Broadfield Law UK LLP

Broadfield Law UK LLP is a law firm serving mid-market clients, offering deep expertise across multiple practice areas with a strong commitment to client service. The firm provides comprehensive legal strategies and solutions tailored to meet the complex needs of its clients, acting as trusted advisors in navigating legal and regulatory challenges. Broadfield Law UK LLP has offices in London, Cambridge, Reading, and Southampton, and comprises a team of over 420 professionals dedicated to building enduring client relationships grounded in trust and integrity.

In 2024, Broadfield UK became the founding member of Broadfield, further strengthening its presence and influence in the UK legal market. The firm provides a full range of legal services to private and publicly listed companies, shareholders, boards, individual directors, and public companies on both the Main Market and AIM.

The firm maintains a strong agricultural practice, advising individuals and institutions engaged in farming and the ownership of agricultural land and landed estates. Its agricultural team, which includes over 20 specialists, handles matters related to property, rural planning law, business partnerships, company law, tax and trusts, litigation, and family issues. All members of the team have backgrounds or strong interests in countryside and rural matters and regularly advise on some of the highest-value transactions for UK and international clients.

Broadfield UK’s award-winning charities and not-for-profit team acts for over 450 UK and international organisations, providing specialist guidance across real estate, intellectual property, employment, corporate, public affairs, and dispute resolution. The team has extensive experience both within and for the sector, handling complex or unusual matters and supporting social enterprises, professional associations, and regulatory bodies.

The contentious trusts and estates team specialises in domestic and international matters, advising on trustee difficulties, HMRC disputes, beneficiary disagreements, investment losses, administrative issues, and allegations of corrupt purposes. The team also handles contested wills and trusts, charity legacies, and inheritance tax claims, serving individuals, families, trustees, beneficiaries, and charities.

Broadfield UK’s corporate and commercial team advises businesses at all stages of their lifecycle, offering expertise in takeovers, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate finance, Main Market and AIM listings, and restructurings. Clients range from entrepreneurs and SMEs to larger corporate organisations with in-house teams and listed companies.

The development planning team acts for housebuilders, developers, and property investors on a wide array of projects, including affordable housing schemes, judicial reviews, planning appeals, village green matters, highways and CIL work, and Assets of Community Value. The team maintains strong relationships with major housing associations, national housebuilders, developers, landowners, agents, lenders, and funders.

The restructuring and insolvency team provides advice across distressed and stressed situations, working closely with banks, financiers, brokers, and insolvency professionals. Services include business restructuring, turnaround strategy, acquisition of distressed businesses, debt and asset recovery, directors’ duties, liquidations, receiverships, administrations, voluntary arrangements, bankruptcies, and pensions restructuring.

The employment and immigration practice advises employers across multiple sectors, including on complex business restructuring, TUPE transfers, COSOP, high-value tribunal claims, executive exit packages, team moves, and restrictive covenants. Its immigration team provides guidance on specialist skill recruitment, global mobility for foreign corporates, and inward investment, coordinating closely with other teams to deliver multidisciplinary solutions.

Broadfield Law UK LLP’s family and matrimonial team advises high-net-worth clients on complex domestic and international matters, including disputes involving jurisdiction, business interests, children, multiple properties, and pre- and post-separation arrangements. The team includes qualified mediators and collaborative lawyers and actively participates in Resolution, the national organisation for family lawyers.

The government and infrastructure team works on major infrastructure and regeneration projects across the UK, advising on planning, environmental, compulsory purchase, real estate, regulatory/public law, public affairs, and parliamentary matters. Clients include Luton Airport, National Grid, Crown Commercial Service, Transport for London, Peel Group, National Audit Office, London Resort Holdings, Transport for Greater Manchester, Health and Care Professions Council, and Midlands Connect. The team also includes four Parliamentary Agents.

The intellectual property team provides specialist guidance on brand management for charities, not-for-profits, social enterprises, certification marks, patents, designs, and Protected Geographical Indications/Designations of Origin. The team advises clients across retail, manufacturing, technology, creative, IT, and entertainment sectors, as well as on licensing, commercial agreements, employment, and business structures, supported by a network of international legal affiliates.

Broadfield Law UK LLP’s litigation team handles shareholder disputes, financial litigation, IT disputes, and property litigation. The team represents AIM-listed companies, central government departments, and public bodies in judicial review proceedings, with particular expertise in high-end residential property disputes and leasehold enfranchisement.

The pensions team advises employers and trustees on due diligence, warranties, clearance applications, documentation, de-risking, buy-outs and buy-ins, risk insurance, administration, and investment management agreements. The team also handles contentious matters, professional negligence claims, union pensions, and regulatory compliance.

The private wealth team is one of the largest in the UK, offering services to individuals, families, and trustees. Its expertise spans UK and international tax and estate planning, trusts, wills, probate, heritage and rural estates, mental incapacity, Court of Protection matters, high-value residential property, leasehold enfranchisement, contentious trusts, immigration, and family office services.

Broadfield UK’s real estate team is highly regarded for leasehold enfranchisement, lease extensions, refinancing, block management, and commercial real estate matters including acquisitions, disposals, portfolio management, development schemes, construction, rights over land, and security work. The team consists of over 100 members across the firm’s offices.

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