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RadcliffesLeBrasseur

25 PARK PLACE, CARDIFF, CF10 3BA, WALES
Tel:
Work 029 2034 3035
Fax:
Fax 029 2034 3045
DX:
33063 CARDIFF 1
Web:
www.radleb.com
Email:
London, Leeds, Cardiff

RadcliffesLeBrasseur is one of the UK’s leading medium-sized commercial law firms with around 200 employees working in three offices located in London, Leeds and Cardiff.

The firm: Over 150 years, RadcliffesLeBrasseur has built a reputation for providing sound, practical, high quality legal advice, allying traditional values to forward thinking and commercial acumen.

While the firm is organised into traditional departments, multi-disciplinary teams from across the firm come together to deliver complete solutions for clients in key areas where we have particular strengths.

Types of work undertaken: Business and property: the firm specialises in advising property investors and developers in relation to the acquisition, funding, development, disposal and management of property. It provides a full company and commercial law service and prides itself on helping its clients to build businesses of all sizes. Clients range from start-ups and entrepreneurs, private and family-owned businesses through to major plcs, multi-nationals and lending institutions. The department has particular expertise in landlord and tenant and commercial litigation and includes an arbitrator and an accredited mediator.

Healthcare: the firm has one of the most substantial healthcare practices in the UK acting for medical defence organisations, the NHS, private providers of healthcare, primary care practitioners and regulatory authorities. The firm is renowned for its specialist work in the field of mental health and public law and is a recognised leader in advising providers of mental health services and those operating care homes where our expertise is unrivalled.

Tax, private client and charities: the firm provides: specialist inheritance and capital gains tax planning for lifetime tax mitigation and to ensure that provision for the next generation is made as tax-efficiently as possible; tax and trust advice for settlors, trustees and beneficiaries of UK trusts; administration of trusts and estates; and a complete estate and tax-planning service from simple wills, codicils and enduring powers of attorney through to complex trust structures.

Construction: the firm deals with all aspects of non-contentious construction law including drafting all types of building contracts, professional appointments and collateral warranty agreements. It advises landlords and developers with regard to refurbishment of premises and the appropriate building contracts and associated collateral warranty agreements which should be entered into.

Employment: the team has a wealth of experience and expertise in all areas of employment law, including dismissals, claims under the discrimination legislation, equal pay claims, breach of contract, pensions and share options. Solicitors deliver their advice in a straightforward, practical and commercial manner. The firm is used to providing ad-hoc advice to organisations in urgent, often stressful circumstances, in which employment queries often arise.

Family: this department has a varied caseload including divorce, related financial proceedings, prenuptial agreements and all aspects of private client family law, including Children’s Act proceedings. The family department work encompasses issues relating to trusts (onshore and offshore) and tax with the necessary expertise being provided within the tax and private client department.

Immigration: the firm provides advice on all aspects of business immigration including work permits for UK companies wishing to employ non-EU nationals and international companies wishing to transfer employees to subsidiaries in the UK.

Solicitors’ regulation: the firm has one of the leading regulatory teams specialising in solicitors defence work. In this fast-changing field of regulatory law, a solicitor facing any risk of disciplinary proceedings needs to instruct a specialist to protect his or her career. The team’s work includes advice in investigations by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, assistance on practising certificate applications, representation on forensic investigations reports and caseworker reports prepared for adjudication and defence of Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal proceedings.

Trainees: five trainees are recruited each year. Application is by CV with covering letter to Erika Ely, the HR Officer, or via the firm’s website.

Number of UK partners 36
Number of other UK fee-earners 83

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