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MFG Solicitors LLP

ADAM HOUSE, BIRMINGHAM ROAD, KIDDERMINSTER, DY10 2SA, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 01562 820181
Fax:
Fax 01562 820066
DX:
16301 KIDDERMINSTER
Web:
www.mfgsolicitors.com
Email:
Worcester, Telford, Oswestry, Kidderminster, Halesowen, Bromsgrove

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

Crime, fraud and licensing

Within Licensing Licensing

Dispute resolution

Within Commercial litigation: Elsewhere in the West Midlands, MFG Solicitors LLP is a second tier firm,

At mfg Solicitors LLP, Tom Esler heads a team that has recently received instructions on breach of warranty, directors’ disqualification, and shareholder disputes.

Human resources

Within Employment Employment

Private client

Within Agriculture and estates, MFG Solicitors LLP is a second tier firm,

mfg Solicitors LLP’s team is ‘extremely quick on important matters, and is particularly good on estate tax planning and agricultural estate law’. Sarah Baugh has been active on refinancings, while Iain Morrison recently advised on the sale of a large landed estate.

Within Family: Elsewhere in the West Midlands, MFG Solicitors LLP is a third tier firm,

Mercedes King-Jones heads the team at mfg Solicitors LLP, which has a strong track record of handling matrimonial finance cases and acting on cases involving rural assets.

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

Real estate

Within Commercial property: Elsewhere in the West Midlands Commercial property: Elsewhere in the West Midlands

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West Midlands

Offices in Halesowen, Kidderminster, Bromsgrove, Worcester, and Telford

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