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FBC MANBY BOWDLER LLP

George House, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS
WV2 4BZ

Our Expertise

Business

  • Advocacy
  • Agricultural Law
  • Banking Law
  • Business Affairs
  • Charity Law
  • Commercial Property
  • Computer & IT law
  • Construction/Civil Engineering
  • Corporate Finance
  • Employment
  • Insolvency & Bankruptcy
  • Intellectual Property
  • Liquor Licensing / Gaming
  • Litigation - Commercial
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Planning Law
  • Professional Negligence
  • Taxation
  • Transport - Road and Rail

Personal

  • Children Law
  • Clinical Negligence
  • Debt & Money Advice
  • Education Law
  • Employment
  • Family & Divorce
  • Intellectual Property
  • Landlord & Tenant Residential
  • Libel & Defamation
  • Litigation - General
  • Personal Injury
  • Planning Law
  • Professional Negligence
  • Residential Conveyancing
  • Trusts
  • Wills & Probate

Accreditations

The Firm is Lexcel (the Law Society quality standard) and ISO 9001:2008 LQS accredited, which gives you the security that you are dealing with a law firm which is regularly assessed and judged by independent assessors.

FBC Manby Bowdler is also accredited by the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS), which recognises the high standards of practice management and client care of our Property Teams.

We have in-house expertise recognised by The Law Society and other accredited bodies including: The Agricultural Law Association (ALA) · The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) · Resolution, ‘the first for Family Law’ · The Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) · The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) · The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)

We are also members of the PI solicitors panels for Headway and The Brain Injury Group.

The Firm is annually recognised in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK legal directories, evidencing our level of expertise and quality advice and, in 2013, the Firm won the LawNet Mark of Excellence Award in recognition of our commitment to delivering stellar service. In 2014, the Firm's Compliance Team were awarded the LawNet Award: 'Team of the Year' in recognition for the contribution to the success of its Firm and played a pivotal role in its growth and development.

In March 2015 the Firm were awarded as a '1* Company' in the Times Best Companies Survey.

FBC Manby Bowdler LLP is a 29 Partner law firm focused on and committed to intelligently delivering a stellar service and excellent client care.

The practice is the largest law firm west of Birmingham with five branches based throughout the West Midlands and Shropshire, providing comprehensive legal advice and guidance across the full spectrum of business, personal and agricultural matters.

Our expert advisers offer a practical, commercial, client centric approach and are focused on providing results driven legal solutions that meet with your objectives.

We pride ourselves on having a ‘can-do’ attitude to the work we undertake and aim to add value through the legal services and advice we provide. We provide specialist advice covering the following areas:

Services for Individuals

  • Employment
  • Family & Divorce
  • Motoring Offences
  • Personal Injury
  • Residential Property
  • Wills,Trust & Estate Planning

Services for Business

  • Agricultural & Rural
  • Business Crime
  • Charities & Not for Profit
  • Commercial Property
  • Corporate
  • Debt recovery
  • Employment & HR Services
  • Intellectual Property
  • Technology & Media Law
  • Licensing
  • Litigation
  • Town & Country Planning

Amber Bate

  • Telephone: 01902 702011
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About Amber

Amber deals in various aspects of Employment Law, including settlement agreements, grievances, disciplinary proceedings, drafting contracts and handbooks, redundancies, reoragnisations, discrimination claims and acting for both claimants and respondents in all types of Employment Tribunal Proceedings. Amber also assists the corporate team in relation to employment aspects of various corporate transactions.

 

Expertise

Business

  • Employment

Personal

  • Employment

Professional Qualifications

Amber obtained a degree in Sociology from the University of Nottingham in 2004 before completing the Post Graduate Diploma in Law with Distinction at the University of Wolverhampton. She achieved a Distinction in the Legal Practice Course at Nottingham Law School in 2008. Amber joined the Firm as a trainee in 2010 and qualified as a Solicitor in September 2012.

