The 2025 edition of the Chambers and Partners legal guide has been published, and Bath-headquartered law firm, Stone King, has retained its top-ranked Band 1 status for charity, education (schools), and criminal law.
Additionally, the national law firm is highly ranked in the areas of education (higher & further), corporate mergers & acquisitions, employment (including for the third sector), real estate, real estate litigation, family & matrimonial, and road transport law (regulatory).
A number of Stone King lawyers have also been named by Chambers for the outstanding work they do across the firm’s specialist sectors: Education, Charity, Business & Social Enterprise, Faith, Private Client, and Public & Regulatory.
In the firm’s Bath office, coveted Band 1 rankings have been awarded to the following Partners: Caroline Fell, for her family and matrimonial practice; and Matthew Graham, for his criminal law practice.
Caroline Fell also received Spotlight status, along with fellow Partner Rebecca Eels, for their work within the field of family and matrimonial law, with specific mention of their alternative dispute resolution work.
Also highly ranked by Chambers for 2025 are the following Bath-based lawyers: Andrew Banks, Ciara Campfield, Daniel Harris, Helen Tucker, Hugh Pearce, Joanne Burton, Nicholas Wragg, Peter Woodhouse, Rebecca Eels, and Tim Rutherford.
Angus McWilliams, an Associate in Stone King’s Bath office, has been dubbed an Associate to Watch for 2025 for his criminal law practice.
Stone King’s Interim CEO, Peter Woodhouse said: “Being ranked by Chambers continues to be a valuable indicator that Stone King is a trusted law firm that consistently delivers. The rankings are based purely on unbiased feedback from our clients, and it is brilliant to see that we are excelling across so many varied practice areas. Well done to all those who contributed to such positive results for 2025.”
Stone King dates back to 1785 in Bath, where it is still headquartered. Now, the firm operates nationally, with offices also in London, Manchester, Leeds, Cambridge and Birmingham.
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