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Commercial law firm of Hull and York, England

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Rollits LLP
HeadquartersKingston upon Hull
No. of offices2
No. of attorneys60
No. of employeesApproximately 100
Key peopleRichard Field (Senior Partner)
Ralph Gilbert (Managing Partner)
Date founded1841
Company typeLimited Liability Partnership
Websiterollits.com

Rollits LLP is a Yorkshire commercial law firm, with offices in Hull and York, England. The firm was founded in 1841 by John Rollit.

In May 2010 the firm changed from a traditional law partnership to a Limited Liability Partnership with the name Rollits LLP.

History

Albert Rollit

In Hull in 1841, John Rollit, the son of a local cabinet-maker, was admitted as a solicitor and taken into partnership by local solicitor William Dryden at 2 Bowlalley Lane, a firm that became Dryden Sons and Rollit.

Having married Eliza Kaye, the daughter of architect Joseph Kaye, the Builder of Huddersfield, Rollit set up his law firm at 62 Whitefriargate in 1850.

In the twentieth century the firm continued under the direction of John’s two sons Albert and Arthur. Thomas Farrell joined in 1875, after a spell as a journalist for the Hull Morning News, but it was his son, Hugh, who put their family's name on the brass plate. Dick Bladon became a Partner on New Year’s Day 1934 when the firm became Rollit Farrell & Bladon. It retained that name until 2001, when it changed to Rollits.

In the 1970s the firm merged with Mainprize & Rignall, and in the 1980s acquired Neville Hobson & Co.

In 1990, Rollits opened an office in York city centre, moving out to Forsyth House, Monks Cross in April 2017.

Areas of practice

  • Agriculture Law
  • Charities and Not-for-Profit
  • Commercial Property
  • Contracts and Commercial Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Education Law
  • Employment Law
  • Family Business
  • Family Law
  • Food and Drink Law
  • Information Technology Law
  • Planning, Development & Construction
  • Residential Property
  • Social Housing
  • Wills, Trusts and Probate

Offices

As of October 2022, Rollits has two offices in the UK, Hull and York.

References

  1. "ROLLITS LTD Marketing Contacts". Hoovers. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. "The Buildings of John Huddersfield" (PDF). The History Press. 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  3. "Public Notices". Hull Packet. 8 February 1850. p. 1. Retrieved 11 June 2022 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Amalgamated Firms". Hull Law Society. Archived from the original on 1 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  5. "Rollits partners with new consultancy to enhance education services". Business Works. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

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