Leading Devon law firm Stephens Scown LLP has won a prestigious Excellence in Marketing and Communications award in the Law Society Excellence Awards 2015.
Stephens Scown, which has offices in Exeter, beat off stiff competition from other firms around the country to scoop the award at a glittering ceremony held at the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane in London last week.
The Law Society, which is the independent professional body for solicitors throughout England and Wales, praised the firm for “using local insight on issues that mattered to the local community” and making sure...
Leading South West law firm Stephens Scown is working with a fast-growing Devon brand and licence holding company, Mandarin Creative, to review and protect its intellectual property portfolio. Mandarin Creative, a subsidiary of Frontline Image Ltd, based in Plymouth and established for last 19 years, specialises in design and brand development with sales across street wear, music and surf inspired lifestyle markets, along with Character licences in both the adult and children’s sectors. The company works with over 20 global brands and licences including Marvel, Disney and Ministry of Sound...
A law firm in Exeter has been rated by its trainees as one of the friendliest in the whole country as well as offering excellent work/life balance and high overall job satisfaction, according to an influential national student guide. The Lex 100 guide for 2014/15 is based on responses from over 3,000 trainee solicitors at 165 of the UK’s largest law firms. Based solely on their responses, it allows trainees to give candid comments about their firms. Stephens Scown LLP was ranked second in the country for friendliness and came in the top ten in a further five categories: work/life balance,...
Two Supreme Court rulings on the 14th October have reiterated the need for full and frank disclosure of financial circumstances and assets in divorce cases, a leading South West law firm says. The two cases concerned women who said that their husbands had not revealed the full extent of their financial assets when their original divorce cases were settled. Both cases are now likely to return to the High Court. In one case, Alison Sharland accepted a settlement of £10 million and 30% of the shareholding in her husband’s business believing that to represent half of his wealth. However, when...
The managing partner of a leading Devon law firm has won the accolade of Managing Partner of the Year at a national legal awards.
Robert Camp, managing partner of Stephens Scown LLP, won the honour at 360 Legal Group’s annual awards, held in Warwickshire last week. Now in their ninth year and sponsored by Lloyds Bank, the awards are designed to recognise excellence across the legal profession.
360 Legal Group is a membership organisation providing a range of practical business and compliance support to small to medium sized law firms enabling them to manage their law firms...
Landlords in Devon will need to carry out thorough immigration status checks on their prospective tenants before granting tenancies in the future – or face stiff penalties including the possibility of imprisonment, warns leading law firm Stephens Scown LLP.
The government is expected to include a new penalty of up to five years in prison for landlords who fail to carry out the necessary ‘right to rent’ checks on their tenants, while a fine of up to £3,000 per tenant is also possible. The changes are likely to be included in the Immigration Bill this autumn.
An innovative start up company that has developed an app to help schools find supply teachers has secured £100,000 of investor funding, with South West law firm Stephens Scown advising on the deal.
Supply Clouds Development, which has already been valued at £1 million, was looking for investment to help it grow further and market its cloud-based solution which links schools, job agencies and supply teachers with an effective communication tool.
Private equity firm Annection Limited agreed to invest £100,000 in the company for a 10% stake – and London-based Supply Clouds...
Robert Camp, managing partner of leading law firm Stephens Scown, has been shortlisted for the The Smith & Williamson Entrepreneur of the Year for the 2015 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards. Going up against other finalists, Robert Camp will compete for the prestigious award, with the winner being revealed at the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards gala dinner held on 10 November at Park Lane’s Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Since becoming managing partner in 2011, Robert has overseen the firm's growth of 41% and picked up numerous awards including The Sunday Times Best 100...
The Chancellor’s recent Budget delivered a new incentive for companies to register their intellectual property rights, according to IP experts at Exeter law firm Stephens Scown. The draft Finance Bill published in the wake of the Budget has stopped tax relief for the amortisation (i.e. depreciation) of goodwill and other intangible assets. Ben Travers, intellectual property partner at Stephens Scown, said: “This change published in the Finance Bill means that any business which is selling intangible assets – such as a brand or goodwill - could get a better price if they register those...
Stephens Scown grows renewable energy team with new partner appointment
Leading South West law firm Stephens Scown has further expanded its growing renewable energy team with the appointment of a new partner. The firm has the largest dedicated renewables team in the South West, with eight specialist lawyers focussing solely on renewable energy work.
Alison Stock has joined the firm as a partner, joining from the Wellington office of Porter Dodson. Alison has over 25 years’ experience as a lawyer, based for most of her career in Cornwall.
