Nockolds Solicitors

Nockolds Solicitors: legal, employment and financial advice in the UK and Spain

Nockolds is a firm that provides legal services, HR advice and independent financial advice. Its work is aimed at both businesses and individuals, and covers different life and career stages: from buying or selling a home or family planning to managing a company or planning for retirement. The firm presents itself as a full-service practice with dedicated specialists in each area.

Areas of legal practice

The firm structures its offering across several branches. In the commercial and corporate field, it works on commercial litigation, corporate and commercial law, public procurement and customer engagement, commercial property, construction law and contentious brand protection. The latter includes disputes over intellectual property, copyright and moral rights, passing off, defamation, product liability and professional negligence.

In the employment field, Nockolds advises both employees and employers, with services covering employers' insurance, employment law and HR training, monitoring of the Employment Rights Bill, Employment Tribunal procedures and HR services. It also addresses issues such as mental health support at work and regulatory changes regarding women's employment rights.

For individuals, the firm handles family and relationship matters, with services for child custody, divorce, domestic violence, financial settlements, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, unmarried couples, relationship agreements, international child abduction and international family law. In the area of personal injury and medical negligence, it handles claims for injuries and healthcare negligence. It also offers residential property services, property litigation, probate, wills, tax and trusts planning, inheritance planning, lasting powers of attorney and disputes over wills and trusts.

Nockolds HR and Nockolds Resolution

Under the name Nockolds HR, the firm offers ongoing HR support, with an external people partner service, strategic people and culture management, bolt-on services and training for line managers. Nockolds Resolution brings together its alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services, with alternatives to court, alternatives to family court, mediation and complaints resolution schemes, as well as training and consultancy in this area. Its specific services include mediation in chiropractic complaints, aimed at both patients and chiropractic practices.

Legal services for Spain

The firm has a specific line of Spanish legal services, aimed at English-speaking and Spanish-speaking clients. It includes advice for businesses in Spain, buying a home in the country, legal advice in English for Spanish-speaking clients, reclaiming deposits on off-plan properties and Spanish family law issues. It also covers wills and probate in Spain.

Nockolds Wealth and official translations

Nockolds Wealth provides independent financial services. According to the firm's corporate information, this activity corresponds to Nockolds Wealth Limited, an entity that acts as a designated representative of Hanbury Wealth Management Ltd and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Nockolds Wealth Limited is a separate legal entity from Nockolds Solicitors Limited and is not authorised or regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The firm also offers official translation services.

Sectors and approach by life stages

Nockolds organises part of its offering by sector: consumer goods and retail, ex-forces services, food, drink and hospitality, professional services, and property and construction. It also groups its services for individuals according to life stages: buying and selling your home, living together, marriage, relationship breakdown and divorce, starting and raising a family, working life, emptying the nest and planning for retirement, later life planning and death of a loved one.

Structure and international presence

The firm operates in the United Kingdom from its offices in Bishop's Stortford and London, and also serves clients abroad from its office in Estepona, Spain, under the name Nockolds Lawyers Spain. The latter is a Spanish company with tax ID B88495577 and is linked to Nockolds Solicitors Limited, although as a Spanish entity it is not authorised or regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

The legal services of Nockolds Solicitors Limited are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, with identification numbers 567738 and 605527, and the company is registered in England and Wales with number 7991146.

Awards and recent activity

Among its published content, in September 2026 the firm reported its recognition as a leading firm in the Legal 500 UK 2027 edition. It also publishes analysis on preparing accountancy practices for a share sale, partnership agreements and the chiropractic complaints mediation service.

Offices and locations

London office: 35 Great St. Helen's, London EC3A 6AP

Nockolds Lawyers Spain office: Plaza de los Misioneros, 29680, Estepona, Málaga