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Building connectivity We have strong client relationships but
our aim is to broaden these out. Our
Building connectivity across the division “DWF have more than met our
comprehensive office network provides the
will help drive increased performance and requirements providing a prompt Divisional Reports
depth and breadth of experience to allow us
further strengthen our client base. This efficient service, providing excellent
to do this. Our ability to handle both complex
will help us capitalise on opportunities commercial advice and efficient
and high volume work gives us a unique reporting. We have no hesitation
to provide a more consistent, intelligent
proposition to sell to large national and in continuing to use them for
service to our clients and opportunities for
international commercial clients requiring Squarestone Growth projects in
broadening our relationships and increasing Scotland and England and hope to
legal services across a range of areas.
organic growth. be working with them more on other
projects including for our residential
Our commitment to innovation and doing
To facilitate this we created partner roles business Hub Residential. The
things differently puts us in a strong team has been communicative and
in each practice group focused on our
position moving forward, but the market responsive and gets things done.”
clients, our people and our financial
will remain competitive. We must continue
performance. These partners meet
to fully understand and respond to client
monthly to share business plans and
needs, investing in the necessary skills
ideas across the three groups. They focus Robert Sloss, Squarestone,
and technologies that this requires. We Joint Founder
on adding value to our client relationships,
are committed to this and look forward
engaging and motivating our people and
to a strong future focused on up-skilling
the efficient operation of our business.
our people and building sustainable
This has resulted in a number of new
relationships with like-minded, forward
commercial client wins including Swansea
thinking clients.
University, Ladbrokes & Coral, Pearson
Plc and Pepkor UK Limited.
The future
Whilst our sales target just eluded us,
As well as having a highly talented team, DWF consistently demonstrate excellent
we successfully achieved our other
transactional management skills, willingness to go the extra mile and always looking
targets. This meant increased profitability
and significant improvements in working to improve the service to NewRiver. It is a genuine pleasure to be working with a
capital. The division is stronger and, legal team that are smart, market savvy, loyal and fun and we would not hesitate to
on the back of several high profile recommend DWF.
appointments by international clients,
well placed to push forward and achieve
- Allan Lockhart, NewRiver Retail, Property Director
its challenging growth target for the
upcoming year.
“The team at DWF continue to
provide us with a first class
service in the area of litigation and
FCA compliance.
They achieve an unrivalled
performance and value for money.
This is obtained by a detailed
understanding of the commercial
environment in which we operate.”

Shaun Deacon, Santander,
Head of Arrears Management