We are pleased to announce the highest-scoring students from the 2020 sittings across all STEP exams globally.
The STEP Excellence Awards recognise the top-scoring student at distinction level (70 per cent and above) per STEP exam or assignment, Essay Route, and the highest-scoring graduates across each of the STEP Diplomas, aggregated across the four diploma papers. The individuals listed here represent the best and the brightest practitioners – many of whom will be names to watch out for in the years ahead.
To view the 2019 winners, click here.
Highest-scoring Diploma graduates across all four papers and all jurisdictions
STEP Diploma in International Trust Management
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
STEP Hong Kong
STEP Diploma in International Trust Management – DL+
Hastings Attorneys-at-Law
STEP Barbados
STEP Diploma in International Trust Management – DL+
Bedell Cristin
STEP Jersey
STEP Diploma in International Trust Management – DL+
HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA
STEP Geneva
Kai Fung Calvin Lo – STEP Diploma in International Trust Management
Highest-scoring students worldwide
STEP Advanced Certificate in Company Law & Practice
Butterfield (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
STEP Singapore
STEP Advanced Certificate in Company Law & Practice – DL+
Maples and Calder
STEP British Virgin Islands
STEP Advanced Certificate in Cross-Border Estates
Taylor Wessing LLP
STEP City of London
STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust Administration & Accounts
Walkers
STEP Guernsey
STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust Administration & Accounts
HSBC Bank plc, Jersey Branch
STEP Jersey
STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust Administration & Accounts – DL+
Blevins Franks Financial Management Ltd
STEP Malta
STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust Creation: Law & Practice
Lombard Odier Trust (Bermuda) Limited
STEP Bermuda
STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust Creation: Law & Practice – DL+
Fitzrovia Trust Services Limited
STEP Manchester
STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust Creation: Law & Practice – DL+
Southpac Group Limited
STEP New Zealand
STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust Disputes
Morris Legal
STEP New Zealand
STEP Advanced Certificate in Trustee Investment & Financial Appraisal
Aretas AG
STEP Zurich Centre
STEP Advanced Certificate in Trustee Investment & Financial Appraisal – DL+
Rawlinson & Hunter Limited (BVI)
STEP British Virgin Islands
STEP Advanced Certificate in UK Tax for International Clients
Forsters LLP
STEP London Central
Casey Gow – STEP Advanced Certificate in Company Law & Practice
Highest-scoring students worldwide
STEP Certificate in Anti-Money Laundering
Aspida
STEP Guernsey
STEP Certificate in Foundations
Pinnacle Trustees Ltd
STEP Jersey
STEP Certificate in Foundations
Suntera (IOM) Limited
STEP Isle of Man
STEP Certificate in International Trust Management
Appleby (Cayman) Ltd
STEP Cayman Islands
Highest-scoring students worldwide
Nichola Aldridge – Essay Route
Highest-scoring Diploma graduate across all four papers
STEP Diploma in Trusts & Estates (England & Wales)
Ashfords LLP
STEP West of England
Highest-scoring students
STEP Advanced Certificate in Administration of Trusts (England & Wales)
Weightmans LLP
STEP Manchester
STEP Advanced Certificate in Advising Vulnerable Clients
Forsters LLP
STEP London Central
STEP Advanced Certificate in Taxation of Trusts and Estates (England & Wales)
Blake Morgan LLP
STEP Thames Valley
STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust and Estate Accounting (England & Wales)
M+A Partners LLP
STEP Norwich and Norfolk
STEP Advanced Certificate in Will Preparation
Lawson West Solicitors Ltd
STEP East Midlands
STEP Advanced Certificate in Administration of Estates (England & Wales)
Griffith Smith LLP
STEP Sussex
STEP Advanced Certificate in Administration of Estates (England & Wales)
Tees Law
STEP Essex
Stephen Evans – STEP Advanced Certificate in Taxation of Trusts and Estates (England & Wales)
Highest-scoring students
STEP Certificate for Financial Services (Trusts and Estate Planning)
Peter R T Holden & Partners LLP
STEP London Central
STEP Certificate in Trusts and Estates (England & Wales)
Colemans Solicitors
STEP Thames Valley
STEP Certificate in Trusts and Estates (England & Wales)
Ogier
STEP Jersey
STEP Certificate in Trusts and Estates (England & Wales)
Lee Bolton Monier-Williams
STEP London Central
Highest-scoring Diploma graduate across all four papers
STEP Diploma in Trusts and Estates (Scotland)
Anderson Strathern LLP
STEP Scotland
Nicholas Dobbs – STEP Diploma in Trusts and Estates (Scotland)
Highest-scoring students
STEP Advanced Certificate in Taxation of Trusts and Estates (Scotland)
Brodies LLP
STEP Scotland
STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust and Executry Accounting (Scotland)
Harper Macleod LLP
STEP Scotland
STEP Advanced Certificate in Trusts: Law and Practice (Scotland)
Hastings Legal
STEP Scotland
STEP Advanced Certificate in Wills and Executries: Law & Practice (Scotland)
Anderson Strathern LLP
STEP Scotland
STEP Canada holds a separate annual Student Awards, the winners of which are listed below
The Gerald W Owen book prize, sponsored by The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company, is awarded to the STEP Canada student who achieves the highest overall average in all four diploma courses
Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
STEP Toronto
Diploma Program Course 1: Law of Trusts
LLF Lawyers
STEP Toronto
Diploma Program Course 2: Taxation of Trusts and Estates
STEP Vancouver
Diploma Program Course 3: Wills, Trust and Estate Administration
Virgin Hickman
STEP Vancouver
Diploma Program Course 4: Trust and Estate Planning
Law Office of Gillian Crouch
STEP Vancouver
WeirFoulds LLP
STEP Toronto
HVGP LLP
STEP Toronto
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