Willans rankings announced in Chambers 2013
Legal directory, Chambers 2013 published its results today and Willans has yet again been recommended for its work in the region. Four of our partners are recommended with personal rankings…
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Take part in Will Aid during November
Willans is aiding a number of well-known UK charities next month by participating in a nationally run scheme to raise money through the production of wills. The scheme known as…
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Willans supports ‘Make A Will Fortnight’
We are supporting Gloucester Cathedral during its ‘Make A Will Fortnight’ running from 1st-12th October to help encourage people to make a basic will or update an existing will free…
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Charity begins at home
According to the World Giving Index 2011, the UK is the fifth most charitable nation in the world. Even in the present climate, 79 per cent of us give millions…
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Charles Middleton steps down
After many successful years, our longest-serving partner Charles Middleton is stepping down as an equity partner at the end of May. Charles joined Willans as a 22-year old, completed his…
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Alternative dispute resolution annual conference
Partner and accredited mediator Nick Cox was one of the 200 delegates at the ADR Group annual conference in Oxford this week. The star attraction of this year’s conference was…
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Moustache for Movember
November was a hair-raising month for litigation partner Paul Gordon and his client Joseph Purcaro, who joined forces to support Movember, a moustache-growing charity event that raises funds for men’s…
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Willans appointed to Clydesdale Bank’s regional legal panel
Willans LLP has, once again, been appointed to Clydesdale Bank’s legal panel in the West of England. Clydesdale Bank plc is a member of National Australia Bank Group, one of…
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Willans celebrates strong showing in latest edition of Legal 500
Willans has once again been recognised as a strong player in the region in the latest edition of the Legal 500, published this week. In total, eight teams are rated…
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Willans are first solicitors in Cheltenham to win new Law Society quality mark
We are proud to be the first law firm in Cheltenham to achieve membership of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality scheme – a symbol of excellence for the home-buying process.…
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A more civilised route to divorce
Our family law team is backing a campaign that promotes the benefits of a more civilised approach to divorce. Collaborative law week, run by Resolution, the national family lawyers’ organisation,…
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A brush with the law
A team of our staff swapped their law books for paintbrushes to give Oakley Resource Centre a fast facelift last month. Nine lawyers and staff volunteered to spend an afternoon…
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Chamber appointment
Willans’ managing partner, Margaret Austen, has been appointed as President of the Cheltenham Chamber of Commerce for the coming year. A specialist in company/commercial law, Margaret has lived and worked…
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Sale of Weird Fish
We were delighted to act for founder Doug Tilling in the sale of the Weird Fish clothing company, which was completed last week (Friday 25th March). Weird Fish was founded…
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David Glass retires
Our former senior partner David Glass retires this week 44 years after starting work in the town. Born in Carlisle, David came to Cheltenham in 1965 to do his articles…
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Acquisition
We were pleased to act for John Purcaro, Chairman of Joedan Holdings Ltd, in the recent acquisition of the WWS Holdings Ltd group of companies. WWS Holdings, a Hampshire-based leading…
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Lexcelling’ ourselves
We are proud to have been awarded a prestigious Lexcel quality mark – becoming one of a handful of firms in Gloucestershire to attain Lexcel accreditation. Lexcel is a quality…
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Nick walks his ‘21st’
Partner Nick Cox has come up with an energetic and philanthropic way of marking his 21 years in Cheltenham. He moved here from Bath in 1987 and now plans to…
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60 glorious years of Willans
We are happy to be celebrating our diamond anniversary this year – sixty years is an accomplishment that our founder, Alec Willans, would have been proud of. The firm began…
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Final ruling in Frozen embryo case
After five years of legal proceedings, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has, today (10th April 2007) ruled against Natallie Evans. The Court held unanimously that…
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Frozen embryos ’ case - judgment from European Court of Human Rights
A press conference at Willans’ Cheltenham offices heard today that Natallie Evans had lost her three-year battle to use her stored frozen embryos to have a child. Willans partner James…
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