Charlotte Clode

  • Telephone: 01902 392450
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About Charlotte

Charlotte joined FBC Manby Bowdler in 2006. Charlotte qualified into the Commercial Litigation Department in March 2009 and now advises on all aspects of litigation and dispute resolution, with a particular bias towards commercial and contractual disputes and contentious intellectual property, technology and media law disputes. She handles the Firm's Intellectual Property, Technology and Media Law Group's IP litigation at Associate level and also manages a portfolio of IT, software and development companies, most of whom have a national presence. She deals with the group's contentious defamation and media law work and is fast developing a specialist niche in that area. Charlotte is a key member of the group advising on trademark infringements which have a criminal aspect.

In addition Charlotte is one the Firm's lead advisors in respect of regulatory, business crime and motoring offences. She represents clients facing investigation or prosecution by regulatory bodies such as Councils, Fire Authorities, the Health and Safety Executive, the Environment Agency and others, and represents clients before the Magistrates Court.

Expertise

Business

  • Computer & IT law
  • Insolvency & Bankruptcy
  • Intellectual Property
  • Liquor Licensing / Gaming
  • Litigation - Commercial
  • Media/Entertainment Law

Personal

  • No Expertise have been added

Professional Qualifications

Charlotte graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2005 with a 2:1 (Honours) degree in Law. She went on to complete the academic stage of her training at the College of Law in Birmingham, achieving Distinction.

Kam Johal

  • Telephone: 01902 578068
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About Kam

Kam is a Partner with over 12 years' of experience including, company and commercial matters; acquisitions and disposals of companies and businesses; group reconstructing; shareholder matters; banking and commercial contracts. Kam also advises and acts for a broad range of organisations including owner managed businesses. Her main strength is in offering pro-active, commercial and solution focused advice which provides strategic direction for her clients. Kam has acted on numerous high value corporate acquisitions and disposals, as well as advising on refinancing and restructuring. Kam specialises in acting for clients operating in the financial services and health care sector.

Expertise

Business

  • Charity Law
  • Corporate Finance
  • Financial & Investment Services
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Personal

  • No Expertise have been added

Professional Qualifications

Kam Johal gained her LLB specialising in Business Law from the University of Wolverhampton before joining the Firm as a trainee. She qualified as a Solicitor in 2003 and was promoted to become an Associate of the Firm in 2006. Kam was appointed a Partner in April 2008.

David Preece

  • Telephone: 01902 702025
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About David

David advises on all aspects of company and commercial law; from corporate transactions including the purchase, sale and reorganisations of companies, to non-transactional matters, particularly company secretarial work and drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements.

David is an established member of the Firm's Intellectual Property, Technology and Media Law Group, advising clients on a range of non-contentious intellectual property matters, with a particular emphasis on protection of IP through the registrations of trademarks. David also has experience in the working of copyright law, as well as design rights and patent.

Expertise

Business

  • Computer & IT law
  • Construction/Civil Engineering
  • Corporate Finance
  • Financial & Investment Services
  • Intellectual Property
  • Liquor Licensing / Gaming
  • Media/Entertainment Law
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Personal

  • No Expertise have been added

Professional Qualifications

David graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2006 with a 2:1 (Honours) degree in Law. He went on to complete his academic training at the College of Law in Birmingham, achieving Distinction and joined the Firm as a trainee in September 2008, qualifying in 2010.

Alison Price

  • Telephone: 01902 702039
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About Alison

Alison acts on investment companies, SME's, family businesses and trusts, Alison has broad experience of freehold and leasehold acquisitions as well as dealing with property aspects of corporate share and asset sales and purchases. Notable transactions include assisting with the largest application for Homes and Communities Agency funding outside of London to kick start a mixed use development, disposal and leaseback of a large industrial site for a European manufacturer and providing property support in the mutli-million pound acquisition of a pharmacy business.

Expertise

Business

  • Commercial Property
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Personal

  • No Expertise have been added

Professional Qualifications

Alison studied in Liverpool and Berlin, obtaining a degree in English and German Laws from the University of Liverpool in July 2001 before achieving the Legal Practice Course in June 2003 with a Distinction from the College of Law in Birmingham. Alison joined FBC Manby Bowdler in October 2014 in the Commercial Property Department.

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