Best Legal Consultancy Swindon Near You

Salah Hashimi

Skills

• Commercial Litigation
• Civil Litigation
• Litigation
• Legal Advice
• Dispute Resolution

• Position: Consultant Solicitor
• Current company: Swindon Borough Council

A highly motivated and proactive litigation and commercial law specialist with a wealth of practical experience gained in over 20 years of conducting all type of civil litigation, particularly private and commercial matters, contractual disputes and professional negligence. As a sole practicing solicitor, Salah has developed and eye for detail and thorough investigatory skills alongside a deep understanding and appreciation of client aims and objectives, review and the importance of implementing a risk management strategy. Salah is a competent advocate who appeared before a number of Judges at the County Court.

Phil Wirth

Skills

• Local Government
• Commercial Litigation
• Courts
• Criminal Law
• Employment Law
• Administrative Law
• Civil Litigation
• Research
• Legal Advice
• Wills
• Legal Services
• Enforcement
• Employment Litigation
• Discrimination
• Human Rights
• Licensing
• Governance
• Litigation
• Legal Assistance
• Employment Contracts

• Position: Principal Solicitor
• Current company: Swindon Borough Council

Experienced Principal Solicitor with a demonstrated history of working in the government administration industry. Skilled in Regulatory Enforcement (particularly Health & Safety, Environmental Health, Food Safety and Trading Standards), Licensing, Education Law, Corporate Governance, Document Drafting, Employment (contentious and non-contentious) and Contracts. Strong legal professional graduated from Henderson High School.

Completed Bachelor of Laws Degree Auckland University, New Zealand 1986.

Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of New Zealand 1987.

Admitted as a Solicitor of England Wales 1991.

Completed Master of Laws Degree, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford England 2001

Francis George

Skills

• Litigation
• Personal Injury
• Civil Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Family Law
• Probate
• Wills
• Contract Negotiation
• Appeals
• Arbitration
• Employment Litigation
• Courts
• Employment Law
• Legal Research
• Legal Assistance
• Legal Writing
• Legal Advice
• Wrongful Death
• Real Estate
• Business

• Position: Managing Director/Senior Partner
• Current company: Francis George Solicitor-Advocate
• Languages: English

Francis George is the founder and managing director of the Swindon-based law firm, Francis George Solicitor-Advocate. As head of the firm, he ensures it adheres to its core values of integrity and excellence.

Before establishing Francis George Solicitor-Advocate, Francis was a partner and head of litigation at Richard Griffiths & Co. Previously, he worked at Stanger, Stacey and Mason, as a civil litigator. Prior this, he held a similar position at Fullagarbrooks Solicitors.

Francis founded the firm in 2007. It specialises in litigation and pre-litigation, providing pragmatic and practical legal advice on diverse issues to clients across the UK.

Jeremy Holt

Skills

• E-commerce
• Software Licensing
• Contract Management
• Outsourcing
• Franchising
• Negotiating Contracts
• IT law
• Joint Ventures
• Employment Law
• Guarantees
• Compromise Agreements
• Distribution Agreements
• Start-ups
• Service Level Agreements
• Partnership Agreements
• Terms and conditions
• Employment agreements
• Databases
• Software development agreements
• Cloud computing contracts

• Position: Consultant (and former partner for 25 years)
• Current company: Clark Holt Commercial Solicitors
• Languages: English · Latin

I specialise in IT and commercial law. I aim to give pragmatic and commercial legal advice.I do not practise "defensive legal advice"​ (eg "you must always take out insurance"​; "you must get their MD to sign the contract on every page"​) The world is an imperfect place. Generally what clients want is a choice of feasible options, always taking into account both cost and risk. I am a passionate believer in Plain English drafting and short agreements. I have lectured to other lawyers on legal/computer related subjects for more than 20 years

Specialties:
Commercial Law
such as non-contentious employment law, settlement agreements, standard terms and conditions, distribution agreements, guarantees, joint ventures, data protection (inc GDPR) and partnership agreements - basically all the stuff that gives people headaches;

IT Law
such as service level agreements, software licences, consultancy agreements, protection of databases, strategic alliance framework agreements, software development agreements, on-line selling, linking agreements and maintenance agreements.

Outside the office I enjoy China (5 trade missions there) running (230+ parkruns) hill walking (annual pilgrimage to the Lake District) and anything to do with 20th cent military history (esp Special Operations Executive)