The Legal Press – what the independent analysts say
We are top rated by independent publications the Legal 500 and Chamber & Partners and have been for more than a decade. Our latest editorial comments are:

Legal 500
2010: The calm and unflappable Tom Cook is completely dedicated to the client and works extremely hard. The team is consistently sensible and intelligent when managing cases and includes Trefine Maynard who is described as a warm empathetic person of huge experience and is well respected by opponents.

Chambers & Partners
The clinical negligence team deals with the full spectrum of claims and its association with the Public and Commercial Services Union provides a steady flow of work. Sources are quick to draw attention to the excellent communication skills and availability of the firm's lawyers. Sources say: "The lawyers here balance the legal issues and the client's needs."

Key Individuals
The "attentive, client-focused and communicative" Trefine Maynard specialises in claims relating to misdiagnoses and cerebral palsy, having obtained numerous multimillion-pound settlements. Sandra Patton is able to adopt "the right mix of sensitivity and firmness with the client." She specialises in birth injury and cancer-related claims. Tom Cook is regarded as a practitioner of "determination, ability and experience" who is "excellent at dealing with highly complex brain injury cases." He also has a strong reputation for claims relating to traumatic amputation, cerebral palsy and renal and neurovascular accidents.