Solicitors in Manchester, Preston, Blackburn, Accrington, Chorley and Leeds UK

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Forbes Solicitors provides a complete range of legal services for personal, family and business matters. The firm has 96 specialist lawyers and solicitors across 9 offices in Manchester, Preston, Blackburn, Accrington, Chorley Lancashire and Leeds Yorkshire.

Forbes Solicitors has ISO9001 Quality Accreditation, and “Investors in People” status. In October 2010 100 of our clients said they would recommend Forbes Solicitors to a friend or colleague.

We offer a full range of legal services to both individuals and commercial clients. We have 96 specialist Solicitors and Lawyers in nine offices across the North of England.

The firm is known for its commitment to client care and quality. We have ISO9001 Quality Accreditation and are recommended in both the Legal 500 clients' guide to the legal profession and also the Chambers directory.

We are also committed to the development of our staff at all levels and have Investors in People status. Our aim is to keep things as straightforward as possible whilst ensuring the needs of our clients are put first.

Areas of Law

Additional Areas of Law: Charities; Health & Safety; Housing; Public Sector.

Areas of Law Description

Our practice areas include:

- Family and Divorce

The Family Lawyers at Forbes Solicitors handle all areas of family law including divorce, separation, broken relationships, domestic violence, child law, children issues involving Social Services, financial implications, cohabitation and prenuptial agreements. Our solicitors provide a practical and sympathetic approach will help you get through what, for most people, is a very difficult and emotional time. Many of our solicitors are members of the Solicitors Family Law Association, The Law Society Family Panel and The Law Society Children Panel.

- Personal Injury

Forbes Solicitors has an expert team of personal injury lawyers that handle accident claims on a no win, no fee basis. The firm has successfully dealt with thousands of personal injury claims and is recognized by The Law Society Personal Injury Panel, The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and holds a Legal Service Commission (formerly Legal Aid) franchise for medical and clinical negligence cases.

- Medical Negligence

Forbes Solicitors has a dedicated team of medical and clinical negligence solicitors with a wide range of experience in all types of claims against the NHS, health care authorities and professionals at private clinics. Compensation claims for clinical negligence as the result of a surgical, medical or non-surgical treatment such as Botox can be handled on a no win, no fee basis. We also have a Legal Services Commission Clinical Negligence Franchise. This award allows only an elite number of highly qualified solicitors to apply for Legal Service Commission Funding (formerly Legal Aid) to handle clinical negligence cases.

- Conveyancing

Forbes Solicitors has a specialist residential property conveyancing team that can guide you through every step of either buying or selling a house. All advice given relating to the sale or purchase of your property will be straightforward and you will be kept fully informed throughout the whole process. Forbes operates a fixed price conveyancing service and can look after every issue you may be faced with when buying or selling a home, including, re-mortgaging of property, residential sales and purchases, transferring of equity, part exchanges, and deeds of gifts.

- Will and Probate

Forbes specialist Wills, Probate, Tax and Trusts Solicitors are here to help you plan for your future, offering sensitive, timely and thorough advice on all areas of wealth management. Whether you’re looking to make a Will or set up a Trust our expert solicitors can guide you through every step of the process. The team also has vast experience of probate issues, administering of estates, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection, asset protection, estate and inheritance tax planning. Our team includes members of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and Solicitors for the Elderly, demonstrating the competence of the team and giving you the assurance that you will be advised in the best possible way.

- Criminal Law

The team at Forbes undertakes all types of criminal work from motoring offenses to high profile murder trials. We are pro-active, determined and through our progressive approach offer you the best chance of success. From the arrest through the British Courts System to the European Courts we offer a professional and comprehensive service.

- Business Debt Recovery and Collection

The debt recovery and collection team at Forbes Solicitors understands that it’s never easy when cash isn’t flowing and debtors are finding new ways to avoid payment. The team offers a low cost, comprehensive and personal service for the rapid recovery of debts and can assist you with debt recovery, insolvency procedures, handling cases where liability is contested, advice on credit control procedures, tracing absconded debtors and enforcement procedures.

- Commercial Law

Forbes Solicitors is one of the leading commercial law firms in the North West with specialist teams of Solicitors in the full range of commercial work. Our specialist Commercial team has been awarded ‘Corporate Law Firm of the Year’ at the Insider Lancashire Dealmaker Awards for the past three years. At the outset of each project we work closely with our clients to clearly understand their business objectives. Our aim is to keep things as straightforward as possible whilst ensuring that the needs of your business are put first.

- Employment Law

The employment law team takes a pro-active approach to employment law issues and has experts covering all areas. The team has experience of employment law issues both contentious and non contentious including, tribunals, discrimination, terms and conditions of employment, restrictive covenants, redundancy, TUPE, working time regulations and Health and Safety issues.

- Business Law

Our Business Law team understands that commercial deals can be a minefield for our clients. Using technical expertise and a practical approach we can advise on all aspects of commercial deals including, confidential agreements, agency and distribution agreements, franchise agreements, terms of business, manufacturing and supply agreements, joint ventures, IT procurement and support agreements, data protection compliance and sports and sponsorship agreements.

