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Family
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- Burges Salmon LLP (Bristol)
- Clarke Willmott LLP (Bristol, Taunton)
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Hartnell Chanot & Partners (Exeter) - Stephens Scown LLP (Exeter, St Austell, Truro)
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Ashfords LLP (Exeter, Tiverton, Taunton) - Foot Anstey (Exeter, Plymouth, Taunton)
- Lester Aldridge LLP (Bournemouth)
- Michelmores LLP (Exeter)
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Rickerbys LLP (Cheltenham) - Stone King LLP (Bath)
- Stones Solicitors LLP (Exeter)
- TLT LLP (Bristol)
- Thrings LLP (Swindon, Bath)
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Tozers LLP (Exeter, Newton Abbot) - Wilsons (Salisbury)
- Withy King LLP (Bath, Swindon)
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Battens Solicitors Limited (Yeovil, Dorchester, Sherborne, Weymouth) -
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Gregg Latchams LLP (Bristol) - Irwin Mitchell (Bristol)
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Laceys (Bournemouth) - Parker Bullen LLP (Salisbury)
- Porter Dodson (Dorchester, Taunton, Yeovil)
- Stokes Partners LLP (Crewkerne)
- Trethowans LLP (Salisbury)
- Veale Wasbrough Vizards (Bristol)
- Willans LLP (Cheltenham)
- Wolferstans (Plymouth)
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Burges Salmon LLP’s ‘clever, commercial, personable and empathetic’ team advises on financial settlements in divorce, cohabitation claims, asset protection and children disputes, and is experienced in cases involving complex international assets. Ashley Palminteri recently acted in a cohabitation dispute over a £11.5m property. Catherine Hallam is ‘one of the cleverest family lawyers of her generation’.
Gareth Schofield heads Clarke Willmott LLP’s renowned team, which acts for professionals of all types in pre-nuptial financial planning, post-nuptial agreements and divorce settlements. Daniel Eames has assisted many high-net-worth clients in complex disputes and has notable experience in cases with an international aspect.
Caroline Ryan’s team at Hartnell Chanot & Partners has experience acting for public sector employees, including in high-value pensions disputes. Jane Chanot specialises in child abduction cases and Stephen Sowden, who is ‘a realistic and experienced lawyer’, has built a niche practice assisting grandparents. Julie Shrimpton shows ‘true professionalism and care’.
Stephens Scown LLP is a leading presence in the region, with lead partner Liz Allen a standout practitioner. The team recently advised on the first reverse pension sharing case in the country, and Michael Lowry acted in a large ancillary relief case involving US jurisdictional issues.
Ashfords LLP is ‘committed to and demonstrates the very highest standards of advocacy, case management and client support’. Practice head Rachel Edwards is ‘a formidable opponent’, and has acted in multimillion-pound disputes involving assets in Europe, Latin America and Australia.
Foot Anstey’s department is headed by highly regarded childcare specialist Helen Bull, who is ‘an excellent advocate’. Mark Chanter handles high-value matrimonial finance work and recently acted in a case involving a substantial pension and inherited assets, which is expected to go to the Court of Appeal.
Lester Aldridge LLP’s Jane Porter is ‘very personable and fights for her clients’, and acts in high-value financial remedy cases as well as Children Act matters. John Randle acts in complex, cross-border children cases, and is ‘a solicitor you would rather instruct than be up against’.
Family finance and childcare are core areas of expertise at Michelmores LLP, which shows ‘incredible focus on the individual client’s particular needs’. Team head Simon Thomas focuses on ancillary relief and financial disputes following cohabitation. Zoe Porter is ‘efficient and approachable’.
‘Very sound professional’ Carolyn Green heads Rickerbys LLP’s ‘excellent’ team. Recent cases include divorce and ancillary relief proceedings involving assets in the UK and US, and a complex Children Act case involving psychological assessment and an unprecedented type of specific issue order.
