Muckle secures twelve top tier rankings in Legal 500 UK 2023

The Legal 500 rankings have just been announced, and we’ve received another round of excellent rankings, including 12 Tier 1 positions.

An abundance of client feedback highlighted the firm’s balance of knowledge and service, praising our ‘excellent depth of technical expertise combined with good practical application,’ and ‘strong technical knowledge and good client handling skills.’

Thanks to our clients

Legal 500 rankings are based on independent research and thousands of client interviews comparing the service of law firms in the region. In all areas this year, we have improved or maintained our rankings.

Without the support of our clients, our impressive Legal 500 rankings for 2023 would not be possible and we express our sincerest gratitude for all the encouraging comments in the review. 

Highlights from the Legal 500 rankings 2023

• 12 top tier rankings across the firm
• 27 of the team are named as Leading Individuals, Next Generation Partners or Rising Stars and 33 are named Key Lawyers
• Employment as moved into Tier 1

Top Tier Legal Services from Muckle 

We’ve rounded up a list below of our top tier legal services, along with a client-submitted quote.

Banking and Finance
“All team members are technically strong, able to react quickly and explain things to non-lawyers in a concise and clear way. Always willing to work extremely hard to make sure that deadlines are met and remain calm and professional throughout very challenging negotiations.”

Charities and not-for-profit
“The team has a wealth of expertise in many areas of the law. This is very reassuring for clients to know that there will be a member of the team who can deal with the client’s legal issue swiftly and expertly.”

Commercial property
“Muckle have been a true supportive partner, for both legal and business support, and we look forward to continuing our successful relationship as we move forward with our growth plans.”

Corporate and Commercial
“We work with the corporate team. The firm is responsive. Advice is straightforward, understandable and offers solutions.”

Dispute Resolution
“This is a responsive, costs conscious and regionally focused team of very talented individuals who have a much wider breadth of commercial disputes experience and specialism than any others in the region.”

Debt Recovery
“Very helpful and proactive team. Good use of technology to efficiently & cost effectively process smaller debts through an online portal.”

Education
“Proactive and very responsive as well as being clearly experienced and understanding the local context. Always happy to take a problem-solving approach and give clear advice rather than sitting on the fence.”

Employment
“The Employment Team continue to be the most personable and supportive in the North East. They will always strive to provide individual support which is objective yet understanding, demonstrating an exceptional level of expertise in their field.”

Intellectual property
“A desire to understand our issues and guide us in and out of areas where we have little or no expertise. All of our contacts are engaging individuals who share a desire to provide solutions in a timely, professional and cost-effective way.”

IT and telecoms
“The support and advice provided has been excellent, always provided within our time constraints and enabling us to reach successful conclusions.”

Media and entertainment
“George Festing is a great litigator and wouldn’t hesitate to use him on music matters and other general commercial litigation.”

Property litigation
“This is a very strong team, with real experience and skill in handling complex property litigation work. Their collective expertise means that cases are well managed and well-resourced at all levels.”

For more information about how our leading team can support your business, call today on 0191 211 7777 or email [email protected].