Freeth Cartwright, the law firm with a reputation for providing answers to its clients’ legal questions, is once again celebrating after 26 of its lawyers were recognised as “leaders in their field”. Chambers, the prestigious annual rankings to law firms across the UK, identifies the lawyers and teams that it thinks are the best in the business.


And among the Freeth Cartwright 26 leaders in their field are five new entrants, including Philip Raven (Nottingham), Robert Waite (Nottingham), Joey Byrne (Manchester), Simon Abbott (Leicester), and Lisa Gilligan (Leicester).

Philippa Dempster, the firm’s head of commercial services who is herself one of the 26, commented: “Freeth Cartwright is a firm to be proud of. Well done to everyone who was named and we hope that we will build on this over the coming years.

“Particular highlights included Social Housing moving up to number one spot, as did the dispute resolution. Construction was once again heralded on the national stage appearing in the Best of the UK rankings, with Guy Berwick being singled out for particular praise.”

The firm is now ranked as number one in eight categories namely: Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant: Midlands - Paul Balen; Corporate Finance: East Midlands - Karl Jansen; Dispute Resolution: East Midlands - Philippa Dempster and Charles Powell; Employment: Midlands - David Potter; Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant: Midlands - Jane Goulding; Projects & Energy: Mining & Minerals (Mainly Domestic): The Regions - Brian Wake and Paul Calladine; Real Estate: East Midlands - Ian Tempest and Roger Wright and Social Housing: East Midlands - Gary Reynolds.

Philippa continued: "Clients like our commercial approach in providing answers, rather than options, and the fact that we know about the issues that affect their business. I think it is this that has led us to become a major player across the Midlands and beyond."