Forbes Solicitors is celebrating after receiving 67 nominations, ranking as a Legal 500 Top Tier Firm and a Chambers and Partners Leading Firm.

Lancashire-based Forbes is delighted to reveal that in The Legal 500 guide Partners Lucy Worrall, Chris Booth and Kella Bowers have been included in the elite "Leading Individuals" list, Associates John Pickervance and Nick Pickup have been included in the Next Generation Lawyers list, as well as Forty two of Forbes’ solicitors being listed as recommended lawyers.

In the newly-published rankings, Forbes has been recommended in the North West for its work in the following areas: Social Housing, Clinical Negligence, Corporate and Commercial, Crime: General, Crime: Fraud, Dispute Resolution, Education, Employment, Insurance, Private Client: Wills, Private Client: Family, Real Estate: Commercial Property and Real Estate: Property Litigation. It has also been recommended for Insurance in the Yorkshire & the Humber region.

Forbes’ Social Housing, Crime and Financial Crime Teams and three of its lawyers were also highly ranked in the prestigious Chambers 2018 Guide. Lucy Worrall achieved Band 1 status, with Stuart Penswick and Lachlan McLean obtaining Band 2 and Band 3 respectively.

Oliver Burton, CEO of Forbes said: “Legal 500 and Chambers Guide are the definitive benchmarks for the best legal firms and lawyers in the country and we are delighted to be so well represented.

“To have such a glowing endorsement of the work we do is absolutely fantastic and everyone should be rightfully proud of what they have achieved, which ultimately ensures that our clients get the best service possible.”

  • 2018 Legal 500 Recommended Lawyers: Peter Dugdale, John  Bennett, Pauline Rigby, Daniel Milnes, John Pickervance, Nick Pickup, Daniel King, Craig Liversidge, David Ryan, Tom Smith, Claire Edbury, Ben Wilson, Jonathan Holden, Ruth Rule-Mullen, Laura Cieplak, Adam Bromley, Tim Hollingsworth, Stuart Shorthouse, Richard Clithero, Rubina Vohra, Judith Wright, Helen Shirbon, Shirley Wignall, Gill Carr, Alex Reid, Stuart Penswick, Lucy Worrall, Lachlan McLean, Shirley Faragher, Jennifer Hankinson, Sam Gorrell, Sarah Rogers, Lucie Cocker, Chris Booth, David Pickford, Siobhan Hardy, Andrew Ellis, Kella Bowers, Lucy Harris, Elizabeth Bower, Paul Geldard, Ridwaan Omar.

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About Forbes

1)       Forbes is one of the leading law firms in the North with 320 staff including 45 partners and 8 offices. 

2)           The firm prides itself on the high level of service that it offers its clients. All their solicitors are highly trained in specific areas of law and ensure that the clients’ needs are put first. 

3)            Forbes believes in friendly and straightforward legal advice.

4)           Office locations include Blackburn (2), Accrington, Central Lancashire, Preston, Chorley, Leeds and Manchester

5)           The firm provides legal advice and representation to individuals in relation to:

           Clinical Negligence, Family/ Divorce, Crime, Contesting a Will, Buying and selling your home, Financial Services, Elderly Client Services, Personal Injury, Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts.

          And to businesses in relation to:

           Dispute Resolution, Commercial Property, Corporate and Commercial, Forbes Collect: Debt Recovery, Employment and HR, Education, Housing & Regeneration, Insurance, Regulatory and Retail.