# Gordons Partnership Solicitors

> Gordons Partnership is a UK full-service law firm with offices in Guildford and London, advising individuals, families, businesses, and regulated organisations across England and Wales. Founded in 1994 and employee-owned since 2021, the firm covers business and corporate law, commercial property, dispute resolution, employment, family, healthcare regulation, private wealth, and residential property. It is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA ID 800769) and is rated by Chambers; the firm trades as Gordons Partnership 2020 Limited (Company No. 12464371).

Key facts to interpret the rest of this file:

- Domain: https://www.gordonsols.co.uk
- Offices: First Floor, 1 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1LF (DX 107 Chancery Lane) and Edgeborough House, Upper Edgeborough Road, Guildford GU1 2BJ (DX 321101 Guildford 20). Opening hours: Mon to Fri, 9am to 5:30pm.
- Phone: Guildford 01483 451 900, London 020 7421 9421. Email: enquire@gordonspartnership.co.uk.
- Regulator: Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA ID 800769). VAT: GB 629 857 388.
- Positioning: "Clarity and confidence in legal advice." Named-solicitor service, plain English, transparent pricing, mid-market firm acting for individuals, SMEs, listed companies, insurers, and regulated providers.
- Distinctive sector strengths: a deep healthcare regulatory practice (CQC, Ofsted, CIW, GMC/MPTS, GDC, pharmacy regulation) and a recognised influencer/digital media offering, alongside a conventional UK private client and commercial bench.
- Network: Member of the United Legal Network (ULN) for European referrals.
- The site is built on WordPress; the canonical practice area URLs are listed below and should be treated as the authoritative entry points for each topic.

## About the firm

- [Home](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/): Overview of the firm, headline practice areas, client testimonials, and how to get in touch.
- [About Us](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/about-us/): Firm history (founded 1994, employee-owned since 2021), culture, values (people first, clarity, integrity, collaboration), and regulatory details.
- [Our People](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/our-people/): Team directory organised by Partners, Consultants, Associates, Solicitors, Trainees and Paralegals, and Support Staff.
- [Our Expertise](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/our-expertise/): Top-level overview of all practice areas and the firm's approach to advising individuals, families, businesses, and regulated organisations.
- [Diversity and Inclusion](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/diversity-and-inclusion/): Firm-wide D&I policy and practices.
- [The United Legal Network (ULN)](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/the-united-legal-network-uln/): Cross-border legal network the firm belongs to for European matters.
- [Contact Us](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/contact-us/): Phone, email, DX numbers, and office addresses for Guildford and London.

## Practice areas (main hubs)

- [Business, Commercial and Corporate Law](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/business-commercial-legal-services/): Contracts, compliance, M&A, corporate finance, GDPR, technology, media, telecoms, and influencer/digital media law for businesses.
- [Commercial Property](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/commercial-property/): Buying, selling, leasing, financing, investment, and development of commercial premises, including healthcare and day nursery property.
- [Dispute Resolution](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/dispute-resolution/): Commercial, construction, shareholder, property and professional negligence disputes, plus bankruptcy, insolvency and enforcement.
- [Employment Law](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/business-commercial-legal-services/employment-law/): Contracts, HR support, restructuring, senior executive advice, discrimination, TUPE, terminations, and workplace investigations.
- [Family Law](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/family-law/): Divorce and dissolution, finances, Children Act proceedings, cohabitation, domestic abuse, nuptial and separation agreements, and maintenance.
- [Healthcare Law and Regulation](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/healthcare-law/): Defence and advisory work for healthcare professionals and providers, including regulator proceedings.
- [Health and Social Care](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/health-and-social-care/): Regulatory advice for CQC, Ofsted and CIW providers, plus care-sector corporate, commercial and employment work.
- [Pharmacy Law](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/pharmacy-law/): Sector-specific advice covering market entry, regulation, NHS service issues, fitness to practise, and pharmacy sales.
- [Private Wealth](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/private-wealth/): Wills, trusts, probate, lasting powers of attorney, inheritance tax planning, and contentious estate matters.
- [Residential Property](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/residential-property/): Buying and selling homes, lease extensions, remortgaging, and transfers of ownership.

