Fiona Colwell > Paul Robinson Solicitors LLP > Westcliff on Sea, England > Lawyer Profile
Paul Robinson Solicitors LLP Offices

THE OLD BANK
470-474 LONDON ROAD
WESTCLIFF ON SEA
SS0 9LD
England
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Fiona Colwell

Work Department
Civil litigation and commercial.
Position
Partner and head of civil litigation at the firm. Holds a mostly company/commercial caseload but also deals with the full mix of work in the civil litigation department in a supervisory capacity. Alongside contentious matters, also deals with non-contentious corporate/commercial matters, including business sales/acquisitions, shareholders agreements, partnership agreements and construction contracts.
Career
Rawlins Davy Solicitors, Bournemouth, qualified 2001. Partner Paul Robinson Solicitors 2010. Alongside being a partner and head of civil litigation, Fiona is also the firm’s compliance officer for legal practice and one of the money laundering officers.
Languages
German (working knowledge).
Memberships
Civil Mediation Council; Insolvency Lawyers Association.
Education
The Romsey School; Brunel University (1998 LLB (Hons)); Guildford College of Law (1999 LPC); BPP 2006 Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency; London School of Mediation (2011 Accredited Mediator).
Leisure
Music –listening to generally and attending concerts –of a diverse range of genres; theatre (comedy, plays, musicals); cinema; running; skiing; watching sport; classic cars; motor racing; cooking; reading and travelling. She is also trustee of a local Citizens Advice Bureau and a Governor at a local Grammar School.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Essex
Alongside general commercial matters, practitioners at Paul Robinson Solicitors LLP handle the business and property elements of asset purchases and sales, as well as share transactions. Practice head Mark Deans, whose expertise includes company formations, M&A, group reorganisations, partnership agreements and commercial contracts, leads the team with Fiona Colwell, who practices from Westcliffe-on-Sea.
South East > Employment > Employment: Essex
The group at Paul Robinson Solicitors LLP, based in Westcliff, regularly deals with commercial transactions, specifically relating to TUPE transfers. Practice head Fiona Colwell has continued to be instructed on a significant number of settlement agreements, and utilises her commercial expertise to draft non-contentious documentation for employer clients. The group receives mandates from clients in the insurance, charity and recruitment sectors.
Lawyer Rankings
- Employment: Essex - South East > Employment
- Corporate and commercial: Essex - South East > Corporate and commercial