Profile
Harrison Clark is a long established firm of specialist solicitors who combine legal expertise with an understanding of your business or personal needs to deliver a comprehensive range of legal services to private and business clients across the UK and abroad.
Overview
With offices in Worcester, Birmingham and Cheltenham the business services department provide effective advice through their corporate, commercial, commercial property, employment, litigation, construction & engineering and insolvency & recoveries departments.
The private client department at Harrison Clark has strong reputation and offers a wealth of expert specialist knowledge in areas of family and private client law.
Harrison Clark offer a service consistent with larger city firms and this national quality of work has been recognised in the prestigious Legal 500 and Chamber and Partners lists of the major firms in England and Wales.
You can rely on our commitment, enthusiasm, exemplary standards of service and the quality of our lawyers.
We provide an excellent range of legal services through the following practice groups:
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Business Services (Corporate, Commercial, Commercial Property, Commercial Litigation, Employment)
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Family (Matrimonial and Children)
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Private Client (Trust and Probate and Residential Property)
- Litigation (Construction and Engineering, Banking and Insolvency)
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Personal Injury
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Debt Recovery
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Practice Overview
Commercial
There are many commercial legal issues which arise in businesses, whether they are long-established, in the early stages of formation or experiencing a period of growth. No matter which situation our client is facing, from the first set of instructions, we take time to gain an overall understanding of their business in order to give informed advice on the commercial legal issues they face. Some clients just need to make a short telephone call for some immediate, hands-on advice, while others may require more detailed support. Whichever it is, we are always happy to advise.
Commercial Litigation
All businesses, no matter what size, will at some time face disputes. Whether in commerce, trade or manufacturing there will come a time when they find themselves in dispute with suppliers, customers, trading partners or professional advisers.
The technical demands of commercial litigation take it beyond the capabilities of most provincial law firms. Commercial clients have traditionally faced the high charges of large city practices to obtain the specialist advice and representation they need.
Harrison Clark’s commercial litigation department provides a unique service to meet the needs of commercial clients. They have a dedicated team of specialist commercial litigators providing a fast and efficient ‘big city’ service at highly competitive rates.
Resolving disputes quickly and efficiently to avoid unnecessary disruption and cost to your business, Harrison Clark lawyers are trained to pursue negotiation, mediation and arbitration. Litigation is a last resort - to be concluded swiftly and efficiently when it cannot be avoided.
Teams of specialist lawyers covering all aspects of corporate and commercial law are provided. When a problem requires a multidisciplinary approach, Harrison Clark can call on the vast experience of all their teams to achieve quick and comprehensive solutions.
Commercial property
When it comes to commercial property Harrison Clark have a wealth of experience and an enviable reputation. The Commercial Property Department deals with all aspects of commercial property issues - including planning and environmental matters. A lawyer will be personally appointed to handle your transaction from start to finish. However, when specialist advice is required, they call on other team members to provide the relevant expertise.
Corporate
What we do:
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Share and asset acquisitions and disposals
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Management buy-outs and buy-ins
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Public and private share issues
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Corporate finance including debt and equity funding
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Corporate joint ventures and shareholder agreements
- Corporate restructuring
Debt recovery
There is a traditional view that recovering debts through a solicitor is expensive and ineffective. This does not apply at Harrison Clark.
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We provide a competitive fixed price specialist service that is used with confidence by over 500 businesses ranging from sole traders through to local authorities and blue chip multi-national plcs.
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We give Credit Managers and Financial Controllers support and "jargon free" advice and provide a complete service under one roof.
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Our experienced team will use persistent and innovative collection techniques and always strive to be one step ahead of delinquent debtors.
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Improve your cash flow and reduce "debtor days outstanding".
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We provide sensible credit control advice and review your terms and conditions of business.
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We carry out company and consumer credit searches when appropriate.
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Same day service.
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In many cases recover interest of up to 8% above base rate on overdue accounts.
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We provide a "fast-track" debt recovery service for large commercial clients by avoiding formal court action.
We are extremely flexible with our charging rates and can tailor our fees to your expectations and offer discounts for large volume instructions. In many cases when full recovery (including interest) is made, there will be no net cost to you.
Employment
Harrison Clark’s Employment Department provides a complete specialist service in both non-contentious and contentious areas of employment law.
