Ansons

Ansons is a leading firm of solicitors primarily based in Staffordshire with offices in Cannock, Lichfield, and Sutton Coldfield. It provides a complete range of legal services to business owners and their families.

The firm: The core of Ansons’ practice is its strong business law teams, most notably its corporate and commercial property teams. Ansons is also particularly well known for its work in the agriculture, development, pharmacy and charities sectors.

On the personal side, Ansons’ wills and estates, conveyancing and family law teams have a reputation for outstanding service with a focus on the needs of the individual.

Ansons is perceived as a strong firm, with excellent people – a reputation that has been gained by consistently providing insightful legal advice across all legal disciplines, in a friendly and approachable way. It has a local and national client base including some well-known and household names, and it is the first choice law firm for people North of Birmingham and in South Staffordshire.

Types of work undertaken
Corporate: Ansons’ business clients are predominantly owner-managed businesses and subsidiaries of national and multinational groups. The team has developed a leading reputation for dealing with mergers and acquisitions, and corporate and commercial projects. The team regularly advises on the buying and selling of companies and businesses; investment, joint venture and shareholder agreements; group re-organisations, mergers, demergers and reconstructions; company law and company secretarial matters; banking and security documentation; commercial agreements (from simple to substantial); competition law; corporate insolvency issues; and partnership (including LLP) and sole trader matters.

Commercial property: Ansons’ highly experienced team is recognised for its prompt and efficient service and good relationships with commercial property agents. It advises on purchase of a commercial property, retail, industrial, office or residential sites; financing and re-financing; landlord or tenant lease negotiations; property disputes; planning law; sale of commercial property; agricultural tenancies, sales and purchases; options pre-emptions and overage agreements; compulsory purchase orders for HS2; and access agreements.

Commercial litigation: Ansons’ litigation and dispute resolution expertise includes contractual disputes; debt collection; construction disputes; insolvency; intellectual property; professional negligence; property and construction disputes; and restraint of trade.

Employment: employment clients at Ansons receive sound, comprehensive legal advice and support from a team with a down-to-earth, dedicated and flexible approach for both employers and employees. The team’s range of services includes bespoke employment training; employment healthcheck – a complete review, including recommendations; employment tribunal representation; and advice on contracts, settlements, discrimination claims and TUPE.

Agriculture, planning and environment: the agricultural team advises farm owners, tenants and managers, and those who are closely linked to farming, including contractors, professional advisers, estate planners and agricultural land agents. It regularly advises on agricultural joint ventures and partnerships; dispute resolution, arbitrations and tribunals; diversification projects; environmental issues; family disputes and much more.

Wills trusts and probate: Ansons’ specialist wills and probate solicitors ease concerns about protecting assets from inheritance tax, family disputes and local authority care costs, and advise clients on the full range of will-related concerns. Clients who make a will with Ansons also benefit from free storage of their will.

Family: Ansons’ family law solicitors provide expert legal advice on divorce, separation, settling finances and arrangements for children. They are experienced at acting in divorces where there are high-value assets, properties, business interests and pensions, and are approachable, proactive, cost-effective and sensitive.

Residential conveyancing: Ansons’ conveyancing team advises clients on buying a freehold or leasehold property; selling a house or apartment; buy-to-let; leasehold matters; remortgages; registered and unregistered land; and transfers of equity. The residential property team is accredited to the Conveyancing Quality Scheme by the Law Society.

Charities: Ansons’ charity specialists provide legal advice, company secretarial and administrative support to charities and their trustees, community organisations and not-for-profit bodies.