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- Work 0116 253 9747
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- Fax 0116 253 6101
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- 719592 LEICESTER 17
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- www.weightmans.com
What we say about the firm's legal practice in East Midlands
Human resources
Within Employment, Weightmans LLP is a third tier firm,
Weightmans LLP is a public and police sector powerhouse, acting for regional councils such as Nottinghamshire County and Leicester City Councils on equal pay matters, and regional police forces on discrimination cases. Associate Kim Abbott is noted for her ‘availability out of hours and flexibility in the face of changing demands and timelines’.
Insurance
Within Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant, Weightmans LLP is a first tier firm,
Weightmans LLP ‘has demonstrated an exceptionally high level of professionalism at all times’ in its defence of insurance, utilities, security, public authority and retail industry operators. The ‘professional, genuine, driven and knowledgeable’ Noel Walsh ‘thinks outside the box’; Dave Cottam excels in catastrophic injury claims; and Mike Simpson deals with large loss and technical claims for the motor insurance sector. Jim Byard’s disease unit was involved in a groundbreaking case in the Supreme Court in 2010.
Public sector
Within Local government, Weightmans LLP is a second tier firm,
Weightmans LLP’s national practice is spearheaded by John Riddell, who has 20 years’ experience defending claims against public and police authorities, with Belinda Moore adding expertise in this area. Jim Byard and Gloria Ginvert focus on the defence of authorities against workplace disease claims. The firm also defended Leicester City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council against equal pay claims.
What we say worldwide
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East Midlands
Offices in Leicester
- Human resources : Employment
- Insurance : Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant
- Public sector : Local government
London
Offices in London
- Human resources : Health and safety
- Insurance : Clinical negligence: defendant
- Insurance : Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance : Personal injury: defendant
- Public sector : Administrative and public law
- Public sector : Healthcare
- Public sector : Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Media and entertainment
- Transport : Shipping
North West
Offices in Liverpool, Manchester M2, Manchester M2, and Knutsford
- Overview : Regional review
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate and commercial: Liverpool
- Corporate and commercial : EU and competition
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation: Liverpool
- Dispute resolution : Debt recovery
- Finance : Banking and finance
- Finance : Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Human resources : Employment
- Human resources : Health and safety
- Insurance : Clinical negligence: defendant
- Insurance : Personal injury: defendant
- Insurance : Professional negligence
- Private client : Family
- Private client : Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Public sector : Education
- Public sector : Health
- Public sector : Local government
- Real estate : Commercial property: Manchester
- Real estate : Commercial property: Liverpool
- Real estate : Construction
- Real estate : Planning and environment
- Real estate : Property litigation
- Real estate : Social housing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
- Transport : Transport
South East
Offices in Dartford
West Midlands
Offices in Birmingham