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Harrison Clark LLP

5 COLLEGE YARD, WORCESTER, WR1 2LD, ENGLAND
Worcester WR1, Worcester WR1, Cheltenham, Birmingham

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

Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate and commercial: Elsewhere in the West Midlands, Harrison Clark LLP is a first tier firm,

At Harrison Clark LLP, Rod Thomas ‘knows his stuff’’; Robert Capper is ‘attentive and proactive’; and practice head Charlotte Thornton-Smith is ‘extremely knowledgeable’. The team is well regarded for its expertise in corporate transactions in the healthcare sector, and has been increasingly involved in equity/investment-funded deals. Panel memberships include AIB, Clydesdale Bank and HSBC.

Dispute resolution

Within Commercial litigation: Elsewhere in the West Midlands, Harrison Clark LLP is a first tier firm,

Harrison Clark LLP is complimented for its ‘pragmatic approach to issues’. It advises on a wide range of commercial issues, including breach of warranty and covenant claims arising out of asset and share sales agreements, and shareholder and partnership disputes. Richard Morgan (a deputy district judge) and Andrew Cave are ‘very commercially minded’. The team recently has been involved in claims ranging in value from £50,000 to over £10m.

Within Debt recovery Debt recovery

Finance

Within Insolvency and corporate recovery , tier 4

Harrison Clark LLP, a ‘City-type firm for a provincial price’, has a well-regarded team that includes Jon Whitbread (who ‘comes up with solutions’) and the ‘excellent’ Dan Cambridge (now a partner). Highlights included acting for the management of Adroit Modular Buildings and the administrators of AIM-listed company Henderson Morley.

Human resources

Within Employment, tier 5

Harrison Clark LLP advised a client with over 500 employees on changing its contracts, and successfully defended a client against a race discrimination claim. Richard Green leads the team.

Insurance

Within Personal injury: claimant Personal injury: claimant

Private client

Within Family: Elsewhere in the West Midlands, Harrison Clark LLP is a first tier firm,

Harrison Clark LLP ‘offers clients a Rolls-Royce service and delivers good value’. Jonathan Brew, Brenda Spain and Andrew Caldicott are ‘exceptional practitioners offering first-class client care, straightforward advice and a realistic, no nonsense approach to negotiation’. The group acts for members of the West Mercia Police Federation and NHS staff at local hospitals.

Within Personal tax, trusts and probate Personal tax, trusts and probate

Real estate

Within Commercial property: Elsewhere in the West Midlands, Harrison Clark LLP is a third tier firm,

Harrison Clark LLP’s Cindy Bexfield provides ‘excellent support and advice’, and has a broad range of experience including niche expertise in Islamic property investment funding. The practice remains strong in its core areas of residential development, sports club development, and medical practices.

Within Construction Construction

Within Property litigation, Harrison Clark LLP is a third tier firm,

Recent highlights for Harrison Clark LLP’s diverse practice include being appointed by leading legal costs indemnity insurers to have exclusive conduct of all claims under the property owners’ insurance policies. Andrew Cave is highly rated.

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