Foot Anstey

Spear’s Review 

With offices in Bristol, Exeter, London, Plymouth, Southampton, Taunton and Truro, Foot Anstey offers a wide range of legal services across seven core sectors: private wealth, charities, Islamic finance, private equity, retail, property development, and energy and infrastructure. 

Its private client arm offers actionable advice around personal wealth – including succession planning, wealth preservation, wills, power of attorney and probate. It also acts for businesses and individuals on property sales and purchases, including farms, estates and rural land. The family team offers advice on the consequences of relationship breakdown for married and cohabiting couples, exploring alternative dispute resolution but always prepared to act in the courtroom. 

Founded in 1903, the firm grew via mergers and acquisitions; however, for the past 15 years Foot Anstey has focused on organic growth, and this strategy has proved successful.