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BATT BROADBENT Partner Peter Warr

TRETHOWANS LLP

Associate solicitor Mariana Crawford

How would you describe the work Trethowans does? Our team specialise in helping people buy and sell their homes, by providing expert advice from years of experience. We’re the only conveyancing team in Salisbury to target a four week timescale to exchange contracts on our clients’ behalf. Our clients instruct us because we provide an expert, timely and most of all, quality service. What attributes are needed to succeed in your line of work? We push for quick transactions for our clients to make the experience of moving as stress free as possible so pace, time management, competent legal training, initiative

and confidence are very important. What have the last few years been like for the company? Trethowans has been in Salisbury since 1866, so last year we celebrated our 150th anniversary. To mark this the firm undertook 150 good deeds, including planting 150 trees and running marathons, and raised £30,000 for charity. In October 2017, we were named as the fastest-growing legal firm in the UK for firms with a turnover up to £24million. We were listed as number one in The Lawyer, the most detailed statistical analysis of UK firms ranked 101-200 by revenue. What are the firm’s immediate plans for 2018? We already have a strategy in place to continue to grow in Salisbury, Southampton and Poole. We are also looking to expand in Winchester and Bournemouth. For more: Trethowans LLP, London Road, Salisbury. tel:01722 412512; www.trethowans.com

WILSONS SOLICITORS

Managing partner Mike Parker When and where was your firm established? Our roots in Salisbury go back 300 years and we are very proud of this long connection with the city. In the late 1970s, when we had an office in Crane Street, our finance director encountered a ghost on the stairs. We like to think it was one of the original Wilsons family making sure that we were preserving the good name of the practice. In simple terms, how would you describe the work your company does? Ranked as one of the top private client and charity law firms in the country, we provide certainty and reassurance for our clients at life’s defining (and often most stressful) moments. What’s one of the major strengths of Wilsons Solicitors? We place great emphasis on being flexible to achieve our clients’ objectives and providing a stimulating and supportive working environment within the firm.

Tell us a little about Batt Broadbent Solicitors history.. The Salisbury office was established in the 1960s and, more recently, we opened a branch in Chippenham. What sort of work does your company do? We have legal specialists in a wide range of areas including residential and commercial property, wills and probate, family matters such as divorce, custody and litigation. Our well-established divorce helpline also offers free, confidential and compassionate advice. What’s the feedback from clients? Our clients trust what we do, and love how we do it. They know they have been, and will continue to be, really well looked after. That’s something you can’t train people to do – it’s just part of who we are. It’s because of this that we have attracted legal professionals with outstanding reputations and experience, both locally and in the City. What are Batt Broadbent’s plans for the new year? We’ve experienced outstanding growth over the past year, working with new clients and many local charities. We’re looking forward to consolidating those relationships. For more: Batt Broadbent Solicitors, Minster Chambers, 42/44 Castle Street, Salisbury. tel: 01722 411 141; www.battbroadbent.co.uk

WHITEHEAD VIZARD LLP Solicitor Claire Speed

What type of work does Whitehead Vizard do? The solicitors firm, which has been practising in Salisbury since 1840, represents individuals and businesses for buying and selling property. What are your areas of expertise? We have expertise in agricultural and rural properties, and also deal with probate and prepare wills, trusts and powers of attorney. Our dispute resolution department can deal with anything from definitive map modifications and rights of way disputes, debt collection and possession claims. What makes your company stand out? We pride ourselves on being a very modern and very approachable law firm. Client care is our number-one priority and the positive feedback and the high proportion of referrals demonstrates the exceptional level of service that we provide.

What did 2017 bring, and any developments for 2018? James Aspden was the Wilsons partner involved in the much publicised case of Ilott v Mitson relating to an inheritance dispute, and I saw more of him on the TV than in the office. For this year, we are further developing our online plans.

What did last year bring? 2017 saw the firm continue to support local charities and community projects., for example for the last 11 years we have been the main sponsor of the Wilton Horse Trials, and we bolstered our legal team with two new solicitors, myself as head of dispute resolution, and Tarra Hills joined the firm’s commercial team.

For more: Wilsons Solicitors LLP, Alexandra House, St Johns Street, Salisbury. tel: 01722 427 634; www.wilsonsllp.com

For more: Whitehead Vizard LLP, Close Gate Chambers, 60 High Street, Salisbury. tel: 01722 412141; www.whitehead-vizard.co.uk

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