What we say about the firm's legal practice in London
Public sector
Within Administrative and public law, tier 4
‘One of the best claimant firms around’, Pierce Glynn Solicitors’ team of ‘extremely high-calibre lawyers’ has experience in judicial reviews and statutory appeals. Rated for her experience in gender equality cases, ‘clear, succinct and knowledgeable’ senior associate Louise Whitfield is a ‘brilliant litigator’, and the ‘truly impressive’ Adam Hundt in Bristol has healthcare expertise. Sue Willman is ‘very well respected’, and Gareth Mitchell provides ‘highly technical legal arguments’. ‘Clever, tenacious and hardworking’ associate Zubier Yazdani leads on children’s rights.
Within Civil liberties and human rights, Pierce Glynn Solicitors is a second tier firm,
With ‘expert knowledge’, Pierce Glynn Solicitors’ ‘extremely assiduous, organised and capable’ group is ‘100% on top of complex legal issues’, and has experience in social welfare, discrimination and unlawful immigration detention. The ‘incredibly knowledgeable and dogged’ Sue Willman handles asylum support cases, and Bristol-based Polly Glynn has ‘great expertise’ and is currently active in two cases before the ECHR. The ‘truly impressive’ Adam Hundt, also based in Bristol, has ‘fine legal judgement and tenacity’, and ‘unsurpassed knowledge of health law’. Joanna Thomson is a ‘star performer’, and senior associate Louise Whitfield is ‘extremely accomplished’.
Within Healthcare, tier 4
Pierce Glynn Solicitors is a ‘leader in the UK in the area of improving access to healthcare’, with ‘encyclopaedic knowledge of NHS legislation’. The practice acted in a number of test cases in 2010, including a case involving access to care for migrants, which resulted in a change of policy by the Department of Health. Adam Hundt is ‘exceptional’, and a ‘careful, thoughtful, modest and astonishingly able solicitor’.
Within Overview,
In the public law arena, claimant and commercial firms are ranked together in one table. City firms Herbert Smith LLP, Hogan Lovells International LLP and Baker & McKenzie LLP all have standout practices, while Beachcroft, Bindmans LLP and Leigh Day & Co remain leaders on the claimant side. Bindmans LLP also has a market-leading human rights and civil liberties practice, with other firms such as Irwin Mitchell LLP, Bhatt Murphy Solicitors and Pierce Glynn Solicitors singled out for particular expertise in niche areas, including mental health and prison law cases.
Real estate
Within Social housing: tenant , Pierce Glynn Solicitors is a first tier firm,
Pierce Glynn Solicitors’ ‘strong’ team is ‘always 100% on top of social housing legal issues’, and has ‘a real eye for a test case’. It advises on all aspects of social housing, with particular expertise in asylum seekers and migrant support. The team has two cases before the ECHR, Atkinson v UK and Bah v UK. Gareth Mitchell and ‘committed’ practice head Stephen Pierce both ‘really know their stuff’.
What we say worldwide
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London
Offices in London
- Public sector : Overview
- Public sector : Administrative and public law
- Public sector : Civil liberties and human rights
- Public sector : Healthcare
- Real estate : Social housing: tenant