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A new approach must be taken to protect from flooding

The flooding of homes, businesses and farmland following Storm Henk has again demonstrated the ever-increasing threat from high rainfall. Simeon Disley , partner at Roythornes Solicitors and head of the firm’s water and flood management...

New recruits and sector heads at Roythornes

Leading law firm Roythornes has started the year by announcing a series of new recruits and new Heads of Sectors. Agriculture Julie Robinson is taking back the lead of the firms nationally recognised Agriculture Sector. Julie has a national profile in all...

Law firm Boost for St Barnabas

Leading law firm Roythornes has announced that its Charity of The Year will be St Barnabas Hospice.  The top 150 law firm will now focus their fundraising efforts with the help of the charity and raise some much-needed funds to help support the...

Roythornes appoints four heavyweights to boost office

TOP 150 LAW FIRM Roythornes Solicitors has welcomed four new partners to its Birmingham office, adding to its ambitious growth plans in the region. Gavin Faber, Hayley McCormack and Joanna Grewer will together provide a leading private wealth offering to...

Treating Others How They Wish To Be Treated: A Winning HR Approach

Having recently been awarded the Gold accreditation from Investors in People for its great workplace culture, Gillian Nash-Kennell, HR director at top 150 national law firm Roythornes Solicitors, explains the link between the firm’s winning culture and...

Roythornes Gains Investors in People Gold Accreditation

National law firm Roythornes Solicitors has been awarded Gold accreditation from Investors in People for its great workplace culture. People management firm, Investors in People, assesses how an organisation is performing against its ‘we invest in...

Top 150 Law Firm Helps Skegness Rejuvenation Plans Come to Life

Leading law firm Roythornes Solicitors has played a major part in supporting the rejuvenation of Skegness by offering legal support to the Skegness Gateway project. The Skegness Gateway project, which hopes to deliver a 136-hectare urban extension,...

Property Specialist Joins Top 150 National Law Firm

Leading law firm Roythornes Solicitors has announced the appointment of partner and property litigation specialist Nigel Maguire. Joining from Ashtons Legal Solicitors and holding more than 20 years of experience, Nigel will be working closely with...

Alconbury-Based Law Firm Adds to Private Client and Property Teams

Alconbury-based top 150 law firm Roythornes Solicitors has brought in two specialists to bolster its private client and commercial property teams. Ayesha Brown, a senior associate with more than 25 years of industry experience, will be offering...

Top 150 Law Firm Mentioned in the UK's First Legal 500 Green Guide

Leading law firm Roythornes Solicitors has secured a spot in the UK’s first Legal 500 Green Guide for its dedication to sustainable practices.   The Green Guide, issued by the Legal 500, puts a spotlight on key firms in the UK which have...

Roythornes Bolsters Peterborough Offering With New Recruits

Top 150 law firm Roythornes Solicitors has strengthened its Peterborough team with two new recruits, covering commercial property and residential property. James Pepperdine, commercial property associate and Hanna Choudhary, residential property...

Roythornes Grows Family Law Specialism with New Recruit

Our Nottingham has welcomed a new senior associate to boost our family team.  Layla Babadi has joined the firm bringing years of specialist experience working on family law issues including divorce, separation and issues involving children...

Top 150 Law Firm Strengthens Team with New Partner

Well-known legal heavyweight has joined leading national law firm Roythornes Solicitors as a partner to support its agricultural offering. After 12 years at Mills & Reeve in Cambridge, Matthew Hesketh has made the move back to his home county and...

Roythornes Lead £120 Million Refinancing Deal for Allison Group

Roythornes Solicitors has played a major part in helping the Allison Group secure a ground-breaking £120 million refinancing deal, spearheading the real estate aspects of the transaction. The funding consists of a £20 million five-year loan...

Roythornes Appointed to the Housing Associations' Legal Alliance Framework

Top 150 law firm  Roythornes Solicitors  has successfully secured a place on the Housing Associations’ Legal Alliance solicitors framework. Roythornes has been awarded a place on the three lots it applied for, namely Housing and Asset...

Roythornes Advises on Acquisition of Opals UK to OCU Group

Top 150 national law firm  Roythornes Solicitors  has advised Peterborough telecommunications provider Opals UK in a major acquisition deal with OCU Group, a multi-utility services specialist. The acquisition will see full-fibre network...

Roythornes Strengthens Team with 13 Senior Promotions

Law firm Roythornes Solicitors has made a raft of senior promotions this month, with 13 team members taking on partner, senior associate, and associate roles. In Spalding – where the company was founded in 1934 – Desley Sherwin and Rebecca...

Roythornes Family Grows with Host of Appointments and New Divorce-specialist Partner

Specialist family solicitor Caroline Elliott has joined  Roythornes Solicitors  as a Partner in its Alconbury office, boosting the top 150 law firm’s strong private client team. One of four appointments in the firm, each bolstering a...

