The Legal 500 UK 2021 launched on 30 September 2020 and we were pleased that 25 areas of our practice and 67 lawyers were recognised for their excellence in service and standout contributions.
A summary of our listings is set out below and the full rankings can be found here along with individual rankings, commentary and testimonials.
Top tier firm in 7 practice areas
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Employment > Immigration
- Employment > Senior executives
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
Recommended firm in 18 practice areas
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Employment > Employers
- Employment > Health and safety
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family
- Private client > Family: mediation
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Residential property
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
ranked individuals
- Adam Chapman
- Caroline Day
- Charlotte Bradley
- Charlotte Harris
- Connie Atkinson
- David Sleight
- Elspeth Guild
- Hannah Eales
- Iain Miller
- Ilda de Sousa
- James Ward
- Jane Keir
- Jill Lorimer
- Jonathan Grimes
- Julie Norris
- Kate Salter
- Katie Newbury
- Kim Vowden
- Lauren Evans
- Louise Hodges
- Marcia Longdon
- Mary Young
- Nicola Finnerty
- Nicola Hill
- Nicolas Rollason
- Punam Sood
- Rebecca Niblock
- Richard Foss
- Richard Fox
- Ryan Mowat
- Sandra Paul
- Sarah Harris
- Shannett Thompson
- Simon Hardy
- Sital Fontenelle
- Stephen Parkinson
- Sue Thackeray
- Terrence Donovan
Other recommended lawyers
- Abby Buckland
- Adrian Crawford
- Alun Milford
- Andreas White
- Anita Gill
- Anna Metajder
- Bethan Owen
- Cate Maguire
- Corinne Aldridge
- Ed Smyth
- Emily Carter
- Fiona Simpson
- Helen Morris
- Jemma Brimblecombe
- Jim Sawer
- Joseph Austin
- Katherine Pymont
- Matthew Hardcastle
- Melinka Berridge
- Nick Ralph
- Nikola Southern
- Paul Harbour
- Phil Salvesen
- Sophie Kemp
- Stephanie Mooney
- Vivien Cochrane
- William Christopher
As part of the #L500UK2021 #humblebrag campaign, we are making donations to #BillableHour (Save the Children) and also to Kingsley Napley's chosen charities: Maytree and Dogs on the Streets.
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