Lanyon Bowdler maintains high rankings in Chambers UK guide

The Shropshire law firm has 13 lawyers and eight practice areas recommended in the latest edition of the Chambers UK guide - maintaining its excellent rankings from last year.

The firm has four lawyers ranked in Band 1 of the guide, three in Band 2, five in Band 3 and one in Band 4, whilst two practice areas are named in Band 1, three in Band 2, one in Band 3 and two in Band 4.

The Chambers UK guide ranks law firms based on independent research and interviews with clients, and has been helping people find the best legal professionals in the UK for more than 30 years.

Brian Evans, managing partner at Lanyon Bowdler, said: “It’s great to see our clinical negligence and personal injury departments maintain their top ranking, and we are also pleased to see the family team being ranked in Band 2 for the larger West Midlands region, having previously been ranked in a smaller area.

“Congratulations to all of our lawyers who are named in the Chambers guide, which is a glowing independent endorsement of their high standards and professionalism.”

The full list of Lanyon Bowdler lawyers and departments in the Chambers UK guide is as follows:

Lawyer rankings

Band 1: Edward Nutting (agriculture and rural affairs, Wales); Emma Broomfield and Lucy Small (clinical negligence, Midlands); Sue Hodgson (family, West Midlands).

Band 2: Beth Heath (clinical negligence, Midlands); Dawn Humphries and Debbie Humphries (personal injury, Midlands).

Band 3: Martin Hood (clinical negligence, Midlands); Grainne Walters (corporate, West Midlands); John Merry (employment, West Midlands); Lisa Grimmett and Philippa Pearson (family, West Midlands).

Band 4: Andrew Pegg (litigation, Midlands)

Department rankings

Band 1: Clinical negligence (Midlands); Personal injury (Midlands).

Band 2: Agriculture and rural affairs (Wales and Midlands); Family (West Midlands)

Band 3: Corporate (West Midlands)

Band 4: Litigation (Midlands); Employment (West Midlands)