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Battens Solicitors Limited

01935814811
4.8/5
540 Client Reviews Leave a review

We all experience risk, change and conflict at some point in our lives. Every person is different and faces their own set of unique challenges, whether it is protecting their family, their interests or their business assets. At Battens we believe it is important to take the time to listen and understand you, guiding you through some of life’s significant milestones with a wise and collaborative approach. Our clients count on us for our renowned legal expertise, fresh thinking and pragmatic insight, delivered in clear, jargon free language. We are proud to be an award-winning law firm and we are proud of our 300-year old history and reputation for hard work, commitment and timeless values in a modern world full of complexity and uncertainty. Read more...

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Battens Solicitors Limited
Battens Solicitors Limited
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Battens Solicitors Limited
have 6 other locations

Ground Floor
Bridport
DT6 3QP

Francis House
Castle Cary
BA7 7BQ

Maltravers House
Yeovil
BA20 1SH

2-4 West Street
Wareham
BH20 4JU

Ansbury House, Poundbury
Dorchester
DT1 3WJ

First Floor
Bath
BA1 2PH

Ground Floor
Bridport
DT6 3QP

Francis House
Castle Cary
BA7 7BQ

Maltravers House
Yeovil
BA20 1SH

2-4 West Street
Wareham
BH20 4JU

Ansbury House, Poundbury
Dorchester
DT1 3WJ

First Floor
Bath
BA1 2PH

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Available lawyers at Battens Solicitors Limited

Ross Siviter

5.0 out of 5
(32)
Solicitor

Alison Lloyd

4.9 out of 5
(17)
Solicitor

Michelle Roberts

5.0 out of 5
(10)
Conveyancing Executive

Christine Greengrow

5.0 out of 5
(8)
Senior Associate Chartered Legal Executi

Jen Haynor

5.0 out of 5
(8)
Residential Conveyancing

Naomi Knapman

4.9 out of 5
(8)
Licensed Conveyancer

Claire Colborne

4.8 out of 5
(7)
Associate Chartered Legal Executive

Emily Franklin

5.0 out of 5
(6)
Solicitor

Nicola Pugsley

5.0 out of 5
(5)
Associate Chartered Legal Executive

Katherine Gilmour

5.0 out of 5
(4)
Solicitor

Samantha Pattle

5.0 out of 5
(4)
Solicitor

Kate Golding

5.0 out of 5
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Solicitor

Lesley Powell

5.0 out of 5
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Solicitor

Michelle Green

5.0 out of 5
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Chartered Legal Executive

Tina Tippett

0.0 out of 5
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Associate Conveyancing Executive

How Battens Solicitors Limited Compares

Value for money

This firm - 96%
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  • Value for money (a rating of 1-5)
  • How much were you initially quoted or how much did you expect to pay?
  • Approximately how much did you end up spending for the legal services provided (ignoring disbursements and court fees)
  • Did you think this was underpriced, overpriced or about right?
  • Overall experience

We use data science to amalgamate the answers to these questions and create a ‘ReviewSolicitors score’ out of 100. The above chart representation score is a simple percentage representation of the averaged score across those who have reviewed this law firm.

Underpriced 4%
Overpriced 4%
About Right 90%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

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You can use this data to see how Battens Solicitors Limited performs against other law firms nationally. A score close to 100% indicates that this firm is highly valued by their clients.

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"Would you recommend this firm to somebody else?"

The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

The above score is a simple percentage representation of the total amount of clients who selected the “Yes” option:

Yes 96%
No 4%

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outcome of matter

This firm - 96%
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You can use this data to see how Battens Solicitors Limited compares to the national average of clients being satisfied with the outcome of their matter after instructing a solicitor.

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The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

The above score is a simple percentage representation of the total amount of clients who selected the “Yes” option:

Yes 96%
No 4%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Battens Solicitors Limited offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally.

Locally

Nationally

Consumer
1st / 3
210th / 4492
Company & Commercial
1st / 6
151st / 4273
Housing & Property
1st / 18
90th / 4209
Family Law
1st / 5
422nd / 3809
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 6
219th / 3462
Commercial Property
1st / 6
182nd / 3270
Employment
1st / 4
218th / 3049
Regulations
1st / 3
98th / 2494
Personal Injury
1st / 8
184th / 2334
Money & Tax
1st / 5
141st / 1823
Professional Negligence
1st / 2
102nd / 1170
IT & Intellectual Property
1st / 1
81st / 1037
Dispute Resolution
1st / 4
146th / 1030
Clinical Negligence
1st / 6
129th / 938
Banking
1st / 7
41st / 693
Agriculture
1st / 3
110th / 613
Construction
1st / 1
67th / 580
Charities
1st / 5
64th / 557

Data shown above is based on the reviews and client feedback collected by ReviewSolicitors over the last 12 months.

