Following the announcement of the latest Legal 500 rankings in October this year we are delighted to share that Swinburne Maddison LLP has once again been recommended in eight separate practice areas – covering the full range of disciplines across the firm – and awarded four Top Tier positions.
The rankings are compiled following an extensive independent research process, which considers detailed examples of work as well as feedback received from thousands of client and peer interviews to identify the leading law firms in the UK. It goes without saying that we are immensely grateful to all of our clients and contacts who took the time to contribute to the research and provide their honest feedback on who we are and what we do. This year was particularly humbling as we received more referee responses than any other law firm in the region!
Congratulations are due to Chris Ross, who this year was named a “Rising Star” alongside Gillian Moir and Abigail Zuk and Sharney Randhawa. Success also came in the “Leading Individual” categories with Kath Hill, Martyn Tennant and Victoria Walton retaining their status, with the additions of Jonathan Moreland, Alex Wilby, David Low and Kate Stephenson. Craig Malarkey was named as a “Next Generation Partner” alongside David Low.
A total of 19 individuals were named as “Recommended Lawyers” including Anna Stephenson, Catherine Lowther, Eleanor Bradshaw, Lewis Brown, Mike Ward, Simon Robinson and Sophie Ayre, in addition to those already mentioned above.
A huge congratulations to the whole Swinburne Maddison team for their written submissions and for giving us lots of great things and interesting matters to write about. We couldn’t be prouder! None of this would be possible without our clients who have provided The Legal 500 with testimonials and we thank you for your kind words!
We have set out below a rundown of all eight of our recommended practice areas, alongside some of the wonderful testimonials taken directly from latest edition.
Commercial Litigation (TOP TIER)
‘‘The litigation team quickly grasped the essence of the litigation matter and clearly articulated a route to potential resolution.’
Commercial Property (TOP TIER)
‘The team has been growing steadily year on year and the internal knowledge and experience is impressive, but they also have an extensive network of specialists should these need to be called upon. I have always had a highly professional service at a reasonable price.’
Corporate and Commercial (TOP TIER)
‘The practice has a young and dynamic team who provide a proactive, value for money and high-quality service to their clients. They are always willing to discuss the wider implications of cases and bring in other specialists from their team as appropriate.’
Social Housing (TOP TIER)
‘The firm has a good knowledge of affordable housing, and good regional knowledge, which allows them to be more effective in their service delivery.’
Employment
‘The team at Swinburne Maddison are very approachable, combining in-depth knowledge of their area of specialism with a down to earth manner which makes the client feel at ease when dealing with them. Their professionalism shines through in all aspects of their work.’
Family
‘Kath Hill takes great pride in her job and truly respects her clients. She doesn’t tell you what you want to hear, she tells you the facts and the options which, for me, is what I need. I don’t want things to be sugar coated in case things don’t turn out that way. Her empathy flows out of her but is still very professional.”
Private Client
‘Kath Hill takes great pride in her job and truly respects her clients. She doesn’t tell you what you want to hear, she tells you the facts and the options which, for me, is what I need. I don’t want things to be sugar coated in case things don’t turn out that way. Her empathy flows out of her but is still very professional.”
Property Litigation
‘Swinburne Maddison are extremely experienced and have an excellent depth of knowledge and help us with a wide variety of queries and cases – this can be from an initial enquiry right through to court and possession.’
