Dutton Gregory Solicitors – Winchester is a full-service law firm with deep roots in the Hampshire community, providing expert legal advice to both individuals and businesses since 1947. Renowned for their first-class service and modern approach, they stand out through their commitment to client communication, jargon-free explanations, and active involvement in the local Winchester area.
The firm takes a client-centered approach, ensuring clients remain fully informed and empowered to make decisions about their legal matters. With teams specializing in numerous practice areas, they cater to a diverse clientele including private individuals, families, employers, employees, property investors, and businesses of all sizes. Their expertise is built on decades of experience and a reputation for delivering practical, effective solutions tailored to each client’s needs.
Services Offered
- Residential conveyancing (purchasing, selling, leasehold, freehold, equity release, remortgaging, transfers of equity, buy to let, Help to Buy, shared ownership, lease extensions, staircasing, bridging finance)
- Family law (divorce, separation, civil partnership dissolution, cohabitation agreements, child contact and residence, Grandparent contact, Special Guardianship Orders, pre and post-nuptial agreements, domestic violence injunctions, occupation orders, surrogacy, Parental Orders, change of name deeds, mediation, collaborative law)
- Wills, trusts, and estate planning (drafting Wills, estate administration, tax planning, disputes regarding Wills, trusts, or estates, setting up trusts, Court of Protection, Powers of Attorney, Inheritance Act claims, Proprietary Estoppel)
- Personal injury claims (accidents at work, accidents involving children, animal attacks, fatal accidents, road traffic accidents, slips and trips, stress at work, highway, public and private premises accidents)
- Medical negligence claims (surgical negligence, misdiagnosis, sepsis negligence, obstetrics and gynaecology, birth injuries, fatal medical negligence, hospital negligence, GP negligence, ophthalmic negligence, cosmetic surgery negligence)
- Immigration law for individuals (immigrating with partners and children, adult dependants, permission to work, British citizenship, visitor and student visas, European residence rights, asylum and protection claims, appeals, administrative review)
- Employment law for employees (discrimination, contract disputes, unfair dismissal, redundancy, termination payments, restrictive covenants, disciplinary procedures, bullying, harassment, victimisation, pay disputes, working condition disputes, service agreements, employment contracts, consultancy arrangements, share options, settlement agreements)
- Commercial property (portfolio management, property development, site acquisition, commercial leaseholds, sales and leasebacks, freehold land and building sales and acquisitions, planning, funding agreements, borrowing, contractual complexities)
- Corporate and commercial law (partnerships, LLPs, mergers & acquisitions, contracts, terms & conditions of trade, management buy-outs, buy-ins, joint ventures, shareholders’ agreements, business start-ups, company administration, company and business sales and purchases, restructuring, financing, security)
- Commercial dispute resolution (director and shareholder disputes, insolvency, debt recovery, insurance litigation, mediation, contract disputes, partnership disputes, professional negligence, arbitration)
- Employment law for employers (employment issues in mergers, sales, acquisitions, service agreements, employment contracts, consultancy arrangements, company policies, share options, shareholders and partnership agreements, employment tribunal claims, resisting unfair dismissal claims, resisting discrimination claims, redundancy exercises, settlement agreements, taxation advice, product liability claims, contract disputes, restrictive covenants, disciplinary procedures, collective agreements)
- Immigration for businesses (purchasing or selling a company, sponsoring employees from overseas, appealing immigration decisions, business visits and representatives)
- Landlord and tenant law (repossessions, rent repayment order applications, housing disrepair claims, tenancy documentation review and drafting, dilapidation claims, rental arrears, debt recovery, enforcement of judgments, service charge arrears recovery, lettings law training, legal telephone helpline support)
- Property and land dispute resolution (adverse possession, boundary disputes, commercial lease renewals, commercial rent arrears, dilapidation claims, unlawful occupiers, breaches of lease, development disputes, neighbour disputes, nuisance claims, party wall disputes, professional negligence, property damage, rent and service charge disputes, restrictive covenants, Alternative Dispute Resolution, rights of way, rights of light, easement disputes, trespass and possession claims)
- Notary Public services
- Child protection and adoption
Operating from their central Winchester office on Jewry Street, the firm serves clients across Hampshire and beyond, with additional offices in Bournemouth, Chandler’s Ford, London, Southampton, Woking, Liverpool, and Poole. They offer services in plain English and are accessible by car, train, or foot, with client parking available by prior arrangement.
