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Food and Drink

If you’re lucky enough to live in the South West, you’ll know the region’s reputation for exceptional food and drink is well deserved. It’s tasty stuff for the economy too – 37,000 employees across 3,000 companies generating £5bn annual turnover in Devon and Cornwall alone.

Because it’s such an important industry to the region, we have a rapidly evolving and specialist food and drink team dedicated solely to representing local producers – those just starting out, those who are market leaders, and those trying to crack the top tier.

From new start-ups to employment issues, contract drafting to debt recovery and succession planning, we aim to be there for your business every day, whatever challenges it’s facing. You’ll be given a single point of contact at Stephens Scown, guaranteeing you a warm and sympathetic approach from a trusted source who already knows your industry inside out. Make one call and we’ll do the rest.

It’s this thoughtful approach which has won us major local clients including St Austell Brewery, Westaway Sausages and Pipers Farm. But we don’t just value our larger clients. We represent a large number of smaller businesses in the region who work in the food and drink sector and we pride ourselves on understanding their vision for the future and addressing their legal needs.

In fact, we’re so passionate about local food and drink that we’ve even launched an iPhone app championing more than 800 local producers. You can find it at www.foodfindersw.co.uk

Simon

Simon Gawler

Partner and Head of Food and Drink

01726 74433

Simon is a Partner and Head of the Food and Drink team. Simon qualified in 2003 and has experience of the day to day issues faced by businesses in the Food and Drink industry.

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Richard

Richard Baker

Partner

01872 265100

Richard is a Partner and heads up the firms Truro Office. He is also Head of the Holiday Parks team having had considerable experience in the purchase, sale, and day to day issues associated with Holiday Parks.

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Robert

Robert Camp

Managing Partner

01392 210700

Robert Camp is Managing Partner as well as being a member of the firm's Management Board. He has extensive experience in the mineral extraction industry.

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Giles

Giles Dunning

Associate

01872 265100

Giles joined the Corporate Team in the Truro Office in September 2006. He deals with corporate transactional work.

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Catherine

Catherine Carlton

Solicitor

01392 210700

Catherine works in the Corporate team in Exeter, having trained with the firm and qualified in 2008.

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Gabrielle

Gabrielle Medland

Solicitor

01392 210700

Gabrielle is a Solicitor in the Private Client Team in Exeter. She specialises in elderly client issues including Lasting Powers of Attorney and is also involved with wills, the administration of estates, trusts and inheritance tax advice.

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Charisse

Charisse Crawford

Associate

01392 210700

Charisse trained with the firm and qualified in September 2009. She is a Solicitor in the litigation and dispute resolution team.

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Andrew

Andrew Barton

Partner

01392 210700

Andrew joined the firm in 2000 and is a Partner in the Family department. His work centres on the financial issues arising from divorce or separation, and he has obtained Specialist Accreditation in this area with Resolution.

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Andrew

Andrew Knox

Associate

01392 210700

Andrew deals with all aspects of individual and corporate insolvency law with a particular focus on partnerships and LLP's.

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Simon

Simon Harding

Partner

01392 210700

Simon is a Partner specialising in strategic development, land acquisition and development work for both landowners and developers Simon advises on option / promotion agreements, conditional contracts as well as partnering and joint venture agreements.

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Sarah

Sarah Walls

Solicitor

01392 210700

Sarah is a Solicitor in the Exeter Family Team working in all areas of Family Law.

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Tamsin

Tamsin Hills

Solicitor

01726 74433

Tamsin Hills joined Stephens Scown in January 2010 having moved back to Cornwall from Cardiff.

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