Essex businesses are responding positively to extremely challenging market conditions and economic uncertainty, according to a report published this week. Business leaders from across the county heard the results of the first ever annual survey into the...
Commercial litigation solicitor David Gibbs has been promoted to Associate at the firm where he began his career. Mr Gibbs specialises in insolvency, including bankruptcy and corporate insolvency cases, providing legal advice in respect of debt recovery,...
Birkett Long has achieved Silver Status for the Investors in People (IIP) award putting the Essex law firm in the top one per cent of UK IIP recognised organisations. Investors in People is a prestigious national benchmark of good practice. Firms are...
Two leading business figures from Essex have signed up to speak at events in December to launch the first ever ‘Essex Ltd’ report, an in depth survey into the performance of the county’s top 100 companies conducted by leading business and...
Colchester Mayor, Cllr Helen Chuah, had a welcome visit from a group of Witches and Wizards who handed over a magic £4,500 cheque on Thursday 10 November at the Mayor’s Quiz night – the proceeds from the 2011 Birkett Long Run4Fun. This...
Birkett Long has officially celebrated the opening of its new office in Phoenix House, on the outskirts of Basildon, which will provide the leading Essex law firm with a stronger presence in the south of the county. With already established offices in...
A special cot has been donated to Broomfield hospital with help from Essex law firm Birkett Long - which raised nearly two thousand pounds for its chosen charity of the year, Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (SANDS). Staff at Birkett Long’s...
Hundreds of people took part in Birkett Long’s 10th anniversary Run4Fun in Colchester on Thursday 8 September to help raise thousands of pounds for charity. With many people entering into the spirit of this year’s Witches and Wizards theme,...
I am writing this article from our new offices in Phoenix House on the outskirts of Basildon overlooking the A127. This is an exciting time for us as a firm as we open our third office and expand into new territories. For those readers who do not know of...
Denise Rossiter, Chief Executive at Essex Chambers of Commerce, gives her response to the opening of Birkett Long’s new office in South Essex. “We were delighted to hear that Essex Chambers of Commerce’s Patron, Birkett Long LLP, is...
For the first time Birkett Long has been ranked as a ‘Regional Heavyweight’ and has also been recognised as the law firm with the strongest profile in Essex. Birkett Long, which has offices in Colchester and Chelmsford, has not only been ranked...
When and how did your business begin? Essex Cares was set up by Essex County Council in 2009 and was the first Local Authority Trading Company to offer social care services in the country. Where is your business based? We deliver support to adults...
NEW PARTNERS AND ASSOCIATES We have significantly strengthened our partnership with five new partner promotions and three associate promotions – including promoting two non-solicitor staff members to the role of partner for the first time....
The IT infrastructure at Birkett Long may be hidden from view but it is an essential part of the firm’s life, as our IT team explains: “As a team, we work to constantly improve and maintain the technology we have in place. A virtualised server...
A year on from handing over the management reins and becoming a consultant to the firm, Philip George - seen here at Colchester Cricket Ground - talks about his career and the future. What did you enjoy most and least about being a lawyer? There was...
8 September 2011 Run4Fun - a 2.5 mile fun run around Castle Park, Colchester. run4fun@birkettlong.co.uk www.birkettlong.co.uk/run4fun 1 October 2011 The Tallis Scholars Directed by Peter Phillips : Birkett Long LLP Concert Supporting the...