It has been another great year for Nockolds, as we are proud to announce that we have been included in the reputable Legal 500 UK 2024 edition. We have been recommended as a ‘Top-Tier Firm’ in two practice areas, Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury, and we are a ‘recommended’ firm in five other practice areas. We are particularly delighted that our Contentious Trusts and Probate Team has moved to Tier 2 following last year’s edition in Tier 3.
We are also delighted to celebrate a new record year for the number of ‘recommended lawyers’ for their standout contribution to their respective areas of legal expertise. Yasmin Ameer, Senior Associate in our Personal Injury and Medical Negligence team, has once again been listed in the elite ‘Leading Lawyers’ group.
The Legal 500 has been analysing the capabilities of law firms across the globe for 33 years and use their comprehensive research programme to provide the most updated view of the legal market.
Darren Hayward, Nockolds’ Managing Partner, commented: “We are delighted and extremely proud to have been recognised, yet again, in the Legal 500. We are particularly delighted that following feedback from clients gathered by the Legal 500 that so many of our lawyers are considered to be ‘Recommended Lawyers’ in the UK and this is a testament to the hard work and high levels of advice and service given by everyone at Nockolds to our clients.”
Nockolds has been proudly recommended in the following practice areas:
Clinical Negligence: Claimant (Tier 1)
‘The team at Nockolds all are there for you when you need them most. After such life changing events, this firm have been a rock, always so empathetic and understanding. Throughout the whole process my family have been treated with honesty and respect. No matter how tough the situation, Nockolds will get you though. If the worst has happened, you need Nockolds.’
Recommended Lawyers: Jennie Jones and Yasmin Ameer
Personal Injury: Claimant (Tier 1)
Very personal service, excellent knowledge, reliable and personable.’
Recommended Lawyers: Jennie Jones and Yasmin Ameer
Employment (Tier 2)
‘They empathise with our requirements and make things easy, considering any complicated litigious issues.’
Recommended Lawyers: Darren Hayward, Gary Smith and Joanna Sutton
Contentious Trusts & Probate (Tier 2)
‘A highly skilled team of specialist lawyers who stand out due to their expert knowledge in contentions probate. They have flexibility and a modern approach to legal services.’
Recommended Lawyers: Andrew Jenkins, Daniel Winter, Gemma Dudmish and Michael Henry
Family (Tier 3)
‘The team is approachable, pragmatic, and focused on solutions.’
Recommended Lawyers: Adam Dunkley, Lynn Cowley, Peter Dodd, Francesca Davey and Karen Pritchard
Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation (Tier 4)
‘The team deals with a broad range of disputes and the associates manage to have specialist knowledge of several areas. So, a commercial dispute may involve a property angle and an insolvency angle and one team (and sometimes one individual) is able to handle all aspects brilliantly.’
Recommended Lawyers: Daniel Winter, George Burton, Lucy Slatter and Alex Haddad
Real Estate: Commercial Property (Tier 4)
‘Very strong and extremely competent team, we deal with Nockolds on an almost daily basis and we feel they provide a fantastic level of service to their clients. They are a personable team with excellent knowledge of the different aspects of the law.’
Recommended Lawyers: James Griffiths, John Stigwood, Lucy Riley and Michael Talbot
For the full analysis, please visit the Legal 500 website.