20 years
issues for elderly people. Gater says the fact we are all living longer has spawned an increase in CoP applications that simply wasn’t there 20 years ago and the firm has built an impressive reputation among the relevant agencies for helping vulnerable individuals with capacity issues.
Today, there are 15 partners, all of whom are recognised as leaders in their field of law by their industry peers, working across both private client and business sectors.
Its typical client is likely to be
an owner-managed business and its proprietors, many are entrepreneurs for which the Thames Valley is justly famous, and very often the firm looks after not just their business affairs, but personal and family ones too.
It was to underline this commitment to an all-round approach that, in the mid- 2000s, led the firm to take the unusual step of launching its own in-house financial services department, headed by a chartered financial planner.
supporting businesses in the region
2007 – colloquially known as Tesco Law – which opened up the playing field for companies that are not legal firms to offer legal services.
D’Arcy predicts that while the big brand incomers will capture some of the “high-volume, routine” legal work, at the more “sophisticated” end of the market, specialist expertise will always be in demand.
As it looks proudly ahead, Blandy & Blandy’s roots remain firmly anchored in Reading and D’Arcy, who arrived in 1974 to study at the university, says he is always grateful for his good fortune in choosing such a dynamic place to work.
“The town has changed enormously but while many of our competitors have opened offices in London or elsewhere, we have deliberately chosen to keep our focus on Reading and the Thames Valley,” he said.
It was
a successful move and is yet another example of how the firm adds real value for its clients.
No review would be complete without the mention of the Legal Services Act
“We have some very loyal clients, some of whom we have looked after through generations of their family. We see ourselves as a regional institution and we very much hope that in years to come, we will continue to be just as much part of the community as we are today.”
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Phil D'Arcy
Jon Gater
Blandy & Blandy is a leading Thames Valley firm of solicitors which for nearly 300 years has advised generations of wealthy families and estates, entrepreneurs and their businesses, charities and philanthropists. Today, we also advise clients in the sport leisure and hospitality sector, professional practices, commercial organisations, landowners and developers.
Our values of excellence, integrity and approachability underpinned by our independence mean that our clients trust us to provide them with solutions now and in the future. All of our partners are acknowledged as experts by the two major legal directories, Chambers UK and The Legal 500.
“Dependable, pragmatic and reassuring” Chambers UK 2013 Excellence | Integrity | Approachability
Blandy & Blandy LLP One Friar Street Reading Berkshire RG1 1DA 0118 951 6800 |
law@blandy.co.uk |
www.blandy.co.uk
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