Recent national news coverage of the abduction of five-year-old Tau Rodriguez-Fairplay has brought attention to the devastating impact international child abduction can have on families. Tau was taken from the UK earlier this year and is believed to be in...

Watkins Solicitors is pleased to share that Managing Partner Beverley Watkins has been appointed to The Law Society Council as the elected representative for Bristol. The Council is the Law Society’s governing body and plays a central role in shaping...

Watkins Solicitors are pleased to share that our Conveyancing team has achieved a 0% avoidable requisitions - a perfect score - in the most recent HM Land Registry dataset. This achievement follows a year in which the firm was named Conveyancing Firm of the...

Plans to merge the 100-year-old Hotwells Primary School with Cathedral Primary prompted widespread concern among parents and carers, who feared the impact on their children’s daily schooling and long-term support. Watkins Solicitors’ Judicial...

Watkins Solicitors are pleased to share that we have won three awards at the Bristol Law Society Awards 2025, recognising the commitment our teams show in supporting clients across all areas of the firm. Being recognised in all shortlisted categories...

Watkins Solicitors were delighted to attend the Bristol Property Awards on Friday 29 November, where our conveyancing team were shortlisted in the Legal category for the second year in a row. Being recognised again as finalists is a strong reflection...

Watkins Solicitors is delighted to announce that we have been named Conveyancing Firm of the Year - South of England at the LEAP Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2025, held on Thursday 20 November at Liverpool’s iconic Rum Warehouse. This national...

Watkins Solicitors Hosts Fourth Annual Domestic Abuse Conference Bristol, Uniting Leading Voices to Improve Safety, Collaboration and Survivor Outcomes Watkins Solicitors hosted our fourth annual Domestic Abuse Conference Bristol on Friday 8th November...

Monday 20 October marked the Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG) Annual Conference, held at A&O Shearman in London. The event brought together leading voices from across the legal aid sector to discuss innovation, reform, and the future of access to...

This week, Emma Thompson, Solicitor in Watkins Solicitors’ Education Law Team, was invited to speak at Jigsaw Thornbury’s Tuesday Morning Drop-In Session. The session brought together local parents and carers from across South Gloucestershire to...

Through this collaboration, families can access guidance on appeals, parental rights, and the Independent Review Panel (IRP) process, helping them to feel more informed. Permanent exclusions can be distressing and often happen with little notice. Many...

Watkins Solicitors is thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted as a finalist in the Legal category at the Bristol Property Awards 2025. This is the second year in a row our conveyancing team has earned this honour, reflecting our continued...

Article posted on Today's Family Lawyer:  todaysfamilylawyer.co.uk/legal-aid-agency-cyber-attack-how-have-firms-coped/  The latest episode of Today’s Family Lawyer Podcast welcomes on Beverley Watkins, Managing Partner at Watkins...

Watkins Solicitors are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for three awards at this year’s Bristol Law Society Awards, recognising another year of success, client trust and community impact. The shortlisting reflects the hard work...

Watkins Solicitors are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for Conveyancing Firm of the Year – South of England at the 2025 Modern Law Conveyancing Awards. The shortlist recognises firms that have demonstrated outstanding client...

Staff at Watkins Solicitors’ Bristol offices in North Street and Fishponds came together last week to support Macmillan Cancer Support’s annual Coffee Morning, the UK’s biggest fundraising event for people living with cancer. Offices were...

The government has announced what it calls the biggest shake-up of the home buying process in the country’s history, aiming to make moving home faster, clearer and less stressful. Under the new proposals, buyers will have access to more upfront...

At Watkins Solicitors’ Hereford office, the spirit of giving was in full bloom this morning as our team rallied behind Macmillan’s annual Coffee Morning fundraiser. Nicholas delivered his own loaf cakes, and Louise contributed cupcakes,...

Reports of possible changes to property taxes ahead of the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 26 November 2025 have put stamp duty back in the headlines. For homebuyers, this matters because stamp duty is often the largest cost after the price of the property...

Watkins Solicitors were delighted to take part in Blatchington Court Trust’s Parent and Professionals Conference 2025, held at the University of Sussex on Monday 22 September. The annual event brings together parents, carers, charities, and...