The national law firm Stephensons has once again been recognised by the prestigious legal directory Chambers and Partners, securing a series of firm-wide and individual rankings across its crime, family, clinical negligence and professional discipline practices.
The latest guide sees the firm's highly regarded criminal defence team maintain its Band 1 position in the North West. Stephensons' family/matrimonial and family/children law teams also secured Band 3 rankings in the North West and UK-wide respectively, while its clinical negligence department achieved a Band 4 ranking in the North West.
Firm rankings
North West
- Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant – Band 4
- Crime – Band 1
- Family/Matrimonial – Band 3
UK-wide
- Family/Children Law: Public Law Matters – Band 3
The firm also achieved a number of individual rankings, highlighting the expertise and reputation of lawyers across several key practice areas.
Individual rankings
Crime (North West)
- Correna Platt – Band 1
Family/Children Law: Public Law Matters (UK-wide)
- Jackie Price – Band 3
- Rachel Benett – Band 3
- Victoria Gethin – Band 3
Family/Matrimonial (North West)
- Jackie Price – Band 4
- Rachel Benett – Up and Coming
- Victoria Gethin – Band 3
Professional Discipline (UK-wide)
- Carl Johnson – Band 5
- Laura Hannah – Band 5
Sean Joyce, managing partner at Stephensons, said:
"To see so many of our teams and individual lawyers recognised across a broad range of practice areas is a fantastic achievement and reflects the strength and depth of expertise we have across the firm.
"Maintaining our Band 1 ranking for crime in the North West and securing recognition for our family, clinical negligence and professional discipline teams demonstrates the quality of service and outcomes our colleagues continue to deliver for clients.”
Chambers and Partners is one of the legal profession's most respected independent directories, ranking law firms and lawyers based on extensive market research, client interviews and peer feedback.
These latest results reflect the continued strength of Stephensons' specialist legal teams and the firm's commitment to delivering outstanding support and representation to clients across a wide range of legal disciplines.