Trowers & Hamlins Exeter office has won the Law Firm of the Year Award at the Devon and Somerset Law Society Legal Awards 2025.
The Law Firm of the Year Award recognises the overall quality and excellence of legal client service in the South West.
The award recognises the calibre of Trowers' work across all departments and its impact upon the wider regional and national community.
The following projects were cited:
- The landmark victory in 4VVV Ltd & Others versus Spence & Others, in which Trowers' represented 435 claimants in a pioneering c. £45 million, High Court group fraudulent misrepresentation claim arising from a multi-million-pound property investment scheme centred on the sale of holiday lets in Westward Ho! and Ilfracombe, Devon.
- The successful completion of the acquisition of the historic Royal Clarence in Exeter Cathedral Yard, which is now set to be restored to its former glory with work starting nine years after the hotel was destroyed by a fire in 2016.
Stuart Mathews, Head of Exeter, said:
"We are absolutely thrilled to have been named Law Firm of the Year at the Devon and Somerset Society Legal Awards 2025.
"This independent recognition demonstrates the calibre and excellence of our work in the South West region, across all departments.
"Our lawyers have a deep understanding of what matters to clients in our region and we are proud to provide a full range of legal services to our clients across the South West, backed by the strength and reach of being an international law firm."
Trowers & Hamlins is an international law firm, headquartered in London, with the second largest office in Exeter, Devon. With approximately 180 partners, fee earners and support staff in Exeter, we are a full-service law firm for several corporate and individual clients in the South West and beyond.
