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Posted on March 17, 2016
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Slee Blackwell Solicitors won 2 award categories and were runners up in 3 more at the inaugural Devon and Somerset Law Society Legal Awards on Thursday 3 March. The prestigious event was hosted by BBC legal expert Joshua Rozenberg at Sandy Park, Exeter. The black tie gala was commenced in rousing style by the Royal Marines military band. The Law Society president was guest of honour. He used the occasion to voice his worries about access to law and justice in the...

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Posted on February 23, 2016
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Former England rugby star, Neil Back, is to be the guest of honour at ManTrak, a charity event sponsored by Slee Blackwell Solicitors. ManTrak, is a men-only sponsored walk along the Tarka Trail in aid of North Devon Hospice on Saturday March 19th. Neil Back, who was a member of England's Rugby World Cup winning team in 2003, will be joining in the walk which finishes with a pasty, a pint and England's final game in the Six Nations Championship on the...

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Posted on November 3, 2015
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On Wednesday 14 October, Naomi Ireson and Kit O'Brien, lawyers at our Taunton office, were delighted to present the Slee Blackwell Solicitors Croquet Challenge trophy to the worthy winners of the competition we hosted in September. Not only did Graeme Biffen and Martyn Venner of Greenslade Taylor Hunt win the team challenge, Martyn also triumphed in the individual 'Crazy Croquet' competition. Martyn and Graeme have said that the trophy will be proudly displayed at their offices in Taunton and they are...

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Posted on November 5, 2013
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The Mayor of Barnstaple has announced the launch of an annual Barnstaple Marathon and Half Marathon. Slee Blackwell have pledged their support to this prestigious event by agreeing to be one of the race sponsors. The first race will take place on Sunday 28th September 2014. It will start and finish at Rock Park, Barnstaple, and will take in sections of the Tarka Trail. Commando Logistic Regiment RM, has confirmed that the route will also include the Chivenor airfield perimeter road. Its a...

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Posted on June 20, 2013
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Criminal Law Solicitor, Zara Svensson, comments on the reform of criminal justice In April the Government announced plans to reform the criminal justice system by inviting firms to tender for criminal defence services. Bids will only be accepted if they are less than 17.5% below current fees and, in our area, bidders will have to cover the whole of Devon & Cornwall. No law firm in North Devon can bid because none cover that widespread area and none are currently making...

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Posted on March 22, 2013
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A team of 5 men from Slee Blackwell took part in a fundraising walk in wet and windy conditions from Bideford to Barnstaple on 10 February, and raised over £3,500 for our charity partner, North Devon Hospice. Kate Kernahan, currently a trainee in our Commercial Department is running the London Marathon on 21 April 2013. Kate is hoping to comp the course in close to 4 hours, is training hard and has already raised over £2,000 for the North Devon...

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Posted on June 27, 2011
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Mike Clarke, a specialist personal injury solicitor and partner in charge of Slee Blackwell’s Bideford office, is a qualified advanced motorcyclist and has been riding since the age of 17. He is a member of Devon Freewheelers EVS, a charity which provides urgent and emergency transport of vital medical supplies such as medicine, premature baby milk, blood, human tissue, and donor organs to hospitals throughout the South West. This service covers night-time and weekends when normal delivery procedures are either...

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Posted on October 21, 2010
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We all know that fraud and identity theft are on the increase. Fraudsters are employing ever more sophisticated methods to exploit the unwitting public and are now seeking to dupe people by impersonating solicitors firms. The problem is so bad that the Law Society has recently issued a practice direction warning lawyers to take particular care when dealing with legal practices who are unknown to them. One of the latest cases to hit the headlines concerns a practice known as “Orient Solicitors”...

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Posted on October 6, 2010
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The latest edition of The Legal 500 has again included Slee Blackwell Solicitors among the law firms identified as leaders in the field. The Legal 500 is the largest and most in depth independent survey of the legal market. Its editors use a range of criteria when reviewing the performance of a law firm, including:- Technical ability; Market share; Track record in top cases; Reputation for handling complex cases; Perception in the market. Partner Lee Dawkins welcomed the firm’s inclusion commenting: “I...

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