We have a wealth of knowledge and expertise.

 

We are a well-respected law firm offering full service legal advice with specialist expertise across 12 teams, all of which boast highly skilled and knowledgeable experts. We are annually commended in the highly prestigious Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners directories, reflecting how the reputations of legal firms and individuals are perceived in the marketplace.

We believe it is our approach and how we deliver our vast array of services that is our most prominent feature at the firm. We pride ourselves on being highly personable and friendly, we care for our clients with compassion and approach each task with enthusiasm and proactivity.

Quality of work

Our work is interesting, challenging and rewarding. This is, in part due, to the range of clients. We work with large national businesses, small and medium-sized enterprises, high-net worth individuals, and those in specialist sectors.

Our specialist teams have a wealth of knowledge and experience and we encourage our teams to develop niche areas that pique their interest. We are a full-service law firm, and we pride ourselves on our ability to work as one firm, providing our clients with the best possible outcomes.

Our people have been involved in groundbreaking legal decisions and transactions, some examples include:

  • Our Partner and Head of Business Services, Neil Cook, advised on the £12m sale of a leading UK motorcycle clothing and accessories brand based in Hampshire.
  • Our Betting, Gambling & Gaming department recently hit the £6m mark for losses recouped for its clients as the result of the failings of betting operators over the last 7 years. Amounts of £1m and £760,000 have been among the greatest totals recouped.
  • Our Cryptocurrency team sounded a warning to prospective cryptocurrency investors after a court judgment saw two clients, who lost out in a scam, successfully awarded £130,000. Our team acted for their clients after they transferred digital tokens to a UK-based individual to trade on their behalf.
  • Partner Lauren Day and Senior Associate Solicitor Conor Maher from our Dispute Resolution team, successfully assisted a client in achieving a High Court victory by way of Judicial Review in respect of a local authority planning decision.
  • Associate Solicitor, Georgina Emerson, from the firm’s Family team who is listed as a Key Lawyer in ‘The Legal 500’ which is one of the world’s leading legal directories, claimed three significant victories at court – including two international child abduction cases. The successful outcomes included hearings at both the High Court of Justice and Bournemouth Family Court with details of the judgments being published by the British and Irish Legal Information Institute (Bailii).
  • Our Banking & Finance department have handled over 125 cases involving the mis-selling of interest rate hedging products (IHRP) has successfully reclaimed more than £20 million for clients.

Awards, Accreditations & Memberships

Our awards, accreditations and memberships include:

  • Chambers & Partners
  • Chambers & Partners High Net Worth Guide
  • Legal 500
  • Conveyancing Quality – The Law Society Accredited
  • Family Resolution
  • Times Best Law Firms
  • Southern Enterprise Awards
  • Lexcel Legal Practice Quality Mark
  • Motor Accident Solicitors Society
  • Apil
  • Cyber Essentials
  • Personal Injury The Law Society Accredited
  • SFE – Solicitors for the Elderly
  • R3 Association of Business Recovery Professionals
  • att – Practical Tax People – Association of Taxation Technicians
  • SCL – The IT Law Community
  • Dorset Legal Awards

 

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Opportunities

Our offices

Bournemouth
302 Charminster Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH8 9RU
01202 525333
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London
Office 320 107 – 111 Fleet Street
London
EC4A 2AB
02039 784720
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Poole
14a Haven Road
Canford Cliffs
Poole
Dorset
BH13 7LP
01202 709898
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Ringwood
Monmouth Court
Southampton Road
Ringwood
Hampshire
BH24 1HE
01425 484848
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Swanage
55 High Street
Swanage
Dorset
BH19 2LT
01929 422233
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Wimborne
39a East Street
Wimborne
Dorset
BH21 1DX
01202 057676
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