For the 7th year running, Manchester defence solicitors Burton Copeland are delighted to be included on the Times and Statista ‘Best Law Firms’ award list.

The Times partnered with Statista, an international market research firm carried out the research by contacting more than 20,000 solicitors in England and Wales, and hundreds of clients, asking them to recommend the best law firms in a number of fields. As a first in the UK, this list establishes The Times’ “Who is the lawyers’ lawyer?” Respondents were not allowed to recommend their own law firm, and technology and other scrutiny in place to prevent multiple voting. Out of 10,000 law firms in England and Wales’s, more than 500 received commendations, and the ones with the most votes made it into The Times Best Law Firms 2025.

The list comprises of 250 law firms in the UK and Burton Copeland are shortlisted in the financial crime, fraud and regulatory categories. The profile written by The Times states:

“Based in Manchester and Preston, this northwest firm has a reputation as one of the UK’s leading criminal law firms. For nearly 40 years its lawyers have been defending those accused of committing criminal offences, from initial arrests and investigations through to the most complex matters at the Crown Court and Court of Appeal.

“Its teams provide services in all aspects of criminal law, including white-collar financial crime and fraud, sexual offences, inquests, regulatory and professional discipline and motoring matters. It also has a team dedicated to representing police officers facing investigations and allegations of misconduct.”

Burton Copeland’s full profile is available on The Times website.

Director and Business Manager Deborah Jackson, said “We’re yet again thrilled to have been named yet again by The Times as one of the top law firms in the UK. To be included in the list seven years in a row is really something special and I must say an enormous thanks to our staff who helped make this possible”