LAW firm Ellis Jones Solicitors has won top recognition in the independent global guide to high-quality legal services.

It services and individual lawyers have been endorsed across numerous categories in the prestigious Legal 500 directory of the UK’s law firms and solicitors.

The influential guide, often described as the legal profession’s ‘bible’, praises Ellis Jones as an ‘excellent firm’ in the newly published 2025 edition.

Its commercial litigation including dispute resolution and banking and finance teams; family; contentious trusts and probate; wills, trusts and probate; employment; business services; and property litigation departments are all ranked in the newly published 2025 edition.

Dispute resolution once again receives a coveted Tier 1 rating while a total of 17 partners and solicitors were mentioned in their own right or as part of their team in the guide.

The guide hails Ellis Jones’ ‘very strong team of commercial and property litigators’ who are ‘personable, efficient and excellent with clients.’

Lauren Day is named as jointly leading the team alongside ‘heavyweight litigator and excellent strategist’ William Fox Bregman.

Partner Paul Kanolik is commended as a ’pre-eminent lawyer in betting and gaming disputes in Dorset’, while Partner Victoria Riddleston is named for handling contentious trust and probate mandates.

Senior associate solicitor Conor Maher is listed as a key contact with an ‘exceptional reputation for advocacy in the county courts’.

Associate solicitor Florence Newton is described as ‘extremely diligent in her preparation of a case and punches above her weight’.

Nigel Smith, Ellis Jones managing partner said: “We are thrilled to be recognised once again in the Legal 500.

“It is a powerful, independent endorsement of our lawyers and services, largely complied on the basis of feedback gained from thousands of testimonials and interviews.

“The guide is a hallmark of excellence for the legal profession and richly deserved recognition of the hard work and talent of all at Ellis Jones and their commitment to providing the very best service to our clients.”

Ellis Jones, with 178 staff including 24 partners, has seven offices across the south coast in Bournemouth, Canford Cliffs (Poole), Ringwood, Swanage and Wimborne as well as London.

The Legal 500, which is published annually in more than 90 countries, is acted on by commercial and private clients, corporate counsel, professional advisers and other referrers of legal work.