Firm News | 1.10.26
Wansbroughs celebrates strong rankings in The Legal 500 UK 2027 directory
Wansbroughs is celebrating recognition across six practice areas in The Legal 500 UK 2027 directory, with more than 20 individual lawyers also mentioned for their contributions.
The results demonstrate the commitment, technical expertise and personal service that colleagues bring to their work every day, as well as the trust clients place in the firm when seeking advice on important and often complex matters.
The firm’s 2027 practice area rankings are:
- Tier 2 – Agriculture and Estates
- Tier 2 – Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate
- Tier 3 – Dispute Resolution (Commercial Litigation)
- Tier 3 – Corporate and Commercial
- Tier 3 – Real Estate (Commercial Property)
- Tier 4 – Family
The firm is also delighted to celebrate individual recognition for three lawyers: Naomi Owen has been named a Leading Partner, while Emma Jewell and Tom Britten have both been recognised as Next Generation Partners. These distinctions acknowledge not only their technical expertise and leadership, but also the confidence they inspire among clients and peers.
The Legal 500 rankings are informed by extensive independent research, including feedback from clients, making this recognition especially meaningful to the firm.
Anna Wensley Stock, Co-Managing Partner said:
“We are incredibly proud to be recognised once again in The Legal 500 UK rankings. This achievement belongs to colleagues across the firm, whose expertise, dedication and care make a real difference to our clients every day. It is particularly meaningful because client feedback plays such an important part in the research, and we are grateful to everyone who took the time to share their experience.”
Client feedback and work highlights
Across the research, clients highlighted the quality of the firm’s lawyers, its responsiveness and its ability to provide clear, practical and strategic advice:
“The team is made up of excellent lawyers, both at the junior and senior end. They are responsive, on top of legal developments, and always offer sound and practical advice to their clients to help ensure the best possible outcome for them”
“The team is made up of first class solicitors.”
“In my experience, their efficiency and responsiveness are very unusual. Potential clients should know that this team excels at cutting through the noise to provide clear, strategic advice without unnecessary delays.”
Recognised expertise across the firm
Tier 2 – Agriculture and Estates
Recognised as a standalone practice for the first time, the Agriculture and Estates team advises landowners and landed estates on increasingly complex and specialist matters. The ranking reflects the team’s long-standing reputation in this field and the strength of its dedicated expertise.
“Andrew Jenkins, Gavin Smith and Alan Ciechan are the best operators I have dealt with in this field, and it is the positive feedback from mutual clients that sets them apart.”
Tier 2 – Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate
The Private Client Team supports individuals and families with a broad range of often sensitive and complex matters, from Wills, trusts, tax and probate to planning for the future of substantial estates.
“Great team who work proactively on their clients’ behalf. Excellent knowledge of the law and a practical approach to meeting expectations. Strong estate and trust practice. I have been pleased by the attentiveness and continuous communication.”
Tier 3 – Dispute Resolution (Commercial Litigation)
The Dispute Resolution Team helps clients navigate challenging commercial disputes across a wide range of industries, combining specialist legal expertise with clear strategy and practical advice.
“A wide range of commercial litigation experience and capability in areas where many London firms do not”.
Tier 3 – Corporate and Commercial
The Corporate and Commercial Team advises businesses at every stage of their journey, delivering clear, commercially focused support on transactions, agreements and day-to-day legal matters.
“The client care afforded to us throughout was first class, with clear communication and prompt attention to our feedback and questioning.”
Tier 3 – Real Estate (Commercial Property)
The Commercial Property Team advises clients across the healthcare, renewables and development sectors on a wide range of real estate matters, providing practical support that reflects their commercial priorities.
“The quality of the partners we work with, including Jonathan Bruton and Oliver Price, is very good, and in my view city standard. They produce very good quality legal advice and distil complex issues that we deal with into manageable matters with clever and pragmatic solutions.”
Tier 4 – Family
The Family Team supports individuals through divorce, separation and children matters. Combining breadth of experience with a personal approach, the team helps clients understand their options and move forward with confidence.
“The Family team has a reputation for its breadth and depth of experience, together with its dedication to and focus on the client.”
About Legal 500
Founded in 1987, The Legal 500 is a global legal directory that assesses law firms through independent research, including submissions from firms and feedback from clients. Covering more than 100 jurisdictions, its rankings help clients compare legal expertise and service across practice areas and markets.
View Wansbroughs’ full Legal 500 rankings here
