The Legal 500

Within Corporate and commercial: Elsewhere in the East Midlands, Howes Percival LLP is a first tier firm,

At Howes Percival LLP, corporate stalwarts Gerald Couldrake, Chris Houghton and Jit Singh advised Nampak Plastics, Spar and the Shanks Group on commercial projects through the recession, and assisted Welcome Break in relation to licensing, procurement and distribution contracts with Starbucks and Brake Bros.

Within Corporate tax, Howes Percival LLP is a second tier firm,

Howes Percival LLP’s dedicated team includes a chartered tax adviser.

Within Commercial litigation: Elsewhere in the East Midlands, Howes Percival LLP is a second tier firm,

Howes Percival LLP has an expanding team which handles an array of matters from contractual and shareholder disputes to contentious probate, tax and agency problems. Clients include Nampak and Norbert Dentressangle.

Within Banking and finance, tier 4

Keith Gilbert is the key contact at Howes 
Percival LLP.

Within Insolvency and corporate recovery, Howes Percival LLP is a third tier firm,

Howes Percival LLP is ‘a good all-rounder’ for personal insolvency matters and representation of creditors and liquidators against directors. Deloitte, PKF and Smith Cooper instructed the team in 2010.

Within Employment, Howes Percival LLP is a first tier firm,

Howes Percival LLP promoted two new partners and added several prestigious brands to its client base. It provides tribunal representation and training, and is noted for its ‘practical and creative advice’. Paula Bailey heads the four-partner team.

Within Regional review, Howes Percival LLP is a third tier firm,

Howes Percival LLP has launched a private client group, initially covering family law, to add to its corporate services.

Within Family, Howes Percival LLP is a third tier firm,

Well-respected Leicester practitioner Jane Cowley joined Howes Percival LLP in 2010 to build up a family practice at the firm.

Within Personal tax, trusts and probate, tier 4

Howes Percival LLP is building a new team under the leadership of Jane Cowley.

Within Commercial property: Elsewhere in the East Midlands, Howes Percival LLP is a first tier firm,

Howes Percival LLP handles funding and acquisition matters for a range of developer clients, and recently assisted Bloor Homes in relation to sites in Cheltenham, Leicestershire and Pershore. Recent work for practice head John Herd includes a pre-let for Hampton Brook estates.

Within Construction, tier 4

Pam Allardice at Howes Percival LLP is a resource for the firm’s four offices nationally; her experience includes retail and institutional developments, risk management, and disputes.

Within Property litigation, Howes Percival LLP is a second tier firm,

Howes Percival LLP continues to advise retail sector clients on landlord and tenant disputes and general property claims, including boundary disputes, and is increasingly handling matters involving tenant insolvency.

Within Intellectual property, Howes Percival LLP is a second tier firm,

At Howes Percival LLP, ‘excellent IP litigator’ Matthew Talbot has been advising Schenk in patent infringement litigation, and UK food producers in applications for protected geographical indication (PGI) status. The team’s advice is ‘typically forthright, focused and high value’.

Within IT and telecoms, Howes Percival LLP is a third tier firm,

Howes Percival LLP’s recent work includes advising Retail Assist on contracts for the supply of IT services to Jane Norman and ASOS. It also handles IT-related litigation.