John Aycock, the joint managing director of M&P Legal, has won this year's prestigious George Johnson Law Prize organised by the Isle of Man Law Society.

John submitted an essay on how the civil court should balance the need for expedition with the need for justice and was presented with the award by the Isle of Man First Deemster His Honour David Doyle and Vicar-General Claire Faulds at a ceremony on 3 November 2011.

The George Johnson Law Prize was established on 20 December 1943 after a trust was set up in memory of George Sayle Johnson, a former president of the Isle of Man Law Society, with the object of encouraging the study of law. The trust was set up by funds generously transferred to the Isle of Man Law Society by Ramsey Gelling Johnson who in 1943 was the High Bailiff and was Second Deemster from 1947 to 1954, Frank Gelling Johnson and Frank Barnes Johnson who in 1943 was Clerk of Tynwald and serving as Brigade Major, Royal Artillery as the trust deed records. The adjudicators were at that time and are now the First and Second Deemsters, the High Bailiff, the Attorney General and the Vicar-General.

In awarding the prize His Honour Deemster Doyle stated that the George Johnson Law Prize has a long and distinguished history and stated that it was a great honour to win it.

M&P Legal's associate advocate Chris Brooks won the George Johnson Law Prize in 2008 for his analysis of trial by jury in complex fraud cases.

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