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Coffin Mew: a ’great blend of experience and value for money’
Corporate & commercial
Led by Amanda Brockwell, Coffin Mew advised Legal Inc on its sale to Grant Thornton. The firm was also appointed to the legal panel of Santander Bank. Malcolm Padgett and the ’super-efficient’ Nick Gross, who is experienced in the insurance and technology sectors, are recommended.
Commercial litigation
The team of ’intelligent and practical lawyers’ is led by Owen Santry, and handles professional negligence and marine litigation. The ’streetwise’ Christian Smith has corporate disputes expertise, and Portsmouth-based Tim Gleeson counts the Royal Navy Association as a client.
Insolvency & corporate recovery
Providing a ’premium service’ together with a ’great blend of
Nick Gross
experience and value for money’, Coffin Mew provides advice to insolvency practitioners. In 2010 it advised Portland on a partnership administration, and also advised on several pre-pack administrations. New clients include PwC, Grant Thornton and Mazars. Malcolm Niekirk is ’technically strong’, and Tim Gleeson is recommended.
REGIONAL HEAVYWEIGHTS
Blake Lapthorn Southampton, Oxford, Portsmouth, Winchester Bond Pearce LLP Southampton Clyde & Co Guildford Cripps Harries Hall LLP Tunbridge Wells DMH Stallard LLP Brighton, Crawley Osborne Clarke Reading Shoosmiths Basingstoke, Southampton, Milton Keynes, Reading Stevens & Bolton LLP Guildford Thomas Eggar LLP Crawley, Chichester, Worthing, Newbury, Southampton
asb law LLP Brighton, Crawley, Horsham, Maidstone Birkett Long LLP Colchester, Chelmsford Birketts LLP Chelmsford Boyes Turner Reading Charles Russell LLP Guildford, Oxford Clarkslegal LLP Reading EMW Milton Keynes IBB (Iliffes Booth Bennett) Uxbridge, Chesham Manches LLP Oxford Morgan Cole Oxford, Reading Paris Smith LLP Southampton Penningtons Solicitors LLP Basingstoke, Godalming Pitmans LLP Reading SNR Denton Milton Keynes Taylor Walton LLP Luton, Harpenden, St Albans
Firms are listed A-Z within tiers THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – SOLENT & SOUTH CENTRAL – OCTOBER 2011 Employment
Dorlee Monschau’s team acts for several social landlords and housing associations, leveraging off the firm’s strength in social housing.
Family
The ’hugely experienced and able’ Coffin Mew has ’one of the strongest family teams in Hampshire’. Providing ’first-class’ advice, Chris Upfield has a ’cool head in a crisis’. Associates Sally Pike and Tina Day are ’highly focused’ and ’outstanding’.
Personal tax, trusts & probate
The ’highly professional and responsive’ team is recommended for wealth management, trust work and shareholders’ agreements, and advises various high-net-worth individuals. Malcolm Gibbs is vastly experienced, along
with the recommended Roger Hancock.
Commercial property
’Quick and concise’, Coffin Mew is the ’first port of call’ for many clients, and has superb social housing expertise. Peter Fellows is ’very good technically’, and assisted in the creation of an offshore vehicle relating to a sale of residential development land to Barratt and David Wilson Homes. Victoria Walker advised NatWest Bank regarding an industrial warehouse unit in Portsmouth.
Social housing
The ’excellent’ seven-partner team has a ’wealth of experience’ in the social housing sector. In 2010 the team was appointed to the panels of the Guinness Group, Moat and Westward Group, among others. Practice head Jennifer Bennett is ’extremely knowledgeable, experienced and personable’.
A higher standard of
legal services - for your business and private life
Quite simply, across all of our teams, from wealth management and family to commercial and corporate, we aim to set the standard when it comes to service and advice.
The real difference starts with the basics. We focus on your needs and we translate points of law into practical, meaningful, understandable and personalised advice that enhances your business and personal life; or both.
To find out more visit:
www.coffinmew.co.uk
Southampton, North Harbour Portsmouth Fareham and Gosport T: 0800 827168
www.coffinmew.co.uk Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Lexcel Accredited.
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