Roythornes Bolsters Specialist Sector Expertise Within Real Estate Division

Top 150 law firm Roythornes Solicitors has welcomed four new real estate specialists with expert knowledge on agriculture, renewable energy and residential development. Senior associate, Lee Hayes, joins the commercial development and investment team...

Roythornes Boosts Private Client Team with New Partner

Leading law firm Roythornes Solicitors has appointed high net worth expert Tim Galloway to head up its private client department and further expand its range of services across all of its five offices. Tim will be based out of Roythornes’ Alconbury...

Roythornes Supports Leading Manufacturer with Crystal Clear £4.5m Investment Deal

Top 150 law firm Roythornes Solicitors has advised the management team of specialist manufacturer and installer of glazing products, SafeGuard Glazing Supplies, on the £4.5m investment in the company by leading private equity and infrastructure...

Roythornes Plants 271 Trees as Part of Sustainability Strategy

Top 150 law firm Roythornes Solicitors has sown the seeds of the future after bringing together staff from its five regional offices for a day of tree planting in Peterborough. Gathering at Wittering Grange near Wansford, Roythornes worked in cooperation...

Roythornes Completes Double Deal for Frontier Agriculture

Experienced top 150 law firm Roythornes Solicitors has supported long standing client Frontier Agriculture on two complex deals. The team took the lead on setting up the legal documentation for the multi-million-pound Navara Oat Milling project – an...

Lawyers Turn Green for Sustainable Business Award

Top 150 law firm Roythornes took another step on its journey to be one of the UK’s greenest law firms as it won the Sustainable Business Award at the Peterborough Telegraph Business Excellence Awards. The award recognised the way in which the firm...

Roythornes leads major Roythornes Leads Major Strategic Acquisition of Larkfleet Group

Leading law firm Roythornes Solicitors has played a major part in the successful acquisition of Larkfleet Group by global investment management firm PIMCO. Acting for Larkfleet Group, a long-standing client of Roythornes, the strategic acquisition saw a...

Roythornes Team Grows With 23 New Appointments

Top 200 law firm Roythornes Solicitors has boosted its team and offering with the appointment of 23 new starters since July, ranging from trainee to partner, across its five offices. Nine new recruits join its ranks at the Spalding headquarters –...

Staff Take Steps to Raise £5000 in Memory of Colleague

Kind-hearted staff at law firm Roythornes have raised an incredible £5,000 for Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice in memory of a colleague they lost to cancer and who was cared for at the Peterborough hospice. Sarah Banner joined the firm's private...

The Future Is Green: Survey Confirms Roythornes Commitment to Sustainability

Top 200 law firm Roythornes Solicitors commits to becoming one of the UK’s most sustainable law firms, saving seven tonnes of carbon last year, following a survey that explored changing attitudes towards carbon emissions and wider sustainability...

Roythornes Appointed to WHQ Legal Framework

Leading real estate law firm Roythornes Solicitors has secured a place on the WHG framework to support with legal expertise on its affordable housing services. WHG is the largest provider of high-quality affordable housing in the West Midlands,...

Roythornes Drives Listed Acquisition Deal for Taxi Firm

The acquisition of Cambridgeshire-based 4X Limited Taxis (4X) by MBH Corporation PLC (MBH) has been completed in a complex deal, thanks to leading law firm Roythornes Solicitors. 4X is a well-established transport service that has an extensive fleet of more...

Roythornes Assists Macc Care to Buy Next Site

Macc Care Group, care developer and operator in the Midlands, has acquired a new site in Solihull, with the assistance of Midland’s real estate experts Roythornes Solicitors. The multi-award winning Macc Care Group, founded by doctors Naz...

Roythornes Reduces Carbon Emissions by 45% During Lockdown

Sustainability is firmly at the top of the agenda, from Boris Johnson’s ten-point plan for a green industrial revolution to Bill Gates’ new book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster”. However, it is down to individuals and businesses to...

Roythornes 2020 Promotions and Expansion Plans

Leading East Anglia and Midlands-based law firm Roythornes Solicitors has revealed details of six new partner promotions as its exciting expansion plans begin to take hold. Benjamin Smith ,  Claire Hindmarsh , Hannah Leese , Alex Armstrong , and...

Leading Lawyer Appointed to the Agricultural Law Association Panel

A leading agricultural lawyer at law firm Roythornes has been appointed to a prestigious new panel aimed at providing specialist advice to rural sector professionals. The Agricultural Law Association (ALA) is the UK’s largest inter-professional...

Legal Rising Stars Qualify at Roythornes

Four talented new solicitors have qualified at leading law firm, Roythornes Solicitors, following the successful completion of their training contracts. Emily Wright, Rebecca Ironmonger, Shola Khan, and Naomi McFadden join Roythornes’ cohort of legal...

Roythornes Makes List of Top Fundraisers for Will Aid 2019

Roythornes’ Alconbury team raised £3,450 after taking part in Will Aid, a national campaign which invites solicitors to volunteer some of their time in the month of November to write wills in exchange for a voluntary donation to Will Aid. The...