Hamlins ranked in Chambers UK Guide 2025

The Hamlins team has been highly ranked in the Chambers UK Guide 2025. The guide recognises the best law firms and solicitors in the UK, with rankings determined through extensive research and feedback sought from clients.

Hamlins is commended for: “providing excellent advice and has excellent knowledge throughout. Its service is impeccable."

"The team is extremely professional and skilful in their work. Their service level is absolutely faultless in every respect."

Matthew Pryke, Managing Partner, says:

“We are hugely grateful to our clients for their incredible feedback – it is very rewarding to read such positive testimonials. I am very proud of our fantastic team – this recognition really does demonstrate the exceptional level at which they’re operating and the calibre of our people.”

Hamlins has 3 departments and 10 lawyers ranked in this year’s guide:

Ranked Departments

Real Estate

Our Real Estate team has moved up a Band to achieve a Band 2 ranking in this year’s guide. It is recognised for being “adept at helping clients manage large investment portfolios as well as facilitating key acquisitions and disposals”.

"Hamlins' advice is particularly strong on complex matters relating to property purchases and sales and lease negotiation. The team is very responsive and is exceptional in its advice."

Real Estate Litigation

Hamlins Real Estate Disputes team retains its Band 4 ranking and is noted for its expertise in both residential and commercial property litigation and for advising on a host of matters including professional negligence claims, rent review cases and development disputes.

"Its practitioners are always available and ready to assist, and consistently add commercial acumen to their advice." “Experts at handling incredibly complex cases."

Defamation / Reputation Management

Hamlins Media Disputes department retains its Band 3 ranking and is described by Chambers as “a powerful litigation practice with expertise in a wide variety of privacy, defamation and harassment matters”.

"The team is very professional and really easy to work with. They are also swift and efficient, with a very strong culture of clear communication." "Communicative, professional and compassionate."

Ranked Lawyers

This year’s guide ranks the following partners:

• Callum Galbraith
• Catherine Fehler
• Christopher Hutchings
• Julian Bentley
• Kate Andrews
• Mark Hurst
• Martin Ochs
• Matthew Pryke
• Penny Hunt
• Sarah Finch

Full rankings information can be found at Chambers.