Stockport-based Gorvins Solicitors is celebrating the results of this year’s Legal 500 rankings, with the firm and individuals once again being recognised among the best in the UK.
In the 2026 edition, released today, 1st October, the firm has retained the highest tier 1 rankings within three practice areas: Corporate & Commercial, Dispute Resolution and Commercial Property, grading it among the best in the UK within these fields.
Alongside this, a total of nine solicitors were recognised as ‘Leading Lawyers’. These were Managing Partner Mark Deverell and Partner Guy Lightowler in the Dispute Resolution team; Partners Andrew Curwen and Christian Mancier in the Corporate & Commercial team; Partners Claire Beaumont and Amanda Porter in the Commercial Property team; Gary Boyd, Head of the Military Personal Injury team; Patricia Robinson, Partner in the Family team; and Partner Paul Dowdall, a new entrant in the 2026 rankings.
Rowan Uren, a Senior Associate in the Corporate & Commercial team, was also categorised as a Leading Associate.
In addition to tier 1 categorisations for three practice areas, a further ten departments ranked in this year’s findings, including a new entry for the Private Client team in Tier 2 and an improved ranking for the Employment team, which has moved up to Tier 4.
The Legal 500 is a comprehensive research programme that analyses law firms across the world. It assesses strengths across more than 150 jurisdictions and incorporates feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide.
Mark Deverell, Managing Partner at Gorvins, said:
“Legal 500 is a widely recognised benchmark of excellence and we strive to exceed previous rankings each year.
“The report documents the best of the best and this latest set of results is testament to the hard work and dedication from colleagues right across the business, as well as their respective commitment to providing top-tier service.
“The process undertaken by the Legal 500’s legal directory research team is comprehensive and robust and includes input from clients, so we’re very pleased to have scored so highly across a number of practice areas.”
Gorvins LLP and its solicitors achieved Legal 500 recommendations in the following practice areas:
- Corporate & Commercial,
- Commercial Property,
- Dispute Resolution,
- Private Client,
- Personal Injury – claimant,
- Employment – employee/trade unions,
- Employment,
- Contentious Trusts and Probate,
- Family,
- Personal Tax,
- Trusts & Probate,
- Property Litigation,
- Technology, Media & Telecoms – intellectual property, and Crime.
With roots dating back more than 150 years, Gorvins Solicitors is a full-service law firm with 20 partners and in excess of 75 employees.
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