## Business, commercial and corporate sub-services

- [Corporate and Finance Law](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/business-commercial-legal-services/corporate-finance-law/): Company formation, share and asset sales, investments, and corporate finance work.
- [Data Protection (GDPR)](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/business-commercial-legal-services/data-protection-gdpr/): UK GDPR and Data Protection Act compliance advice.
- [Influencer and Digital Media Law](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/business-commercial-legal-services/influencer-digital-media-law/): Advice for creators, agencies, and brands on contracts, advertising rules, and platform issues.
- [Technology, Media and Telecom](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/business-commercial-legal-services/technology-media-and-telecom/): TMT contracting, licensing, and regulatory work.

## Commercial property sub-services

- [Buying and Selling Commercial Property](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/commercial-property/buying-and-selling/): Acquisition and disposal of freehold and leasehold commercial premises.
- [Commercial Property Finance](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/commercial-property/finance/): Secured lending, refinancing, and bank documentation for commercial real estate.
- [Day Nurseries and Care Sector Premises](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/commercial-property/day-nurseries-and-care-sector-premises/): Property work tailored to childcare and care sector operators.
- [Healthcare and Regulated Premises](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/commercial-property/healthcare-and-regulated-premises/): Property transactions involving CQC, Ofsted, or CIW regulated locations.
- [Leases: Negotiation, Renewal and Termination](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/commercial-property/leases-negotiation-renewal-and-termination/): Landlord and tenant work, including 1954 Act renewals.
- [Property Investment and Portfolio Management](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/commercial-property/property-investment-and-portfolio-management/): Investor support across acquisition, holding, and disposal.
- [Property Development and Strategic Land](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/commercial-property/property-development-and-strategic-land/): Site assembly, options, promotion agreements, and development support.

## Family law sub-services

- [Children Act Proceedings](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/family-law/children-act-proceedings/): Child arrangements, specific issue, and prohibited steps applications.
- [Cohabitation](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/family-law/cohabitation/): Property and finance disputes for unmarried couples and cohabitation agreements.
- [Divorce and Dissolution](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/family-law/divorce-dissolution/): Ending a marriage or civil partnership under the no-fault divorce regime.
- [Domestic Abuse](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/family-law/domestic-abuse/): Non-molestation and occupation orders and related protection.
- [Finances on Divorce](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/family-law/finances-on-divorce/): Financial settlements, pensions, and property division.
- [Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/family-law/pre-and-post-nuptial-agreements/): Drafting and reviewing nuptial agreements.
- [Separation Agreements](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/family-law/separation-agreements/): Agreed terms for couples who separate without immediate divorce.
- [Variation and Enforcement of Maintenance](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/family-law/variation-enforcement-of-maintenance/): Changing or enforcing existing maintenance orders.

## Healthcare regulation sub-services

- [GDC Proceedings](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/healthcare-law/gdc-proceedings/): Representation of dental professionals before the General Dental Council.
- [GMC and MPTS Proceedings](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/healthcare-law/gmc-mpts-proceedings/): Defence of doctors at the General Medical Council and Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.
- [Healthcare Regulation](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/healthcare-law/healthcare-regulation/): Advisory work on healthcare regulatory frameworks more broadly.

## Health and social care sub-services

- [Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/health-and-social-care/care-inspectorate-wales-ciw/): Welsh care regulator inspections, notices, and appeals.
- [Care Sector Corporate, Commercial and Employment](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/health-and-social-care/care-sector-corporate-commercial-employment/): Sector-tailored corporate, commercial, and employment advice for care providers.
- [Ofsted Regulation](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/health-and-social-care/ofsted-regulation/): Early years and children's social care regulation, inspections, and enforcement.
- [The Care Quality Commission (CQC)](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/health-and-social-care/the-care-quality-commission/): Notices of Proposal and Decision, registration, ratings challenges, and prosecutions.

