Prettys Solicitors LLP in Ipswich continues to grow its practice and expand its client base both locally and across the region. Ian Waine, whose advice is ‘clear and concise', leads the corporate and commercial group, working closely with lead data protection services practitioner Emma Loveday-Hill. Sarah Lewis joined from Birketts LLP in October 2022; she brings niche expertise in the motor industry to the team and frequently acts for family-owned businesses. Also noteworthy is Daniel Billson who is noted as having ’no trouble understanding matters from the client’s perspective'; he recently advised the owners of Deben Publishing Limited on its sale to Hachette UK Limited.

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Testimonials

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‘The Prettys are experienced and knowledgeable and are large enough to provide cover and expertise in specific areas. They appear to communicate well with their clients and provide regular informative events.’
‘Ian Waine stands out in my experience. Apart from being a very interesting and engaging individual, Ian always impresses when it comes down to the matter at hand. His advice is clear and concise and yet he's still open to hearing our opinion - this attribute, in particular, is one of the reasons we have used Prettys for many years.’
‘Daniel Billson is a great corporate and contract lawyer. I really like working with Daniel, not only is he extremely competent and experienced in his field, he is a great human being who has no trouble understanding matters from the client's perspective.’
‘Most of our work is delivered by Daniel Billson. We have worked with him very successfully on the majority of our commercial matters for the past six years. We have always found him to be collaborative, sufficiently pragmatic, solution finding when required and flexible in his approach to working alongside us to deliver the best result for us and our client.'
'Daniel's response style really stands out, he is firm and authoritative, but also reflective of our commercial imperative to negotiate quickly and decisively.’
‘Prettys have a very good and wide-ranging experience in all commercial and corporate situations.'
‘The Prettys team naturally blends a professional service with a friendly and approachable culture. They provide strong legal advice, whilst remaining open to challenges and therefore accepting commercial realities.’
‘Prettys are always ready to take on another legal challenge. Response to our needs is always very quick, and we get quality work, packaged in a user-friendly way. Some of our contractual discussion points are quite tricky. They have proved very capable and resourceful over the years.’

Key clients

3HA Ltd
Arthur D Little Services SAS
BTS Group Limited
Care UK
Clearsprings Ready Homes Ltd
Godolphin Management Co Ltd
Itsu (Grocery) Limited
Itsu Limited
Le Bas Group
Maritime Transport
Micro Scooters Ltd
ONE Group Construction
The Change Group Corporation Limited
The DPO Centre Limited

Work highlights

Advised the seller on the sale of a publishing company for an undisclosed sum.
Advised the seller on the sale of the whole of the issued share capital of its company to a US listed corporation for an undisclosed sum.
Advised Maritime in connection with the commercial contract aspects of a multi-million pound development agreement for lease of the 6.8 hectare Intermodal Rail Freight Terminal at Segro Logistics Park.