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Clarke Willmott achieves top rankings in 2025 Chambers & Partners guide

National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has achieved top-tier rankings once again in the 2025 edition of the Chambers and Partners Guide.

The firm is ranked in 29 practice areas across its seven regional offices, with four practice areas achieving the top Band 1 ranking in the prestigious guide. These include Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Family/Matrimonial, Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant, and Professional Negligence: Mainly Claimant, all in the South West.

There are three new rankings for Clarke Willmott in the 2025 edition, namely Corporate/M&A: SME/Owner-managed Businesses (North West); Healthcare: Private Sector (UK-wide); and Real Estate (Wales).

Clarke Willmott’s lawyers have been recognised in 63 individual rankings with eight Band 1 rankings. Gareth Schofield is named as a ‘star individual’ while a further 11 lawyers are listed as ‘associate to watch’, and one is noted as ‘up and coming’.

New rankings come for eight Clarke Willmott lawyers namely Emily Hope, Harriet Atkin, Lynn James, Jade Lyus, Stephanie Hambridge (née Bishop), Anne Minihane, Clare Gregory and Vicky Kells.

Clarke Willmott CEO Peter Swinburn, who has been elevated to the rank of Eminent Practitioner for Real Estate in the South, said: “We are delighted with this year’s Chambers and Partners rankings, which closely followed our equally impressive Legal 500 results earlier this month.

“To rank in 29 specialist practice areas with 63 of our people receiving recommendations highlights our continued commitment to delivering incredible results to our clients and maintaining the high standards of legal service we have become known for.

“The excellent testimonials from our clients who are quoted in the guide are always rewarding to read and much appreciated by our talented and hard-working lawyers. It is an honour to receive this recognition from Chambers and Partners, which reflects the dedication, skill, and hard work of our entire team.”

Chambers and Partners differentiates the best legal talent by identifying and ranking law firms and lawyers globally.

To find out more about Chambers listings for our regional offices, teams and individuals take a look at our announcements for the South WestBirminghamCardiffLondonManchester and Southampton.

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