Biscoes Solicitors – Portsmouth is a distinguished full-service firm providing expert legal counsel to individuals, families, and businesses across the region. With a heritage spanning over 170 years, the firm stands out for its commitment to personalized, approachable service and its accreditation by the Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme. Their team includes Law Society Children Panel members and award-winning practitioners in care and adoption law.
The firm adopts a client-centered approach, offering bespoke advice tailored to each client’s unique circumstances and goals. Leveraging extensive expertise across a wide spectrum of legal disciplines, they provide clear, practical guidance even in the most complex cases. Services are designed to support a diverse individual clientele—including families, property buyers, employees, and those navigating personal injury or medical issues—as well as businesses requiring commercial, employment, or corporate legal solutions.
Services Offered
- Divorce Proceedings
- Employment Law for Employees (including grievance assistance, constructive dismissal, disciplinary help, tribunal claims, unfair dismissal, discrimination, equal pay, restrictive covenants, settlement agreements)
- Estate Planning
- Family Law (including children issues, financial arrangements, pre-nuptial agreements, separation for unmarried couples, domestic abuse)
- Immigration Law (including asylum, EEA applications, entry clearance visas, human rights applications, appeals, naturalisation, spouse visas, fiancé visas, unmarried partner visas, visa extensions, graduate visas)
- Residential Property (including conveyancing, auction sales/purchases, buy-to-let, first-time buyers, new builds, mortgages, leasehold matters)
- Wills, Trusts, and Inheritance Protection (including probate, lasting powers of attorney, inheritance tax planning, care home fee planning)
- Medical Negligence Claims (including misdiagnosis, surgical errors, fatal claims, sepsis, spinal injuries)
- Mental Health Law (including representation under Mental Health Act sections, tribunal hearings)
- Personal Injury Claims (including workplace accidents, road traffic accidents, catastrophic injuries, industrial disease, armed forces injuries)
- Children & Social Services (including adoption, care proceedings, emergency protection orders, special guardianship)
- Court of Protection
- Dispute Resolution (including contested probate, property disputes, consumer law, alternative dispute resolution)
- Fertility Law and Surrogacy (including donor conception, egg/sperm/embryo donation, co-parenting agreements)
- Notary Public Services
- Commercial Property (including leases, purchases, landlord/tenant issues)
- Corporate Law (including shareholder agreements, directors’ obligations, company sales/purchases, commercial contracts)
- Employment Law for Employers (including TUPE, disciplinary processes, discrimination claims, GDPR, whistleblowing)
- Business Immigration (including sponsor licences, skilled worker visas, global talent visas, right-to-work checks)
- Commercial Debt Recovery
- Business Dispute Resolution
- Estate Planning for Business Owners
- Business Lasting Powers of Attorney
- Insolvency
- Bank Guarantees and Security Documents
Biscoes serves clients throughout Portsmouth and surrounding areas, with additional offices across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The firm supports clients in multiple languages and offers flexible appointment options, including home visits and remote consultations. Their dedicated mental health and court of protection teams provide specialized support for vulnerable clients, reinforcing their reputation for comprehensive and compassionate legal service.