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.8/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    515

  • Very Good

    5

  • Average

    1

  • Poor

    3

  • Awful

    16

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Anonymous,
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Anonymous,

July 15, 2025

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Conveyancing

Very professional an d helpful during a difficult house selling/purchase process

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Yvonne,
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Probate

Yvonne,

July 09, 2025

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First class service

We used Ms. Franklin to obtain a grant of probate for us. She made the whole process easy and stress-free for us.

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David,
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

David,

July 01, 2025

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An excellent service

Excellent. Solicitors are generally not a great profession. Lacking in initiative, lacking in positivity, often greedy, and inefficient to boot.
Battens are not in this category at all. From my limited experience I would say they do an excellent job.

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David,

June 20, 2025

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Always responded & kept us informed.
Only very bad bit was because process more than 6 months had to do ALL ID?KYC again
Nightmare first time . Worse second time
& yet sent detailed very personal letter two days earlier.
Completly NUTS - get policy changed

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June 18, 2025

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Woodland sale

Great start with necessary ownership and identity of land registry initiated quickly , and then smooth communication through the sale process. Thank you

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Emma,

June 12, 2025

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Excellent service

Jason was thoroughly engaged from first speaking to him regarding my house purchase. Excellent, clear and timely communication all through the process. Would highly recommend.

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Susan,

June 03, 2025

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Advice to new clients in transacting a new Will etc and family affairs

Battens are very experienced and I felt, as a new client but with family legal affairs that had to be faced,
that they managed this with great diplomacy as well as efficiency. They listened and immediately
I was told what the proceedure would be for my particular situation. They told me what could and
couldn't be done, and clarified their part as well as letting me know clearly what I had to do by myself.
All agreements were carried out quickly and efficiently. Also my new lawyer in Sherborne had an excellent young lady paralegal with her (who had a very good knowledge of legal affairs, knew exactly what she was doing, and transacted all agreements very quickly and efficiently and also with discreet sympathy and understanding - very good) and I was given advice as to how to transact my
legal affairs which was then quickly sent to me in writing.
I felt that Battens had the correct balance of listening/giving advice and efficiency with the correct
amount of sympathy and understanding and experience. I felt much safer when I had seen my new
lawyer and that she would reassure me that I would have my affairs in order. I had particularly I had requested a lady solicitor. (I had moved from Scotland and this is why I wished to find a new lady
solicitor - I am between Salisbury and Shaftesbury and Battens was highly recommended by friends
in this part of the country.)
I am very grateful and believe that I found exactly the right firm and that I have been very well looked after and exactly the right balance between professionalism, efficiency and kindness. Also it
did help that Battens already knew my firm of Stockbrokers in Bristol and also my Accountants at
Charlton.


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Susan,

May 20, 2025

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Purchase and sell

Great service for our purchase and sell

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Christopher,
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Christopher,

May 15, 2025

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Excellent skilled, knowledgeable solicitors

Excellent company with a broad range of solicitors covering all of your differing needs.

Very knowledgeable staff with good prompt communication

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Elizabeth,
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Elizabeth,

April 23, 2025

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Extremely helpful and supportive

Battens helped us complete the purchase of our first home and it was seamless. Very stress free and they explained every step. Highly recommend.

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I would not recommend this solicitor. My true experience has been that unfortunately my grandmother in her vulnerable state has still not received her money after 2.5 years that she should have inherited from her ex partner. Our families emails are ignored, our calls missed, their promises and their self imposed deadlines broken and we would question the duplicate charges that have been put through charging us for when they send us duplicate documents so I would query if we are not being charged twice for a number of things. My nan has not had her money still. Every email we send them asking them when they are going to do what they have agreed costs us an enormous amount and is never actioned satisfactorily. For the amount of money we have been charged as a family, i don’t consider it value for money. After this matter has been resolved, we will be going with a different solicitor. I ask that they please do better in the future.

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August 10, 2022

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Very helpful, inclusive and kind

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June 25, 2022

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Morgwen

Used for house purchase, staff went above and beyond following a banking issue. Would highly recommend

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May 20, 2022

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Very professional team that respond promptly to enquiries, clear in direction, and sound advice. Nicola and Clare have been excellent throughout and I recommend them for any conveyancing work.

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We have used Battens for over 4 years for all matters from family law, conveyancing, to wills and estate planning and cannot recommend them highly enough.

