Legal 500 2009
Rickerbys has been recognised in the following practice areas:
Agriculture
Robin Beckley leads the team at Rickerbys LLP. It was recently instructed on land transaction work, while probate and trust work for rural clients is another focus. The partners are ‘able to empathise and communicate with rural clients‘ and display ‘excellent industry knowledge‘.
Banking
Tim Walker leads the two-partner team at Rickerbys LLP, while Michael Steedman is noted for his securities expertise. The practice acts for banks, financial institutions, asset financiers, invoice discounters and borrowers.
Commercial Litigation
Rickerbys LLP’s ‘powerful‘ two-partner team provides clients with a ‘high degree of professional competence‘. Led by Colin Gibson, it advises on IP, property, transactional and professional negligence cases. Derek Jones is also recommended.
Commercial Property
Rickerbys LLP has ‘big-firm capabilities, that are provided locally‘. Michael Steedman ‘goes outside normal service standards‘, and Paul Engelbrecht’s ‘energy is boundless‘. Clients include AccuRead, Corpus Christi College Oxford, and WJ WHITE Limited.
Corporate Commercial
The four-partner team at Rickerbys LLP is led by Richard Knight and demonstrates ‘a high degree of professional competence‘ and a ‘high success rate at an acceptable cost‘. Headline work included representing IMAREX ASA on its £70m acquisition of UK-based international energy brokers, Spectron Group Limited.
Debt
Rickerbys LLP’s team is led by Colin Gibson and provides ‘quality service‘.
Education
Alice Reeve heads Rickerbys LLP’s education practice, which remains focused on the independent schools sector and also advises a number of further education institutions. It advised The Downs School in its merger with Malvern College Preparatory School.
Education – London
Headed by Alice Reeve, Rickerbys LLP has a focus on the independent schools sector. Recent highlights include advising Westonbirt School on a merger with Rose Hill School.
Employment
Clients of Rickerbys LLP have ‘full confidence‘ in the ‘commercial‘ Matthew Clayton, Alice Reeve and Emilie Darwin (‘prompt, sound advice, with clarity‘). The education sector is a notable focus for the team, particularly advising independent schools.
Insolvency
Rickerbys LLP’s partners ‘simply get on with the job‘. The team is led by Colin Gibson (‘always providing an excellent service‘), while Derek Jones is recommended. The practice has seen an increase in instructions from parties in the construction industry.
Intellectual Property & IT
Tim Walker heads the IT department at Rickerbys LLP. Edward Davies’ IP team is rated ‘excellent‘.
Family
Rickerbys LLP has ‘high-quality expertise‘. Its specialist matrimonial section is a ‘solid team‘ that ‘gets the job done‘. Carolyn Green provides ‘great client care‘, while Helen Cankett and Elizabeth Bruce are ‘very efficient and swift to identify issues‘.
Personal Tax, Trust and Probate
Carolyn Green leads Rickerbys LLP’s practice, which acts for professional trustees in a number of offshore jurisdictions and represents clients in estates and trusts disputes. Phillipa Bruce-Kerr joined from Foot Anstey.
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