HLK ranked in Chambers UK Legal Guide 2025

We are delighted to be ranked by Chambers in their 2025 guide in two categories, with some of our specialists in IP law individually recognised and awarded their own ranking as well.

Chambers rankings are said to be the definitive mark of excellence across the legal industry, recognising only the best law firms and lawyers.

We are proud to be ranked as a top firm in these categories:

• Intellectual Property (Yorkshire): Band 1
• Intellectual Property Patent & Trade mark Attorneys (UK wide): Band 2

And congratulations go to Louise Perkin, Jason Dainty and Stuart Jackson for being individually named and recognised as top talent for:

• Information Technology (Yorkshire): Louise Perkin ranked Band 1
• Intellectual Property (Yorkshire): Louise Perkin and Jason Dainty ranked Band 2, and Stuart Jackson named a Senior Statesperson 

A ranking from Chambers shows that our firm, and our people, have stood out in the most rigorous, independent and in-depth research process of any legal directory on the market, and our firm has emerged as one of the best in our field.

About the Legal 500

The Chambers UK Legal Guide 2025 showcases the legal market’s best and top ranked law firms and lawyers. Their rankings are thoroughly researched and independent, and their methodology includes tens of thousands of one-to-one interviews every year.

The guide aims to provide reliable recommendations on the best law firms and solicitors, backed up by editorial and analysis on the UK’s top legal talent.

Law firms and individual lawyers are ranked in bands from 1 (highest) to 6 (lowest). Being ranked in any band is a significant achievement. The qualities on which rankings are assessed include:

• Technical legal ability
• Professional conduct
• Client service
• Commercial astuteness
• Diligence
• Commitment
• Other qualities most valued by the client (for further description of these please see methodology above)

View the full rankings and the individual categories here.