Drawing high praise for its ‘brilliant people and fantastic service’ – particularly with regard to its ’exceptional’ partner service – Harrison Clark Rickerbys handles a wealth of high-value mandates, particularly in the manufacturing, healthcare, tech, retail, education, and energy sectors. The team is jointly chaired by corporate head Charlotte Thornton-Smith and commercial lead Robert Capper. Thornton-Smith is particularly noted for her expertise in health and social care sector transactions, while Capper, who specialises in advanced manufacturing, works with a diverse range of both SMEs and larger corporates, as well as professional partnerships and doctors’ practices. Head of health and social care Rebecca Leask, who splits her time between the firm’s offices in Worcester and Birmingham, is also experienced in retail sector transactions. Wye Valley office head Arpinder Dhillon is a key port of call for clients seeking assistance with corporate transactions, most recently in the IT and sanitation sectors. Clare Emery heads up the firm’s dental care-focused offering, while Helen Higginbotham is recommended for her due diligence acumen. Tom Bartley-Smith left the firm for an in-house role in December 2022. All named lawyers are based in Worcester unless stated otherwise.
Testimonials
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‘Every single member of the team involved in the sale of our business was extremely professional, knowledgeable and proactive. And a great pleasure to work with.'
- 'I would HIGHLY recommend this law practice to anyone who requires outstanding service.’
‘I have worked with various law firms over some 30 years in business and without a shadow of doubt HCR have stood out in every respect.'
- 'Brilliant people and fantastic service.’
‘HCR are always prepared to go the extra mile to deliver a project on time and to budget. The most unique feature about HCR has to be the people. everyone in the organisation is highly motivated, experienced and has a robust understanding of our needs as a business. HCR has such a breadth of expertise to support in any situation. They are able to bring together the right team to support our needs. We have never found HCR to be wanting in any transaction.’
‘The team that we work with in HCR will always complete a transaction on time and will work whatever hours required to achieve this objective. They will always keep us informed of progress on a project and will support in difficult situations. Everyone I have worked with at HCR is professional, driven, competent, and experienced. I cannot say enough good things about Arpinder and the team.’
‘Partner engagement is exceptional.’
‘Pragmatic in approach.’
Key clients
- FluidOne Ltd
- HSL Compliance Ltd
- Liberty Flight Holdings Limited
- Dataflow Measurement Systems and Shareholders
- Chance Brilliant Limited
- Safran UK Limited
- Ethical Power Ltd
- Educational & Clinical Research & Innovation Group
- Morgan Motors
- Alt-Energi Limited
Work highlights
- Advising DV8 Technology Limited, and Axis Mining Technology Limited, on their sale to Project Grace Holdings Limited and Orica Investments Pty Ltd with a very large value.
- Advised the shareholders of Liberty Flight Holdings Limited on their sale to Supreme Imports Limited.
- Advised the Educational and Clinical Research and Innovation Group on a new commercial collaboration with Harper Adams University and the University of Keele.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Charlotte Thornton-Smith, Rebecca Leask, Arpinder Dhillon, Robert Capper