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Gabb and Co

32 MONK STREET, ABERGAVENNY, NP7 5NW, WALES
Tel:
Work 01873 852432
Fax:
Fax 01873 857589
DX:
43752 ABERGAVENNY
Web:
www.gabb.co.uk
Email:
Crickhowell, Abergavenny

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Wales

Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate and commercial: North and Mid Wales, Gabb and Co is a first tier firm,

Gabb And Co advises local and national clients on commercial matters. John Price and Sophie Williams are the key contacts.

Finance

Within Insolvency and corporate recovery, Gabb and Co is a third tier firm,

Gabb And Co’s key insolvency lawyer is Sophie Williams.

Human resources

Within Employment: Elsewhere in Wales, Gabb and Co is a first tier firm,

Gabb and Co’s Sophie Williams represents employees and has experience acting for SMEs and plcs.

Insurance

Within Personal injury: claimant, Gabb and Co is a third tier firm,

Glyn Maddocks leads Gabb and Co’s team on personal injury claims.

Private client

Within Agriculture and estates: Mid Wales, Gabb and Co is a first tier firm,

Gabb and Co offers ‘good advice’ on commercial, planning and development issues. David Lloyd and David Vaughan handle agricultural property matters.

Within Family: South and Mid Wales, Gabb and Co is a second tier firm,

Gabb and Co undertakes privately funded work.

Within Personal tax, trusts and probate, Gabb and Co is a second tier firm,

Gabb and Co’s specialist team, led by consultant Mike Stock, undertakes a wealth of private client matters, including contentious probate, and has experience representing high-profile clients.

Real estate

Within Commercial property: Elsewhere in Wales, Gabb and Co is a second tier firm,

Gabb and Co undertakes local residential, agricultural and industrial development work. Myles Davies heads the practice.

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Offices in Abergavenny and Crickhowell

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  • Standards

    In R (Calver) v Adjudication Panel for Wales [2012] EWHC 1172 (Admin) Mr Calver was a member of Manorbier Community Council who successfully challenged the decision of the Panel to dismiss his appeal against a decision by Prembrokeshire County Council Standards Committee censuring him for a number of comments or blogs posted by him on a website he owned and controlled.
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  • Public Sector Equality Duty (“PSED”)

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  • Public Sector Equality Duty

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  • Immigration update May 2012

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