The Legal 500

Birketts LLP

BRIERLY PLACE, NEW LONDON ROAD, CHELMSFORD, CM2 0AP, ENGLAND
Norwich, Ipswich, Chelmsford, Cambridge

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

Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate and commercial: Essex, Birketts LLP is a first tier firm,

Birketts LLP’s Chelmsford team is headed by Nick Burnett and advises clients such as Air Livery, ValidSoft and Ioxin Holdings on cross-border joint ventures, sales and outsourcing matters. Work highlights included advising longstanding client Amlin on its acquisition of a specialist broker. The team now has four partners following Richard Wollaston’s move to senior consultant.

Dispute resolution

Within Commercial litigation: Essex, Birketts LLP is a second tier firm,

2010 highlights for the ‘excellent’ Chelmsford-based team at Birketts LLP included a multi-party professional negligence claim, a substantial warranty claim, and a High Court purchaser’s liability claim. Daden Hunt is ‘very thorough’ and provides ‘swift responses’. Matthew Atkins heads the practice from Ipswich.

Finance

Within Banking and finance Banking and finance

Within Insolvency and corporate recovery, Birketts LLP is a third tier firm,

Birketts LLP’s team in Chelmsford can also call on the strength of partners in East Anglia to provide broad expertise. Rafael Ruiz leads the South East-based group and senior associate Matthew Weston is recommended. The team acts for Baker Tilly.

Human resources

Within Employment: Essex, Birketts LLP is a first tier firm,

The team at Birketts LLP advises on tribunals, victimisation cases and restrictive covenants for the likes of Colchester United FC, Essex County Cricket Club and Benefit Cosmetics. The team is led by the ‘very sharp’ Kevin Palmer.

Insurance

Within Professional negligence Professional negligence

Overview

Within Regional review, Birketts LLP is a second tier firm,

After the difficulties of 2009, 2010 brought a significant upturn in work for many South East firms across a range of areas. There were strong signs of recovery as several firms made new hires, or undertook significant expansions and mergers: Borneos, for example, became part of Harvey Ingram Borneos, and in Essex, Wollastons was taken over by Birketts LLP. Denton Wilde Sapte LLP is now SNR Denton following the firm’s transatlantic merger with Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP.

Private client

Within Agriculture and estates Agriculture and estates

Within Family: Essex, Birketts LLP is a first tier firm,

Melanie Wilson is the key contact in Birketts LLP’s Chelmsford team; she regularly handles cases valued in the region of £4m. Work highlights included advising on the drafting of a £5m pre-nuptial agreement.

Within Personal tax, trusts and probate: Essex, Birketts LLP is a second tier firm,

The ‘high-calibre’ team at Birketts LLP regularly advises high-net-worth individuals and families, and in 2010 advised on the administration of a £5m estate. Practice head Tim Galloway is ‘excellent’.

Real estate

Within Commercial property: Essex , Birketts LLP is a second tier firm,

Grace Kerr leads the Chelmsford team at Birketts LLP, which in 2010 advised on regional office acquisitions for an insurance company and the refinancing of a portfolio of seven care homes for a national bank. Other clients include Benefit Cosmetics and Essex County Cricket Club.

Within Construction Construction

Within Planning Planning

TMT (technology, media and telecoms)

Within Intellectual property Intellectual property

Within IT and telecoms IT and telecoms


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