Top Tier ranking for Hill Dickinson in Chester
Hill Dickinson LLP has received a glowing report in the prestigious Legal 500 directory. The Legal 500 directory is used by commercial and private clients, corporate counsel, CEOs, FDs and professional advisers as an impartial view of “the best”. This year”s, just released, gives comprehensive details and research on Hill Dickinson”s services from Chester. It states; “It has built an eminent reputation throughout Cheshire and North Wales.” Chester office”s partners are highlighted for praise including managing partner, Robin Jones, Paula Milburn under the “Family” category with “numerous asset protection cases” and Iain Campbell who is mentioned twice; “ever available to discuss small details” and “Methodical and precise.” Iain successfully defended a breach-of-warranty claim in the Mercantile Court.
The directory adds; “Several motorists had convictions for speeding in North Wales overturned when the Chester office proved that the limit had unlawfully been reduced to 30 mph by a county council”.
Hill Dickinson in Chester is also celebrating excellent band rankings for its activities, within Chambers UK. The well respected reference source states;
“Hill Dickinson is one of the UK’s leading independent law firms and is a national top 40 practice with offices in Liverpool, London, Manchester and Chester. Hill Dickinson is a frontrunner in the North West for commercial property and related disciplines, and is the major force in NHS clinical negligence/health-related litigation. It has one of the leading specialist Shipping and Transport Practices in the UK, a thriving Corporate and Commercial Practice and a national reputation for litigation.”
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PHOTOS (300dpi plus), PRESS OFFICE & REGULAR UPDATES at http://www.marketingprojects.co.uk/clientpo/hill-dickinson-llp-in-chester About the Legal 500 series Published for over twenty years, the Legal 500 Series provides the most comprehensive worldwide coverage currently available on legal services providers, in over 100 countries. Used by commercial and private clients, corporate counsel, CEOs, FDs and professional advisers – as well as by other referrers of work both nationally and internationally – the series is widely regarded as offering the definitive judgement of law firm capabilities. http://www.legal500.com/firms/1586/offices/3540-chester
Chambers UK was first published in 1990. It has established a reputation for its in-depth research. Based on thousands of interviews with lawyers and clients, the guide ranks solicitors and barristers in over 60 specialist areas of law. The qualities on which rankings are assessed include technical legal ability, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client. The rankings and editorial comment about lawyers are independent and objective. Inclusion in the guide is based solely on the research team’s findings. No-one can ‘buy their way in’. http://www.chambersandpartners.co.uk/uk/FirmProfile.aspx?fid=193
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Notes to Editors: Hill Dickinson LLP offers a comprehensive range of legal services from offices in Liverpool, Manchester, London and Chester and its associated firm Hill Dickinson International has offices in London and Greece. Collectively, the firm has over 150 partners and a complement of more than 1000 staff.
The firm announced results of £73.1 million fee income for the 2007/2008 financial year. The figure is a rise of 6.9 per cent for the year ending May 2007 (31 per cent in 2006), and reflects further growth in key areas of the firm”s full service legal expertise.
Hill Dickinson is a major force in insurance and is well respected in the company and commercial arena. The firm”s marine expertise is internationally renowned and is one of the largest marine practices in the UK following a merger with Hill Taylor Dickinson on 1 November 2006. The firm has a highly reputable commercial litigation practice, an award winning property practice and is widely regarded as a leader in the fields of employment, intellectual property, NHS clinical/health-related litigation and private client.
The firm is advising Liverpool 2008: European Capital of Culture as exclusive Official Lawyers on all legal and contractual dealings with sponsors, partners, suppliers, event organisers and the myriad of other businesses involved in the multi-year programme building up to 2008 and in the legacy years following.
Hill Dickinson opened in Chester in 1997, following a merger with Hill Dickinson Davis Campbell and property law practice, Wayman-Hales. The Chester office has since grown to nine partners and over 60 staff, and offers national expertise at a local level to clients in Cheshire, North Wales, Shropshire and North Staffordshire.
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