A leading Devon law firm has produced a series of guides to help businesses during coronavirus. Stephens Scown LLP’s covid-19 guides cover how businesses can survive and thrive, key legal issues businesses should not forget about and considerations before hibernating a business.
“Although we are starting to understand how the UK may come out of lockdown, there is a very long way to go and lots of challenges ahead for Cornish businesses. There is so much information out there for businesses, but it can be quite overwhelming to access what is relevant,” says Richard Baker, Stephens...
In a show of support to Devon’s dedicated frontline NHS workers, Devon law firm Stephens Scown LLP is offering a 50% discount on Will-writing services to workers in the county.
To accommodate shift working, legal advisors at Stephens Scown are available to discuss Wills out-of-hours by video call with NHS workers in Devon.
Phil Reed, Partner in the firm’s private client team, says:
“The NHS’s dedicated workers are putting themselves on the frontline every day in the fight against coronavirus. We are so grateful to them and we wanted to show our support by...
A Devon charity that provides critically important food and essential supplies to Exeter’s hungry has visited Stephens Scown LLP’s Exeter office, to cement a charity partnership.
Employees at Stephens Scown voted for Exeter Foodbank to become one of the firm’s chosen charities, and Mark Richardson from the charity outlined how it supports the city on his recent visit.
Mark explained: “Exeter Foodbank is part of the Trussell Trust and was formed in 2008 in response to the late 2000’s financial crisis. We have the core goal of providing emergency food to users (clients) who...
The family law team at Stephens Scown LLP was one of the winners at the most prestigious national awards for family lawyers.
The firm’s family team was named the Family Law Team of the Year - South at the Family Law Awards 2019. The winners were announced at a black-tie awards dinner at The Ballroom on London’s South Bank on 27 November.
The way Stephens Scown looks after its employees and clients was singled out by the judges. As an employee owned firm, the firm’s approach to employee engagement was recognised, as was the focus on client service, including providing in-...
Six talented trainees are continuing their career journeys, having successfully completed their training to become newly qualified solicitors at Devon-based law firm Stephens Scown LLP.
The group of newly qualified solicitors has joined a number of teams across the firm, having trained for two years. Each trainee has spent time with three teams during their traineeship, covering a wide range of civil law services.
Stephens Scown is committed to giving its people the opportunity to move between offices to follow their chosen career pathways. Jessica George trained...
An Exeter law firm has secured compensation amounting to almost £100,000 for four clients in a series of successful Employment Tribunal cases.
The cases won by Stephens Scown LLP ranged from age and disability discrimination to sexual harassment, victimisation and constructive unfair dismissal.
“It takes an enormous amount of courage to bring a claim against your employer,” says Terry Falcao, head of the employment team at Stephens Scown and the advocate for all of the claims. “The individual circumstances of each of these cases was very different, but they all share a...
A South West law firm has recently provided pro-bono legal advice to a Devon-based suicide prevention CIC, to help tackle the crisis across Devon, the South West and further afield.
Stephens Scown LLP was approached by Chukumeka Maxwell, CEO of Action To Prevent Suicide CIC, who informed Partner Laurie Trounce and Solicitor Olivia Miller about the scale of the problem across the South West.
Suicide remains the biggest killer of young people and particularly men under the age of fifty, but alarmingly two-thirds of victims do not seek support from their GP or health...
One of the UK’s highest regarded family law teams is continuing to expand. Stephens Scown LLP’s Exeter family team has seen its workload increase by 70 per cent over the last 10 years and it has just recruited its latest team member.
The team’s latest recruit, Kai Whicker has joined the employee-owned firm as a solicitor. His previous role was at a leading Hertfordshire law firm, where he specialised in complex and high net worth divorce. The team, which is based in Exeter, now has 24 members including five partners.
Stephens Scown’s family law team advises clients on a...
An Exeter law firm has taken another step in the battle against plastic pollution by working with one of the South West’s brightest community interest companies, Beach Guardian.
Stephens Scown LLP signed up to the Plastic Free Exeter pledge in late 2018 and has been taking action to cut down on its plastic use since then. This has included arranging a plastic collection along Exeter’s Quay, collecting all the plastic used in one week to assess where it comes from and looking at ways to reduce this as part of the firm’s ‘Giving Back’ program.
Leading South West law firm Stephens Scown LLP, which has its head office in Exeter, has appointed a new Chairman.
Bill Wilkins, a partner with the firm and specialist in family law has taken over the role from fellow partner Michael Beadel, who was the firm’s Chairman for eight years.
“Bill is an exceptional lawyer and has great vision. He will bring his innumerable skills to bear in his new position on the Board,” says Robert Camp, Stephens Scown’s managing partner.
Bill Wilkins has been with Stephens Scown since 1993, joining the firm’s Exeter office a year after...
