Your guide to the region's top lawyers and legal firms
The region's top lawyers: Newcastle Sep 29 2006
By far the largest firm in the North East, Dickinson Dees has expertise across the spectrum, from corporate to private client. The firm has not confined its attentions to the region, and has forged an excellent national reputation with clients throughout the UK. more
The region's top lawyers: Tees Valley Sep 29 2006
The regeneration of the Tees Valley region has meant growth in local business, providing scope for the expansion of local law firms to best service the new arrivals. more
The region's top lawyers: Cumbria Sep 29 2006
Carlisle-based Burnetts offers a range of legal services, with particular expertise in corporate and commercial, dispute resolution and employment. Education is another key area of focus. more
Clinical negligence: Defendant Sep 29 2006
David Weatherburn heads the two-partner team at Eversheds LLP, which acts for a host of NHS trusts. Clients gained in 2005 included Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust and Hartlepool PCT (both full-service appointments). Neil Rowe is the second partner. more
Clinical negligence: Claimant Sep 29 2006
Hay & Kilner has an established reputation for handling complex and substantial cases, led by the experienced David Bradshaw, who is a member of the Law Society's Clinical Negligence Panel and also an assessor for the panel. more
Personal injury: Defendant Sep 29 2006
Following the firm's successful merger with Jacksons Insurance Law in 2003, Berrymans Lace Mawer's Stockton-on-Tees office is exclusively dedicated to insurance work, with the advantage of drawing upon the firm's extensive network of national offices. more
Personal injury: Claimant Sep 29 2006
Browell Smith & Co is one of the premier firms in Newcastle for claimant work, and focuses particularly on industrial disease. The 'capable' Philip Browell heads the team, while Phil Davison is commended by clients as a 'skilled operator'. more
Agriculture and estates Sep 29 2006
Dickinson Dees has established expertise in advising a range of substantial agricultural estates and landowners across the region, as well as advising The National Trust. more
Debt recovery Sep 29 2006
Jonathan Blair heads Dickinson Dees' two-partner practice, which forms part of the corporate recoveries group. The firm is a longstanding member of Northern Rock's secured lending recovery panel, and was recently appointed to the panel of a leading clearing bank. more
Employment Sep 29 2006
Dickinson Dees has a 'capable' five-partner team, headed by the experienced Glenn Calvert. The firm has considerable strength on equal pay claims, senior executive terminations and tribunal advocacy. more
Environment Sep 29 2006
The environment team at Dickinson Dees regularly advises blue-chip national clients such as Scottish & Newcastle and Kwik-Fit on environmental and regulatory issues, and has also continued to advise on a major Legionnaires disease outbreak in Hereford. more
Family Sep 29 2006
Dickinson Dees' Lyn Rutherford has a formidable reputation for his skill in handling high-value and complex ancillary relief cases. more
Crime Sep 29 2006
The firms recommended in the table are highly rated for complex white-collar crime, rather than for the full scope of criminal work. more
Energy Sep 29 2006
The Energy group at Dickinson Dees, headed by Jonathan Hewitt, handles the full spectrum of gas, electricity and regulatory issues. more
Pensions Sep 29 2006
Dickinson Dees' pensions team outstrip their competitors in sheer numbers and also in strength and depth of the practice. more
Charities Sep 29 2006
Dickinson Dees maintains its commitment to the charities area with the recruitment of the well-respected Ros Harwood from Rollits in York to head the practice. more
Construction Sep 29 2006
The "skilled and erudite" Robert Langley heads Watson Burton LLP's premier construction practice, which was boosted by two senior solicitors in 2005. more
Licensing Sep 29 2006
Niche practice Freemans has expertise in licensing, advising companies on the full gamut of licensing applications, as well as licensees taking on tenancies for the first time. Senior partner Keith Freeman acts for Mitchells & Butlers nationally. more
Sport Sep 29 2006
Peter Clark heads the industrious cross-disciplinary sports team at Dickinson Dees, which advises the "big three" football teams in the North-East: Newcastle United, Sunderland and Middlesbrough. Other major clients from the sporting industry include Northern Racing and the North East Sailing Team. more
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