RWK Goodman’s strong year of growth has been reflected in our rankings in the 2026 Legal 500 UK – picking up six top-tier rankings and recommendations in another 23 practice areas across our Commercial, Injury and Private Client divisions.
The full breakdown of the 23 ranked practice areas is as follows:
- Insurance – Clinical negligence: claimant (South East) — Band 1
- Insurance – Clinical negligence: claimant (South West) — Band 1
- Private Client – Contentious trusts and probate (South West) — Band 1
- Private Client – Family (South West) — Band 1
- Insurance – Personal injury: claimant (South East) — Band 1
- Insurance – Personal injury: claimant (South West) — Band 1
- Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation: Gloucestershire, Somerset & Wiltshire (South West) — Band 2
- Corporate & Commercial – Corporate and commercial: Gloucestershire, Somerset & Wiltshire (South West) — Band 2
- Private Client – Family: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40 (South East) — Band 2
- Private Client – Personal tax, trusts & probate (South West) — Band 2
- TMT (Technology, Media & Telecoms) – Sport (South East) — Band 2
- Dispute resolution – Commercial litigation: mid-market (London) — Band 3
- Real estate – Commercial property: Gloucestershire, Somerset & Wiltshire (South West) — Band 3
- Real estate – Commercial property: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40 (South East) — Band 3
- Real estate – Construction (South West) — Band 3
- Corporate & Commercial – Corporate and commercial: Bristol (South West) — Band 3
- Private Client – Court of Protection (London) — Band 3
- Private Client – Family: children (London) — Band 3
- Private Client – Personal tax, trusts & probate: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40 (South East) — Band 3
- Insurance – Clinical negligence: claimant (London) — Band 4
- Real estate – Commercial property: corporate occupiers (London) — Band 4
- Private Client – Contentious trusts & probate (South East) — Band 4
- Private Client – Family: divorce & financial remedy (London) — Band 4

The six Band 1 rankings highlight the firm’s market-leading expertise in claimant clinical negligence, personal injury, and private client work in the South West and South East.
Across these divisions, a total of 61 lawyers were individually recognised in the 2026 edition of The Legal 500 UK.
In addition, Legal 500’s editorial commentary for one of the top-ranked practices noted that “The sizable, ‘empathetic and personable’ team … is noted for its expertise in catastrophic injury cases, including brain injuries in children, spinal injuries, bariatric surgery issues and limb amputations.” Legal 500
RWK Goodman’s consistent performance across its Commercial, Injury and Private Client divisions reflects the firm’s continued growth and commitment to excellence across a broad range of legal disciplines.