High Sheriff Award to Bengisu Sevik of the Dialogue Society
I wad delighted to present a High Sheriff’s Award to Bengisu Sevik from the Dialogue Society in Birmingham. Bengisu serves as a lead storyteller in “Life of a Chickpea” sessions that the Dialogue Society run in schools across the Country to introduce children to themes of empathy, coexistence and responsibility in support of key values […]
High Sheriff Award to Pete Owen for 50 year’s service
I was delighted to visit Coventry Magistrates Court to present a High Sheriff’s award to Pete Owen to mark the fact that he has completed 50 year’s service as a legal adviser. Peter started his career as an Office Manager in Leamington with no legal experience, but he then decided to complete a law degree […]
High Sheriff Award to the Pathfinder team
I was delighted to return to the Birmingham Civil and Family Justice centre to present a High Sheriff’s award to the Pathfinder team. This pilot project has been running for around 18 months to try and improve the processes which underpin the consideration of civil cases involving children in the Family Court. By putting the […]
High Sheriff Award to the Business Support and DSO team
I was delighted to visit the Birmingham and Civil Family Justice Centre to present a High Sheriff’s Award to the Business Support and DSO team. During 2025, the MOJO system has been introduced and needed to be implemented to a tight timescale. BCFJC is a very large court and these teams have been at the […]
High Sheriff Award to the CLIPs team
I was delighted to return to the Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre to present a High Sheriff’s Award to the CLIPS team. This group of staff from the High Court team have been instrumental in the planning and organising a Court list that involves arranging free legal advice for litigants in persons, for cases […]
High Sheriff Award to Regional Civil Orders Hub
I was delighted to return to the Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre to present to the Regional Civil Orders team with a High Sheriff’s Award. The team have come together to improve the performance of Civil orders across the whole of the Midlands region. The team has been assembled from members of staff with […]
High Sheriff Award to Elspeth Martin BEM
I was delighted to present a High Sheriff’s Award to Elspeth Martin BEM in recognition of her long standing support as a volunteer for the Midland Air Ambulance Charity. Elspeth is 93 years young and continues to play a very active role in contributing to fundraising activities in the West Midlands for MAAC, which has […]
High Sheriff Award to John Legg JP
I was delighted to present a High Sheriff’s Award to John Legg at Victoria Law Courts, on his retirement after 34 years as a Magistrate on the Birmingham & Solihull bench. The Magistrates are the backbone of the Criminal Justice System being responsible for the initial hearing of all cases and in approximately 95% of […]
High Sheriff Award to Davinder Pangli MBE
I was delighted to present a High Sheriff’s Award to Davinder Pangli MBE in recognition of her outstanding 42 years service as a Magistrate on the Coventry and Warks Bench. The magistrates are absolutely critical to the effective operation of the Criminal Justice System as the Magistrates Court is where all criminal cases start and […]
Anwar Khattak BEM
On Saturday. it was with great pride that I recognised Anwar Khattak BEM for his remarkable achievements and exceptional dedication to our community by presenting him a High Sheriff Award. Over the past 24 years, Anwar’s commitment and leadership have not only transformed lives but have also laid the groundwork for a brighter future for […]