The ‘knowledgeable and responsive’ team at Berry Smith handles work across the private and public sectors, where it excels at a range of regional and national commercial property transactions. Chris Jones has a focus on advising developers on the assembly of development sites for both residential and commercial developments. He co-heads the team alongside the ’extremely helpful’ Martin Pursall, who is adept at handling secured lending matters for financial institutions.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Testimonials
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- 'The team is knowledgeable and responsive.'
- 'Martin Pursall has vast knowledge embedded over many years in practice and is pragmatic, consistent and constantly efficient.'
Key clients
- Principality Commercial (commercial section of Principality Building Society)
- Development Bank of Wales
Work highlights
Acted for Development Bank of Wales on various secured lending transactions for commercial loans relating to properties and sites in various locations across the whole of Wales.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Martin Pursall
Practice head
Martin Pursall; Chris Jones
Other key lawyers
Mathew Clapham; Leanne Nixon