Awards & Accreditations

Kuits’ property team has been shortlisted for Property Team of the Year at the 2019 Manchester Legal Awards.

Now in its tenth year, the Manchester Legal Awards are recognised as one of the most prestigious events in the legal sector, celebrating the region’s thriving legal scene.

Kuits’ licensing team has been named as a finalists for Regulatory Team of the Year at the Manchester Legal Awards 2019.

Now firmly established on the legal calendar, the Manchester Legal Awards recognise and reward the wide range of skill and talent this region has to offer.

Kuits was shortlisted for Law Firm of the Year in the Insider North West Residential Property Awards 2019, the region’s premier event for residential property developers.

Kuits is one of only four firms to be shortlisted for this prestigious award.

Kuits has been shortlisted for Best Corporate Culture in the national Managing Partners’ Forum Awards 2019.

The annual awards highlight contribution to leadership & strategy, client journey, operational excellence and responsible business.

Kuits’ Managing Partner Steve Eccleston has been shortlisted for Managing Partner of the Year at the national Modern Law Awards 2019.

Now in their sixth year, the Modern Law Awards aim to celebrate and identify talent and success in entrepreneurship, market development, business management and best practice in the modern legal services arena.

Kuits has three of its young lawyers shortlisted at the 2019 Made in Manchester Awards.

Senior Associate Helen Mather, Associate Emma Nimmo and Solicitor Rebecca Bainbridge have all been shortlisted for the Lawyer of the Year Award. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday 7th February.

Organised by pro-manchester, the awards celebrates the best of Manchester’s young business talent aged up to the age of 35.

Kuits has been named Regional Employer of the Year in the 2018 Chamber Business Awards.

Organised by The British Chambers of Commerce, the awards are to recognise and reward excellence in British business across all sectors.

The Employer of the Year award recognises organisations that demonstrate excellence in the promotion and implementation of a learning and development culture.

Kuits was shortlisted in The Lawyer Awards 2018 in the category of Law Firm of the Year: The Independents North and Scotland.

Widely regarded as the most prestigious in the legal sector in the country, the awards celebrate excellence and innovation from across the industry.

Kuits was crowned winner of Best Law Firm at the Talk of Manchester Awards 2017, retaining the title after previously winning the award in 2016.

Kuits were also crowned Best Conveyancing Law Firm 2017.

The awards recognise the best and brightest businesses across sectors including professional services, digital, tech and media.

Kuits is ranked in the UK200 Annual Report published by The Lawyer magazine.

The yearly report is the culmination of six months' data collection, interviews and research into the financial health of the UK's largest law firms.

Kuits had two individual winners at the 2018 Made in Manchester Awards.

Marketing Manager Sarah Evans was named Marketing Professional of the Year and associate Rebecca Ingram was highly commended in the Solicitor of the Year category.

Organised by pro-manchester, the awards celebrates the best of Manchester’s young business talent aged up to the age of 35.

Kuits was shortlisted for Property Law Firm of the Year in the Insider North West Property Awards 2018.

The awards, now in their 20th year, see the best of the region's property development successes celebrated.

Anthony Lyons, head of Kuits' Licensing team, received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement honour at the Manchester Legal Awards 2018.

The awards recognise and reward the best legal talent in the region and are organised by the Manchester Law Society.

Two of our budding young lawyers were named as finalists in the Manchester Legal Awards 2018.

Newly qualified banking solicitor Clair Moran and commercial trainee solicitor Sheridan Edge were two of only three shortlisted in the Trainee/Paralegal of the Year category.

Rebecca Ingram, associate in the Kuits licensing team, has made it onto the shortlist in the 'Young Lawyer' category for the Insider North West Young Professionals Awards 2018.

Kuits was shortlisted in the Deal of the Year (£10m to £50m) category at the Insider North West Dealmakers Awards 2017.

The awards reward the efforts of people in the corporate finance field who are at the very top of their game and celebrate the achievements of the North West’s M&A professionals.

Kuits was shortlisted in the Best Law Firm category at The NPWAs 2017.

The awards celebrate excellence in the North West property industry.

Kuits was shortlisted in the Excellence in Conveyancing category at The Law Society Excellence Awards 2017.

The prestigious awards recognise the most outstanding legal practitioners in their field from across the country and Kuits is one of only four firms recognised in the category across England and Wales, and the only firm in Manchester.

Kuits was highly commended in the Private Client Team of the Year category at the prestigious Manchester Legal Awards 2017.

Hosted by the Manchester Law Society, the awards recognise the region’s outstanding talent and are a highlight of the Manchester legal calendar.

Kuits won Best Professional Services at the Business Desk's Business Masters Awards on 6th April 2017.

Hosted at the iconic Midland Hotel in Manchester, the awards celebrated prestigious businesses across the North West and Kuits were chosen over 5 other firms.

Kuits is ranked as a top-tier firm by the Legal 500 UK guide. The firm was highlighted for being ‘responsive, creative and technically superior’.

Kuits is ranked as a leading firm by the Chambers Guide. Commendation for Kuits from clients interviewed by Chambers highlighted the firm’s ‘customer focused, technically reliable and good value for money’ services, as well as its ‘very approachable’, ‘flexible’ and ‘caring’ attitude.

We are a member of the TAGLaw International Law Firm Network, a global alliance of high quality, independent law firms. One of only five English member firms and the only firm based in the North of England, we can access quality legal advice in over 100 countries.

Several of our private client team are STEP members, helping families plan for their futures, from drafting a will to advising on issues concerning international families, protection of the vulnerable, family businesses and philanthropic giving. Full STEP members, known as TEPs, are internationally recognised as experts in their field, with proven qualifications and experience.

Kuits has ISO14001 accreditation, which demonstrates commitment to providing a high level of customer satisfaction.

CQS is a national quality standard for residential conveyancing practices that are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority across the UK, and is only given to those which are able to demonstrate the highest standards of technical expertise.

Kuits is accredited with the national Law Society’s legal practice quality mark, Lexcel, a designed to recognise high standards of client care and business management in the legal profession.

Resolution is an organisation committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes. Members follow a Code of Practice that promotes a non-confrontational approach to family problems and encourage solutions that consider the needs of the whole family - and in particular the best interests of children.

Kuits is recognised as a Resolution Accredited Specialist, a standard given to members who have had their skills tested and expertise put through a rigorous assessment of their knowledge, abilities and way that they work with clients and other people.