Helen Townsend > Hunt & Coombs LLP > Peterborough, England > Lawyer Profile

Hunt & Coombs LLP, which has a long-standing presence in Peterborough, is ‘always efficient, helpful and friendly‘. Up-and-coming partner Helen Townsend leads the practice, in which senior associates Norman Hunter-Goulder in St Neots and Peterborough-based Rebecca Beynon-Phillips provide strong support. They provide ‘sensible, practical and realistic advice‘ on general commercial litigation and professional negligence cases. The practice is currently handling a property development partnership dispute involving mediation to agree the terms of sale for a series for properties.

Hunt & Coombs LLP in Peterborough joins the ranking this year having expanded its litigation group and grown its debt collection work. Practice head Helen Townsend has extensive experience in debt recovery and enforcement. The ‘friendly, professional and efficient‘ team handles debts arising from contractual disputes, insolvencies and the enforcement of court judgments, which recently included obtaining of a creditor’s grant of probate in relation to a debt owed by a deceased debtor. Senior associates Norman Hunter-Goulder and Rebecca Beynon-Phillips are also heavily involved in the practice.

Hunt & Coombs LLP brings together several disciplines to advise on rural estates, notably the wills and trusts expertise of Sallyann Short in Huntingdon and Sally Power in Oundle, and the commercial property experience of senior associate David Marsh in Peterborough and Oundle-based associate James Steward. Litigation partner Helen Townsend in Peterborough also plays a key role. Experienced private client partners Henry Anstey and Paddy Appleton in Oundle oversee the practice.

Hunt & Coombs LLP in Peterborough is ‘detail-oriented, collaborative with counsel and eager to put their clients on the best foot‘.  Head of dispute resolution Helen Townsend oversees contentious property matters, while senior associate Rebecca Beynon-Phillips handles matters concerning forfeiture, lease extensions and renewals, dilapidations claims, landlord and tenant issues, boundary disputes and repossessions. ‘Their customer service and timeliness to respond to queries was excellent‘, remarks one client.

Hunt & Coombs LLP joins the ranking due to the growing workload of contentious probate matters handled by key litigation partner Helen Townsend in Peterborough. She is ‘easy to deal with and a sensible, practical lawyer‘, and her completion of the ACTAPS course makes her the key point of contact. Vastly experienced senior associate Norman Hunter-Goulder in St Neots provides capable support for contentious probate matters, as well as general commercial litigation and employment law.