Moore Barlow achieves top rankings in Chambers and Partners 2025

Moore Barlow is honoured to be recognised by Chambers and Partners, one of the UK’s premier legal directories.

The firm has achieved recognition across 16 practice areas, further solidifying its reputation for legal excellence. Chambers, a prestigious authority in the legal profession, has ranked Moore Barlow in its top tiers and bands, with 42 of our lawyers recommended by both clients and peers for their outstanding service.

Practice areas recognised:

Band 1

• Agricultural and rural affairs – The South
• Clinical negligence: mainly claimant – The South
• Personal injury: mainly claimant – The South

Band 2

• Corporate M&A: lower mid-market – The South
• Education – Institutions (Schools) – UK wide
• Family / matrimonial – The South
• Intellectual property – The South
• Professional negligence – The South
• Real estate – The South
• Restructuring / insolvency – The South

Band 3

• Agricultural and rural affairs – London
• Employment – The South
• Information technology – The South
• Litigation – The South
• Real estate litigation – The South

Band 4:

• Charities – UK wide

Leaders in their fields:

Band 1

• Claire Haverfield – Professional negligence, The South
• Damian Horan – Personal injury: mainly claimant, The South
• David Foster – Professional negligence, The South
• Heather Dobson – Restructuring / insolvency, The South
• Judith Ball – Family/matrimonial, The South
• Matthew Claxson – Personal injury: mainly claimant, The South
• Maya Sushila – Clinical negligence (mainly claimant), The South
• Trevor Sterling – Personal injury: mainly claimant, The South

Band 2

• David Ludlow– Employment, The South
• Jo Farr – Real estate, The South
• Joanna Farrands – Family/Matrimonial, The South
• Joanna Lada-Walicki – Education: Institutions (Schools), UK-wide
• John Warchus – Intellectual property, The South
• Katherine Maxwell – Employment, The South
• Rebecca Chaplin – Restructuring/insolvency, The South
• Roger Bailey – Corporate/M&A – £5 million and above, The South
• Sarah Jordan – Agriculture & Rural Affairs, The South
• Sarah Stanton – Clinical negligence (mainly claimant), The South

Band 3

• Ben Collingwood – Education – Institutions (Schools), UK wide
• Charlotte Brackley – Agriculture & Rural Affairs, London (Firms)
• Chris Marsden – Real estate litigation, The South
• David Foster – Litigation, The South
• Jeremy Over – Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above, The South
• John Warchus – Information technology, The South
• Mark Lucas – Corporate/M&A: £5 million and above, The South
• Naomi Greenwood – Employment, The South
• Victoria Walker – Family/Matrimonial, The South

Band 4

• Adam McRae-Taylor – Education – Institutions (Schools), UK wide
• Gordon Reid – Charities, UK-wide
• Gordon Reid – Education – Institutions (Schools), UK wide
• Paul Ridout – Charities, UK-wide

Recommended lawyers:

Eminent practitioner:

• Ed Whittington – Agriculture & Rural Affairs, The South
• Helen Goatley – Clinical negligence (mainly claimant), The South
• Helen Goatley – Personal Injury (mainly claimant), The South

Senior statesperson

• Anne Cassidy – Clinical negligence: mainly claimant, The South

Spotlight:

• Jan Galloway – Family/Matrimonial (mainly ADR), The South
• Karen Barham – Family/Matrimonial (mainly ADR), The South

Associates to watch

• Andrew Reid – Professional negligence, The South
• Chris Parsons – Restructuring/insolvency, The South
• Esther Millard – Professional negligence, The South
• George Shepherd – Charities, UK-wide
• Ruth Hewitt – Clinical negligence (mainly claimant), The South
• Tim Kirfield – Personal injury (mainly claimant), The South

Up & coming:

• Amandeep Khasriya – Personal injury (mainly claimant), The South
• Anna Iceton – Real Estate Litigation, The South

About Chambers and Partners

Renowned for their independent assessments, Chambers and Partners undertake in-depth research, which includes conducting interviews with each firm’s clients to benchmark and rank the leading law firms in the UK.

The Chambers and Partners 2024 rankings is now available to view online at: Moore Barlow LLP, please click on Ranked Departments tab and Ranked Lawyers tab.