Family firm honoured as one of the best in the UK

An 111-year-old law firm, which is still in the same hands of its founding family, has been honoured as being one of the best in the UK in a niche field.

Staff at Adcocks Solicitors in Lichfield are jubilant after they were highly commended in a prestigious and specialist national awards series.

The accolade comes after the family-run practice was shortlisted as one of just five finalists in the UK for the title of Solicitors Firm of the Year.

While it was pipped to the winning post, it is overjoyed to have been won high praise from judges in News On The Block (NOTB) 's Enfranchisement & Right to Manage Awards 2021.

Its senior director Mark Adcock, who is the grandson of the firm 's original founder, was also thrilled to be one of only eight solicitors in the country to be a finalist in the Solicitor of the Year category.

Mark said: “To be highly commended in a national awards series that recognises the best across the UK in this specialist field is high praise indeed, and we are thrilled to receive this honour.

“We were delighted to be a finalist, but to be highlighted out and highly commended by the judges was the icing on the cake especially since we were against some large London city firms.

“This award bears testament to all the hard work of all our committed staff who continued, despite facing challenges due to the pandemic, to deliver the best outcomes for our clients. ”

Leasehold enfranchisement is a key growth area which has seen Adcocks further expand its specialist team this year - turnover has risen by over 25 per cent and up to three new employee posts created.

The award judges looked at the firm 's work during the last 18 months, which included the staging of leaseholder roadshows in Lichfield and Birmingham; and amongst its extensive case load, handling instructions for over 200 lease extension matters, 90 freehold house enfranchisement matters, and 25 nationwide missing landlord cases.

For more on Adcocks, whose specialist areas include leasehold reform and residential property law, please call 01543 442100 or visit www.adcocks-solicitors.co.uk.

Pictured (left to right): Frances Adcock-Di-Pierri and Hedley Adcock with their father Mark Adcock