Patrick Mears

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Patrick is a Solicitor and head of Commercial Property in our Bath office and has more than twenty years’ experience advising clients in the city of Bath and the surrounding areas. He dedicates all of his fee-earning time to Commercial Property Law. His main areas of expertise are transactional commercial property work, including sales and purchases, commercial leases and lease renewals, development and strategic land transactions and secured lending work. He is adept at handling wider commercial client requirements, including business sales and acquisitions, corporate transactions, shareholders’ and partnership agreements and general commercial contracts. Patrick qualified as a solicitor in 1997 and worked for city firm Macfarlanes and for a variety of leading law firms in the South West, before joining Battens in November 2020. Clients are able to draw upon his wide-ranging experience advising a variety of organisations and individuals - from Government departments and large institutional pension schemes, charities and major house builders to small business owners, private landlords and tenants. Patrick’s expertise also spans a range of sectors, including development, media, leisure, industrial, retail and secured lending. Renowned for his long-standing client relationships and commitment to quality service, Patrick has a strong network of clients and colleagues and thrives on getting results. Examples of cases Patrick has worked on include: Advising the tenant client on the renewal of the lease of an island associated with the leisure industry. Advising the purchaser of a former local authority depot for development as the client’s new factory. Acting for the landowner on a strategic promotion and land option project with overage implications. Acting for numerous local business owners in taking and renewing commercial leases in the retail, hospitality, charity and office sectors.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 32840

  • Based in Bath, Avon
  • Licensed for 28 years

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Patrick is a Solicitor and head of Commercial Property in our Bath office and has more than twenty years’ experience advising clients in the city of Bath and the surrounding areas. He dedicates all of his fee-earning time to Commercial Property Law. His main areas of expertise are transactional commercial property work, including sales and purchases, commercial leases and lease renewals, development and strategic land transactions and secured lending work. He is adept at handling wider commercial client requirements, including business sales and acquisitions, corporate transactions, shareholders’ and partnership agreements and general commercial contracts. Patrick qualified as a solicitor in 1997 and worked for city firm Macfarlanes and for a variety of leading law firms in the South West, before joining Battens in November 2020. Clients are able to draw upon his wide-ranging experience advising a variety of organisations and individuals - from Government departments and large institutional pension schemes, charities and major house builders to small business owners, private landlords and tenants. Patrick’s expertise also spans a range of sectors, including development, media, leisure, industrial, retail and secured lending. Renowned for his long-standing client relationships and commitment to quality service, Patrick has a strong network of clients and colleagues and thrives on getting results. Examples of cases Patrick has worked on include: Advising the tenant client on the renewal of the lease of an island associated with the leisure industry. Advising the purchaser of a former local authority depot for development as the client’s new factory. Acting for the landowner on a strategic promotion and land option project with overage implications. Acting for numerous local business owners in taking and renewing commercial leases in the retail, hospitality, charity and office sectors.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 32840

  • Based in Bath, Avon
  • Licensed for 28 years

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  • Goughs Lawyers LLP

    Non-member Partner

  • Mowbray Woodwards Limited

    Designated Partner

    Until October 2019

Languages spoken

  • English

Opening hours

Monday 09:00–17:00
Tuesday 09:00–17:00
Wednesday 09:00–17:00
Thursday 09:00–17:00
Friday 09:00–17:00
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

First Floor, 7 Gay Street, Bath, BA1 2PH

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anonymous

Commercial Property

Excellent Service from understanding and expert solicitor

Battens acted in the sale of a small parcel of land to a neighbour of our charitable community hall. The valuation was complex due to its development potential and the sale under the Charities Act 2011 needed expert handling. We had excellent service throughout the lengthy process.

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Thank you for your review and positive comments about Patrick from our Commercial Property team based in our Bath office. If we can be of further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact us. Kind Regards, Battens Solicitors

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John

Commercial Property

Sale of Company and Properties

Great service from Katherine Gilmore and Patrick Mears on the sale of my company and associated properties. Prompt, approachable and practical advice and good at demystifying the various complexities which occur. Streetwise in negotiating and dealing with buyer's legal team and proactive in developing solutions which work for both parties. A successful outcome. Would use again.

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Thank you for your review and positive comments about Katherine and Patrick from our Corporate and Business, and Commercial Property teams. If we can be of further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact us. Kind Regards, Battens Solicitors

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COMMERCIAL LEASE RENEWAL

A very straightforward update and issue of a new commercial lease where most of the initial heads of terms and basics had been pre agreed between my tenant and myself. Initial email contact with Patrick Mears very prompt and clear followed up with the usual dreaded ID enquiries which were simplified using the online App. Drafting, approval and execution all smooth with good communication all round and all was in place well before completion date. Very happy with the service from all at Battens and would certainly use again when/if requiring further help.

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Thank you for your review and positive comments about Patrick from our Commercial Property team. If we can be of further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact us. Kind Regards, Battens Solicitors

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RKnighting

Commercial Property

Thank you Patrick

Corkage has engaged Patrick on many occasions over the past 7 years, and we have always found him helpful, knowledgeable, and professional throughout our dealings with him. He is responsive and diligent, and we wouldnt hesitate to recommend his services.

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Thank you for your review and positive comments about Patrick from our Commercial Property team. If we can be of further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact us. Kind Regards, Battens Solicitors

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MWoodward

Commercial Property

Professional and kind

In our expanding family business, our clients were looking for a very personal relationship with the person dealing with their affairs, and Patrick was able to provide this. Quick to get to the main issues, practical in solutions, very easy to deal with, and a very nice man.

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Thank you for your review and positive comments about Patrick from our Commercial Property team. If we can be of further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact us. Kind Regards, Battens Solicitors

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