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Michelmores' Private Client team tops the league for private wealth law

Michelmores' well-established private wealth practice in the South West has been awarded the top accolade in the Chambers High Net Worth rankings for its work in Exeter and the surrounding area. It was noted that "they're expert at what they do and they combine that with a very good level of personal service. Clients have confidence that there is strength and depth there; they can call on a wide range of specialists." Jonathan Riley, Head of the Private Wealth team, has been recognised as being "at the top of his field" with an individual first place ranking. He has been commended for his...

Michelmores celebrates 130 years of growth and innovation

Authored by Michelmores
Posted: Mon, 09/18/2017 - 10:00am

Established in Exeter in 1887, Michelmores is celebrating its 130th anniversary year − making it one of the oldest independent law firms in the Top 100.

As the Firm enters its 14th decade in business, Michelmores has achieved its sixth year of consecutive growth, led by Managing Partner Malcolm Dickinson. The Firm has achieved sustained growth across its three strategic sectors, Private Wealth, Finance & Investment and Real Estate and advises clients across the UK and internationally.

In 2005, the Firm moved from its office at Cathedral Yard – a building which was...

Michelmores announces partner and senior associate promotions

Authored by Michelmores
Posted: Wed, 05/17/2017 - 9:30am

Michelmores LLP has announced the appointment of two new Partners and two new Senior Associates, based at its Bristol and London offices – bringing the Firm's overall partnership to 64.

Charlotte Antoniou, an education specialist in the Firm's London office has been made up to Partner. She supports various educational institutions, including schools, academies and free schools, with particular expertise in establishing collaborative structures and supporting groups to open new schools.

James Radcliffe in the Tax, Trusts & Succession team in Bristol has also been invited...

Oxygen House and Michelmores team up to promote sustainability

Authored by Michelmores
Posted: Mon, 04/03/2017 - 7:31am

Oxygen House and law firm Michelmores, based in Exeter, have forged a new innovative partnership aimed at bringing sustainability to the fore in business.

Oxygen House invests in projects which foster social, environmental and economic prosperity. It places sustainability at the heart of its ethos and actively encourages its business partners to adopt this approach. Michelmores has signed-up to this initiative and been appointed to advise Oxygen House's property division, Grenadier Estates, on all of its real estate and construction projects.

Matthew Gingell, General...

Michelmores achieves One Star accreditation in 2017 Best Companies Survey

Authored by Michelmores
Posted: Thu, 01/26/2017 - 12:05pm

Michelmores is celebrating achieving One Star accreditation in the prestigious Best Companies Survey for 2017. This is an improvement from the Firm being named 'One to Watch' last year.

The Best Companies Accreditation is recognised as the ‘Michelin star’ of the business world. Based entirely on staff feedback, organisations receive a Best Companies Index score, which determines their star rating compared to a fixed standard. It looks at employee engagement as an integral part of a company’s success and growth and sets a benchmark for other employers.

Colette Stevens, HR...

Michelmores strengthens Disputed Wills & Trusts team

Authored by Michelmores
Posted: Thu, 12/01/2016 - 10:42am

Michelmores continues to grow its Disputed Wills & Trusts team with the arrival of solicitor Lisa Benham at the Firm's Exeter office. The Firm's Disputed Wills and Trusts team is the largest team specialising exclusively in disputes relating to wills and trusts south-west of Bristol.

Lisa joins from Ford Simey, where she operated a broad litigation practice including contentious probate litigation.

She previously worked for Brewer Harding & Rowe and Crosse & Crosse Solicitors, where she developed a strong reputation for litigation.

Tony Cockayne, Head of...

Michelmores strengthens its Real Estate offering

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 10/14/2016 - 6:13am

Michelmores LLP has added to its Real Estate team, with the appointment of two new Partners.

Chris Hoar joins the Firm as Head of Construction and Engineering, while Stephen McColgan joins Michlemores' Real Estate team specialising in land acquisition. The pair bring a collective five decades of experience in the real estate sector between them.

Chris brings over two decades of expertise in advising clients on construction, engineering and other infrastructure projects across the supply chain both nationally and internationally. In addition to his transactional work, he has...

New device helps Exeter lawyers slash fuel bills and CO2

Solicitors and legal staff in Exeter are seeing dramatic improvements in driving styles thanks to their participation in a new driver behaviour trial being run by Lightfoot®.

The pilot, which began in May, involves over 20 staff from Michelmores, Ashfords LLP and Foot Anstey.

In just two months they have collectively cut the amount of time spent in the most inefficient, harsh acceleration ‘danger zone’ - where drivers are most likely to put themselves and others at risk - from 5% of their driving time to just 0.4%, a reduction of 92%.

Lightfoot, which is trialling...

Top award for Exeter Science Park building

The Exeter Science Park Centre, designed by LHC Architecture + Urbanism, has been named Project of the Year with a value between £2-7 million at the annual Michelmores Property Awards. The iconic, multi-tenanted building at the heart of the Exeter Science Park opened in June 2015 and has since become home to a range of science and technology based fast growth businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs. The three-storey, BREEAM Excellent building offers tenants a flexible working space, with virtual services, co-working and hot desking spaces and a diverse range of offices and laboratories....

'ThinkBIG' challenge sees Cornish pupils win £500 for their school

Authored by Michelmores
Posted: Wed, 05/11/2016 - 6:29am

Two Cornish schools have won £500 following ThinkBIG – a 'Dragons Den' style contest for primary school children held by The Cornwall Association of Primary Heads (CAPH), in partnership with the Education team at law firm, Michelmores.

Winners Kehelland Village School in Camborne and Lanner Primary School in Redruth impressed the judging panel with their innovative ideas on how they would spend £500 to improve one aspect of school life.

The prize money will allow Kehelland Village School to purchase science equipment that tends to only be available to secondary school...

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