Firm Celebrates 6 Top Tier Rankings by Directory Legal 500

... recognising the standard and quality of our legal work and experience in Education, Charities, Private Client and Property Litigation across London, the South West and West Midlands.

The Legal 500, a leading guide for clients to the best law firms, is aimed at buyers of legal services in the UK.  All rankings are based on client feedback and firm interviews by researchers.

Six Partners were also named within the elite list of 'Leading Individuals' including Simon Bevan and Barney Northover for Education, Con Alexander for Charities, Michelle Rose for Private Client, Kathy Halliday for Employment and Michelle Bendall for Property Litigation. A further 54 lawyers achieved the 'recommended lawyer' status.

The firm also saw an increase in the number of practice areas ranked within the firm.  The increases within the Bristol and South West region included a rise in tier for Corporate & Commercial, Insolvency & Corporate Recovery, and Debt Recovery. In London a rise for Charities and Contentious Trusts & Probate, and for the West Midlands a rise for Commercial Property.

New rankings for the firm included:

Energy - South West

Project Finance and PFI - South West

Education institutions - London

Commercial Property - London

Corporate & Commercial - South East (Watford)

Employment - South East (Watford)

Commercial Property - South East (Watford)

Education - West Midlands

Employment - West Midlands

A snapshot of Legal 500 comments below:

VWV is ‘extremely responsive and proactive.

VWV is praised for its ‘gold-plated level of service’.

Excellent in all respects.

VWV combines ‘pragmatic and appropriate advice’ with ‘excellent technical knowledge’.

VWV clients are ‘impressed with the dedication and hard work’ of the team.