Twenty-four members of staff from leading Devon law firm Kitsons braved the elements and successfully overcame the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge.
Their reward for completing what is known as one of the toughest challenges in the UK was raising more than £5,000 for Diabetes UK in memory of their colleague Mark Batten.
Mark, who was Chief Cashier at Kitsons, passed away suddenly in March 2014. He worked at Kitsons for over 35 years and was a prominent and well liked member of the firm.
On Saturday 11th July 2015, four teams of walkers and one team of runners from...
Staff from leading Devon law firm Kitsons are getting ready to take on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge this July to raise money for charity in honour of their friend and colleague, Mark Batten.
Mark, who was Chief Cashier at Kitsons, passed away suddenly in March 2014. He worked at Kitsons for over 35 years and was a prominent and well liked member of the firm. In 2013 when the firm took on the National Three Peaks Challenge, Mark acted as a volunteer driver from our head office in Torquay to Scotland and back. On Saturday 11th July 2015, 30 members of staff from Kitsons’ three...
Devon law firm Kitsons has teamed up with Exeter City Football Club to offer supporters of Exeter City the opportunity to make or update their Will, in return for a donation to the Club’s charity arm, Football in the Community.
Through the scheme, for every new will completed by the Private Client team at Kitsons Solicitors in Exeter, the firm will donate a proportion of its fees for those wills to the Football in the Community Charity.
Football in the Community is an award winning registered charity, established 24 years ago and now managed by former Grecians player, and...
Devon law firm Kitsons Solicitors has been unveiled as the new headline sponsor for Teignbridge District Council’s Sports Personality of the Awards.
The Teignbridge, Torbay, Exeter and Plymouth business responded to a plea from the district council which was looking for a new primary sponsor for the annual ceremony which celebrates the best in community sport, physical activity and health.
This year’s Sports Personality Awards will be held on Friday 28 November at the Langstone Cliff Hotel, Dawlish Warren.
The awards gala has become one of the largest of its kind,...
A local worthy cause was bowled over when they received a cheque for £500 raised at a charity cricket match.
The event held at Sidmouth Cricket Club, was organised by Sean Priestley, Assistant Director of Brewin Dolphin Wealth Management Company Exeter office who is a long-term player and member of the club.
Directors and staff members of Brewin Dolphin donned their whites and challenged local professionals Kitsons Solicitors to the match in aid of Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW), charity of the year for both firms. The 20 /20 match was won by Brewin Dolphin and monies...
Local law firm, Kitsons, has become the first local business to directly fund a children’s hospice nurse at Children’s Hospice South West Little Bridge House in Fremington, North Devon.
The firm of solicitors, which has offices in Exeter, Torquay and Plymouth, has pledged £1,000 towards CHSW’s ‘Sponsor a Nurse’ campaign, an exciting new corporate initiative that allows business to contribute directly to the vital funding of a nurse for the hospice. The initiative is asking 30 local businesses to contribute £1,000 each to collectively cover the cost of a qualified children’s nurse...
Devon law firm Kitsons has announced the appointment of insolvency specialist Andrew Pay as its new Head of Insolvency.
Andrew replaces Emma Davy as Head of Insolvency in the firm’s Exeter office with the role of leading Kitsons’ Insolvency Team, building on existing valuable contacts, driving expansion and developing relationships with new clients across the South West.
Formerly an Associate Solicitor with Ashfords LLP, Andrew has more than 10 years experience dealing with personal and corporate insolvency matters, as well as advising construction teams on issues such as...
Devon law firm Kitsons has enhanced its private client offering in the city with the addition of two experienced lawyers to its private client team and the launch of a weekly drop-in legal surgery. These steps reinforce Kitsons’ strong commitment to Exeter and its desire to offer clients in the area a complete service.
Headed up by private client specialist and partner Simon Armitage, Associates Charlie Siegle and Stephen Craig have joined Simon in Kitsons’ Exeter office to further develop the department in the city.
To celebrate the expansion, Kitsons’ private client...
Staff at leading Devon law firm Kitsons have taken on a trio of charity challenges in aid of Children’s Hospice South West with an ultra marathon and a firm-wide kilometre challenge covering more than 1,200km in 32 hours ahead of the mighty Three Peaks Challenge next month.
Kitsons’ Partner and Head of Property, Patrick Gaskins and Andrew Morris of Headland Finance kicked off the first challenge by completing the epic ‘Race to the Stones’ 100km trail running race in a 24 hour timeframe along the oldest path in Britain. The duo followed the footsteps of Romans, Vikings, farmers and...
Exeter’s Big Screen in the Park returns on Wednesday, playing host to a new set of cinema delights on the 10m, in the beautiful location of Northernhay Gardens.
Showing a different film a night until Sunday, Exeter Phoenix invites everyone for a unique viewing experience for less than the price of a standard cinema ticket - £3. Bring your own picnic, camping chairs and popcorn, or make the most of the food vendors and cocktail caravan for a magical night at the movies.
James Cross, Managing Partner of Kitsons, and one of this year’s sponsors says: “We are keen to put...
