Hedges Law

Hedges Law has positioned itself as the legal advisor of choice to high-net-worth individuals and their families. The firm’s excellent reputation and visibility has further grown recently with the opening of a new office in the Cotwolds in the busy market town of Chipping Norton. This together with the offices in the northern suburb of Oxford, Summertown and Wallingford allows the firm to continue to serve its long-established clients across Oxfordshire and beyond, with easy access to Oxford city centre and great links nationally and internationally.

The firm, its client base and reputation continue to grow year on year. The areas of law the firm offers to clients are family, property, private client and dispute resolution, with a new flourishing team dedicated exclusively to contentious probate.

Formed in 1789, Hedges has been providing legal services for over four consecutive centuries. The last member of the founding family, Sir John Hedges, died in 1983 but his legacy lives on in the firm, with his portrait hanging in both the Oxford and Wallingford offices. The firm restructured in 2012 as a limited company and is now steered by MD Nicola Poole.

Nicola is seeking to maintain the very best of the established values of personal service and lifetime loyalty, while moving the practice into the modern world with a fresh and forward-thinking outlook. This is a law firm where all staff live and breathe the company values, and are recruited and evaluated monthly against these. Making the difference to clients and to each other lies at the very heart of Hedges’ culture and is deeply embedded in its daily life.

To recognise the outstanding work of their employees, Hedges Law became employee-owned in May 2021, only the fifth law firm in England to do so. By giving ownership to the team, the firm seeks to empower every employee to continue delivering the same exceptional service that our clients so greatly value.

The philanthropic nature of the Hedges family has been retained within the business, another of its values being actively to give back. Hedges’ staff are regularly found raising funds for local and national charities. It is a happy and fulfilling place to work.

Hedges advises in all areas of residential property law and has an unrivalled reputation in the area for offering a superior service to their clients that is both personal and proactive, with the most thorough legal expertise applied, combined with complementary services such as inheritance planning.

Hedges’ family team is a very strong team of seven specialist solicitors. Led by Zoe Rose, they have a proven track record of achieving excellent outcomes in court and non Court Dispute Resolution models, as well as having a deep understanding of the emotional impact divorce and separation has on their clients and families. Carrie Rudge, who has been with the firm for many years, is both a highly experienced lawyer and mediator, so the team is often sought after for their superior mediation services. All of the team are members of Resolution and adopt a practical and conciliatory approach to resolving matters on their clients’ behalf where possible. They act for a range of high-net-worth clients across the whole spectrum of family and divorce law, as well as serving clients growing interest in pre- and post-nups. The firm has a reputation for being tenacious but highly practical and approachable.

The private client team is historically one of the strongest practice areas in Hedges’ long history. With teams led by highly experienced lawyers, Rebecca Kashti, Peter Tyrrell and Rachel Carrington-Matthews, their attention to detail, intelligence and delightful interpersonal skills win them high praise and loyalty from both clients and colleagues alike. The team deals with all aspects of wills, probate, tax, trusts, estate and inheritance planning, and powers of attorney.

The firm’s dispute resolution team, Matthew Cotton and James Overton take on a wide range of litigation matters including property, business, consumer, and employment. They have a growing reputation for their work in property disputes with an excellent track record of getting the best outcomes for their clients.

The firms new dedicated contentious probate team is headed up by Claire Cox. An extremely passionate leader, Claire takes pride in navigating her clients through times of crises with a superior track record of achieving the outcomes desired by her clients. Claire is an Associate Member of ACTAPS.

Oxford:

243 Banbury Road

Oxford

OX2 7HN

Call: 01865 594265

Email: [email protected]

Wallingford:

16 Market Place

Wallingford

OX10 0AE

Call: 01865 594265

Email: [email protected]

Chipping Norton

22 High Street

Chipping Norton

OX7 5AD

Call: 01865 594265

Email: [email protected]

Managing Director - Nicola Poole - [email protected] - 01865 594265

Business Development Director - Rebecca Kashti - [email protected] - 01865 594265

Family - Zoe Rose - [email protected] - 01865 594265

Probate - Rachel Carrington-Matthews - [email protected] - 01865 594265

Lifetime Estate Planning - Peter Tyrrell - [email protected] - 01865 594265

Property - Zoe Touhey - [email protected] - 01865 594265

Dispute Resolution - Matthew Cotton - [email protected] - 01865 594265

Inheritance Disputes - Claire Cox - [email protected] - 01865 594265