National law practice Bevan Brittan LLP has received 32 recommendations in this year’s edition of  Chambers & Partners, including 18 recommendations for services within the South West.

The Bristol office of the firm has been recommended within the Band 1 category for its construction, employment and intellectual property practices in the South West where clients have included the Welsh Assembly Government, the Audit Commission, the Ministry of Defence and Rolls Royce among others.

Nationally, the firm has attained top tier recommendations for its work within the administrative and public law arena, healthcare, local government, professional discipline and PFI/PPP practices.  The Band 1 ranking attained by the firm’s burgeoning healthcare practice has been recognised as being ‘one of the key players and dominates the market through it huge geographical coverage’ and serves the ‘crème de la crème’ in the healthcare arena.

The firm’s Government division is regarded as having ‘established a firm presence within the market’ regarding its work with the DfES on the Building School for the Future initiative on which the firm advised the local authority in Bristol on a pathfinder project.

Commenting on the rankings, Chief Executive Stuart Whitfield said: “We are very pleased with the new listings which clearly show the importance of the regional market as well as demonstrating Bevan Brittan’s increasing national presence.“