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Flint Bishop LLP

ST MICHAELS COURT, ST MICHAELS LANE, DERBY, DE1 3HQ
Derby, Ashbourne

What we say about the firm's legal practice in East Midlands

Corporate and commercial

Within Nottingham and Derby, Flint Bishop LLP is a third tier firm,

As well as closing its Nottingham office, Flint Bishop Solicitors has seen other changes to its team this year, with new head of corporate in Derby, Ran Oren, joining from Clyde & Co LLP in mid-2008. His ‘quality of advice and level of customer service is second to none’, while commercial head Andrew Pilkington ‘stands out due to his drive and commitment’. Recent deals include the sale of The Midland Hotel, Matlock Garden Centres and John Bradley Financial Services.

Crime, fraud and licensing

Within Licensing, Flint Bishop LLP is a second tier firm,

Flint Bishop Solicitors services the majority of the independent market in Derbyshire and has been appointed as sole adviser to Marston’s plc’s tenanted arm. Clients are ‘very impressed’ at the firm’s success rate in licensing applications.

Dispute resolution

Within Debt recovery , Flint Bishop LLP is a third tier firm,

Flint Bishop Solicitors has won the Treasury Solicitor and Marston’s Pub Company as new clients, and has expanded its dedicated team, headed by Andrew Cochrane.

Within Nottingham and Derby, Flint Bishop LLP is a third tier firm,

Flint Bishop Solicitors has handled some high-value commercial disputes during the last year, in matters ranging from financial regulation to breach of contract, and has consolidated its commercial insurance litigation profile.

Finance

Within Banking and finance, tier 4

Ran Oren brings national-firm experience in corporate finance to Flint Bishop Solicitors following the departure of David Kaplan. They advised NatWest on the MBO of GT News Limited, and are ‘highly recommended’ by banking clients.

Human resources

Within Employment, Flint Bishop LLP is a third tier firm,

Robert Tice at Flint Bishop Solicitors is ‘knowledgeable, decisive, realistic, approachable and efficient’; he focuses on respondent work for SMEs, but received his first plc instructions in 2008. The team also handled a sensitive Disability Discrimination Act appeal.

Insurance

Within Personal injury and clinical negligence - claimant, Flint Bishop LLP is a second tier firm,

Aside from the volume personal injury referrals which Flint Bishop Solicitors receives from trade unions and insurers for employer’s and public liability claims, Zafar Bashir specialises in high-value complex cases, and settled a complex catastrophic head injury claim last year in which capitalised damages were £6.1m. Bashir is ‘highly experienced with sound judgement’.

Within Professional negligence, Flint Bishop LLP is a second tier firm,

Flint Bishop Solicitors has five litigators who handle claims against professional advisers in the legal, accountancy, insurance and estate agency sectors.

Private client

Within Family, Flint Bishop LLP is a second tier firm,

Fiona Lazenby at Flint Bishop Solicitors in 2008 received instructions from Sheffield- and London-based clients on matrimonial matters involving issues such as the division of company assets, farmland and discretionary trusts. The highly rated team also dealt with a high-profile case involving the removal of a child.

Within Personal tax, trusts and probate, Flint Bishop LLP is a second tier firm,

Flint Bishop Solicitors’ expanding team, headed by chartered tax adviser Grace Steele, has seen its will-writing services taken up by ten new organisations, including the police, and continues to handle high-net-worth estates and trusts.

Real estate

Within Construction, Flint Bishop LLP is a third tier firm,

Flint Bishop Solicitors enters the ranking following the arrival of Thomas Jacobs from Eversheds LLP in July 2008. He brings with him extensive experience in construction and engineering work for funders, developers, contractors and purchasers or leaseholders in projects. He has a particular strength in education sector matters, but has also advised on retail, logistics and waste water projects.

Within Nottingham and Derby, Flint Bishop LLP is a second tier firm,

With a considerable roster of property development clients and seven experienced partners, Flint Bishop Solicitors is well placed to act on major acquisitions, sales and development projects in the region and beyond, including the £46m acquisition of industrial sites by Clowes Developments (UK) Limited last year.

Within Property litigation, Flint Bishop LLP is a third tier firm,

Winning the tender to deal with all tenant default litigation for Marston’s plc added to Flint Bishop Solicitors’ existing following of developer and retail clients. Qamer Ghafoor is recommended.

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