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Thomas Eggar LLP

BELMONT HOUSE, STATION WAY, CRAWLEY, RH10 1JA, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 01293 742700
Fax:
Fax 01293 742999
DX:
85715 CRAWLEY
Web:
www.thomaseggar.com
Email:
Worthing, Southampton, Newbury, London, Crawley, Chichester

It is the people at Thomas Eggar LLP which make it the law firm of choice for both business and private clients.

The firm: Success lies in the firm’s ability to build mutually beneficial relationships with clients, based on trust and understanding. It is able to provider high-level technical expertise through its talented, approachable individuals. Such individuals are expected to have ambition and attitude, and to continually develop skills through the Thomas Eggar learneing academy.

Types of work undertaken:The firm offers the full range of legal services required by business entities and private clients. Its major work areas include: construction, corporate, banking support, business tax, commercial, employment, development (land and property), financial services, funds, insurance dispute resolution, international fraud, international tax, investment property, planning, private client advice, private client dispute resolution (especially disputed probates), tax planning and trusts.

Sectors: the firm’s multidisciplinary teams bring a combination of technical skills and industry expertise to its clients.

The sectors the firm operates in include aviation, care, charities and not-for-profit, education, financial services, hotels and leisure, housing, insurance, manufacturing and logistics, pharmaceutical, retail, rural business and estates, sport and media, and technology.

Accreditations: the firm is Lexcel accredited, an Investors in People organisation and is credited with the Age Positive Champion Status, a government-initiated campaign that promotes non-discriminatory attitudes within the workplace and encourages employers to recruit and train a mixed-age force. The firm is also a founder signatory to the Law Society’s Diversity and Inclusion Charter.

Breakdown of work %
Commercial dispute resolution 13
Corporate and commercial 18
Employment 5
Family 4
PI 11
Private client 25
Property 24

Number of UK partners 72
Number of other UK fee-earners 184

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