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Exeter legal eagles flying high after clinching top award

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 01/09/2020 - 7:49am

Exeter-based law firm Tozers is celebrating after one of its specialist teams clinched a top national accolade in the latest LawNet Awards.

The practice has been presented with the overall Team of the Year trophy in LawNet's annual search for lawyers delivering exceptional performance to their clients.

Members were congratulated by judges at the recent awards ceremony hosted by LawNet, the national consortium of leading independent legal practitioners.

Tozers can trace its roots in Devon back to 1785, and today has a team of around 170 people at the firm's Exeter...

Make a Will Fortnight for FORCE

FORCE Cancer Charity has teamed up with local solicitors to launch its first Make A Will Fortnight campaign.

For two weeks in September Ford Simey, Gilbert Stephens, Kitsons and Tozers – solicitors based in offices across Exeter, East and Mid Devon – will waive their simple will-making fee in return for a donation to FORCE.

The campaign runs from September 11-26 but you can book an appointment now.

During your meeting you can discuss with the solicitor what you would like in your will. Should you need specialist advice your solicitor will quote a separate price for...

Tozers swells its Legal 500 rankings

Devon law firm, Tozers Solicitors LLP, has again been recognised as one of the South West’s top performing firms of solicitors in the Legal 500. The Legal 500 has been published for over twenty years and the 2014 edition has just been published, providing the most comprehensive and worldwide coverage currently available on legal service providers. It is widely regarded as offering the definitive judgement of law firms’ capabilities.

Last year seven of Tozers’ partners were named in the Legal 500 but this year eleven solicitors from the firm have been recommended.

Tozers has...

Devon Air Ambulance Trust is Tozers' Charity

It’s been quite a few weeks for Devon’s Air Ambulance charity. Not only was it was named as the official local charity partner for this year’s Exeter’s Great West Run, which takes place on Sunday 19 October 2014 but it has also been chosen by main sponsor Tozers Solicitors as their charity of the year!

Rachel Elliott, Business Development Manager at Tozers Solicitors LLP said: “The partners at Tozers Solicitors LLP decided to nominate Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT) as their charity of the year for 2014, not least because one of them had been previously airlifted as a result of an...

Shareholders agreements – In a nutshell

Authored by Bitpod
Posted: Mon, 03/31/2014 - 10:34am

In this video local business expert James Orpin from Tozers Solicitors explains shareholders agreements.

James explains what shareholders agreements are and what you should consider when putting one in place “A key employee is issued shares or granted an option for shares to incentivise them and promote their loyalty. In this scenario, provisions should possibly be included which can force them to transfer their shares should they cease to be an employee. A common question is whether there is a standard form of shareholders agreement. The short answer is no, each one is drafted...

Atass crowned Exeter Business Games 2013 Champions

The Atass Group were crowned 2013 champions of the Exeter Business Games at the final event of the competition at Exeter Quayside on Friday 21 June.

Having won five events out of seven and with a 20 point lead over defending champions South West Water; Atass were in a very strong position going into the final.

Although Tozers Solicitors were the winners of the River Activities on Friday, Atass’s significant lead ensured their overall victory.

Speaking about his team’s win, Dr Stephen Buckley of Atass Sports said: “The Business Games has been huge fun to take part in...

The Tozers/Pluss Marsh Barton HR Breakfast Club

Event Date: 
19/07/2013 - 8:30am to 9:30am
Venue: 
Basepoint Business Centre (2nd Floor)

The inaugural Tozers/Pluss HR breakfast club takes place on Friday 19 July 2013 at the offices of Pluss, Basepoint Business Centre (2nd Floor) Yeoford Way, Exeter EX2 8LB www.pluss.org.uk/

The purpose of the club is to provide an opportunity for those with responsibility for HR at businesses on Marsh Barton to meet and network on a regular basis with a view to sharing knowledge and build informal support networks.

The inaugural meeting will give those attending the opportunity to discuss the future shape and frequency of meetings, and to hear from the Tozers employment law...

Lord Mayor Launches 10th Annual Really Big Quiz

Exeter’s annual Really Big Quiz, organised by chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and the Lord Mayor of Exeter is appealing for more teams to sign up and help support his charity.

The event, which is to be held on Wednesday 8 May at the Corn Exchange, is this year also being supported by Tozers Solicitors, which has been working alongside Simpkins Edwards and the Lord Mayor’s office to organise prizes for an auction and raffle to take place before the second half of the quiz. Prizes gathered so far include a signed Exeter City...