Higgs LLP has been recognised across 11 practice areas in the latest Legal 500 UK rankings, with teams and individual lawyers receiving recognition across corporate and commercial, dispute resolution, employment, private client, real estate, insurance and insolvency.
The 2027 rankings, published on 30 September, see Higgs ranked in Tier 1 for corporate and commercial: elsewhere in the West Midlands, charities and not-for-profit, and family: elsewhere in the West Midlands.
The firm is also ranked in Tier 2 for corporate tax, commercial litigation: elsewhere in the West Midlands, clinical negligence: claimant, contentious trusts and probate, and commercial property: elsewhere in the West Midlands. Higgs is ranked Tier 3 for insolvency and corporate recovery and personal injury: claimant, and Tier 4 for employment.
The rankings also highlight the strength and depth of expertise across the firm, with individual recognitions spanning a range of specialist areas, including:
- Corporate and commercial - John Heaton and Jamie Partington
- Commercial litigation- Julia Lowe and Matt Dudley are recognised as Leading Partners, with James Modley named a Next Generation Partner
- Family Law - Philip Barnsley named a Leading Partner for family, while Rhian Gray is recognised as a Next Generation Partner and Ellie Norton as a Leading Associate
- Contentious Trusts and Probate: Craig Ridge is named a Leading Partner and Georgia Stott recognised as a Leading Associate.
- Real Estate - Jen Hicks-Jones is recognised as a Next Generation Partner
- Personal Injury (Claimant) - Andy Shaw is named a Leading Partner and Steven Santy a Next Generation Partner
- Clinical Negligence (Claimant) Clare Langford is recognised as a Leading Partner
- Charities and Not For Profit - Kirsty McEwen is recognised as a Leading Partner for charities and not-for-profit, alongside Leading Associate recognition for Ellie Williams
The latest results reflect the breadth of expertise across the firm and the depth of experience within teams supporting owner managed businesses and the people that build and run them across the UK.
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