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gunnercooke secures 50+ rankings in Chambers UK 2027
UK, 15 October 2026: gunnercooke has recorded its strongest Chambers UK performance to date, with firm rankings up by 57% and individual rankings up 25% on last year.
The firm now holds 40 individual rankings and 11 firm rankings in Chambers UK 2027. This year the firm have earned 12 new rankings, and three Partners have climbed a band.
The rankings span London to Scotland, with Real Estate, Employment, Family/Matrimonial and Litigation performing particularly well.
Please see below a snapshot of this year’s results:
New and improved rankings
- Anna Willetts: Environment, North West, Band 3
- Dan Hall: Construction, London, Band 6
- Stuart Wilson: Construction, London, Band 5
- Adam Wilkinson: Real Estate, Yorkshire, Band 5
- Shereen Lloyd: Real Estate, Yorkshire, Band 5
- James Tithecott: Litigation, South West, Up and Coming
- Julian Pike: Defamation/Reputation Management, UK-wide, Band 2 (joined gunnercooke in 2026)
- Julian Pike: Sport, UK-wide, Band 5 (joined gunnercooke in 2026)
- Denise Laverty: Family/Matrimonial, Scotland, Band 3
- Mini Setty: Employment, Yorkshire, Band 3
- James Pheasant: Litigation, South West, Band 3
New firm rankings
- Real Estate, Scotland: Band 3
- Real Estate Litigation, North West: Band 4
- Litigation, North West: Band 5
- Real Estate, Yorkshire: Band 5
Alongside the new and improved rankings, 36 rankings were maintained. Partners who retained their rankings include Kirpal Bidmead, Roland Humphreys, David Breslin, Anthony J Lee, Richard Linskell, Paul Calladine, Vitoria Nabas, Clive Smith, Rebecca Ireland and Jahid Ali. You can see the full list here.
Darryl Cooke, Founder of gunnercooke, said: “gunnercooke’s rankings in the Chambers guide keep improving each year, and that’s a testament to the great work our Partners do. As we continue to expand across the UK and beyond, it’s vital our Partners are the best of the best, and these results show exactly that.”
Julian Pike, Defamation/Reputation Management: clients says “Julian’s experience and ability to understand the matter at hand is vast, the care takes to look after hise client is impeccable and level of professionalism immaculate.”
Denise Laverty, Family/Matrimonial, Scotland: clients stated: “Denise is exceptionally well organised and thorough in her preparation of cases.”
Real Estate, Scotland: one client added: “The firm acted impeccably, handling incredibly complex transactions with ease. They turn documents around quickly and are available by phone, email and messenger.”
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