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Bond Pearce LLP acts for clients including Lloyds Banking Group, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers. It acted for Deloitte on the administration of the Care Estates Group and for Geoffrey Martin & Co on the administration of Henley Industries (UK). The ‘effective and level-headed’ Joanne Rumley leads the team.

Osborne Clarke is ‘excellent on all counts, especially in speed of response and value of advice’. The team acted for KPMG on the trading administration of a number of care homes and going concern sales, and for Grant Thornton on the administration and sale of a VW automotive business. Other clients include Baker Tilly, Barclays and RBS. Team head Nigel Boobier is ‘a great figurehead who continues to grow in stature’.

TLT LLP is ‘always willing to assist at short notice and the level of skill and knowledge provides a level of comfort that is often not experienced elsewhere’. It acted on the administration and sale of part of milkshake retail brand Shakeaway, and advised the administrators, BDO, on the sale of Tony Pryce Sports to Mantra Brands. James Forsyth leads the three-partner team, and ‘exhibits commercial awareness and a high level of technical knowledge’.

Ashfords LLP’s two-partner team acts for clients including CRS Warner Kugel, PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG. It advised Stonham & Co on the bankruptcy of Ramrattan, which involved two landmark judgements. David Pomeroy and Alan Bennett are recommended.

Burges Salmon LLP’s ‘very responsive’ team is ‘innovative in its approach’. It acted for the Trustees of the Great Lakes (UK) Pension Plan in a significant pensions case. Other clients include Ernst & Young, KPMG and Bank of Ireland. Team head Patrick Cook is ‘committed and able’.

‘Excellent’ firm Clarke Willmott LLP is on the RBS panel, and also acts for Begbies Traynor and Mazars. It acted for Harris Lipman, as liquidators of Cru Investment Management, and for Grant Thornton as administrators of CPC Packaging and group companies. Philip Winterborne has ‘a good commercial and pragmatic attitude’.

Giles Hindle leads DAC Beachcroft LLP’s team, which acts for clients including Royal Mail Group, Deloitte and KPMG. It advised Axa on the administration of Auto Windscreens.

Charles Maunder’s three-partner team at Michelmores LLP has ‘good industry knowledge’ and ‘knows what it is doing’. It advised Begbies Traynor on the administration of wetsuit manufacturer Gul International.

Stephens Scown LLP is ‘always accessible, technically adept and commercial’. It acted for Cladding Consultants as parent company of Stone Firms in administration and voluntary arrangement, and advised Neville and Co regarding Unigreg’s administration and voluntary arrangement. Matthew Wald is ‘one of the ablest lawyers around’.

Thrings LLP’s advice is ‘thoughtful, focused and rooted in commerciality’. The team is experienced in advisory and transactional work for mid-size businesses and actions against directors. Mark Cullingford is ‘non-judgemental, astute and pragmatic’.

Veale Wasbrough Vizards advised Grant Thornton on the administration of St Michael’s School, Tawstock, and also acts for KPMG and Baker Tilly. Ed Husband joined from Bevan Brittan LLP.

Kitsons LLP provides ‘good value for money and is very competitive’. Emma Davy focuses on achieving results and gives ‘good, commercial, down-to-earth legal advice’.

Meade King LLP’s Keith Mahoney is recommended for insolvency matters.

Morgan Cole’s Paul Caldicott divides his time between Bristol and Cardiff.

Rickerbys LLP’s Derek Jones has expertise in care home and healthcare matters.

Withy King LLP’s Philip Banks-Welsh acts for a number of established IPs on insolvency matters.

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