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Commercial property: Elsewhere in the East Midlands
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- Freeth Cartwright LLP Leicester
- Gateley Leicester
- Harvey Ingram LLP Leicester
- Hewitsons LLP Northampton
- Howes Percival LLP Leicester, Northampton
- Spearing Waite LLP Leicester
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- Nelsons Solicitors Limited Leicester
- Roythornes LLP Spalding
- Wilkin Chapman Grimsby, Lincoln
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- Chattertons Horncastle
- Langleys Lincoln
- Marrons Leicester
Freeth Cartwright LLP delivers ‘good value for money’, with clients singling out Richard Osborn and Sophie Philippon-Thomas. The team demonstrates ‘good in-depth knowledge of property law and an understanding of commercial needs’.
Gateley’s recent activity has been based around corporate transactions, where associate Colin Gittus ‘seems to know his subject matter very well indeed’, across portfolio, development, transactional and secured lending matters. Development specialist Michael Park advised on the acquisition of a 350-acre warehouse site.
Harvey Ingram LLP’s retail team assists clients such as Domino’s Pizza and Vision Express with site acquisitions, and in 2010 acted for a retail park owner in relation to strategic land assembly. The investment and finance team supports pension funds and is active in corporate transactions. The firm also handles development and regeneration matters for Midlands groups such as Persimmon Homes.
The new head of Hewitsons LLP’s team, construction specialist Tim Richards, operates out of Milton Keynes, with three partners in Northampton handling investment acquisitions and disposals, residential development, and commercial leases for education and local authority bodies, investment funds, and developers.
Howes Percival LLP handles funding and acquisition matters for a range of developer clients, and recently assisted Bloor Homes in relation to sites in Cheltenham, Leicestershire and Pershore. Recent work for practice head John Herd includes a pre-let for Hampton Brook estates.
Spearing Waite LLP has a ‘dynamic approach’, and acts for clients such as David Wilson Homes, Poundstretcher and new gain Jelson. It is instructed on a variety of matters locally and beyond, recently advising The White Company on the acquisition of new headquarters in London, and Dunelm on the expansion of its Stoke distribution centre. Tom Bower is ‘extremely tenacious, commercial, friendly, pragmatic and knowledgeable’.
At Nelsons Solicitors Limited, James Coningsby ‘knows his stuff’’ and ‘sees the bigger picture’, and acts for a variety of banking, retail, charity and pension fund clients. In 2010 he acted for NatWest on a £1.5m student accommodation development.
Roythornes LLP’s practice includes sales and purchases of rural and agricultural land for development.
One of Lincolnshire’s largest teams, Wilkin Chapman gained new clients including Total Lindsey Oil Refinery and St John Ambulance in 2010. The ‘exceptional’ Ruth Brewin is ‘very sound in depth of legal and commercial understanding’.
Chattertons’ senior commercial and agricultural property lawyers are based in eight locations around the region, and provide specialist advice on development, construction and planning.
Langleys continues to advise on local acquisitions and sales of land for development, including funding matters.
Marrons’ practice ‘answers all a developer’s needs’; its experience includes sales and purchases, and also planning and environmental law matters. ‘Solid professional’ Kevin Sumner is ‘cool under pressure’, and Louise Mee is ‘resourceful and dedicated’.
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Changes on the Sponsorship Management System (SMS) for tier 4 sponsors
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Law Firm Astrea significantly expands Brussels presence
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The Batang Kali Massacre trial - end of a Very British Cover-Up?
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11KBW Annual Employment Conference London & Leeds 2012
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Penningtons appoints three new partners as turnover rises by a third
Top 100 law firm Penningtons Solicitors LLP is pleased to announce the appointment of three new partners as well as a substantial increase in fee income for the 2011-2012 financial year. -
Press Conference: The Batang Kali massacre trial – the end of a very British cover up?
On 8 and 9 May 2012 the High Court will hear a judicial review test case brought by family members of the 24 unarmed men brutally massacred by British soldiers in 1948 at the village of Batang Kali, Malaya.