The 2026 edition of the highly regarded legal guide, Chambers, has been published, and Stone King is delighted to have retained Band 1 status for charity, education (schools) and criminal law.
Additionally, the national law firm is again highly ranked in the areas of education (higher and further), corporate mergers and acquisitions, employment (including for the third sector), real estate, real estate litigation, family and matrimonial, and road transport (regulatory) law.
As well as these practice areas, 27 Stone King people – based across six offices in London, Bath, Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds and Manchester – have also been named by Chambers for the outstanding work they do across the firm’s key sectors: education, charity, business and social enterprise, faith, private client, and public and regulatory. This includes 22 partners, three senior associates, one associate and one consultant. 
Stone King’s CEO, Vicky Brackett (pictured), said: “It’s incredibly rewarding to see our firm recognised in the Chambers rankings. These rankings are based solely on impartial client feedback, so it’s clear that our teams are delivering an exceptional service across a wide range of practice areas, and I’m proud to be leading a firm with such a strong reputation for excellence. Congratulations to everyone who contributed to these outstanding results.”
In addition to the above ranked practice areas, this year’s named individuals were:
Band 1 – Melanie Carter, Rosamund McCarthy Etherington, Matthew Graham, Nicholas Wragg, Harriet Broughton and Caroline Fell.
Highly ranked – Julian Blake, Tom Murdoch, Stephen Ravenscroft, Tim Rutherford, Reema Mathur, Hannah Kubie, Daniel Harris, Tamsin Eastwood, Angus McWilliams, Ciara Campfield, Tom Morrison, Adam McRae-Taylor, Laura Berman, Richard Freeth, Rebecca Eels, Julie Moktadir, Hugh Pearce and Andrew Banks.
Senior Statespeople – Ann Phillips and Roger Inman; Spotlight – Caroline Fell and Rebecca Eels; Star Associate – Katharine Robinson.
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