Tees maintains six Tier 1 teams in Legal 500 rankings

Tees Law is pleased to announce success in this year’s Legal 500 directory, with six practice areas ranked as ‘Tier 1’.

The Top Tier ranking has been awarded to:

  • Private client > Agriculture and estates
  • Real estate > Commercial property: Essex
  • Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant
  • Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
  • Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
  • Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Essex
  • In total, Tees have been ranked in 21 practice areas in the world’s leading directory of law firms.

The firm is delighted to see seven Leading Partners recognised in the 2025 list, five Next Generation Partners and eight Leading Associates.

Leading Partners

  • Aaron Cane
  • Jane Winfield
  • Janine Collier
  • Lucy Folley
  • Robert Whitaker
  • Sarah Coates
  • Tim Deeming

Next Generation Partners

  • Baljeet Kaur
  • Daniel Fairs
  • Ian Johnston
  • Nicola Havers
  • Sarah Walker

Leading Associates

  • Sara Stabler
  • Alex Waples
  • Ana James-Pittau
  • Chris Claxton-Shirley
  • Katherine Jameson
  • Lucy Beck
  • Polly Kerr
  • Sarah White

 Senior Partner Catherine Mowat has once again been recognised in the Hall of Fame and commented: “This year’s results highlight the commitment and hard work of our teams at Tees. I am honoured to be named in the Hall of Fame again this year. Thank you to our wonderful clients and referrers for the great feedback provided.”

Group Managing Director Ashton Hunt said: “I am pleased to see Tees recognised in the Legal 500 rankings in another successful year. It’s brilliant to see so many of our practice areas receiving Tier 1 status, along with many Associates being named as leading in their field. Everyone at Tees always works hard to provide the best quality service and I’m truly delighted to see the results.”

Tees Law is a major regional law firm with offices in Bishop’s Stortford, Cambridge, Royston, Saffron Walden, Brentwood and Chelmsford. As part of the local community for over 100 years, Tees continues to support clients from generation to generation.

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