Winckworth Sherwood
| Headquarters | London |
|---|---|
| No. of offices | 3 |
| Offices | London, Manchester and Oxford |
| No. of employees | 168[1] |
| Major practice areas |
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| Date founded | 2008 |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Website | https://wslaw.co.uk/ |
Winckworth Sherwood is a UK law practice incorporated in 2008.[3] It is one of only five UK firms with "Roll A" parliamentary agents.
History[edit]
With history traceable to 1777,[4] one of the firm's founding fathers, John Ellis began practising law in Cornhill in the City of London.[5] A year later, Ellis was joined by George Crawley and the two families feature prominently among the firm’s partners throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. One of these partners, George Ellis, was Secretary of the Westminster Hospital establishing a long-standing relationship, one of many with Westminster charities including United Westminster Almshouses and the Greycoat School.
In 1827, George Kempson joined the firm changing its name to Ellis & Kempson. By 1860, the firm had been renamed as Kempson & Trollope, following the arrival of William Mann Trollope. Lewis Winckworth later joined and the firm's name was extended to Kempson Trollope & Winckworth. In 1967, Trollope & Winckworth merged with Meynell & Pemberton, adding a significant private client practice.
Edward Leigh Pemberton[6] of Torry Hill was a founder of Meynell & Pemberton and president of the Law Society of England and Wales (1857 to 1858). To the present day, the firm maintain very strong associations with the Leigh-Pemberton family.
In 1977, Jennifer Morgan, a solicitor from the Oxford office, became the first female partner at the firm.[5] In 1982, the firm moved to 22 Greencoat Place, Westminster. By 1987, Winckworth & Pemberton expanded to incorporate elements of Knapp-Fishers and Lavington Thatcher & Taylor and moved to 35 Great Peter Street in Westminster.[5]
Another merger in 1991 with a firm of parliamentary agents formed in the early nineteenth century, saw the firm become Winckworth & Pemberton incorporating Sherwood & Co.[5] Sherwood & Co. specialised in transport, particularly rail from Stephenson's Rocket to Eurostar. The firm acted as parliamentary agents for the enabling legislation for the Channel Tunnel and Crossrail. In 1998 the firm becomame Winckworth Sherwood. In 2009, after 200 years in Westminster, the firm moved to Minerva House, London Bridge and in 2011, the firm opened its Manchester office.[7]
Parliamentary agent[edit]
Winckworth Sherwood is one of five firms with one or more 'Roll A' parliamentary agents who can act for the promoters of private legislation or assist in opposing it in Parliament.[8] The parliamentary department includes three 'Roll A' Parliamentary Agents who have the power to draft and promote legislation.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Find a Solicitor". Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ↑ "The Legal 500 - Profile". Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ↑ "Company number OC334359". Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ↑ "Winckworth Sherwood". thetimes.co.uk. The Times. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Our History". Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ↑ "thepeerage.com Person Page - Edward Leigh Pemberton". Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ↑ "Winckworth Sherwood To Open In Manchester". Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ↑ "Parliamentary Agents". UK Parliament. May 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ↑ "23rd edition of Chambers Student". Chambers Student Guide. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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