Shoosmiths brings together leading developers, asset managers and investors, as well as energy, planning, policy and legal experts, for a roundtable discussion on overcoming power supply challenges to support the delivery of innovative and resilient developments that balance financial and environmental objectives. As power demands of commercial developments are increasing, so are the difficulties around meeting sustainability targets, connecting to the grid, and managing delivery timelines and costs...
Shoosmiths LLP
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Shoosmiths is the law firm clients choose for excellent service, incisive thinking and above all for their ability to focus on what matters.
From offices across the UK and Brussels, the firm supports some of the world's most exciting and ambitious businesses; amazing clients making an impact.
Shoosmiths empowers its people to be their authentic selves and deliver together in supportive teams committed to excellence and innovation. The firm has won prestigious industry awards, such as 'Law Firm of the Year' at the Legal Business Awards 2022, 'Legal Team of the Year' at the Estates Gazette Awards 2022 and has been recognised for being the most active law firm advising on corporate transactions across the UK (Experian, 2022).
Shoosmiths' innovative approach is also embodied in their non-legal solutions for clients, which complement its technical legal expertise.
The firm also believes in supporting the communities in which it operates, and it is firmly on its ESG journey, with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validating near-term science-based emissions reduction targets, and launching grant-making body 'The Shoosmiths Foundation'. To find out more about Shoosmiths and the positive impact the firm is making across its clients, people, and ESG and innovations, please visit: Impact report 2022 (shoosmiths.co.uk).
Year this Office was Established: 1854
Lawyers Worldwide: 1600
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Partners
Charles Arrand
PartnerGary Assim
PartnerRick Atha
PartnerSteve Barnett
PartnerRichard Bellamy
PartnerVictoria Bentley
PartnerAleks Bosch
PartnerGauthier Broze
PartnerGraham Burnett-Hall
PartnerFiona Cameron
PartnerKirsty Chalkley
PartnerHeather Chandler
PartnerClaire Checketts
PartnerAntony Craggs
PartnerGillian Crotty
PartnerPhil Crowe
PartnerKiran Desai
PartnerGrant Edwards
PartnerAngus Evers
PartnerSarah Ewing
PartnerJudy Fawcett
PartnerSimon Fennell
PartnerJames Foster
PartnerJohn M Fotheringham
ConsultantAnastasia Fowle
PartnerWayne Gibbard
PartnerThomas Hall
PartnerKellie Hatton
PartnerTracey Hemingway
PartnerHolly Hirst
PartnerNick Holland
PartnerAndrew Jennings
PartnerAlex Kirkhope
PartnerSherif Malak
PartnerJoseph Mazzucca
PartnerBarry McKeown
PartnerMichael McLaughlin
PartnerSimon Meek
PartnerLauren Miller
PartnerRichard Millington
PartnerBill Molloy
PartnerJonathan Naylor
PartnerAmit Nayyar
PartnerLyndsey O'Connor
PartnerLiam Phillips
PartnerSebastian Price
PartnerSimon Procter
PartnerSanjeev Sharma
PartnerPaul Stokey
PartnerGwynneth Tan
PartnerDavid Thompson
PartnerAnna Vangrove
PartnerSusie Wakefield
PartnerRobin Webb
PartnerBrian West
PartnerLisa Williams
PartnerJames Wood-Robertson
PartnerPrincipal Associates
Stuart Angus
Principal AssociateStuart Angus
Principal AssociateSiobhan Atkin
Principal AssociateNavi Atwal
Senior AssociateRichard Baker
Principal AssociateAyesha Chandegra
Senior AssociateKate Connolly
Principal AssociateJames Cullingworth
Principal AssociateGrainne Fairbrother
Senior AssociateSoma Fattah
Senior AssociateFelicity Forward
Principal AssociateTom Freeman
Principal AssociateAdam Frost
Senior AssociateChris George
Principal AssociateHolly Gerard
Senior AssociateCollette Gibson
Senior AssociateEmma Grossmith
Senior AssociateClaire Hayes
Principal AssociateHannah Howard
Senior AssociateGeraint Hughes
Principal AssociateSarah Jenkins
Principal AssociateRussell Jones
Senior AssociateMeera Judge
Senior AssociateAmy Leech
Senior AssociateSarah Maddock
Senior AssociateMegan McDonald
Principal AssociateKate McGoverne
Principal AssociateRachel Munro
Senior AssociateHelen Poulter
Principal AssociateAmy Price
Senior AssociateClaire Raddan
Principal AssociateLewis Ritchie
Senior AssociateKara Shadbolt
Senior PR & Communications ManagerLee Strong
Senior Business Development ExecutivePavan Sumal
Senior AssociateHywel Thomas
Senior AssociateEmily Utley
Principal AssociateMatt Ward
Senior AssociateEmma Wightman
Senior AssociateJennifer Wright
Principal AssociateRubina Zaidi
Senior AssociateAssociates
Shane McElhatton
AssociateGeorge Peyton
AssociateLouise Price
AssociateDanielle Robins
AssociateGabs Rodriguez-Cleary
AssociateRachel Rossdale
AssociateAnna Sherwood
AssociateCarrie Sutton
AssociateLegal Directors and Key Support Personnel
James Benedick
Legal DirectorHelen Bridgman
Legal DirectorSarah Bridgman
Directories ManagerChristine Burrows
Legal DirectorJennifer Clarke
Legal DirectorHelen Duff
Legal PASarah Evans
Legal DirectorKimberley Goh
Legal DirectorDavid Goy
Legal DirectorDawn Ingle
IS DirectorClaire Le Mouellic
Legal DirectorJess Ready
Legal DirectorCalum Stacey
Legal DirectorRichard Willcox
Legal DirectorBen Zielinski
Legal DirectorArticles
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The Automated Vehicles Act (the Act) outlines the safety requirements that manufacturers and operators of automated vehicles will need to meet in order to deploy their goods and services on UK roads. In this article Ben Gardner outlines the key safety areas that will need to be considered. The Act has now received Royal Assent and, at this stage, creates a framework under which further regulations will need to be developed by the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) to provide the detailed rules and requirements that are needed to enable widespread deployment...
Press
Shoosmiths completes transfer of business-to-business recoveries division to Solaris Law Ltd
Shoosmiths has completed the transfer of its business-to-business recoveries division (in England & Wales) to Solaris Law Ltd, part of the Azzurro Group. This transaction includes the formal merging of the two teams and a move to modern new offices in the Solent Business Park, Whiteley.The announcement is the first of a two-part transaction that will ultimately lead to Solaris Law becoming one of the largest commercial and consumer collections and legal debt recovery businesses in the UK. This will follow once the acquisition of Equivo’s Legal Services division receives its expected regulatory approvals later in the year...
Shoosmiths advise PI Industries on latest international acquisition
Law firm Shoosmiths is advising PI Industries Limited (PI), a Fortune India 500 listed Agri-Sciences Company, on its offer to acquire Plant Health Care PLC (PHC) - through takeover by way of scheme arrangement.PI has held a leading position in the agricultural inputs industry for over 60 years and benefits from its presence across the complete value chain from product innovation to process development, and large-scale manufacturing to distribution. PHC is a leading peptide company in the agricultural industry, with innovative technology and enhanced manufacturing capabilities...