Flint Bishop achieves record success in The Legal 500 UK 2026 rankings

Flint Bishop has achieved its strongest results to date in The Legal 500 UK 2026, with a record 17 practice areas and 44 individuals recognised, including multiple Top Tier listings and first-time rankings following the addition of new teams from Lupton Fawcett.

Three practice areas — Commercial Dispute Resolution, Debt Recovery, and Property Litigation — retain their Top Tier status, reflecting the firm’s continued expertise in complex, high-stakes legal work. The firm also celebrates first-time rankings in Intellectual Property, General Crime and Fraud, and Charities and Not-for-profit, spanning Leeds, West Yorkshire & North Yorkshire, Sheffield & South Yorkshire, and other regions across Yorkshire.

Among individual accolades:

• Andrew Cochrane maintains his place in the Hall of Fame for Licensing.
• Jon Gilbert continues as a Leading Partner in Insurance Litigation.
• William Harper and Meghan Waldron are named Next Generation Partners.
• Leading Associates include Kelly Savage, Sundeep Sandhu, Catherine Marksman, Natalie Lloyd-Nash, Philip Thompson, and George Domleo.

Other recommended lawyers across the firm include Angela Davis, Anthony Carrington, Becky Madden, Briony McDermott, Claire Rudkin, Daniel Askew, Erica Wakeman, Haroon Younis, Janet Rhodes, Jon Jefferies, Laura Clare, Marc King, Martyn Brierley, Niall Gilhooley, Nigel Partridge, Paul Sabin, Richard Buckley, Richard Etherington, Sam Balmbra, Sam Shepherd, Sarah Burton, Simon Griffiths, Stacey Cox, and many more.

Chief Executive Qamer Ghafoor commented:
“These record Legal 500 rankings reflect the exceptional dedication and expertise of everyone at Flint Bishop. We are particularly pleased to see colleagues recognised for the first time, alongside the impact of our recent acquisition and expansion of service areas, which have strengthened our capabilities and broadened our regional reach. Our continued growth is driven by our investment in people, technology, and client service, with an increasing number of talented legal professionals joining the firm to ensure we deliver innovative, high-quality solutions across all areas of law. These achievements reaffirm our ambition to be recognised as a national leader while staying true to the culture and values that underpin our success.”

The Legal 500 notes the firm’s strengths across multiple practice areas, highlighting:

• Commercial Litigation: Strong client focus with expert handling of high-stakes and complex disputes.
• Debt Recovery: National reputation, particularly in the utility sector, with expertise across all recovery stages.
• Property Litigation: Demonstrated ability to manage disputes at every level of the UK judicial system for clients including developers, landowners, and commercial landlords.
• Corporate & Commercial: Pragmatic, partner-led service with strong transaction support, including corporate restructuring, funding, and data protection.
• Insurance Litigation: Leading defendant personal injury and clinical negligence practice with recognised expertise in catastrophic and complex claims.
• Private Client Services: Wills, Probate, Trusts, Family, and Contentious Probate teams praised for handling complex estates, disputes, and high-net-worth matters.

Flint Bishop’s 2026 Legal 500 recognition reflects the firm’s breadth, depth, and consistent delivery of high-quality legal services across multiple sectors and regions.