01/10/2025
Bevan Brittan has secured a record number of top-tier rankings and widespread recognition in its latest results from The Legal 500 UK, reinforcing its reputation as a market leader in key practice areas.
The leading commercial law firm is recommended across 53 practice areas nationwide, with 14 ranked in Band 1 – the highest number to date.
Thirteen of these practice areas have retained their Band 1 ranking for five consecutive years, underlining Bevan Brittan’s long-standing market strength:
South West
- Clinical Negligence: Defendant
- Construction
- Employment: Bristol
- Health
- Local Government
- Personal Injury: Defendant
- Social Housing
London
- Healthcare
- Local Government
Yorkshire
- Health
- Local Government
- Social Housing
West Midlands
- Clinical Negligence: Defendant
In addition, it has achieved a new Band 1 ranking for Property Litigation, South West.
Significant individual recognition has also been achieved:
- Lawyers listed in The Legal 500 Hall of Fame have increased to four:
- Joanna Lloyd - Clinical Negligence: Defendant
- Tim Hodgetts - Clinical Negligence: Defendant
- Joanne Easterbrook - Clinical Negligence: Defendant
- Louise Leaver - Social Housing: Finance
- 23 lawyers named in the Leading Partners list
- 13 lawyers recognised as Next Generation Partners
- 8 lawyers highlighted as Leading Associates
Duncan Weir, Managing Partner at Bevan Brittan said: “Achieving record Band 1 rankings, alongside broad market and individual recognition demonstrates the strength and depth of our business. This follows the strong financial results that we announced earlier this year, marking 12 consecutive years of growth and a record high revenue increase.
I’m particularly proud to see how many of our colleagues have been individually recognised, reflecting our ongoing investment in attracting, developing and retaining outstanding talent to deliver the highest level of support for our clients.”
Jodie Sinclair, Senior Partner added: “This year’s rankings underline the depth of our market expertise and the strength of our reputation across a broad range of sectors. What makes these recommendations particularly valuable is that they are informed by direct feedback from our clients, reaffirming our position as trusted partners in both the public and private sectors.
These results are a strong endorsement of the service we provide which combines technical excellence with a practical, solutions-focused approach, and is driven by the commitment of our people to consistently deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients.”
