Our year-long partnership with Maggie’s nets almost £20k for charity
We’re celebrating a “record-breaking” fundraising total just shy of £20k for our charity of the year, Maggie’s Cheltenham. Over the year, our firm’s staff, clients and contacts have boosted the…
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Solicitor promotions announced across the firm
Willans LLP is delighted to announce five solicitor promotions across the firm this June. Senior associate solictor promotions: Nick Southwell is a senior solicitor in the firm’s dispute resolution and…
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Free 30-minute legal consultation for businesses affected by COVID-19
Lawyers from our Legal 500-rated corporate & commercial, employment, commercial property and dispute resolution teams are pitching in to offer their support to businesses navigating their way through the pandemic,…
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COVID-19 outbreak | Information from Willans
COVID-19 update In the light of the COVID-19 outbreak, please rest assured that we are giving our full attention to the health and safety of our clients and staff. We…
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Willans partners with Fresh: Art Fair 2020
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Fresh: Cheltenham has been postponed to 19th – 21st June 2020, possibly later. Please visit www.freshartfair.net for further updates. Willans is once again delighted to be one of…
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Our packed-out business bowling competition raises over £3400 for Maggie’s Cheltenham
Around 130 people from the county’s leading businesses took to the lanes at Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday 26 March for Willans’ first ever business bowling competition, raising more than £3,400…
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Just launched: Our 2020 seminar series to help businesses avoid legal pitfalls
We’re pleased to announce our latest series of seminars and workshops, designed to help regional and national businesses navigate the changing legal landscape in 2020. From helping companies get to…
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Chartered legal executive Miranda Hawkes joins our wills, trusts & probate team
We’re delighted to appoint chartered legal executive Miranda Hawkes to our thriving wills, trusts & probate team. Miranda Hawkes re-joins the firm after leading the wills, trusts & probate department…
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Willans announced as headline sponsor of the SoGlos Gloucestershire Lifestyle Awards 2020
We’re delighted to reveal that we are the headline sponsor of the SoGlos Gloucestershire Lifestyle Awards 2020. SoGlos is a leading online lifestyle magazine which provides those living in and…
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Hundreds attend charity carol concert at Christ Church
Around 500 guests gathered at Christ Church for an uplifting evening of festive music on Thursday 19 December, with entry and raffle ticket sales raising approximately £8,500 for Maggie’s Cheltenham…
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Raise your voice at candlelit carol concert in aid of Maggie’s
We’re delighted to be partnering with our chosen charity of the year, Maggie’s Cheltenham, to stage a candlelit carol concert at Christ Church on Thursday 19 December. Up to 500…
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Willans' corporate team advise on management buyout of Cavendish Park Bricklayers for £6.25m
Our corporate team advised the sellers of Cavendish Park Bricklayers Limited on a management buy-out by Cavendish Park Holdings Limited, worth £6.25m, late last month. Cavendish Park Bricklayers Limited is…
Sophie Martyn BSc (Hons)
Associate, solicitor
Excellent showing for Willans in South West legal guide
The results have been released for independent guide Chambers UK, recognised worldwide as a directory of leading law firms and lawyers, and we’re delighted to have secured another strong showing.…
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Strong results for Willans in the latest edition of The Legal 500
Our employment law team has retained a top-tier ranking, three practitioners are named as ‘leading lawyers’ and we’re recommended across 10 further practice areas in the 2020 edition of The…
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Welcome to a new family law partner and litigation executive
We have recently appointed a new partner and a litigation executive, expanding our family law and dispute resolution teams. An experienced family lawyer and collaborative practitioner, Sharon Giles joins as…
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Tips on future-proofing your business at our succession planning seminar
According to research[1], nearly 6 out of 10 family businesses in the UK don’t have a succession plan in place. Just like making a will, it’s often one of those…
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Partner recognised in international high-net-worth legal guide for advice given to individuals
Our partner Simon Cook has been recommended in an independent national guide, which recommends the leading professional advisers in the field of private wealth law. Chambers High Net Worth has…
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New charity partnership for Willans
We’re delighted to be supporting Maggie’s Centres as our new ‘charity of the year’. Maggie’s is a charity which creates places where people going through cancer can find free practical,…
