About Us

Over 500 solicitors and support staff, including 85 partners, work for the national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP, which has offices in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Southampton, Manchester and Taunton.

We are proud of our rich history and were founded in the southwest in 1898. We have a wide range of clients, including SMEs, national, international, and listed businesses, clients in the public sector, and nonprofit organisations.

Our 120-person litigation team has expertise in a variety of practice areas, including business litigation, financial litigation, financial negligence, real estate litigation, construction litigation, and debt recovery.

At Clarke Willmott, we place a premium on working closely with our clients to deliver solutions that are tailored to their specific circumstances. In order to add genuine value and achieve desirable results, we devote time and effort to building strong client relationships.

A dedicated franchise group at Clarke Willmott offers support to franchisors and franchisees in a variety of areas. Intellectual property, commercial property, commercial, corporate, and employment solicitors make up this group.

As a result, we are able to offer our franchise clients a comprehensive service. In order to guarantee that clients receive a complete franchising service, we also collaborate with other third parties including accountants, franchise consultants, and property management agents.

Services Include:

• review and preparation of leases, sublease agreements
• “buy-back” options,
• disclosure packs,
• franchise agreements
• helping clients create a franchise network and a suitable organisational structure settling disputes between franchisees and franchisors
• managing trademark portfolios, which includes filing and pursuing trademarks globally,
• drafting employment agreements, and providing employment-related advice
• helping clients create franchise networks in various countries