Robert Capper, Head of Commercial Team

‘Every single member of the team involved in the sale of our business was extremely professional, knowledgeable and proactive. And a great pleasure to work with.’

‘I would HIGHLY recommend this law practice to anyone who requires outstanding service.’

‘I have worked with various law firms over some 30 years in business and without a shadow of doubt HCR have stood out in every respect.’

‘Brilliant people and fantastic service.’

‘HCR are always prepared to go the extra mile to deliver a project on time and to budget. The most unique feature about HCR has to be the people. everyone in the organisation is highly motivated, experienced and has a robust understanding of our needs as a business. HCR has such a breadth of expertise to support in any situation. They are able to bring together the right team to support our needs. We have never found HCR to be wanting in any transaction.’

‘The team that we work with in HCR will always complete a transaction on time and will work whatever hours required to achieve this objective. They will always keep us informed of progress on a project and will support in difficult situations. Everyone I have worked with at HCR is professional, driven, competent, and experienced. I cannot say enough good things about Arpinder and the team.’

‘Partner engagement is exceptional.’

‘Pragmatic in approach.’

‘The practice is local but has regional and national reach.’

‘The culture of the firm feels like it runs through each of the team members. While being very competent and experienced lawyers, they are great at ‘customer service’; readily available and able to ‘translate’ legal issues into easy to understand lay language.’

‘An excellent, engaging, and experienced team, with wise advice and foresight provided on challenging and time-critical matters.’

‘They provide a personal service.’

‘They have strong communication skills.’

‘The team are exceptionally knowledgeable across multiple topics and their speed of response is always second to none.’

‘The individuals I have dealt with at Hewitsons are always personable, responsive, understanding and inquisitive. They are also pragmatic when required.’

‘Very responsive and prompt with work, particularly when timescales and project deadlines are approaching. This level of responsiveness was extremely reassuring and provides a positive, engaging and pleasant client experience. Good communication within the firm across different teams.’

‘Harrison Clark Rickerbys present an incredibly experienced, capable, accessible and dynamic team throughout the corporate support structure.’

‘As a fast growth tech startup we are light on resource and short on time. What we love about the firm is how they have almost become part of our team.’

‘They have a pragmatic and commercial approach in a cost structure that works for SME clients.’

‘The team works as a team should.’

‘A very capable and efficient team. They have great abilities in the medical partnership field too. A growing force.’

When connected cloud solutions provider FluidOne required assistance with a recent M&A deal, they turned to Arpinder Dhillon and the corporate team for help, leading to a successful outcome.

Roy Hastings, FluidOne’s CFO, said: “Our business has partnered with Arpinder and her team in relation to a full range of corporate services for a number of years. The level of commitment in terms of client service from the corporate team is unquestionable and is led from the front by Arpinder personally.

“The HCR team all know how to work effectively with FluidOne on M&A, and we have developed ways of working together over multiple successful deals. We are grateful for the team’s dedication to helping us to deliver our strategy and I regularly recommend HCR to colleagues in my network.”

Helen Higginbotham and the due diligence team have received high praise thanks to their continued work with Polaris, one of the leading providers of children’s services in the UK.

In order for Polaris to complete a recent transaction, Helen and her team undertook due diligence processes to ensure the deal would go smoothly.

Richard Knipe, head of mergers and acquisitions for Polaris, said: ““HCR have supported us on a number of transactions in recent years.

“I am always impressed by the scope of work the due diligence team undertake and the volume of documents they review and advise on. Their ability to distil complex matters down to identifying material issues and provide advice and solutions provides the reassurance we need to complete deals.

“Helen and her colleagues are highly experienced and professional. They know our business and what sector specific issues and risks we face. They are always positive and engaging and are a pleasure to work with and I look forward to working with them on future transactions.”

Emma Kirkpatrick acts for Captain Fawcett Limited, who make and sell gentleman’s grooming requisites, in all trade mark and general intellectual property matters.

“I have been and continue to be delighted by the prompt, informative, friendly and exemplary all hours help offered to my company by Emma Kirkpatrick of Harrison Clark Rickerbys. As such, I have no hesitation in recommending Emma and the legal team she works as a part of.” – Richie Finney, Captain Fawcett Limited

Sabah Yaqoob needed trade mark support and branding advice for her beauty start-up Calling; the business successfully launched, thanks to Emma Kirkpatrick’s thoughtful advice and expertise.

“Emma is a consummate professional who always has a clear plan of action, excellent communication and your company’s best interest at heart. She has been patient with me as a first-time founder, guiding me through the trade mark process. As a start-up, owning your own IP strengthens your brand both from a consumer and industry perspective. Emma’s thoughtful work with Calling on registering our brand name and tagline trade marks has been invaluable and we look forward to working with her as we grow.”

“I have had the pleasure of working with different departments of HCR and recognise the consistently high standard of work accomplished and the kindness of the team members themselves. They approach projects with as much care as if your company were their own. Working with HCR has given me confidence in the security and safety of my business dealings and contracts. It is a partnership I look forward to growing.”

Ensuring that their involvement in the World Expo 2020 in Dubai was properly covered by contracts which protected the company, brought management consultancy Quirk Solutions to our commercial team – Raj Pahuja and Hannah Clements’s experience with international contracts and their swift and expert response, kept their ambitions on track.

Chris Paton, MD of Quirk Solutions, and a former Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Marines, said of their help; “Thank you for your highly flexible approach – fitting with our timeline can’t have been easy, especially considering you delivered such high-quality advice.”

Mohammed Toqeer’s ability to think outside the box and provide a set of bespoke hire terms and conditions for a new business supplying temporary kitchens and bathrooms won him praise from a happy client.

She said: “Harrison Clark Rickerbys was recommended to us by a friend as a high quality solicitors and we can happily confirm they are indeed that and so much more; specifically dealing with Mohammed Toqeer for creation of our bespoke terms and conditions, for a new business which didn't fit into any standard boxes.

“He gave great advice and options, really listening to what our needs were and considering what was best for our business now and in the future. A pleasure to work with!”

With only a limited time to complete a commercial lease in Ross-on-Wye, real estate expert Annabel Hull worked hard to ensure everything was completed in time.

Mr Walby said: “Annabel was friendly, helpful and professional in all of her dealings with me, even taking time out on her weekend to e-mail me with details. Mine was only a small value lease but I was impressed with the care and attention to detail taken.”

“I would thoroughly recommend her to anyone requiring help from a real estate, commercial property legal team. Both she and HCR work to the highest standards and I am very grateful to her.”

"Daniel quickly grasped the project brief, which centred around formation of a large, multi-year manufacturing contract. Dan communicated regularly and professionally to ensure the project was delivered on time, in budget."

“We have been working with the intellectual property department of HCR Worcester since 2015, when we engaged them to help us protect EasyRead Time Teacher’s product designs and brand.

“Since then we’ve achieved registered trade mark status in the UK, Europe, Australia and the USA and we’ve established a number of registered design rights in those jurisdictions. More importantly, Emma Kirkpatrick has, on several occasions, successfully prevented other manufacturers and retailers from selling copies of our products.

“We’ve been very pleased with the support we’ve had from HCR and we continue to value their input. From an intellectual property point of view, we now feel much better protected than when we first approached HCR.”

Sue Shackleton, Director, EasyRead Time Teacher.