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We all experience risk, change and conflict at some point in our lives. Every person is different and faces their own set of unique challenges, whether it is protecting their family, their interests or their business assets. At Battens we believe it is important to take the time to listen and understand you, guiding you through some of life’s significant milestones with a wise and collaborative approach. Our clients count on us for our renowned legal expertise, fresh thinking and pragmatic insight, delivered in clear, jargon free language. We are proud to be an award-winning law firm and we are proud of our 300-year old history and reputation for hard work, commitment and timeless values in a modern world full of complexity and uncertainty.

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Personal areas of law

  • Clinical Negligence
    • Accident and Emergency Claims
    • Amputation Negligence Claims
    • Anaesthetic Awareness Claims
    • Birth Defect and Wrongful Birth Claims
    • Birth Injury Claims
    • Birth Injury To Mother Claims
    • Blood Transfusion Claims
    • Bowel Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Breast Surgery Compensation Claims
    • C. Difficile Claims
    • Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Cauda Equina Syndrome Claims
    • Cerebral Palsy Claims
    • Cervical Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Clinical Negligence
    • Cochlear Implant Claims
    • Cosmetic Dentistry Claims
    • Cosmetic Surgery Claims
    • Defective Medical Device Claims
    • Dental Negligence
    • Dental Negligence Claims
    • Dermal Filler Compensation Claims
    • Diabetes Claims
    • Erb’s Palsy Compensation Claims
    • Eye Surgery Claims
    • Failed Sterilisation Claims
    • Fatal Medical Negligence Claims and Inquests
    • Faulty Defibrillator Claims
    • Fertility Negligence Claims
    • GP Negligence Claims
    • Group B Streptococcus Claims
    • Hospital Negligence Claims
    • Knee Replacement Claims
    • Laser Eye Surgery Claims
    • Laser Treatment Claims
    • Lung Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • MRSA Claims
    • Medical Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Medical Negligence
    • Meningitis Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Metal-On-Metal Hip Replacement Claims
    • Misdiagnosed Miscarriage Claims
    • Nerve Damage Claims
    • Nerve Injury Claims
    • Ophthalmic Negligence Claims
    • Oral Cancer Claims
    • Orthopaedic Negligence Claims
    • Ovarian Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Pancreatic Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Periodontal Disease Claims
    • Pregnancy and Gynaecology Injury Claims
    • Pressure Sore Claims
    • Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Restorative Dentistry Claims
    • Sepsis Negligence Claims
    • Skin Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Sorin Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler Claims
    • Spinal Surgery Claims
    • Stillbirth Compensation Claims
    • Stroke Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Surgery Compensation Claims
    • Surgical and Transvaginal Mesh Claims
    • Testicular Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
  • Consumer
    • Consumer Disputes
    • Litigation - Breach of contract
    • Litigation - Insurance disputes
    • Litigation - M&A and warranty disputes
    • Litigation - Product liability claims
    • Litigation - Property litigation claims
    • Litigation - Trust and pension issues
    • Litigation Law
  • Employment
    • Agency Staff / Temp Workers
    • Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
    • Disciplinary Hearings
    • Discrimination at Work
    • Employee Team Moves
    • Employment Contracts
    • Equal Pay Disputes
    • Family Leave
    • Flexible Working
    • Gardening Leave
    • Harassment/Bullying at Work
    • Holiday Pay Issues
    • Maternity and Paternity
    • Media and Sports
    • Part Time Workers
    • Pension Law
    • Privacy and Data Protection
    • Professional Discipline
    • Redundancy
    • Restrictive Covenants
    • Senior Executives
    • Settlement Agreements
    • Stress at Work
    • TUPE
    • Tribunal Claims
    • UK Employment Laws
    • Unfair Dismissal Claims
    • Whistleblower Protection
  • Family Law
    • Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
    • Asset protection and tax mitigation
    • Child Arrangements Following Divorce
    • Child Law
    • Child Relocation After Divorce
    • Child contact
    • Children
    • Children Act proceedings
    • Civil Partnership Dissolution
    • Civil partnerships
    • Cohabitation agreements and disputes
    • Cohabitation and Unmarried Relationships
    • Collaborative Law
    • Divorce After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Family Mediation
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • Injunctions
    • Matrimonial finance
    • Out Of Court Divorce
    • Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
    • Pension and property advice
    • Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
    • Separation
    • Separation Agreement
    • Social Services
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • Anti-social Behaviour
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Buying at auction
    • Declarations of trusts
    • Deeds of Gifts
    • Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
    • Dilapidation Claims
    • Evicting Squatters and Trespassers