Stone King LLP’s caseload includes complex non-domicile matters as well as multi-party and collaborative negotiations. The ‘overall level of service is extremely high, and well managed’ by practice head John Brownrigg, who is highly recommended.
Stones Solicitors LLP’s team head David Howell Richardson has been instrumental in developing the law around capacity issues relating to potential carers of children. Graham Simm handles financial matters arising from divorce and separation.
TLT LLP’s esteemed practice head David Woodward is a trained mediator and collaborative lawyer. Associate David Wheeler ‘handles a busy caseload extremely efficiently’, and has expertise in international child abduction cases.
Thrings LLP’s Fiona Kellow and Gwyn Randolph act in cases involving complex structures of business and agricultural interests, trusts and pensions, and recently represented a society figure with inherited family assets and foreign property valued at over £10m.
Tozers LLP’s team head Tracy Lambert and Tony Wood are ‘excellent all-round advocates’. Wood heads the new public funded specialist team in Newton Abott. Matrimonial finance and children cases are mainstays of the practice.
Highly experienced lawyer Christopher Nisbet heads Wilsons’ team, in which Katharine Shaw increasingly handles pre-nuptial agreements. The group is also experienced in advising on the protection of inherited wealth and property portfolios during divorce.
Richard Ellis at Withy King LLP has child protection expertise and recently acted in complex care proceedings with an international element. Jon Toogood is an accredited specialist in matrimonial advocacy and pensions, and acts in high-value divorce cases.
Leanne Weatherill is director of the family team at Battens Solicitors Limited, and has expertise in high-value financial settlements.
Wendy Kemp’s team at Crosse & Crosse recently acted in child abduction and Forced Marriage Act cases, among others.
Victoria Daniell heads Gregg Latchams LLP’s team.
Alison Hawes at Irwin Mitchell specialises in co-habitation and co-owned property issues.
Jonathan Talbot is recommended at Laceys.
Collaboratively trained Tricia Gower is recommended and heads the team at Parker Bullen LLP. Clients include members of HM Forces.
The ‘quick-thinking’ Richard Baker leads Porter Dodson’s team; he shows ‘empathy and humour, and is straight down the line’.
Stokes Partners LLP’s David Stokes is highly regarded.
Andrew Mercer at Trethowans LLP is ‘extremely experienced, calm and efficient’.
The experienced Oliver Early at Veale Wasbrough Vizards undertakes collaborative work in Bristol.
James Grigg at Willans LLP represents high-net-worth individuals.
Phil Thorneycroft leads the team at Wolferstans, which covers domestic abuse, care and divorce finance matters.
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Legal Developments in South West for Family
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International shipment of waste: transporters beware
Burges Salmon LLP currently authors the Environment and Energy section of The In-House Lawyer magazine. For more information and articles from this author click here- Burges Salmon LLP
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Getting the breaks
Shook, Hardy & Bacon currently authors the Insurance section of The In-House Lawyer magazine. For more information and articles from this author click here . -
Product liability and dietary supplements
Shook, Hardy & Bacon currently authors the Insurance section of The In-House Lawyer magazine. For more information and articles from this author click here . -
The calm before the storm: are you prepared for a dawn raid?
