Highlights
Top tier rankings in 15 practice areas
Recommended in a further 38 practice areas
76 key lawyers individually ranked
Hill Dickinson achieves ranking in 53 practice areas in The Legal 500 UK 2024 including 15 that are Tier 1 ranked.
Commercial law firm Hill Dickinson has achieved excellent results in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 UK, issued on Wednesday 2 October 2024.
The firm achieves recognition in a total of 53 practice areas, including six which make the rankings for the first time and two that have moved up into Tier 1, the highest ranking available.
In all, 15 of the firm’s most highly regarded practice areas are ranked as Tier 1. The two that make the top tier for the first time are: Education - North West; and Transport: Shipping – London.
The Legal 500 also gives individual recognition to lawyers across a wide range of practice areas, with 76 of the firm’s key lawyers included as Hall of Fame individuals, Leading Individuals, Next Generation Partners or Leading Associates.
Tony Allen (Yachts), Kiran Bhogal (Health Advisory), Jonathan Brown (Corporate), Jeff Isaacs (Commodities) and Ros Foster (Health Regulatory) all retain their position in the Hall of Fame, an accolade that is reserved for practitioners at the pinnacle of their profession.
Tier 1 ranked – alphabetically by practice area
Clinical Negligence: Defendant - NW
Commercial Litigation: Liverpool
Commodities Disputes - London
Corporate and Commercial - Liverpool
Debt Recovery – NW
Employment - NW
Healthcare - London
Pensions - NW
Private Client: Personal Tax, Trusts & Probate – NW
Public Sector: Education – NW
Public Sector: Health – NW
Public Sector: Health – Y&H
Public Sector: Health – North
Transport: Shipping – London
Transport – NW
The Legal 500 rankings are important in that they provide us with an independent measure of how well we are performing in an increasingly competitive legal services market. To know that testimonials from our clients have helped us rank for a total of 53 UK-based practice areas this year, of which 15 are Band 1, is an excellent achievement for the firm and reflects the very real effort we put into building relationships with our clients and truly understanding their business.Craig Scott
Hill Dickinson CEO
Hill Dickinson CEO Craig Scott said: “The Legal 500 rankings are important in that they provide us with an independent measure of how well we are performing in an increasingly competitive legal services market. To know that testimonials from our clients have helped us rank for a total of 53 UK-based practice areas this year, of which 15 are Band 1, is an excellent achievement for the firm and reflects the very real effort we put into building relationships with our clients and truly understanding their business.
“I am particularly pleased to see another six of our practice areas receive recognition in The Legal 500 for the first time this year. My congratulations to all teams and individuals involved.”
The Legal 500 UK rankings for 2025 highlight the practice area teams that are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel, collated during the period January to June 2024 and are based on interviews and feedback from more than 300,000 buyers of legal services globally each year.
A full overview of all rankings can be seen here.