Author Archives: Christopher Wilsher

Collyer Bristow Welcomes 2025/2026 Trainee Solicitor Cohort

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Christopher Wilsher

Collyer Bristow is delighted to welcome its 2025/2026 cohort of Trainee Solicitors, who joined the firm on Monday 8th September to begin their training contracts. This year’s intake comprises Jordan Grace, Victoria Kyriacou, Ella Ward-Penny, and Niamh Watkins, each bringing …

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Collyer Bristow strengthens offering to businesses with Employment Partner hire

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Christopher Wilsher

Collyer Bristow, in support of its growing practice advising ambitious businesses, is delighted to announce Karen Mortenson joins the firm as an Employment Partner as of 8 September 2025. Karen joins from Shoosmiths, having also previously worked at Howard Kennedy …

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Pro-active steps to obtaining evidence under the Hague Convention

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Christopher Wilsher

The Hague Convention is commonly used by US claimants to issue depositions to obtain evidence in England for use in US proceedings, but the English Courts’ procedural rules have an important impact on the application that needs to be made …

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Collyer Bristow advises Moulton Goodies on the sale of He-Man Dual Controls

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Christopher Wilsher

Leading law firm and M&A specialist Collyer Bristow has assisted its client, Moulton Goodies Limited, on the sale of its majority shareholding in He-Man Dual Controls Limited (“He-man”) to the Swedish-based Lagercrantz Group. Established in 1931 and headquartered in Southampton, …

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Write your next chapter | apply for your Training Contract with Collyer Bristow

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Christopher Wilsher

What happens during a Training Contract? We encourage our trainees to get exposure to both contentious and non-contentious work throughout their training contract, but we do not have any mandatory seat requirements. You will spend six months in four practice …

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Primark boss resigns following allegation by a woman “about his behaviour in a social environment”

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Christopher Wilsher

Primark’s boss, Paul Marchant, has resigned with immediate effect following an allegation by a woman “about his behaviour in a social environment”. Following an investigation by external lawyers, Associated British Foods (ABF), the owner of Primark, released a statement outlining …

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BUILDING SAFETY ACT AND REMEDIATION CONTRIBUTION ORDERS: CONSIDERATIONS FOR INVESTORS

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Christopher Wilsher

Since the introduction of the Building Safety Act 2022, landlords have faced increased liability as the Government has taken steps to improve building safety, reduce existing building safety risks and to see that leaseholders are protected from incurring the costs …

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Stephen Gawne named by clients as a Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyer”

Posted on March 3, 2025 by Christopher Wilsher

Commercial real estate Partner, Stephen Gawne, has been named by clients as a Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyer” for the second year running. Based on Thomson Reuters’ annual Sharplegal survey of more than 2,000 senior in-house legal counsel globally, the Thomson …

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Economist, or just economical with the truth? How can employers respond to ‘fake claims’ on a CV?

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Christopher Wilsher

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is facing scrutiny after it emerged that she used a false claim to win her seat as an MP. She told voters during her election campaign that she had worked “as an economist … at Halifax …

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Government announces details of the Employment Rights Bill

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Christopher Wilsher

The Government has announced details of the Employment Rights Bill. The legislation brings forward 28 individual reforms, covering the full spectrum of employment rights. The Bill aims to deliver economic growth and security to businesses and workers alike in the …

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