Finalists: Al Tamimi & Company; Allen & Overy; Charles Russell Speechlys; DLA Piper; King & Wood Mallesons; Pinsent Masons.

Trowers & Hamlins won this award for its “groundbreaking” work advising the Supreme Council for Planning in Oman (SCP) on the overhaul of Oman’s housing policy. It is a project the judges predict will reap long-term social benefits.