Furley Page Solicitors based in Canterbury, Whitstable and Medway is ranked as one of the best in the south by two highly regarded and independent national legal guides, further endorsing its expertise and commitment to growing its business.

In addition, three of the firm’s lawyers receive individual recognition for their outstanding work; and the firm as a whole is recommended in 14 key practice areas as being exceptional in those fields.

Recently published Chambers UK commends Furley Page LLP saying: “This supportive and cost-aware firm is admired for its partner accessibility. Considered a good provincial practice in east Kent, Furley Page is also developing a commercial base in north Kent and the Thames Gateway.”

Senior partner Peter Hawkes is listed as a notable practitioner for his ‘impressive reputation as head of the firm’s dispute resolution team’. Chambers says: “He excels at explaining complex issues in layman’s terms and projects an aura of authority that is no-nonsense but never unnecessarily confrontational.”

Law guide Legal 500 also recognises Peter’s work in dispute resolution and recommends head of employment Andrew Masters in his field and partner David Hall for property litigation.

Peter Hawkes, Furley Page’s senior partner, said: “It has been an exciting year for Furley Page opening our new offices at Chatham’s historic dockyard to enable our expansion into the Thames Gateway region. Therefore, such excellent recognition in both Chambers UK and Legal 500 highlighting our expertise and growing profile is a credit to the whole firm.”

For further information visit furleypage.co.uk or call 01227 763939.

Notes to editors

Established 280 years ago, Furley Page LLP has offices in Canterbury, Chatham and Whitstable covering Kent and Thames Gateway, offering legal services across 12 practice areas in commercial and private client law. For further details visit www.furleypage.co.uk.

Chambers UK and Legal 500 are published annually and feature the country’s best law firms. They provide independent views of the legal industry and act as guides for clients.

Legal 500’s recommends Furley Page in 14 practice areas. These are corporate and commercial, commercial litigation, dispute resolution, employment, personal injury, agriculture and estates, charities, family law, personal tax / trusts and probate, education, commercial property, construction, property litigation, intellectual property.

Digital photographs of Peter Hawkes, David Hall and Andrew Masters are available by contacting PR consultants Edwards Harvey.

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