Newcastle law firm shines once again in this year’s Legal 500

Newcastle law firm Burnetts Solicitors LLP has excelled in The Legal 500 UK Solicitors 2026 Rankings – the leading guide to law firms and solicitors in the UK - with a total of 10 recommended practice areas, eight lawyers listed as Leading Individuals, four Next Generation Partners and five Leading Associates.
Legal 500 rankings reflect the result of months of extensive analysis by Legal 500’s research team, which conducts thousands of interviews with private practice lawyers and reads through tens of thousands of submissions in order to select the very best lawyers and law firms in the UK.
Burnetts, one of the largest law firms in the North, had five of its departments achieve top tier rankings in the guide: Corporate and Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence, Agriculture and Estates and Commercial Property.
Nick Gutteridge, Managing Partner at Burnetts said:
“I’m so proud to be part of the Burnetts team – our people are exceptionally knowledgeable in their specialisms and really go above and beyond for our clients – they take great pride in their work - and this is all reflected in this year’s Legal 500 results.“
To find out more about Burnetts Solicitors, please visit www.burnetts.co.uk.