Forbes
UK Guide 2025
About
Managing Partner: Pauline Wild
Number of partners: 61
Number of associates: 44
Number of solicitors: 37
Other fee-earners: 122
THE FIRM
Forbes Solicitors is known for its strong commercial and private client expertise and is one of the largest firms in the North.
Forbes operates nationally in a number of sectors including Education, Insurance and Housing and Regeneration. Clients include a number of PLCs, as well as smaller businesses, leading insurers, registered providers, local authorities, educational establishments and many OMBs.
PRINCIPAL AREAS OF WORK
Commercial Services:
Commercial Property, Corporate, Commercial, Debt Recovery, Dispute Resolution, Employment & HR, Insurance and White-Collar Crime.
Sector focus on Education, Construction & Infrastructure, Housing and Regeneration, Manufacturing and Engineering, Regulatory, Technology & Digital and Public Sector.
Private Client Services:
Contentious Wills, Conveyancing, Clinical Negligence, Crime, Family, Financial Services, Personal Injury & Wills, Probate, Tax & Trusts.
International:
The firm supports businesses and individuals across jurisdictions worldwide with both contentious and non-contentious work; everything from wanting to do business abroad, to overseas disputes and white collar crime. Forbes is a member of LawPact, meaning that it can draw on the expertise of other firms internationally, across over 60 jurisdictions.
Ranked Offices
Provided by Forbes
- BlackburnRutherford House, 4 Wellington St (St Johns), Blackburn, Lancashire, UK, BB1 8DD
- Tel: 01254 222399
- View ranked office
- PrestonGround Floor, Buckingham House, Glover's Court, Preston, Lancashire, UK, PR1 3LSView ranked officePrestonGround Floor, Oak House, 28 Sceptre Way, Walton Summit, Preston, Lancashire, UK, PR5 6AWView ranked office