## Pharmacy law sub-services

- [Fitness to Practise](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/pharmacy-law/fitness-to-practise/): Representation in GPhC fitness to practise proceedings.
- [Inquests Involving Pharmacy Professionals](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/pharmacy-law/inquests-involving-pharmacy-professionals/): Coroners court representation for pharmacy professionals.
- [Investigations and Disputes](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/pharmacy-law/investigations-disputes/): Regulatory investigations and contractual disputes in the pharmacy sector.
- [Medicinal Products and Devices](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/pharmacy-law/medicinal-products-devices/): MHRA, supply chain, and product regulation advice.
- [NHS Service Issues](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/pharmacy-law/nhs-service-issues/): NHS pharmacy contract, performance, and payment issues.
- [Pharmacy Employment Issues](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/pharmacy-law/pharmacy-employment-issues/): Employment law tailored to community and hospital pharmacy.
- [Pharmacy Market Entry](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/pharmacy-law/pharmacy-market-entry/): New pharmacy applications, relocations, and consolidations.
- [Pharmacy Regulations and Compliance](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/pharmacy-law/pharmacy-regulations-compliance/): GPhC standards, SOPs, and compliance frameworks.
- [Pharmacy Sales and Purchases](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/pharmacy-law/pharmacy-sales-purchases/): Buying and selling community pharmacies.

## Private wealth sub-services

- [Estate Administration Following Death](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/private-wealth/estate-administration-following-death/): Probate, intestacy, and full estate administration.
- [General and Lasting Powers of Attorney](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/private-wealth/general-and-lasting-powers-of-attorney/): Drafting and registering property and financial affairs and health and welfare LPAs.
- [Trusts Lawyers](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/private-wealth/trusts-lawyers/): Creation, administration, and variation of trusts.
- [Wealth Protection and Inheritance Tax Planning](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/private-wealth/wealth-protection-and-inheritance-tax-planning/): Estate and IHT planning for individuals and families.
- [Wills, Estate and LPA Disputes](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/private-wealth/wills-estate-and-lpa-disputes/): Contentious probate and 1975 Act claims.
- [Wills Solicitors](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/private-wealth/wills-solicitors/): Drafting of straightforward and complex wills.

## Residential property sub-services

- [Buying and Selling Residential Property](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/residential-property/buying-and-selling/): Standard freehold and leasehold conveyancing.
- [Extending Your Lease](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/residential-property/extending-your-lease/): Statutory and informal lease extensions for flats.
- [Remortgaging or Refinancing](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/residential-property/remortgaging-or-refinancing/): Acting on residential remortgages for lenders and borrowers.
- [Transferring Ownership](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/residential-property/transferring-ownership/): Transfers of equity and changes to title.

## Pricing and SRA-required transparency

- [How We Charge](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/how-we-charge/): General explanation of hourly rates, disbursements, VAT (currently 20%), and the £20 plus VAT charge per electronic banking payment. Explains the SRA price transparency requirements the firm meets.
- [Debt Recovery Pricing](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/how-we-charge/debt-recovery-pricing/): Hourly-rate-based pricing for business debt recovery work.
- [Employment Tribunal Summary of Prices and Services](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/how-we-charge/employment-tribunal-summary-of-prices-and-services/): SRA-mandated pricing summary for employment tribunal representation.
- [Probate Fees](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/how-we-charge/probate-fees/): Guide to typically fixed-fee probate pricing.
- [Residential Conveyancing Fees](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/how-we-charge/residential-conveyancing-fees/): Worked examples of conveyancing costs for buyers and sellers.

