WGS Solicitors

Leading Solicitors firm in Paddington London

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THE BEST OF ALL WORLDS

The expertise and experience of two long-established solicitors’ practices have been brought together to form a new partnership, WGS (the trading…

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EXPERIENCE, EXPERTISE, STRENGTH

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INTERNATIONAL WORK

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Swans are intelligent, elegant and sociable. They work together in a group and are tough. Whilst they can be aggressive, when it is required to protect their group, they are purposeful … and they are rather beautiful.
We see them near our offices in Hyde Park and we think that they are impressive … we hope that you may come to think that we are too.
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These are troubling and worrying times. The impact of Covid19 has been felt by all and has caused disruption, anxiety and sadness across the UK. We wish you well and ask that you prioritise the safety and wellbeing of yourselves and your loved ones.

As a firm, we have taken steps to support our staff, clients and contacts in keeping safe. Most of the staff at WGS have been set up remotely and are continuing to offer a fully functioning service across the range of legal disciplines and with limited disruption. We are continuing to offer telephone, Skype or Zoom consultations for all new and existing clients and we are in frequent communication with the Court service and our professional colleagues at the Bar, Land Registry and Tribunals to limit disruption.

We have always delivered a high standard of service and we will continue to do so despite these unprecedented circumstances.

To reassure you:

1. We are regularly attending our offices to monitor post and to collect hard copy documents where required.

2. We have a fully operative remote set up which provides us with access to all emails and our electronic database.

3. Our accounts team continues to monitor and manage client and office funds and settle disbursements where required.

4. All solicitors are contactable by telephone either through diversion from the main office line or have shared their direct mobile numbers.

5. We have (in litigation matters) been provided with direct contact details for Judges and other court staff who are doing all that is possible to ensure the proper administration of justice.

6. We are not in any sense limiting our services and we are open for business as usual and more than happy to assist new clients or existing clients with new queries. We are keen to ensure that Covid19 does not limit or prevent your access to legal services.

7. We are ensuring that we are up to date with the latest government guidance to the extent that it may impact on your rights particularly in respect of your employment rights, your property sale or purchase, your divorce process and your rights to access with your children.

8. We are continuing to act with the utmost respect for confidentiality and remain committed to our GDPR obligations.

Please do not hesitate to contact us:

  • All solicitors are contactable by email and by telephone. The details are on our website and all email footers. Alternatively, please call our main switchboard, where our reception team continue to be able to offer full support.
  • For all correspondence and documentation please, where possible try, to send and contact us by email in the first instance. Our DX services are temporarily suspended, and we ask that correspondence and documents where possible, are not sent by DX.
    Should you need to speak with one of the team regarding your legal matter, please contact us, we set out below the names and relevant departments for reference.

Commercial, Residential Property, Property Development and Loans – Jerome Shapiro (js@wgs.co.uk + 07496 467 443)

Commercial and Residential Property – Stephen Wegg-Prosser (swp@wgs.co.uk + 07836 298 613), Jonathan Gerber (jg@wgs.co.uk + 07950 000 390), Miles Lester (m.lester@wgs.co.uk + 07946 461 573), Bridget Miller (bm@wgs.co.uk + 07961 329 645) and Stuart Pearson (slp@wgs.co.uk)

Dispute Resolution and Litigation – James Mayall (jm@wgs.co.uk + 07974 720 866)

Children and Divorce (Family Law) – Mark Gilmartin (mg@wgs.co.uk + 07904 254 701) and Danny Glasner (dg@wgs.co.uk + 07973 208 205)

Private Client (Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, tax and trusts) – Margaret Lang (ml@wgs.co.uk) and Lynn Keane (lpk@wgs.co.uk + 07879 613 603)

Please keep safe and well, thank you for your understanding over this period.

WGS Solicitors