Why Choose Us?
A City Law Firm LLP is a small but rapidly growing firm of solicitors. The Senior Partner of the firm started this niche practice to specifically deal with issues faced by the LGBT community.
While the firm is a highly professional City based law firm dealing with almost every issue encountered in the LGBT community, both in daily life or in business, we take a no-nonsense approach to the law. We do not use unnecessary or complicated legal jargon with clients, but provide smart professional legal advice that can be understood. Every stage is taken at your own pace. We have a wealth of experience because our staff comes from a variety of backgrounds with varying levels of education and experience.
While we compete with all the top city law firms in London, we still consider ourselves a truly friendly and approachable firm of solicitors dealing with LGBT issues. In essence, we’re not your typical lawyers.
We are active in the Community
We are members of the Gay Business Association and ‘Lawyers for your Business’- we support the Albert Kennedy Trust supporting homeless gay youths, we are approved by Pink Weddings and members of Jake and other networking communities.
Free Consultation
To support the gay business community, we provide a free 30-minute consultation to help allay any initial concerns about starting a business.
Legal Services
In short, we handle all types of contentious matters:
- Sexual Orientation or Disability (due to HIV status) Discrimination at work;
- Civil Partnership Dissolution proceedings and Cohabite separations and disputes;
- Breach of Confidentiality – revealing HIV or other medical status
- Breach of Equality Act
- Landlord and Tenant disputes; harassment and victimisation due to sexual orientation; Non-molestation and Occupational orders and Injunctions
Non-contentious matters
- Civil Partnership or Cohabite agreements or Deeds of Trust;
- Drafting diversity, confidentiality & other relevant employment policies
- Wills including civil partners and legacies to charitable organisations
- Parental responsibilities, adoption and other relative child proceedings
- Providing advice to start-up businesses.
Your point of contact
Due to the high demand of this niche service, and returning LGBT clients we have appointed an LGBT Client Manager, Mr Andrew Spearman, to assist the community in getting quick and cost effective legal advice. If you have any queries about any legal issue, he is the first point of contact to deal with any urgent problems that you may have.
