Trusted Legal Advice That Has Spanned More Than Nine Generations

June 9, 2009 - PRLog -- It’s fascinating to try and imagine what life was like for our ancestors but one local firm, Tallents Solicitors, knows exactly what was happening 235 years ago.

Says Frances Kelly, Senior Partner at Tallents in Newark,
“We know that Philip Tallents was admitted to the bar as a solicitor in 1774 and that both of his sons, Samuel and William Edward, also trained as solicitors and joined the firm after their father’s death in 1789.”

Her speciality within the firm is private client work, dealing with and advising clients on their personal and property affairs, particularly with regard to the preparation of wills and inheritance tax planning. Frances also deals with any conveyancing that they may require. She is the head of a team who also deal with advice relating to wills, public guardianship work, Powers of Attorney and administration of estates. Frances says,

“It’s incredible to think that for the last 235 years Tallents has been providing the people of Nottinghamshire with sound legal advice. Some of our clients have been coming to us for generations.”

Working with Frances at Newark are two more partners, Phillip Harding and Jeremy Blatherwick.

Phillip's practice involves all forms of civil litigation as well as employment matters and commercial transactions. He has more than 30 years of post-qualification practice experience in agricultural litigation, land disputes, landlord and tenant issues, commercial disputes, company and partnership issues, unfair dismissal and redundancy claims, wills, succession and inheritance disputes, as well as ancillary relief claims in divorce cases involving substantial assets.

Jeremy has followed a strong family tradition of working for Tallents and still acts for clients whose families were represented by both his father and grandfather. Jeremy practices in all aspects of commercial property, acting for both Landlords and tenants.  He also acts in the sale and acquisition of commercial or farm land and in the sale and purchase of commercial businesses such as shops, restaurants or farms.

Alistair Millar is the firm's property partner and operates from the office at Westgate in Southwell, which was built as solicitors’ offices in the late 1700s. Alistair specialises in residential and commercial property as well as agricultural matters and planning law. He has been qualified for almost 15 years and has a wealth of experience. Outside of the office he is the chairman of Newark Business Club's Action Group and the Steward to the Laxton Court Leet.

Alistair said,

"235 years makes Tallents one of the oldest firms in the country and it is great to be a part of something that has served so many people over so many years."

There are two partners at Tallents in Mansfield, Mark Hawkins and Andy Stout.

Mark has been a qualified solicitor for more than 20 years. He looks after matrimonial clients, specialising in childcare, divorce, ancillary finance, contact and residence, crime and licensing law.  

Mark said,

"It’s fantastic that this firm is celebrating 235 years of serving its community in Nottinghamshire and we will continue to provide high quality legal advice and services to all our clients, both old and new."

Andy qualified as a solicitor in 1991 and also specialises in matrimonial law. He is also an accredited Family Law solicitor with Resolution. Both Mark and Andy are also on the Law Society Children’s Panel.

In 2009, Tallents enters its 235th year with six partners, a Notary Public and fifty-three staff and is optimistic about strengthening its continuing role within the Nottinghamshire business community. Frances finishes,

“Since our founding by Phillip Tallents in 1774, we have always been committed to servicing the legal needs of private individuals, company and commercial clients and farmers across North Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.

“I’m sure Philip Tallents would be very proud of the firm and its achievements today.
We pride ourselves on offering a personal service to our clients which will continue to be at the heart of our service for the next 235 years.”


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For more information, contact Tallents
3 Middlegate, Newark, 01636 671881
2 Westgate, Southwell, 01636 813411
28A Westgate, Mansfield, 01623 666700

www.tallents.co.uk


ABOUT TALLENTS

Established in 1774 and with offices in Newark, Mansfield and Southwell, Tallents Solicitors services the legal needs of private individuals, company and commercial clients and farmers in North Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.

We still offer a personal service to our clients and our size and structure ensures that partners are never remote from our clients. We provide a full range of legal services and our expertise covers all areas of law including:

Agricultural law, criminal law, commercial and domestic property transactions, inheritance tax planning, trust and estate administration, wills and probate, commercial and general litigation, employment law, company and commercial law, intellectual property, matrimonial and family law, personal injury claims and children issues.

Tallents Solicitors timeline

1774 Mr. Philip Tallents admitted as a solicitor and Tallents & Co founded in Newark
1807 Tallents present Newark office, No. 3 Middlegate, was built for Mr. Joseph Pocklington
1900 Hodgkinson & Beevor solicitors created by Robert Hodgkinson and Henry Beevor
1901 Hodgkinson & Beevor move to 3 Middlegate in Newark
1970 Hodgkinson & Beevor become Hodgkinson & Tallents
1988 A merger with Temperley and Co. creates the Southwell office.
1989 A merger with Harding and Co. creates the Mansfield offices.
2004 The firm reverts to the original name of Tallents Solicitors
2009 Tallents celebrates 235 successful years in business



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