Lester Aldridge LLP has been recommended as a TOP-TIER FIRM in 4 practice areas and has been recommended in 15 practice areas in The Legal 500 United Kingdom Solicitors 2023 edition
FIRM RANKINGS SUMMARY
TOP TIER FIRM in
4
practice areas
RECOMMENDED in
15
practice areas
TOP TIER FIRM Practice Areas
RANKED Practice Areas
- ►South East > Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant
- ►South East > Real estate > Commercial property: Hampshire
- ►South East > Real estate > Environment and planning
- ►South West > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall
- ►South West > Employment > Health and safety
- ►South West > Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence; claimant
- ►South West > Insurance > Professional negligence
- ►South West > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- ►South West > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- ►South West > Private client > Family
- ►South West > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- ►South West > Public sector > Health
- ►South West > Real estate > Commercial property: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall
- ►South West > Real estate > Property litigation
LAWYER RANKINGS SUMMARY
Leading Individuals
9
lawyers are listed in the elite "Leading lawyers" group.
Partners: Next Generation lawyers
3
lawyers are listed in the "Next generation lawyers" group.
Associates: Rising Stars lawyers
1
lawyer is listed in the "Rising stars" group.
Legal 500 commentary: A total of 37 lawyers are mentioned by name in Legal 500 UK commentary for their standout contribution to respective practices.
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Full list of ranked lawyers
South West > Employment > Employment: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall > Leading individuals
South East > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery > Leading individuals
South East > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery > Next Generation Partners
South East > Transport > Shipping > Leading individuals
South West > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall > Leading individuals
South West > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall > Rising stars
South West > Employment > Health and safety > Leading individuals
South West > Public sector > Health > Leading individuals
South West > Real estate > Commercial property: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall > Leading individuals
South West > Real estate > Property litigation > Leading individuals
South West > Real estate > Property litigation > Next Generation Partners
FIRM & LAWYER RANKING DETAILS: IN DEPTH
TIER 1 FIRM RANKINGS
South West > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall
TIER 1
Recommended:
- Chris Evans
- Edward Foster
- Michael Veal
Other key lawyer(s):
- Michael Veal
- Edward Foster
South West > Employment > Employment: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall
TIER 1
Leading individuals
Recommended:
- Kevin Barnett
Other key lawyer(s):
- Edward O’Brien
South East > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
TIER 1
Leading individuals
Next Generation Partners
Recommended:
- Matthew Barrow
- Melia Hirst
- Nick Keitley
- Rebecca Walker
Other key lawyer(s):
- Nick Keitley
- Rebecca Walker
- Matthew Barrow
South East > Transport > Shipping
TIER 1
Leading individuals
Recommended:
- Linda Jacques
- Philippa Langton
- Russell Kelly
Other key lawyer(s):
- Linda Jacques
- Jennie Harris
- Lucy Goff
- Philippa Langton
TIER 2 FIRM RANKINGS
South West > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall
TIER 2
Leading individuals
Rising stars
Recommended:
- Danielle Slater
- Dean Drew
- Edward Adamson
- Grant Esterhuizen
Other key lawyer(s):
- Dean Drew
- Edward Adamson
- Susan Cowan
- Danielle Slater
- Ruth Chornolutskyy
South West > Employment > Health and safety
TIER 2
Leading individuals
Recommended:
- Michael Veal
South West > Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence; claimant
TIER 2
TIER 3
Recommended:
- David Healy
- Liz Oaten
Other key lawyer(s):
- Liz Oaten
- Fiona Brooke
South West > Public sector > Health
TIER 2
Leading individuals
Recommended:
- Bethan Dodd
- Laura Guntrip
- Susan Cowan
Other key lawyer(s):
- Susan Cowan
- Bethan Dodd
South West > Real estate > Commercial property: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall
TIER 2
Leading individuals
Recommended:
- Mark Benham
- Suki Samra
- Tom Alder
South East > Real estate > Commercial property: Hampshire
TIER 2
Recommended:
- Bethan Dodd
- James Realff
- Lucy Stevens
- Rebecca Humm
- Sian Rogers
- Tom Alder
Other key lawyer(s):
- Bethan Dodd
- Rebecca Humm
- James Realff
- Lucy Stevens
- Sian Rogers
TIER 3 FIRM RANKINGS
South West > Insurance > Professional negligence
TIER 3
Recommended:
- Chris Evans
- Kate Stewart
- Michael Veal
Other key lawyer(s):
- Kate Stewart
