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.
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.
Zoey Forbes, Clare McGarry, and Sam Purkiss have been named as Rising Stars, an accolade which recognises the best up-and-coming intellectual property practitioners in private practice who have contributed to the success of their firms and clients.
IP Stars, part of the Managing IP media group, is a specialist guide covering legal practitioners who deal with contentious and non-contentious intellectual property issues. Its rankings assess and rank law firms and practitioners globally in a range of IP practice areas.
Click here to view the full list of practitioners on the IP Stars website.
We have been ranked as Tier 1 in five categories and as Tier 2 in six categories. Seven individuals have been awarded Hall of Fame status, which Legal 500 describes as those “at the pinnacle of the profession”. We also have 15 Leading Partners, eight Next Generation Partners and five Leading Associates.
These results reflect the breadth of our expertise in a wide range of practice areas and sectors, which enables us to provide high quality support to our clients across all of their business and personal needs.
The Legal 500 UK Guide recognises top law firms and lawyers in the UK for their client service and expertise across various practice areas. The guide is based on independent research and client testimonials sourced from law firms, lawyers and their clients.
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Now in their 18th year, the Spear’s Awards highlight leading work across the private wealth sector. Having individuals named as finalists across four categories reflects the broad range of expertise at the firm as we support our clients with their eclectic and ever-evolving business and personal needs.
The awards ceremony will take place on 20 November 2025 at Raffles London at The OWO.
Find out more about the Spear’s Awards 2025 here.
The awards seek to recognise the work of family lawyers and celebrate their successes and achievements. The Family Law Firm of the Year category recognises firms that have delivered outstanding quality of legal service for their clients and displayed high levels of teamwork with external lawyers and/or other third parties.
The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Wednesday 19 November at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London.
To read more about the awards, including the full list of nominees, click here.
Howard notes that many employers are compassionate in light of a recent diagnosis and provide enhanced benefits (e.g. pay and sick leave) but issues often start to emerge in the long term.
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We have advised the management team of British indie games studio The Chinese Room on their buyout from Sumo Digital.
The studio is known for first-person narrative-centric games such as Dear Esther, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, and recent BAFTA-award-winning Still Wakes the Deep.
Our team was led by corporate partner Ed Lane, supported by senior associate Alex Gays and associate Elizabeth Compton. Partner Mark Phillips advised on commercial games matters, senior associate Mark Primrose on employment matters, partner Shireen Peermohamed on IP matters and associate Lauren Probert on real estate matters.
On working with Harbottle & Lewis, studio director at The Chinese Room, Ed Daly commented: “Ed Lane and the team at Harbottle & Lewis were a great help throughout the process. It was important to find advisors with an understanding of the game development business and I look forward to our continuing to work together in this next exciting phase for the studio.”
Ed Lane added: “We are delighted to have been able to support Ed and the whole team at The Chinese Room on their journey towards independence – we can’t wait to see what they do next! Against the backdrop of a challenging few years for independent games developers, this is a massive ‘good news story’ and we are proud to have played a small part – indies are a key part of what we do.”
All of our rankings have either been maintained or improved compared to last year’s guide. Our ranking for the Real Estate: High Value Residential category moved up a band, and several individuals have also achieved new or improved rankings.
These results reflect the continued growth of the firm and our eminent reputation for advising HNW and UHNW individuals, families and their businesses across their increasingly complex and evolving business and personal needs.
The Chambers High Net Worth Guide recognises the leading law firms and advisors serving HNW individuals and families. The guide is based on independent research and client feedback and is trusted globally as a benchmark of excellence in the private wealth sector.
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Founded to provide cutting-edge custody infrastructure for financial institutions, Custodiex has established itself as a key innovator in the digital asset custody sector. The Manchester-based company’s quantum-safe solutions are designed to be scalable and future-proof, and meet the stringent international ISO 27001 security standard. The transaction enables Amdax to enhance its comprehensive digital asset platform.
Our team was led by partner Tom Macleod and managing associate Rosie Marston, with support from managing associate Katerina Capras and associates Elizabeth Compton and Matthew Shannon. Partner Yvonne Gallagher and associate Elisabeth Davies advised on employment aspects, partner Shireen Peermohamed and associate Samuel Flack advised on IP matters and senior associate Matthew Stephenson advised on property law matters.
On working with Harbottle & Lewis, Martin Cernohorsky, Amdax Head of Legal, commented:
“Working with the Harbottle & Lewis team was a great pleasure. Their broad range of expertise and professionalism proved invaluable in navigating throughout the twists and turns of this deal. From the start we were in good hands. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Harbottle & Lewis.”
Tom Macleod added:
“We are delighted to have supported Amdax on this strategically significant acquisition. The combination of Amdax’s regulated platform with Custodiex’s innovative custody technology creates a compelling proposition for institutional clients across Europe. We look forward to seeing the continued success of this partnership as the digital asset custody market matures.”