    • Exclusivity and lock-out agreements
    • Extending your Lease
    • Freehold Enfranchisement
    • Housing Associations
    • Housing Management
    • Housing disputes
    • Injunctions
    • Investment and buy to let properties
    • Landlord and Tenant
    • Lease Extensions
    • Leasehold properties
    • Matrimonial transfers
    • Neighbour Disputes
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Option agreements and conditional contracts
    • Planning
    • Possession and repossession proceedings
    • Property Disputes
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Remortgaging
    • Renting and Tenancy Agreements
    • Repossessions
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
    • Right of First Refusal
    • Right of Way and Rights to Light
    • Right to Manage
    • Service Charge Disputes
    • Service Charge Recovery
    • Tenancy Breaches, Injunctions and Forfeiture Claims
    • Tenant Eviction
    • Transfer of title
    • Transfers of equity
    • Transfers of parts of land
    • Unpaid Rent, Service or Ground Charges
  • Money & Tax
    • Debt and Bankruptcy
    • HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Property Holding Structures
    • Tax
    • Tax Advisory Services
    • Tax Compliance Services
    • Trusts
  • Personal Injury
    • Accident At Work
    • Accidents In Public Places
    • Against The Council
    • Amputation
    • Asbestos Compensation
    • Asbestos Lung Cancer
    • Asbestosis
    • Back Injury At Work
    • Benefits Available To Asbestos Victims
    • Broken Bone Or Fracture
    • Burns, Scars and Lacerations At Work
    • Bus and Coach Accident
    • Car Accident
    • Car Passenger
    • Children's Accident
    • Children's Serious Injury
    • Cycling Accident
    • Defective Work Equipment
    • Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme
    • Dog Bite
    • Fall From Height
    • Fatal Accident
    • Fatal Asbestos
    • Gym Injury Compensation
    • Head Injury At Work
    • Head and Brain Injury
    • Horse Riding Injury
    • Industrial Disease Compensation
    • Mesothelioma Compensation
    • Motorbike Accident
    • No Win No Fee
    • Pedestrian Accident
    • Personal Injury Law
    • Repetitive Strain Injury
    • Road Traffic Accident
    • Serious Injury
    • Skiing Injury
    • Slips, Trips and Falls
    • Spinal Injury Compensation
    • Sports Injury
    • Supermarket Accident
    • Welfare Issues After Serious Injury
    • Whiplash
    • Workplace Slip and Trip
  • Professional Negligence
    • Barristers
    • Financial advisors
    • IT professionals
    • Insurance brokers
    • Professional Negligence
    • Professional trustees
    • Valuers
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Trusts
    • Disputed Wills
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Agriculture
    • Agricultural land for sale or development
    • Buying and selling a farm
    • Commercial contracts for farming businesses
    • Employment of farm workers
    • Equestrian property
    • Farm partnerships and corporate structures
    • Farming disputes
    • Veterinary negligence
  • Banking
    • Banking
  • Charities
    • Charities
  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Developer disputes
    • Development plot sales
    • Environmental policy law
    • Finance
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • Landlord and tenant
    • Planning law
    • Purchase and Sale Of Commercial Property
    • Purchase of development land
    • Rights of way issues
    • Sales or purchases of shops, factories, warehouses, offices and licensed premises
  • Company & Commercial
    • Agency agreements
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
    • Asset Tracing
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Data Protection
    • Employment - business
    • Franchising
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • Insurance
    • Intellectual Property
    • Management buyouts
    • Merchandising and sponsorship
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Mis-sold Interest Rate Swap Agreements
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Share option schemes
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
    • Tax
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Construction
    • Building contracts and professional appointments
    • Construction
    • Construction and engineering dispute resolution
    • Contracts for the supply, installation and maintenance of specialist mechanical and electrical plant
    • Crane oversailing and scaffolding licences
    • Development agreements
    • Development loan facilities
    • Due diligence audits for banks and other financial institutions
    • Engineering contracts
    • Facility maintenance agreements
    • Framework agreements
    • Guarantees and bonds
    • In-house training
    • Warranties, third party rights and reliance letters
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
  • IT & Intellectual Property
    • Advertising and Marketing Compliance
    • Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy
    • Computer and IT Law
    • Confidential Information, Know-How and Trade Secrets
    • Copyright
    • Dealing with intellectual property infringements
    • Design rights and product designs
    • Domain Names
    • GDPR
    • Intellectual Property Litigation and Dispute Resolution
    • Patents
    • Personality and Image Rights
    • Trade Marks and Designs
  • Regulations
    • Environment
    • Health and Safety
    • Licensing