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Thomas Eggar LLP

14 NEW STREET, LONDON, EC2M 4HE, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7972 9720
Fax:
Fax 020 7972 9722
DX:
88 LONDON
Web:
www.thomaseggar.com
Email:
Worthing, Southampton, Newbury, London, Crawley, Chichester

London : Dispute resolution

Within Commercial litigation Commercial litigation

Within Mediators Mediators

London : Finance

Within Asset finance and leasing, tier 7

At Thomas Eggar LLP, the ‘excellent and professional’ Oliver Mayes and Garry Ramsden have developed a niche acting for start-up airlines in Africa.

London : Human resources

Within Employment: employers and senior executives, tier 8

Clients of Thomas Eggar LLP include Pret A Manger, Kuehne + Nagel, and Southern Water, and the team also has notable expertise in the higher education sector. Matthew Kelly leads the London team.

London : Insurance

Within Insurance and reinsurance litigation, tier 7

Thomas Eggar LLP is ‘a firm with a bright future’. Victoria Brackett is recommended.

Within Professional negligence Professional negligence

London : Private client

Within Contentious trusts and probate, tier 4

Chichester-based Thomas Eggar LLP ‘gives the London firms a run for their money’. Paula James is an ‘excellent team leader’.

Within Personal tax, trusts and probate, tier 5

Thomas Eggar LLP ‘provides cost-effective service with a personal touch’. Eleanor Gadd is ‘efficient and client friendly’. The well-regarded Richard Jordan now heads the team.

London : Public sector

Within Education: institutions, tier 4

Thomas Eggar LLP continues to advise on further education mergers, and acts for clients including Bromley College of Further and Higher Education. Catherine Wilson heads the team, and Matthew Kelly is ‘professional, succinct and astute’.

London : Real estate

Within Commercial property, Thomas Eggar LLP is a third tier firm,

Thomas Eggar LLP has an impressive practice handling investment, development and management work, and is well known for its experience in the retail sector. Roger Hickman provides ‘good all-round advice’, and Balbit Thandi ‘understands what’s important to the client’. On the investment side, clients include British Real Estate Fund and AXA/Friends Life. Retail clients include Asda and Maplin Electronics.

Within Property litigation, tier 4

Thomas Eggar LLP’s ‘impressive’ team acted in several reported cases, including Rees v Peters. The team includes commercial disputes specialist Richard Brown, who has ‘an excellent work ethic’; Jacqui Joyce, who specialises in dilapidations; and Ross Berridge, who joined from CMS Cameron McKenna LLP in July 2011.

London : TMT (technology, media and telecoms)

Within Sport, tier 4

Thomas Eggar LLP advises sports professionals, including many footballers, as well as sports bodies on contentious and non-contentious matters. Notable highlights included representing footballer Jimmy Bullard in his claim against Hull City AFC for alleged wrongful termination of his contract, a case likely to set precedent. Andrew Nixon is ‘a very bright, enthusiastic and talented young sports lawyer’.

London : Transport

Within Aviation, tier 5

The niche practice at Thomas Eggar LLP has expertise in the acquisition of corporate jets, and advises on new airline start-ups. It recently advised Safi Airways, the international airline of Afghanistan, on leasing an A320 aircraft from ILFC, and also advises a number of African airlines. Key individuals include Oliver Mayes and Garry Ramsden.

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