WilmerHale currently authors the Fraud and Corporate Crime section of The In-House Lawyer magazine. For more information and articles from this author click here . -
International shipment of waste: transporters beware
Burges Salmon LLP currently authors the Environment and Energy section of The In-House Lawyer magazine. For more information and articles from this author click here -
Revisiting Bartoline
Macfarlanes LLP currently authors the Litigation & Dispute Resolution section of The In-House Lawyer magazine. For more information and articles from this author click here . -
Rent in administration proceedings: a headache for landlords
Druces currently authors the Insolvency and corporate restructuring section of The In-House Lawyer magazine. For more information and articles from this author click here .- Druces -
It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day
Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP currently authors the EU & Competition section of The In-House Lawyer magazine. For more information and articles from this author click here . -
Court of Appeal provides useful guidance on the test for remoteness of damages for breach o
Edwards Wildman Palmer UK LLP currently authors the Contract section of The In-House Lawyer magazine. For more information and articles from this author click here . -
Unsafe products: identifying serious risks and notifying the relevant authorities
Shook, Hardy & Bacon currently authors the Insurance section of The In-House Lawyer magazine. For more information and articles from this author click here . In the event that a safety problem is identified with one of your products, you will need to undertake a risk assessment to comply with the General Product Safety Directive. -
Supreme Court provides guidance on forum conveniens and piercing the corporate veil
Macfarlanes LLP currently authors the Litigation & Dispute Resolution section of The In-House Lawyer magazine. For more information and articles from this author click here . This article considers the Supreme Court decision in VTB Capital plc v Nutritek International Corp & or s [2013]. Perhaps the most striking aspect of the case is that it casts doubt on the notion that the Court has the power to pierce the corporate veil. The Supreme Court also held that, even if the power to pierce the corporate veil does exist, it does not enable a claimant to hold parties that control a company jointly and severally liable under contracts entered into by that company.
Press Releases in the UK
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Penningtons establishes pensions team with two senior lateral hires
Penningtons Solicitors LLP has recruited partner Maria Riccio and associate Rupert Graham-Evans to lead its newly established pensions law team. Working between the firm's Hampshire and London offices, they will also support Penningtons' regional offices across Cambridge and the South East, advising clients in the UK and internationally. -
III St. Petersburg International Legal Forum
Representatives of Lidings law firm, the leading legal advisor to foreign businesses in Russia, took part in the III St. Petersburg International Legal Forum on 15th – 18th of May, 2013. -
Bedell Trust appoints experienced Trust Practitioner in London
We are delighted to announce the appointment of William McGilivray , who joins our London office as a Director within Bedell Trust and adds further to our global expertise. -
Bedell advise AXA Real Estate on CISX listed UK REIT for £472m Ropemaker Place Acquisition
Bedell Channel Islands Limited and Bedell Cristin advised AXA Real Estate Investment Managers (AXA Real Estate) on the recently completed £472m acquisition of Ropemaker Place in the City of London from British Land. -
Clinical negligence 'rising star' joins Penningtons' Cambridge team
Penningtons Solicitors LLP is delighted to announce the appointment of Guy Forster as an associate in its nationally recognised specialist clinical negligence team. Guy has moved from Irwin Mitchell in Birmingham to head the clinical negligence team in Penningtons’ Cambridge office. -
Penningtons teams up with Innotech to support UK technology sector
Penningtons Solicitors LLP is sponsoring the Innotech Summit 2013, one of the UK’s leading technology business events. Taking place at Level39 in Canary Wharf on Friday 26 April, this year’s event aims to provide a platform to connect investors, tech entrepreneurs and game changing technologies in order to help develop tech start ups throughout the country. -
Penningtons named in Top 25 Most Admired Companies list
Penningtons Solicitors LLP has been recognised as one of an elite group of businesses in the private client profession by Private Client Practitioner magazine. -
Penningtons advises on sale of WG Healthcare to US market leader
Penningtons has acted for the shareholders of WG Healthcare UK Limited on the sale of part of the business to Wright Medical Technology, Inc, a US headquartered global orthopaedic medical device company listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. -
Penningtons secures further Solicitors Regulation Authority panel role
Penningtons Solicitors LLP's professional regulation team has been reappointed to the panel of law firms selected by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to advise on disciplinary proceedings and regulatory appeals following a formal tender process. -
Ex-Stringfellows dancer set to appeal Court of Appeal Judgment
Nadine Quashie, a former dancer with Stringfellow Restaurants Limited is set to appeal today’s Court of Appeal decision which reverses the Employment Appeal Tribunal finding where Ms Quashie had won her legal battle for employment rights.