Rollits LLP
HeadquartersKingston upon Hull
No. of offices2
No. of attorneys60
No. of employeesApproximately 100
Key peopleRichard Field (Senior Partner)
Ralph Gilbert (Managing Partner)[1]
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,[2] Rollit set up his law firm at 62 Whitefriargate in 1850.[3]

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,[4] 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[5]
  • 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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