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BPE Solicitors LLP

ST JAMES' HOUSE, ST JAMES' SQUARE, CHELTENHAM, GL50 3PR, ENGLAND

Tel:: Work 01242 224433
Fax:: Fax 01242 574285
DX:: 141660 CHELTENHAM-11

Web:: www.bpe.co.uk
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London, Cheltenham

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

Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate and commercial: M4 Corridor and Gloucestershire, BPE Solicitors LLP is a second tier firm,

BPE Solicitors LLP acted for Mears Group on its £27.2m public takeover of Supporta, and advised Green Compliance on its new acquisition strategy as well as two separate fundraisings totalling £9.5m. John Workman is ‘very commercial and conscientious’, and Anthony Rudge ‘thinks outside the box’ and ‘discerns important issues quickly’.

Dispute resolution

Within Commercial litigation: M4 Corridor and Gloucestershire, BPE Solicitors LLP is a second tier firm,

BPE Solicitors LLP delivers ‘excellent service’ and ‘good value for money’. It acted for Netdespatch in a dispute against a well-known communications provider, and for Evesham Vale Growers in a claim for unpaid gas charges. Philip Radford heads the team.

Within Debt recovery, BPE Solicitors LLP is a third tier firm,

BPE Solicitors LLP’s ‘very knowledgeable and friendly’ team is led by associate Lindsey Summers, and acts for a number of finance houses and motor-leasing companies.

Human resources

Within Employment: M4 Corridor and Gloucestershire, BPE Solicitors LLP is a first tier firm,

BPE Solicitors LLP’s Lisa Gettins is ‘reassuring’. The team advised Interserve Support Services in a claim brought by the GMB on behalf of 93 claimants.

Insurance

Within Personal injury: claimant, BPE Solicitors LLP is a second tier firm,

The ‘very professional’ team at BPE Solicitors LLP has ‘broad experience, particularly in industrial disease work’, with asbestos cases a specialism. Practice head Julia Briano is ‘very knowledgeable and approachable’, and Mark Ovington is ‘well respected and authoritative’.

Real estate

Within Commercial property: M4 Corridor and Gloucestershire, BPE Solicitors LLP is a first tier firm,

Antonia Shield leads BPE Solicitors LLP’s team, which recently acted in securing properties for Supergroup’s expansion, and advised Gloucestershire Airport on a multi-party development project.

Within Construction, tier 4

BPE Solicitors LLP has ‘great industry experience and adopts a no-nonsense approach’. The ‘astute, concise and approachable’ Jon Close heads the team, which acts for Britannia Construction.

TMT

Within Intellectual property, tier 4

BPE Solicitors LLP’s Iain Garfield is recommended.

Within IT and telecoms, tier 5

BPE Solicitors LLP’s service meets the ‘very top of expectations’. In particular, Jason Stratford-Lysandrides is ‘competent, articulate, thorough, plain talking and very approachable’.

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