The Legal 500

Moore Blatch LLP

11 THE AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO17 1XF, ENGLAND

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

Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate and commercial: Hampshire, tier 4

Moore Blatch LLP combines ‘expert advice’ with ‘all the benefits of an experienced City firm’. It added Ardvarna Investment Capital to its client roster in 2010, and also acted for Motive Television and Murphx Innovative Solutions. Peter Jeffery provides a ‘first-rate blend of technical and practical commercial advice’, and Roger Bailey is ‘highly experienced’.

Dispute resolution

Within Commercial litigation: Hampshire, Moore Blatch LLP is a third tier firm,

Led by Paul Whitaker, Moore Blatch LLP’s team grew substantially in 2010, with five solicitors joining the group. The team has notable experience in transport, marine, property and finance litigation, and also handles professional negligence and IP/IT disputes.

Within Debt recovery Debt recovery

Finance

Within Insolvency and corporate recovery Insolvency and corporate recovery

Human resources

Within Employment: Hampshire Employment: Hampshire

Within Health and safety, Moore Blatch LLP is a second tier firm,

Moore Blatch LLP’s team is headed by David Thompson, who advises and prosecutes cases on behalf of the HSE, as well as defending companies and individuals in relation to serious offences. In 2010 the team defended the senior managers of SSE Engineering Ltd against health and safety charges.

Insurance

Within Clinical negligence: claimant, Moore Blatch LLP is a second tier firm,

Tim Spring’s team at Moore Blatch Resolve LLP is ‘fantastic’, and recently advised on two multimillion-pound cerebral palsy and severe brain injury cases.

Within Personal injury: claimant, Moore Blatch LLP is a first tier firm,

Moore Blatch Resolve LLP’s team is skilled in handling complex spinal and brain injury cases, and recently acted for a former prison officer who developed post-traumatic stress disorder as a consequence of working with sex offenders. Damian Horan leads the team, and the ‘tenacious, resilient and determined’ Ciaran McCabe is also recommended.

Within Personal injury: defendant Personal injury: defendant

Private client

Within Family: Hampshire, Moore Blatch LLP is a second tier firm,

Debra Emery at Moore Blatch LLP has expertise in handling high-value divorce cases. The team advised on a civil partnership case involving assets abroad in 2010.

Within Personal tax, trusts and probate: Hampshire, Moore Blatch LLP is a second tier firm,

David Charlesworth joined Moore Blatch LLP in 2010 from Michelmores LLP, replacing Helen Starkie, who left to start her own firm. The team advises on Court of Protection and personal injury trusts work, and is able to ‘explain complex issues in a non-technical way’.

Real estate

Within Commercial property: Hampshire, Moore Blatch LLP is a second tier firm,

Moore Blatch LLP’s senior partner Michael Caton and Julian Parkes, who has ‘excellent communication skills’, regularly advise Southampton City Council and Bournemouth Borough Council. Charles Cantoni leads on the housebuilder and land development side, and acts for Bellway, Barratt and Bloor Homes. Martin Duck advises Linden Homes. Clients praise the team’s ‘exemplary service’.

Within Environment Environment

Within Planning Planning

TMT (technology, media and telecoms)

Within IT and telecoms IT and telecoms


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