Introduction

Watson Burton LLP is a leading law firm providing the full range of legal services to industry, commerce, public sector and private individuals with offices in Newcastle, Leeds and London.

Established for nearly 200 years, we can trace our roots in the North to 1811. The practice first originated in the Victorian era, largely developed by eminent lawyer and philanthropist, Robert Spence Watson.

Today we are a progressive and growing practice which continues to grow in strength and depth.

Ethos

A pragmatic and progressive firm, we are relied upon for our ability to understand our clients' business strategies and needs and for providing them with thoughtful, practical business solutions.

In short, the client comes first. We care about our clients and proof of this is their loyalty to us. It is indicative of our `client focused` approach, that several clients from the Victorian era remain with us to this day.

Expertise

A full service firm, our expertise spans the legal spectrum. We provide corporate and commercial legal advice to large and small organisations across the public and private sectors. In addition, our family and wealth protection units offer tailored solutions to private individuals.

The firm is proud of the strength and depth of our specialist expertise in corporate and commercial services. In addition to mainstream corporate transactions and corporate finance, we have particular strengths in education, competition and international issues.

We believe our property department to be a leading force, particularly for property development and finance, institutional and investment work for industrial, commercial and retail clients, and planning and environmental matters.

Our Employment Group is headed by market leader, Dr John McMullen, and has carved a niche in the higher education sector, attracting an increasing number of colleges and universities to its client lists.

With nearly forty specialist lawyers dedicated to the industry, our Construction and Engineering Group is one of the strongest of any UK law firm. As well as handling a quality case load of employment and commercial work, it has developed particular strengths in the field of insurance-related work, particularly professional negligence, and its personal injury group continues to extend its client referral sources.

Watson Burton LLP is a forward thinking, leading law firm with the resources, expertise and infrastructure to deliver first class client service and ensure our clients succeed in their objectives.