Redkite Solicitors

CEO: Neil Walker

Chief Operating Officer for Legal Operations: Tim Farnfield

Managing Partner: Luke Smith

Number of partners: 40

Number of other fee-earners: 137

Firm overview:

Redkite Solicitors has an established legal presence dating back over 100 years. The firm has made huge strides in this time, growing significantly through an impressive record of M&As. Throughout this process, the firm has welcomed top talent across a broad range of legal areas, the collective expression of which is a full-service firm firmly grounded in the principle of specialist expertise. Alongside its own development, the firm cultivates significant growth for its high-calibre business clients, acting in complex, high-value commercial transactions.

Despite its impressive growth, the firm has not detached from its community focus. As a full-service firm, Redkite prides itself on its ability to guide individuals through the legal aspects of every part of life, often from generation to generation. Propounded by Redkite’s founders at the start of its journey, this idea has been ingrained into the firm’s identity and operations since. Redkite’s lawyers are committed to providing jargon-free, tailored and compassionate legal advice. Redkite’s lawyers extensively translate legislation and case law to offer advice in English and Welsh, in recognition of the importance of tailoring their work to the needs of their local communities. Redkite is also committed to supporting the local areas where it operates through its fundraising wing, The Enfys Foundation.

Main practice areas:

Clinical negligence: Mainly claimant:

The team is experienced in securing rehabilitation and interim payments to maximise clients’ treatment, alongside high-value damages for victims of medical negligence and their families. Clients include sufferers of brain injuries at birth or shortly after, delays in diagnosing strokes, amputations, spinal cord injuries, cancer, colorectal injuries and gynaecological and many other failures to treat and diagnose.

Contact: [email protected]

Commercial Property/Real Estate:

Number of Partners: 3

Number of fee earners: 11

The Commercial Property team has seen record-breaking revenue this financial year. The market-leading team handles a very high volume of work, dealing with nearly one-thousand active transactions at a time and working across the energy, retail, tourism, healthcare, food and drink, hospitality, leisure, agriculture, and medical sectors,providing high-quality and tailored service and an unrivalled knowledge of local property markets.

Recent notable work:

·Lucy Hollis is Forest Holidays Limited’s sole property advisor for all sites in England and Wales. The gross developed value of each site is over £20 million plus, with nine active sites in last year.

·The team advised one of the UK’s leading energy Port Trusts in acquiring freehold land. The project was of national importance, involving the regeneration of a large slipway and the development of new facilities for the low carbon energy sector under the Swansea Bay City Deal Project.

Contact: [email protected]

Corporate and commercial:

Number of Partners: 1

The team specialises in providing tailored legal services to a diverse range of businesses across all sectors. Clients include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and some large national organisations, and work ranges from the public sector, private sector and to the third sector. The team provides strategic advice and practical support on a range of corporate and commercial matters, helping businesses navigate the legal complexities of growth, restructuring and operational challenges, ensuring their legal frameworks align with regulatory requirements, business objectives, and industry specific challenges. The team prides itself on supporting SMEs and large organisations through all stages of their lifecycle, from formation and growth to restructuring or sale.

The team’s experience and expertise include implementing standard terms, services and marketing agreements and other commercial contracts, GDPR compliance, intellectual property, shared services models and public procurement, buying/selling businesses, shareholders’ agreements and other governance documents, partnerships, IT matters, commercialisation, and many more corporate and commercial matters. The team places its exceptionally high standard of client care at the forefront of its work, prioritising developing a deep understanding each client’s unique goals and circumstances and supporting their strategic aims to provide exceptional legal advice.

Contact: [email protected]

Employment:

Number of Partners: 3

Number of fee earners: 6

Redkite’s (Legal 500) Tier 1 recognised Employment Law Team are praised for ‘Excelling at providing in-depth, accurate advice in a clear and concise manner’. They regularly advise both employees and employers through contentious and non-contentious matters including settlement negotiations and tribunal proceedings, and support Redkite’s Corporate and Commercial teams, including providing detailed advice on TUPE, redundancies and reorganisations.

Carys Lodwick is personally recognised as being skilled at advising on employment law matters impacting on the health and social care sector.

Contact: [email protected]

Family:

Number of Partners: 4

Number of fee earners: 18

The Family team are ranked as Tier 1 by the Legal 500. Head of Department Catrin Griffiths is an Advanced Family Law Panel member with the Law Society and was named the leading individual for Family (South and Mid Wales) in the Legal 500 2015/2016 edition.

The team is uniquely placed, as one the largest Family teams in Wales with a wide geographical reach and considerable breadth of work. The team are known for acting in difficult and sensitive cases, whether related to childcare, domestic abuse or disputed financial settlements. They also possess considerable expertise in handling complex financial matters following divorce or separation.

Their approach is led by compassion and legal excellence, complemented by their fierce resolve to obtain the best possible outcomes for their clients.

Contact: [email protected]

Commercial Litigation:

Number of Partners: 2

Number of fee earners: 5

The team’s success is reflected in the calibre of its clients and its recognition as the Commercial Litigation Team of the Year at the WLA 2022. Their work includes, but is not limited to, s994 shareholder disputes, M&A/finance related disputes, partnership disputes, breach of contract claims, debt recovery and matters relating to anti-competitive conduct.

Recent notable work:

·Acting for a company valued at over £100million and settling a potential shareholder/section 994 claim with a 25% shareholder.

·Successfully achieving a sensible resolution to a cross-jurisdictional contractual dispute worth USD $5 million, avoiding costly litigation proceedings.

Contact: [email protected]

Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant:

Number of Partners: 6

Number of fee earners: 12

The team comprises of highly experienced, client-focused experts with a marked determination to help their clients rebuild their health and lives after injury. Redkite’s specialists boast an impressive track record of successful claims, with damages often running into millions of pounds, and were recognised as The Best Personal Injury Team in Wales at the WLA in 2019 and 2020.

The team utilises its extensive network of specialist rehabilitation teams, consultants and barristers across the UK to offer a comprehensive and distinguishable service.

Contact: [email protected]

Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant: Industrial Disease:

Number of Partners: 1

Redkite offers comprehensive support for victims of life-changing occupational disease, through its partner-led service supported by vast experience navigating the complex sphere of industrial disease claims. Partner Philip Gower works at the forefront of his field, as an Accredited Asbestos Specialist and Occupational Disease Specialist, and an assessor for the accreditation of other lawyers.

Contact: [email protected]

International work:

The Litigation team have acted in numerous cross-border matters, jurisdictions including Switzerland, Germany, Malaysia, Qatar, France, Canada and USA. The Family department has been involved in cases engaging Portuguese, South African, Sudanese and Canadian jurisdiction.

All practice areas:

Court of Protection

Dispute Resolution

Employment

Family

Medical negligence

Personal Injury

Residential Conveyancing

Tax and Trusts

Wills and Probate

Wills, Trusts and Estate disputes

Commercial and Agricultural property

Construction

Corporate and Commercial

Corporate and Regulatory Defence

Employment

Offices:

England:

Cirencester

Dursley

Gloucester

Ledbury

Stroud

Stonehouse

Wales:

Brecon

Bridgend

Cardiff

Carmarthen

Haverfordwest

Pembroke

Porthcawl

Stonehouse

Swansea

Tenby

Whitland