Date:  1 October 2007

LEGAL 500 (2007)

“Senior partner Roger Coates has a recommended practice at Buller Jeffries” - just one of several quotes which appear in the new edition of Legal 500.

Buller Jeffries is celebrating its recognition in no fewer than five categories of the Legal 500 (2007) edition published recently.  The teams in commercial property, construction, defendant personal injury and professional negligence, all mentioned in the 2006 edition, have had their work recognised again as being amongst the leading practitioners of the West Midlands.  Buller Jeffries also gains recognition in the category of health and safety in the 2007 edition.

The Commercial Property Department which has been highlighted in Legal 500 for the second time in succession are delighted and none more so than the Head of Property, Clive Vernon, who is singled out again “Clive Vernon’s reputation in the market stands Buller Jeffries in good stead with the local SME and entrepreneurial business market”.

The firm’s expertise in construction and professional negligence which are inextricably linked to its formidable reputation in insurance litigation is also recognised again with Caroline Coates’ work in actions against local authority professionals given special mention.

As usual, Buller Jeffries’ unrivalled depth of experience in defendant personal injury work is acknowledged with the team being described as a “Rolls Royce team at Skoda prices”.  Senior partners Roger Coates, Geoff Lewis and Derek Adamson are identified as leading practitioners in this “solid defendant insurance practice”.