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Alsters Kelley LLP

HAMILTON HOUSE, 20-24 HAMILTON TERRACE, LEAMINGTON SPA, CV32 4LY, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 0844 546 0100
Fax:
Fax 0844 561 0299
DX:
11866 LEAMINGTON SPA-1
Web:
www.alsterskelley.com
Email:
Nuneaton, Leamington Spa, Coventry

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

Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate and commercial: Elsewhere in the West Midlands Corporate and commercial: Elsewhere in the West Midlands

Crime, fraud and licensing

Within Crime, Alsters Kelley LLP is a third tier firm,

Alsters Kelley LLPresponds swiftly and provides great strength in depth’. Stefan Hunka is an ‘assured performer who inspires confidence in clients’, and associate Jas Thiara is ‘extremely efficient and practically minded’.

Dispute resolution

Within Commercial litigation: Elsewhere in the West Midlands, Alsters Kelley LLP is a third tier firm,

Alsters Kelley LLP’s team works closely with the firm’s commercial and private client departments. Associate John Simister is the primary contact.

Human resources

Within Employment Employment

Insurance

Within Clinical negligence: claimant, Alsters Kelley LLP is a third tier firm,

Alsters Kelley LLP recruited associate and practice head Ally Taft from Irwin Mitchell LLP. Highlights included settling a nephrology claim, and securing £2m in a cerebral palsy case.

Private client

Within Family: Elsewhere in the West Midlands Family: Elsewhere in the West Midlands

Within Personal tax, trusts and probate Personal tax, trusts and probate

Real estate

Within Commercial property: Elsewhere in the West Midlands Commercial property: Elsewhere in the West Midlands


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West Midlands

Offices in Coventry, Leamington Spa, and Nuneaton

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  • Public Sector Equality Duty

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