Our story

We’ve been operating as a law firm in Newcastle since 1920 and still work out of a single-site office in the city, helping regional, national and international clients with their legal needs.

We provide business people with first-class advice and outstanding service.

We often get asked, where does the name Muckle come from? If you look through our website you won’t find anyone with the name Muckle working at our firm today. But if you look back a little further – right back to 1896 in fact – you’ll find Robert Muckle, a 13-year-old office junior who ultimately became a partner.

The firm that bears his name today is one of the leading law firms in the region and the trusted advisor to hundreds of regional, national and international clients. We pride ourselves on our dedication to both our clients and our community.

our story through the years

1896

Robert Muckle joins Newcastle law firm J M L Criddle as an office junior

1915

Robert Muckle qualifies as a solicitor

1920

Robert Muckle is made partner and the firm became Criddle, Ord & Muckle

1950

The firm is renamed to Robert Muckle, Son & Hall

1957

Move to Norham House

1987

Renamed Robert Muckle

2002

Muckle Community Fund is established

2005

Achieved Lexcel accreditation – The Law Society's practice quality management standard

2006

Muckle converts to LLP status

2007

Renamed Muckle LLP

2008

Moved to Time Central and named Insider Media's corporate law firm of the year

2010

Achieved ISO14001 Environmental Management Standard

2012

The Lawyer Awards: Regional Law Firm of the Year

2019

Redeveloped our office space for 'agile' culture

2019

Investors in People GOLD and Health and Wellbeing award

2022

Celebrating 20 Years of the Community Fund. Helping 450 charities, providing 650 grants with £606,870 worth of giving

2022

We’re placed 2nd in the world for legal services, and 69th out of all companies worldwide.

2023

We are extremely proud that we are now B Corp Certified™. We now join a growing global community of over 7,800 purpose-led organisations, using business as a force for good.

Muckle today

Guided by our four core values of trust, teamwork, responsibility and care, our outstanding people offer award-winning legal services and as a firm we're consistently recognised as one of the North East's best places to work.

With a strong environmental, social and governance influence at the heart of all our decision-making, collectively we focus on giving back to the community; looking after our environment; and we were successful in achieving B Corp™ accreditation.

Environmental, social and governance

We place a strong environmental, social and governance influence at the heart of our decision making.