Parosha Chandran (pictured above with Antony Townsend, chief executive of the SRA, and Law Society President Paul Marsh) was named pro bono/human rights lawyer of the year at the 2009 Society of Asian Lawyers’ annual ball. Other winners were Kishan Chandarana, young lawyer of the year; Farmida Bi, commercial lawyer of the year; Sailesh Mehta, criminal lawyer of the year and Dr Mirza Ahmad, public service lawyer of the year. His Honour Judge Abbas Mithani received a lifetime achievement award - days after being appointed honorary Queen’s Counsel.
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