- Michael Veal
- Benjamin Kerley
- Rachel Gimson
South West > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
TIER 3
Recommended:
- Lisa Watson-Cook
Other key lawyer(s):
- Edward O’Brien
South West > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
TIER 3
South West > Private client > Family
TIER 3
Recommended:
- Rosemary Sharp
Other key lawyer(s):
- Laura George
South West > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
TIER 3
Recommended:
- Kurt Lee
- Oliver Phipps
- Precious Igbokwe
- Richard Fairbairn
Other key lawyer(s):
- Parisa Jones
- Precious Igbokwe
South West > Real estate > Property litigation
TIER 3
Leading individuals
Next Generation Partners
Recommended:
- Kate Stewart
- Rachel Gimson
Other key lawyer(s):
- Rachel Gimson
South East > Real estate > Environment and planning
TIER 3
Recommended:
- Rebecca Humm
- Tom Alder
Other key lawyer(s):
- Rebecca Humm
TIER 4 FIRM RANKINGS
South East > Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant
TIER 4
Recommended:
- Liz Oaten
- Paula Barnes
Other key lawyer(s):
- Liz Oaten
All FIRM RANKINGS
- Matthew Barrow
- Melia Hirst
- Nick Keitley
- Rebecca Walker
- Nick Keitley
- Rebecca Walker
- Matthew Barrow
- Liz Oaten
- Paula Barnes
- Liz Oaten
- Bethan Dodd
- James Realff
- Lucy Stevens
- Rebecca Humm
- Sian Rogers
- Tom Alder
- Bethan Dodd
- Rebecca Humm
- James Realff
- Lucy Stevens
- Sian Rogers
- Rebecca Humm
- Tom Alder
- Rebecca Humm
- Linda Jacques
- Philippa Langton
- Russell Kelly
- Linda Jacques
- Jennie Harris
- Lucy Goff
- Philippa Langton
- Danielle Slater
- Dean Drew
- Edward Adamson
- Grant Esterhuizen
- Dean Drew
- Edward Adamson
- Susan Cowan
- Danielle Slater
- Ruth Chornolutskyy
- Chris Evans
- Edward Foster
- Michael Veal
- Michael Veal
- Edward Foster
- Kevin Barnett
- Edward O’Brien
- Michael Veal
- David Healy
- Liz Oaten
- Liz Oaten
- Fiona Brooke
- Chris Evans
- Kate Stewart
- Michael Veal
- Kate Stewart
- Michael Veal
- Benjamin Kerley
- Rachel Gimson
- Lisa Watson-Cook
- Edward O’Brien
- Rosemary Sharp
- Laura George
- Kurt Lee
- Oliver Phipps
- Precious Igbokwe
- Richard Fairbairn
- Parisa Jones
- Precious Igbokwe
- Bethan Dodd
- Laura Guntrip
- Susan Cowan
- Susan Cowan
- Bethan Dodd
- Mark Benham
- Suki Samra
- Tom Alder
- Kate Stewart
- Rachel Gimson
- Rachel Gimson
South East > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Leading individuals
Next Generation Partners
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
South East > Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant
FIRM RANKED: TIER 4
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
South East > Real estate > Commercial property: Hampshire
FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
South East > Real estate > Environment and planning
FIRM RANKED: TIER 3
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
South East > Transport > Shipping
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Leading individuals
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
South West > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall
FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
Leading individuals
Rising stars
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
South West > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
South West > Employment > Employment: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Leading individuals
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
South West > Employment > Health and safety
FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
Leading individuals
Recommended lawyers:
South West > Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence; claimant
FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
FIRM RANKED: TIER 3
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
South West > Insurance > Professional negligence
FIRM RANKED: TIER 3
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
South West > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
FIRM RANKED: TIER 3
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
South West > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
South West > Private client > Family
FIRM RANKED: TIER 3
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
South West > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
FIRM RANKED: TIER 3
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
South West > Public sector > Health
FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
Leading individuals
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
South West > Real estate > Commercial property: Dorset, Devon and Cornwall
FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
Leading individuals
Recommended lawyers:
South West > Real estate > Property litigation
FIRM RANKED: TIER 3
Leading individuals
Next Generation Partners
Recommended lawyers:
Other key lawyer(s):
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