Accreditations
Our accreditations
Lexcel
We are a Lexcel-accredited law firm. Lexcel is the Law Society’s practice management standard, which is awarded to solicitors who meet the highest management and customer care standards.
It is a quality mark which assures clients and prospects that we meet the required standards of excellence in areas such as client care, case management and risk management. The firm undergoes rigorous independent assessment every year to ensure we meet the required standards of excellence.
Employment Lawyers Association
Rhodri Davey, Jayme Nicholson, and Rory Wakeling are all members of the Employment Lawyers Association.
Resolution Family Law
Tony Hunt, Kate Barton, Gary Watson and Rebecca Giles are all members of Resolution. Tony is recognised as a specialist.
Resolution is an organisation whose members are family lawyers committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes. Members follow a Code of Practice that promotes a non-confrontational approach to family problems and encourages solutions that consider the needs of the whole family – and in particular the best interests of children.
Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme
We are members of the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme. This status is awarded to firms for their adherence to prudent and efficient Conveyancing procedures through the schemes protocol.
The Law Society's Family panel
We are members of The Law Society’s Family panel.
Gary Watson is one of very few solicitors in the South West accredited as an Advanced Member of The Law Society’s family panel specialising in cases with complex assets.
Cyber Essentials Certified
Our organisation has been assessed and certified, as meeting the Cyber Essentials implementation profile [BIS/14/696] and thus that, at the time of testing, the organisation’s ICT defences were assessed as satisfactory against commodity based cyber-attack.
National Mental Capacity Forum
Lynn Smith is a member of the National Mental Capactiy Forum, via the Social Care Institue for Excellence.
It’s purpose is to work with stakeholders from health and social care, together with those from other sectors (for example, finance, legal, police, housing) to identify complementary actions which member organisations can pursue, especially at a local level, to improve implementation of the MCA.
Lifetime Lawyers Association
Lynn Smith is a member of Lifetime Lawyers Association formerly known as SFE (Solicitors for the Elderly).
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Lynn Smith, Charlie Siegle and Martin Roberts are all members of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), a professional body providing members with a local, national and international learning and business network focusing on the responsible stewardship of assets today and across the generations.
Full members of STEP are the most experienced and senior practitioners in the field of trusts and estates.
