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Aaron & Partners recognised in The Legal 500

Chester-based Aaron & Partners has been recognised as the region’s leading law firm for the fifth consecutive year by a prestigious industry guide.

Aaron & Partners LLP has been recommended in 14 practice areas overall including three as a “top-tier firm” in the North West by the independent legal guide The Legal 500. In addition to this, 19 of the firm’s solicitors were also praised spanning all of its main practice areas.

Aaron & Partners was listed as a top-tier firm for Corporate and Commercial, recognising its work in corporate finance and transactional matters, particularly for owner-managed businesses and high-growth start-ups.

Aaron & Partners was also ranked in the top tier for its work in agriculture and estates and for commercial litigation, where it was praised for its provision of “in depth specialist knowledge” to clients.

Individuals at the firm were also recognised, with 19 lawyers being recommended for their work across several areas of law in the North West and Wales including Head of Wills, Trusts and Tax, Clive Pointon, Employment Law partners Helen Watson and Claire Brook and Head of Family Law Richard Barge.

Andy Duxbury, CEO of Aaron & Partners, said: “We’re absolutely thrilled to have been so well represented in this year’s North West Legal 500, and be by far the most recommended law firm locally.

“The Legal 500 is the go-to guide for anyone wanting to analyse the capabilities of law firms. It is an authoritative and independent publication, so to be recommended across so many areas is extremely pleasing, particularly as so many of the firm’s solicitors and practice areas are recommended.”

“We’ve been steadily expanding and broadening our service offering, taking on a number of new, high-calibre partners, as well as promoting many of our existing members of staff and rewarding their hard work. The quality of our work and lawyers has resulted in Aaron & Partners consistently being recognised as the region’s premier law firm.”

For more information on Aaron & Partners and the services offered, please visit www.aaronandpartners.com.

The 14 practice areas Aaron & Partners has been recommended in are:

NORTH WEST

- Crime, fraud and licensing - Licensing

- Dispute resolution - Debt recovery

- Finance - Insolvency and corporate recovery

- Human resources - Employment

- Insurance - Professional negligence

- Private client - Charities and not-for-profit

- Private client - Contentious trusts and probate

- Private client - Family

- Private client - Personal tax, trusts and probate

- Real estate - Commercial property - elsewhere in the North West

- Real estate - Planning and environment

- Real estate - Property litigation

- TMT - Intellectual property

- Transport

The 19 lawyers recommended in The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2014 are:

NORTH WEST

Corporate and commercial - Corporate and commercial - elsewhere in the North West
- Mark Briegal
- Stuart Scott-Goldstone

Crime, fraud and licensing - Licensing
- Barry Holland

Dispute resolution - Commercial litigation - elsewhere in the North West
- John Devoy

Dispute resolution - Debt recovery
- John Devoy
- Kerry Davies

Finance - Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Nick Clarke
- Simon Edwards

Human resources - Employment
- Claire Brook
- Helen Watson

Private client - Agriculture and estates
- Richard Forrester
- Simon Ellis

Private client - Charities and not-for-profit
- Simon Ellis

Private client - Contentious trusts and probate
- Clive Pointon

Private client - Family
- Richard Barge

Private client - Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Clive Pointon

Real estate - Commercial property - elsewhere in the North West
- Emma McGlinchey
- Richard Forrester
- Simon Ellis

Real estate - Planning and environment
- Claire Petricca-Riding
- David Delaney
- Richard Forrester

Real estate - Property litigation
- John Devoy

Transport
- Tim Culpin

WALES

Dispute resolution - Commercial litigation
- David Harries
- John Devoy

Private client - Agriculture and estates - North Wales
- Richard Forrester
- Simon Ellis

Private client - Charities and not-for-profit
- Simon Ellis

Private client - Contentious trusts and probate
- Clive Pointon

Private client - Family - North Wales
- Elisabeth Pugh

Real estate - Commercial property - elsewhere in Wales
- Simon Ellis

Real estate - Planning and environment
- David Delaney

Aaron & Partners LLP has offices in Chester, Manchester and Shrewsbury. It works for businesses, public authorities, charities and individuals. It specialises in company and commercial law, commercial property law, dispute resolution and employment law, as well as matrimonial and wills, trusts and tax work. In addition it provides specialist services such as planning, environmental, minerals and waste, renewable energy, road haulage and warehousing, and insolvency & restructuring advice. For more information go to www.aaronandpartners.com

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