Chris Fry, managing partner of Sheffield firm Unity Law, had a double celebration last week. After receiving his Law Society Excellence award for community investment, Fry had to dash from Old Billingsgate in London to Sheffield where his wife Jackie was going into labour. He made it for the birth of his son Leo at 3.40am.

Law Society president Lucy Scott-Moncrieff congratulated the family on its double achievement. ‘A lion is represented on the Law Society crest, so it is very fitting that Chris and his wife have chosen to name their son Leo. Perhaps a career as a solicitor beckons for the new member of the Fry family, or even a stint as Law Society president.’