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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Solicitor’s Office wins the ‘Outstanding Innovation and Collaboration award’ at the British Legal Awards
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GLP shortlisted in AllAboutLaw Awards 2019
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Elizabeth Gardiner, the First Parliamentary Counsel, leads the team that writes the UK’s legislation
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