- Commercial Property

The property that your business owns or occupies is going to be a vital part of your business, our Commercial Property team can provide specialist advice on the sale and purchase of commercial property, purchase and sale contracts, property development issues, purchase of land and rights of pre-emption, dealing with the leasing of property for either landlord or tenant and dealing with the renewal of commercial property leases.

- Commercial Litigation

Forbes Commercial Litigation team know that taking commercial disputes to court is not always the best route and the team will do their best to resolve any dispute before it gets to that stage. The team works closely with clients to ensure they are happy with the way their case is handled from start to finish, ensuring the best possible outcome for the client and their business. The team has specialists in each area of commercial litigation including, contract disputes, negligence claims, property disputes, constructions disputes, disputes between shareholders, directors and partners, intellectual property, insolvency, injunctions and commercial insurance disputes.

- Intellectual Property

Intellectual property rights can protect many different aspects of what makes a business valuable. Forbes Solicitors can assist with all the steps needed to protect and manage your business’s intellectual property rights.

- Business Crime

The words "business crime" might well conjure up thoughts of a minority of disreputable companies, certainly not an area that your business could be involved in. As government bodies are encouraged to be more proactive you could become the subject of a criminal investigation. There are more than 50 regulatory bodies that prosecute in the courts many of them actively targeting the commercial sector.

- Charities

The Charities Group at Forbes is made up of members of the business law, commercial property, employment and commercial litigation departments. Over the last few years the group has undertaken a significant amount of work in this sector and currently provides specialist advice and guidance to a diverse range of charities.

- Health & Safety

The firm has over 50 years experience of handling criminal and regulatory cases and is one of the "Top 10" providers of criminal legal services nationally.

- Hospitality

The Hospitality Group at Forbes is made up of members of the business law, commercial property, employment and commercial litigation departments. Over the last few years the group has undertaken a significant amount of work in this sector and currently provides specialist advice and guidance to a diverse range of hospitality clients.

- Housing

Forbes has developed a dedicated housing team which offers a comprehensive range of legal services ensuring innovative and pro-active solutions which are geared towards achieving the objectives of public sector housing organizations.

- Insurance

Operating out of offices in Manchester, Leeds and Blackburn the Insurance department offers clients a specialist and tailored service to meet all their civil litigation requirements. The team has a wealth of experience and currently acts for a number of the UK's leading Insurers.

- Public Sector

The Forbes Public Sector Group is made up of lawyers who have extensive experience in dealing with all forms of public sector organizations. The Group includes members from the employment, commercial litigation, business law, commercial property and insurance departments.

- Retail

We have a dedicated retail group and have developed a comprehensive range of legal services and solutions focused specifically on the business objectives of retail organization.

- Sports

The Sports Group at Forbes is made up of members of the business law, commercial property, employment, licensing and commercial litigation departments. The Group has experience of working for football, golf and cricket clubs and also sports and social clubs on the full range of legal matters.

- Elderly Client Services

Forbes have a team of solicitors who are experienced in helping Elderly Clients and their families. We can help you plan ahead by making Wills, Trusts and Powers of Attorney. We can also assist you with planning for the possibility of Long Term Care and advise you on other matters such as Living Wills.

- Financial Services

When it comes to dealing with finances, we could all benefit from some help in order to manage our money more effectively. Our aim is to give you independent advice that will enable you to make well-informed decisions to make the most of your money. We have the time and experience to be able to offer you a whole range of advice on:

• Savings & Investments
• Pensions
• Mortgages
• Life Assurance & Family protection
• Critical Illness Cover
• Income Protection
• Inheritance Tax planning

- Dispute Resolution

Our dispute resolution team is 100% client focused. We adapt to your needs - sometimes you want us to fight; sometimes to settle. Sometimes Court proceedings are pursued; sometimes arbitration or mediation is more appropriate. We resolve disputes in the quickest, most economic way possible. Our advice is practical advice and we recognize that there will be a unique solution for your unique problem. We provide practical advice in the following types of cases:

• Disputes with your suppliers and customers
• Land and Building disputes
• Mediation or other ADR
• Wills, Trusts and Probate Disputes
• Company & Partnership Disputes
• Restrictive covenants
• Professional Negligence
• Nuisance, trespass
• Civil fraud
• Environmental
• Carriage of Goods Claims
• Insolvency
• Procurement
• Insurance claims
• Defamation
• Intellectual Property Disputes

- Regulatory Law

Increasing regulation has placed commercial and public sector organizations under greater scrutiny by government bodies. These bodies are aggressively pursuing those suspected of regulatory breaches. The Regulatory Team at Forbes draws together specialists from a number of departments who understand the financial and reputational damage a regulatory investigation can bring. With over 50 years experience of handling regulatory law cases involving bodies such as Health & Safety Executive; Food standards agency, DTI; Environment Agency, HM Customs & Excise and the Border Agency Forbes Solicitors has the widest possible experience of representing:

• Companies and Public Sector employers
• Organizations charged with offences
• Insurers and their policy holders
• Licensees
• Individuals charged with regulatory and motor offences

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Office Locations

• England - Accrington
• England - Blackburn - Main Office
• England - Blackburn
• England - Leeds
• England - Preston