areas are coming to LawDeb for a range of services and events like this allow us to facilitate introductions and conversations in an enjoyable environment. I was thrilled not to be a judge this year given how hard they found it to choose just 3 winners. It was however great to vote on the night for the ‘Best in Show’ category and see just how evenly split we all were. Huge congratulations to our winners and I look forward to doing it all again next year.
Denis Jackson, Chief Executive Officer
The Winners
Click through the slideshows below to view the shortlisted and winning images and photos of guests at the event.
-
Frog on the Run
1 / 15 | Winner - Environmental - Phil Symes
-
All in the Round
2 / 15 | Winner - Social - Simon Lee
-
"He who commands the sea has command of everything" (Themistocles)
3 / 15 | Winner - Governance - Charlotte Drake
-
Axel Heiberg Glacier looking towards Ross Ice Shelf Antarctica
4 / 15 | Shortlisted - Environmental - Arabella Slinger
-
A Seat at the Table
5 / 15 | Shortlisted - Environmental - Parit Patani
-
The Power of Natural Beauty
6 / 15 | Shortlisted - Environmental - Fuat Sami
-
Crossing - Busy Junction, Rush Hour
7 / 15 | Shortlisted - Social - Matt Hinxman
-
There’s Some Lovely Filth Down ‘Ere - Monthy Python
8 / 15 | Shortlisted - Social - Mike Smedley
-
Kyiv velodrome ……….. before 24 February
9 / 15 | Shortlisted - Social - Jonathan Isted
-
Trust the foundations
10 / 15 | Shortlisted - Governance - Sara Leacroft
-
Gaze of Authority
11 / 15 | Shortlisted and winner of Best in Show vote - Governance - Liam Davis
-
Asset Management
12 / 15 | Shortlisted - Governance - Iain Collins
-
A Bee in the Urban City
13 / 15 | Winner - Staff Competition - Environment - Vincent Tai (CSS)
-
Dance the Night Away
14 / 15 | Winner - Staff Competition - Social - Tasneem- Zohura Alom (Legal)
-
In Memoriam
15 / 15 | Winner - Staff Competition - Governance - Mike Ironside (Pegasus)
-
1 / 12 | Shortlisted entries on display
-
2 / 12 | Welcoming guests to our London office
-
3 / 12 | CEO Denis Jackson announcing the winners
-
4 / 12 | In full flow
-
5 / 12 | Safecall and Corporate Trust team members welcoming guests
-
6 / 12 | Heated discussion around which photos to vote for
-
7 / 12 | Discussing the exhibition
-
8 / 12 | Catching up with clients
-
9 / 12 | Enjoying the event
-
10 / 12 | Corporate Trust team members and guests
-
11 / 12 | Cheers!
-
12 / 12 | Head of BD Suzy Walls welcoming guests
We will be opening entries for the competition in the summer. View this page for more details.