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Company:	Trethowans
Position:	Ptnr
Town:	Southampton
Principal Office:	The Director General's House
Company Postcode:	SO15 2EP
Qualification:	BA, LL.M
Department:	Commercial Dispute Resolution
Company phone:	(023) 8032 1000
Company fax:	(023) 8032 1001
Company site:	http://www.trethowans.com
Company email:	info@trethowans.com
DX:	49678 Southampton 2
Client Sector Served:	Private Client, SME/Small Business, Corporate/Commercial
Principal Office:	Salisbury
Web Profile:	THE FIRM: Trethowans is a major law firm in the South offering a comprehensive range of services for business and individual clients. The firm acts for many international and national household brand names and a variety of clients throughout the UK, Hampshire and Wiltshire. Competitive fee structures and direct partner involvement provide added value for clients and an emphasis on quality control and staff training ensure that clients receive a consistently high level of service. PRINCIPAL AREAS OF WORK COMMERCIAL PROPERTY – Trethowans is one of the UK’s leading specialists for handling property pension investment work and Garry Treagust, Head of Commercial Property, is extremely well regarded for his expertise in this area. The Team advises a number of national banks on secured lending deals, particularly in the leisure and care home sectors and has successfully established a reputation for advising small-medium-sized developers in the South and London. The Team acts for many national companies on their property portfolios and complex development projects. LICENSING – Trethowans is nationally recognised for advising on betting, gaming, liquor, copyright and public entertainment licensing. Partners Michael Messent and Jane Walker are nationally recognised as experts and over the past year have secured instructions from numerous new bookmakers and casino operators as well as advising on the commercial and regulatory issues raised by the new Gambling Act 2005 laws. EMPLOYMENT – Trethowans acts for international, national and major regional employers on all aspects of employment law, with particular expertise in TUPE, discrimination and restrictive covenants issues. The Team has built on last year’s strong growth and added significantly to its impressive list of employer clients. The Team was very successful in Tribunal, including winning a landmark case in the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Partner and Head of Team Simon Rhodes is well-regarded for his “practical” and “business savvy” advice. CORPORATE – Trethowans has extensive experience of advising on all forms of corporate transactions and Partner Catherine MacRae and her Team work closely with clients to achieve their objectives in the most commercial and cost-effective manner. They act for businesses throughout the South, including household brand names and have particular experience in the betting and gaming sector. PERSONAL INJURY – Trethowans is one of the established experts in Hampshire and Wiltshire in handling all forms of personal injury claims and specialises in handling severe and life-changing claims as a result of clinical negligence and head/spinal injuries. Professional accreditations recognise this and the Team has approved solicitors with Headway – the Brain Injury Association, the Spinal Injuries Association, the Law Society’s Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury Panels. PRIVATE CLIENT, LANDED ESTATES, FAMILY AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY – Specialist advice is offered on the protection of property and other assets through Wills, trusts, tax planning and Powers of Attorney, with related advice on probate and estate administration. Clients include high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs, financial service providers, land owners, directors of private companies and the military. Specialist property and estate planning expertise covers the sale, purchase and day-to-day management of farms, agricultural estates and larger country properties for landowners and tenants throughout the UK. Family advice covers all aspects of relationship breakdown and the firm has Accredited Specialists with Resolution and qualified Collaborative Lawyers. Residential conveyancing services cover sales, purchases, transfers of equity and re-mortgages.
No. of fee earners:	24

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