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Winner: Business Development Award at LexisNexis Legal Awards 2026

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We have been named as the winner of the Business Development Award at the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2026.

The LexisNexis Legal Awards highlight excellence, innovation and impact across the legal profession, celebrating organisations and individuals who are making a positive contribution to the industry.

This award recognises our innovative approach to business development and client engagement in which we place our clients’ needs at the centre of everything we do.

Our Client Sight framework underpins how we understand and respond to client needs. By taking an ‘outside-in’ approach and looking at our services through the lens of those we work with, we are able to shape strategies that are genuinely aligned with what our diverse client base values most. This includes globally recognised brands, large corporates, entrepreneurs, startups, high net worth individuals and prominent talent.

Sarah Zokay-West, director of business development and marketing, said:

“We are delighted to have been recognised for the enormous progress we have made in elevating the firm’s approach to business development in recent years. This is a significant achievement which reflects our commitment to shaping how we take the firm to market in ways that genuinely align with what our clients value most. This success is not only down to the hard work of everyone in the BD & marketing team, but also achieved in collaboration with everyone across the firm adopting a shared mindset of aligning our strategy and all of our processes and decisions with the wants and needs of our clients.”

View the full list of winners here. 

Finalist for Law Firm of the Year: The Independents

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We have been named as a finalist for Law Firm of the Year: The Independents at The Lawyer Awards 2026.

We have been shortlisted in recognition of our sustained growth and strategic evolution over the course of our 70-year history. This shortlisting also recognises our client-centric approach of shaping our strategy entirely around the needs and ambitions of our clients. We do this through our innovative Client Sight framework which has redefined how we operate and deliver value, aligning our processes, structures and investments with our clients’ needs.

Being named as a finalist marks another important milestone in our story.

The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony, which takes place on Tuesday 16 June at The Grosvenor Hotel, London.

To read more about the awards, including a full list of the nominees, click here.

Caroline Roberjot and Melanie Benson recommended by Spear’s as leading property lawyers

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Caroline Roberjot and Melanie Benson have been recognised by Spear’s as leading property lawyers in the Spear’s Property Advisers Indices 2026, released today.

Caroline is Top Recommended for securing trophy buildings in the Property Lawyers Index, whilst Melanie is Recommended for landlord and tenant issues. 

The Property Lawyers Index highlights lawyers trusted by high net worth individuals to offer expert advice in the real estate sector. It is collated using information collected from and about the advisers through evaluating submission forms, gathering nominations, conducting peer reviews, analysing data from third-party sources, obtaining references and recommendations and carrying out hundreds of interviews.

Caroline’s profile can be found here and Melanie’s can be found here.

Five partners recognised as leading reputation and privacy lawyers by Spear’s

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Five of our partners have been recognised by Spear’s as leading reputation and privacy lawyers in the newly-released Spear’s Reputation Indices 2026.

Gerrard Tyrrell has once again been named as Top Flight for media and information law. John Kelly and Michael Yates are Top Recommended for reputation protection, and international reputation and privacy law, respectively. Amy Bradbury and Andrew Terry are both Recommended in the indices, Amy for her work across the reputation spectrum and Andrew for intellectual property.

The Reputation & Privacy Lawyers Index showcases lawyers who are trusted to protect clients when their personal reputation or commercial interests are suddenly exposed to legal risk. They are compiled using nominations, client feedback and interviews with advisers, alongside independent research from the Spear’s editorial team.

The full index can be viewed here.

Harbottle & Lewis ranks 12th in RollOnFriday’s Best Law Firms to Work At 2026 

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We have been ranked in 12th place in RollOnFriday’s annual law firm satisfaction survey, with a score of 75% that places us firmly in the ‘Very Satisfied’ category. 

Each year, RollOnFriday assesses firms across six areas: pay, work/life balance, career development, management, culture, and the office and amenities. The results are based on feedback received from more than 7,500 people working in private practice.  

The full rankings can be viewed here. 

Working at Harbottle & Lewis offers our people the chance to work with some of the most creative, influential clients on interesting and headline-making matters. We offer challenging work that requires skill, drive and commitment, whilst providing real opportunities for development and a platform from which to build a rewarding career. This recognition is a testament to the supportive, collaborative environment we provide to enable our people to thrive and reach their full potential. 

If you would like to find out more about life at the firm, make your way to our careers page.

Listed in The Times Best Law Firms 2026

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We have been listed in The Times Best Law Firms 2026, with commendation for our family and entertainment & sport practices.

The list features the top 250 law firms in England and Wales and is based on recommendations made by lawyers and clients in 28 different fields of law.

Our profile can be found here.

Featured in eprivateclient’s Top Family Law Firms for 2025

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We have been featured in eprivateclient’s Top Family Law Firms for 2025 as a tier 1 firm.

These rankings take an in-depth look at the top family practices across the UK, based on a survey of over 100 firms.

Firms are ranked based on various factors, including the number of family partners and fee earners, revenue generated and broader market knowledge.

The full rankings are available here via eprivateclient with a subscription.

Recognition in the Chambers UK 2026 Guide

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Chambers and Partners has today published its UK 2026 Guide, which catalogues numerous individual and departmental rankings for our firm across multiple practice areas. This year, we have received 16 departmental rankings and 32 individual rankings, many of which are in the higher bands.  

All of our rankings have either been maintained or improved compared to last year’s results and we have been ranked in band 1 in five categories. We have also been ranked for the first time for Hotels & Leisure, while several individuals have secured new or improved rankings.

These achievements highlight the firm’s ongoing growth and the breadth of our expertise in advising our clients across their evolving legal and commercial needs.

The Chambers UK Guide is based on independent research and client feedback and is widely regarded as a benchmark for excellence in the legal sector, recognising top law firms and practitioners for their expertise and client service.

View the full rankings here.

Featured in eprivateclient’s Top Law Firms for 2025

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We have been featured in eprivateclient’s list of Top Law Firms for 2025 as a Tier 1 firm.

These rankings take a detailed look at the top private client-focused law firms and departments across the UK, based on a survey of over 100 firms.

Firms are ranked based on a number of factors, including number of private client partners and fee earners, the revenue generated and broader market knowledge from eprivateclient.

The full rankings can be accessed here via eprivateclient with a subscription.

Four partners recognised as leading tax and trust advisers by Spear’s

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Four of our partners have been recommended by Spear’s as leading tax and trust advisers to HNW individuals in the Tax & Trust Indices 2025, published today.

Chris Moorcroft has once again been recognised as Top Flight for wealth planning and preservation, whilst Gary Ashford is Top Recommended for contentious tax matters and investigations. In addition, Charles Lloyd and Sofie Hoffman both feature in the contentious trust lawyers index, with Charles Top Recommended for advising family businesses held in complex structures and Sofie Hoffman Top Recommended for advising international clients on tax disputes.

The indices highlight the leading legal and accounting experts who provide essential guidance to HNW individuals navigating complex financial and tax matters and complex trust and estate disputes. The indices are compiled through nominations, client feedback and interviews with the advisers themselves, as well as data gathered by the editorial and research teams.

You can view the full index here.