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Willans repaints history with university’s school of art & design
Some of our lawyers took a tour of the School of Art & Design Degree Show at the University of Gloucestershire Hardwick Campus last Friday to present cheques to a…
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New faces and promotions our private client teams
Willans has welcomed a new face to our Chambers-rated wills, trusts & probate team and awarded a promotion to one of our longest-serving lawyers. Chartered legal executive Sam Doherty joined…
Bridget Redmond LLB
Managing partner
Willans supports Dementia Action Week 2019
Willans is proud to help promote Dementia Action Week (formerly Dementia Awareness Week), which runs from 20-26 May this year. This national campaign week is supported by the Alzheimer’s Society, which…
Simon Cook LLB (Hons), TEP
Partner
Willans partners with the Fresh: Art Fair
The firm is delighted to be a partner of the Fresh: Art Fair, which runs at the Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse between 26 and 28 April this year. The fair will…
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Coffee, cake and top tips on planning for the future at Winchcombe coffee morning
“I haven’t got round to it…”, “I’ll do it when I’m older…”, “I’ve nothing valuable to leave behind so I don’t need to do it…” The above are all common…
Laura Stone LLB (Hons)
Associate, solicitor
Proud to support Gloucestershire’s finest family businesses in county awards
We are delighted to support the Gloucestershire Business Awards for the fourth year running, by sponsoring the ‘Family Business of the Year’ award. The Family Business of the Year award…
Chris Wills LLB (Hons)
Partner
Gloucestershire businesses gain clarity at our Brexit workshop
Gloucestershire businesses gained some clarity over their legal obligations post-Brexit at our workshop at Manor by the Lake on 26 February. Over 30 county decision-makers and executives were briefed on…
Matthew Clayton MA LLM (Cantab), CIPP/E
Partner
New faces and promotions at Willans
We’ve recently appointed six additional lawyers, and made three senior-level promotions, to help meet the growing demands of our commercial and private clients. Our Legal 500-rated wills, probate & trusts…
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Hundreds attend our carol concert to raise funds for Gloucestershire’s unpaid carers
On Wednesday 5 December, we welcomed over 200 guests for a fundraising carol concert in aid of our chosen charity of the year, Carers Gloucestershire. The concert, which was held…
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Good Divorce Week 2018: Time to end the ‘blame game’?
Our family lawyers are backing the prospect of a change in the law that may help reduce the fallout from divorce on children. In a new poll, 79% of the…
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Turning pages - a new venture for retired lawyer
During his 30-year legal career, Jonathan became known as an expert in the field of commercial property through his work with Willans, acting in many multi-million pound transactions for national and international…
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Client feedback helps us to achieve strong rankings in national legal guide Chambers & Partners
National independent legal guide Chambers and Partners has recently published this year’s results, commending us for our family law, corporate & commercial, agriculture & estates and commercial property services, along…
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Willans secures top-tier rankings in The Legal 500
Two of our departments have secured a coveted top-tier ranking in the latest edition of The Legal 500, an independent guide to the best law firms across the South West.…
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Charity of the Year grand total: We raised over £10k for Winston’s Wish
We are delighted to have raised in excess of £10,000 for our chosen charity of 2017/18, Winston’s Wish. This month our charity committee invited Malaney Varaljay-Boyce, head of regional fundraising…
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Celebrating our county’s business talent at the 21st Gloucestershire Business Awards
We were delighted to attend the Gloucestershire Business Awards last night, which is now in its 21st year of recognising our county’s finest business talent. Once again the firm was…
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We welcome new senior associate to our agricultural team
We are delighted to welcome senior associate Adam Hale to our agriculture & estates team this month. Adam, a specialist in agricultural law, estate planning and estate administration, joins the…
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The Cheltenham Awards: Celebrating our town’s businesses and individuals
On Monday 10 September, we were delighted to attend the first-ever Cheltenham Awards at the Town Hall, a stone’s throw away from our offices on Imperial Square. The Cheltenham Awards…
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Revealed: the Gloucestershire Business Awards 2018 finalists
After analysing the finest details of each nominee’s submissions, the judges have chosen the finalists for the 21st Gloucestershire Business Awards, with category winners set to be revealed at the…
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