Environmental claims
Michael Goodwin, Associate, advises both business and private clients in connection with criminal prosecutions. Michael has particular experience in dealing with environmental, transportation, and other regulatory type offences, and also acts as a prosecutor for the Environment Agency.
Harrison Clark does not deal with serious personal crime issues, but is happy to recommend appropriate solicitors. Before qualifying as a solicitor, Michael worked in a local magistrates court.
Insolvency
Our insolvency team is able to deal with the whole range of issues that can arise when insolvency occurs and is able to deal with them quickly, efficiently and in a cost-effective manner.
Litigation
Our aim is always to resolve clients’ disputes in a cost effective and sympathetic way. We not only handle Court and Arbitration proceedings but also resolve disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
We believe we are the first firm in Worcestershire to establish an ADR Centre offering Adjudication and Mediation expertise.
The General Litigation department comprises a number of specialist teams, covering areas such as Construction and Engineering, Insolvency (Corporate and Individual), Professional Negligence claims, Debt Recovery and Personal Injury.
Mediation
As a specialist part of our service to the Business Community, Harrison Clark offers a comprehensive Mediation Service.
Mediation is a confidential process where parties to any type of dispute use an independent individual to assist in negotiations between them to help them to resolve the dispute.
Private Client
With one of the largest private client departments in the West Midlands, we have a team of dedicated, expert lawyers ready to assist you for whatever comes your way.
We can help you to plan for your future and that of your children and grandchildren through effective tax, trust and estate planning. We can also help you to write your will and we have a team of lawyers able to help you with long term care planning and care of the elderly procedures, as well as offering advice in the event of a bereavement.
Our Children and Family Law Team will work with you to ensure that the best decisions can be made for you and your family in the event of a relationship breakdown. We offer the full range of family law services.
Our Residential Property Team will make sure that any house move will go as smoothly as possible. We offer expert advice on buying and selling property as well as providing an on-line property tracking service.
In the event of a personal injury claim, Our Personal Injury team will act on your behalf to bring a speedy and beneficial conclusion to each case, seeking out compensation where it is due.
In all areas of private client work you can be sure that with Harrison Clark you will have a team of dedicated lawyers acting on your behalf.
Professional negligence
The professional negligence team is headed by Andrew James, Partner. We act for both businesses and private individuals who have suffered loss as a result of professional negligence, and have dealt with significant claims against accountants, surveyors, engineers, architects, and solicitors.
Andrew is on the Law Society Negligence Panel Referral Scheme, and frequently brings his mediation skills to bear to resolve cases, being an accredited mediator.
Regulatory crime
Michael Goodwin, Associate, advises both business and private clients in connection with criminal prosecutions. Michael has particular experience in dealing with environmental, transportation, and other regulatory type offences, and also acts as a prosecutor for the Environment Agency.
Harrison Clark does not deal with serious personal crime issues, but is happy to recommend appropriate solicitors. Before qualifying as a solicitor, Michael worked in a local magistrates court.
Specialist Sectors
Harrison Clark offers bespoke transactional and advisory legal services to the following specialist sectors:
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Automotive and logistics
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Care sector
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Charities
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Education
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Engineering and construction
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GPs
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Dentists
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Rural land
Specialist Services
Harrison Clark offers bespoke transactional and advisory legal services in the following specialist areas:
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Intellectual property and information technology
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Licencing and gaming
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Trademarks
Wills and Probate
Wills are often straightforward and can be written with the minimum of fuss, whether you are a single person or a married couple. Some wills, however, require very special technical knowledge and our experience and expertise will ensure that you have the right will for your particular needs.
Harrison Clark will help plan suitable wills for those in second marriages with more than one family to consider, and for civil partners or unmarried couples who own property jointly, or run a business which cannot be split or sold.
Often we will advise you to incorporate trusts into your will in order to protect the very young or other vulnerable members of your family, and in order to preserve your property, your possessions and your business.
The right will can be a strategic building block in the overall management of your family wealth.
Harrison Clark will also help those who have no family. It may be appropriate to choose suitable charities to benefit after your death, or you may want to choose your executors with care, and give them the discretion as to how to distribute your estate.
We also offer a full executor and trustee service if you prefer to choose a professional rather than friend or family.
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