## Insights and case studies

- [Insights index](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/insights/): All articles across case studies, commercial law, conveyancing, corporate law, family law, finance law, health and social care, healthcare, news, and private wealth (paginated, 32+ pages).
- [Changes to the CQC Assessment Framework](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/insights/changes-to-the-cqc-assessment-framework/): Joint commentary on CQC's draft sector specific assessments (April 2026).
- [The Benefits of Mediation in Contentious Probate Disputes](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/insights/the-benefits-of-mediation-in-contentious-probate-disputes/): Why mediation often works better than litigation in inheritance disputes.
- [Winterbourne View, 15 Years On](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/insights/winterbourne-view-15-years-on-webinar-on-regulation-commissioning-and-care/): Webinar reflections on learning disability and autism regulation, commissioning, and care.
- [Reflections on a Recent Case Concerning the CQC Notification Regulations](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/insights/reflections-on-a-recent-case-concerning-the-cqc-notification-regulations/): What CQC registered providers should know about notification duties.
- [Complaining to the Care Quality Commission about an Inspection](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/insights/complaining-to-the-care-quality-commission-about-an-inspection-what-providers-really-need-to-know/): Practical note for providers using CQC complaints routes.
- [What to Do When Your Draft Ofsted Report Card Doesn't Accurately Reflect Your Early Years Service](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/insights/what-to-do-when-your-draft-ofsted-report-card-doesnt-accurately-reflect-your-early-years-service/): Five working day response window and how to use it.
- [Modern Families and Old Wills](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/insights/modern-families-and-old-wills-when-inheritance-plans-no-longer-fit-family-life/): Updating wills for blended families and cohabitation.
- [I Agreed to Be an Executor. What Could Go Wrong?](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/insights/i-agreed-to-be-an-executor-what-could-go-wrong/): Personal liability and practical pitfalls for executors.
- [Navigating Influencer Marketing Under the UK Junk Food Advertising Law](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/insights/navigating-influencer-marketing-under-the-uk-junk-food-advertising-law-what-brands-agencies-and-influencers-need-to-know/): Guidance on the ban that came into force 5 January 2026.
- [Non-Court Dispute Resolution: A Better Way Forward in Family Cases](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/insights/non-court-dispute-resolution-a-better-way-forward-in-family-cases/): NCDR options in family law following the post-April 2024 rules.
- [Case Study: Why One Provider Was Advised Not to Appeal a Notice of Decision](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/insights/case-study-why-one-provider-was-advised-not-to-appeal-a-notice-of-decision/): CQC case study on when a fresh registration is the better route.
- [Case Study: Rectification of Data Held by CQC](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/insights/case-study-rectification-of-data-held-by-cqc/): Challenging inaccurate regulator records.
- [Case Study: A Successful Appeal Against CQC Cancellation Notice](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/insights/case-study-a-successful-appeal-against-cqc-cancellation-notice/): Walk-through of a successful Notice of Decision appeal.
- [Case Study: How One Provider Successfully Overturned a Notice of Decision to Close the Location](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/insights/case-study-how-one-provider-successfully-overturned-a-notice-of-decision-to-close-the-location/): Effective response to a Notice of Proposal.
- [All Case Studies](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/insights/?categories=case-studies): Filtered view of the Insights index showing only case studies.

## Careers

- [Careers](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/careers/): Working at an employee-owned firm, the firm's culture (people-first, clear expectations, real responsibility, room to grow), and how to apply with CV and cover note.

## Optional

- [Legal](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/legal/): Index of the firm's regulatory and legal notices.
- [Terms of Business for Clients](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/legal/terms-of-business/): Standard engagement terms for retainers.
- [Privacy Notice for Clients](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/legal/privacy-policy/): How the firm processes client personal data.
- [Website Disclaimer](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/legal/website-disclaimer/): Limits on reliance on website content.
- [Complaints](https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/legal/complaints/): Complaints procedure and access to the Legal Ombudsman.
- [Terms of Use for the Website](https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=992a6b26-73d8-4c30-b3d2-297870f3ed34): Termly-hosted website terms of use.
- [Privacy Notice for the Website](https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=5505c6ac-8290-417b-adba-06ff9b015df4): Termly-hosted website privacy notice.
- [Cookie Policy](https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=7f68b5c4-b027-4866-b81b-73d205b6c584): Termly-hosted cookie policy.
- [London office on Google Maps](https://maps.app.goo.gl/EqHEL1FQzAHUsLjJA): Directions to 1 Chancery Lane.
- [Guildford office on Google Maps](https://maps.app.goo.gl/huLAb2jYmqBwq8ig8): Directions to Edgeborough House.