overview

Our roots are in the South West and go back as far as 1898. We’re proud of our heritage but like any fast-growing business we’ve also changed. Since 2000 we’ve more than doubled in size and turnover.

Our expansion has seen us described as the most ambitious of the next generation of national firms. We’re not led by any particular service, we’re just client led: a strategic resolve which has paid off handsomely in our emerging reputation in sectors such as real estate and construction, retail, sport, leisure, as well as wealth management for high-net-worth individuals.

How are we different?

We think of ourselves in terms of the industry sectors we work with rather than as a group of legal services. We do this because we believe that as well as understanding the law we also need to understand our clients' businesses, and the markets in which they operate.

We attribute our growth to ambition, market focus and a philosophy that encourages everyone at the firm to;

• think as a client
• look for opportunities – for clients, for the people we work with and for the firm. For instance, where we can we introduce our clients to opportunities or other contacts to help them to develop commercial opportunities.
• live quality.

A few facts

Offices: Birmingham (Head Office),Bristol, Taunton and Southampton

Turnover (06/07): £45m

People: 78 partners, 619 people in total

Managing Partner: David Sedgwick

Chairman: Tim Hayden