Pictured: Patrick Gaul, managing partner at
Weightmans
A focus on client care and specialist advice has seen national
law firm Weightmans LLP achieve high rankings in the new edition of
legal guide Chambers UK.
In what has been a year of great growth and expansion for the
firm - most notably through merger with North West firm Mace and
Jones - 26 departments received positions in the independent guide
to the UK's top law firms. This includes brand new rankings for the
Shipping and Professional Negligence practice areas where the teams
were described as 'highly professional' and providing 'concise and
relevant advice'.
Weightmans retained a top tier ranking in the Personal Injury:
Mainly Defendant and Police Law categories, with the Police Law
team hailed for their "extremely client-centric" work ethic. The
firm was also moved into the top tier in the Insurance: The Regions
and Scotland category, with Head of Large Loss David Holt singled
out as "one of the best in the business."
The Weightmans Family Law team received a top tier ranking in
the Family/Matrimonial: North West category after the "highly
regarded" Mace & Jones team joined the firm as part of the
merger between the firms. Head of Family Law at Weightmans Carole
Atkinson is praised for her "extremely deft touch in the
presentation of cases."
Weightmans' Local Government team continues to impress as it
moves up the rankings for the second year running, now occupying a
Band 3 position in the Local Government: London and UK wide
category. The team was noted for its provision of "full-service
support to local authorities".
In other areas the firm also received the guide's stamp of
approval and rose from Band 4 to Band 3 for Local Government London
and UK Wide, from Band 3 to Band 2 for Professional Negligence in
the North West.
In addition the firm moved up to Band 3 in the Health &
Safety: London and UK wide category, and the Employment team in the
Midlands climbed the rankings to go from Band 5 to Band 4.
Patrick Gaul, managing partner at Weightmans, said:
"We are very pleased with this year's rankings; they clearly
demonstrate the growing strength of the firm as a whole and the
outstanding achievements of individual practice areas
post-merger.
"The rankings echo our firm wide ethos of great client service
teamed with the most up to date knowledge available and we are
delighted that the testimonials included in the guide reflect
this."
Weightmans has enjoyed a number of highlights over the last
twelve months, merging with Mace & Jones and acquiring the
insurance division of Vizards Wyeth. The firm's increased national
reach and strength was also recognised in this year's Legal 500,
with Weightmans ranked in a record breaking 50 areas of law.