A HAMPSHIRE firm is celebrating after winning a top award for the second year running.

Bond Pearce, which has offices in Southampton city centre, has been named Best Legal Adviser by the Legal Week Intelligence Client Satisfaction Report.

The company also ranked as one of the top three UK business law firms.

The report is based on a detailed survey of more than 1,400 senior in-house lawyers in the FTSE 100, the FTSE 250, small cap, AIM and the 100 largest privately owned businesses in the UK.

The six categories measured by the Legal Week researchers ranged from quality of legal and commercial advice and service delivery, to billing practices and transparency.

Victor Tettmar, Managing Partner at Bond Pearce said: “To receive this kind of recognition from our clients for the service we provide is the most rewarding feedback we can have.

"It is fantastic to have achieved the title of Best Legal Adviser for the second year running. However we will keep challenging ourselves to ensure that we build on the great relationships that we have and continue to deliver the best service possible to our clients.”