Jos Moule > VWV > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile
VWV Offices
NARROW QUAY HOUSE, NARROW QUAY
BRISTOL
BS1 4QA
England
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Jos Moule
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial
Position
Partner
Career
Jos is a corporate lawyer with many years’ experience of advising companies, professional practices, partnerships and LLPs in relation to both contentious and non-contentious matters. He also advises not for profit companies including corporate charities and social enterprises and has specialist experience in the field of ecclesiastical law.
Jos is currently the Registrar of the Diocese of Gloucester and of the Diocese of Truro. He is also a member of our Technology and our Startup and Early Stage teams in Bristol.
Meeting Your Needs
Jos heads the firm’s Partnerships and LLP Group and aims to combine a detailed understanding of the technical black letter law with a commercial approach to problem solving. His work as a non-executive director and trustee on the boards of several not for profit companies over the years has provided him with invaluable commercial experience of dealing with day to day issues faced by businesses and the need to focus on what is really important in commercial negotiations.
What Others Say
Jos is ranked in both the Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 directories as a leading individual in the field of partnership law. Sources describe him as being ‘highly experienced in partnership law,’ able to ‘grasp the issues quickly,’ and for being ‘considered in his approach to resolving the matter.’ He is also ranked in Chambers & Partners for his corporate work and is described as being ‘very commercial and very pragmatic’.
“The team is led by excellent Jos Moule, who combines legal expertise with technical application.” – Legal 500
Memberships
Jos is a member of the Association of Partnership Practitioners, the Ecclesiastical Law Association and the Ecclesiastical Law Society. He is a contributing editor to the Encyclopaedia of Professional Partnerships and regularly speaks on issues facing professional practices. He is a trustee of Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal, a former board member of the Bristol Old Vic and Theatre Royal Trust and a past president of the Dolphin Society.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Partnership
(Leading individuals)Heading up the ‘very knowledgeable’ partnership practice at VWV in Bristol is the ‘class act’ Jos Moule, who another client noted as the ‘go-to expert on partnership law’. Also a member of the APP, Moule often acts for GPs, vets, accountants and solicitors as well as trading and investment partnerships in both contentious and non-contentious matters. Ben Willis leads the healthcare team. He is a specialist in the funding and development of partnership property for clients in the healthcare industry. Described as ‘one of the very best in healthcare partnership disputes’ Oliver Pool handles partnership agreements and is active in developing new super partnership models. Litigating partnership disputes is the ‘terrific’ Nick Martindale who displays a ‘practical and commercial approach’.
South West > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Bristol
‘Incredibly responsive‘ and ‘a pleasure to deal with‘, VWV‘s capabilities span the education, tech, and life sciences sectors. The practice is jointly headed up by Robert Collier, a corporate partner who underpins the team’s education offering, and Nathan Guest, a commercial partner praised by clients for his tech and emerging life sciences focus. Other key figures include Jos Moule, noted for the breadth of his not-for-profit experience, and Edward Rimmell, a commercial contracts and projects specialist whose industry-specific expertise is concentrated in the renewables sector. New arrivals include corporate partners Sian Champkin and Morag Roddick, who joined in the second half of 2022 from Knights plc and Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP, respectively.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Public sector > Education