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2019 is a momentous year for Backhouse Jones. Not only did the firm win Boutique Firm of the Year at the highly acclaimed Lawyer Awards in London last month, Sunday 21 July marked 200 years in law for the Backhouse family.
The truck, the trailer, the fifth wheel…and the Backhouses. As transport operators cast around for legal advice, following the introduction of the first Road Transport Act in 1930, lawyers named Backhouse were on hand to back them up. A recognisable name in the valleys of Lancashire, the name built itself a reputation. From a line of Henrys, Harrys, Johns and Isaacs came a surname that a cross-section of truck owners could always turn to for legal advice. Burning their brand into the logistics sector, the now-named Backhouse Jones has committed itself to providing industry-specific expertise that will not cause clients to clutch caustically at their wallets.
They are as embedded as the red buses of London, the Suzie Lines on your truck and the pallets in your trailer. Regularly, the law firm is appointed to advise prominent trade associations, navigating those that represent the industry through a jungle of regulations and legislation. A prime example is the Road Haulage Association’s ongoing Cartel Case in the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Estimated to be worth £1 billion in damages, this trade association trusts such an important piece of litigation to this firm because of the history and knowledge it possesses. That being said, they act for any client; big or small, private or public, and they do so with equal fervour for each.
By being uniquely industry-specific, clients looking to instruct Backhouse Jones do not have to spend valuable time during consultations explaining to their lawyer an O-Licence, a PG9 or an OCRS. This means you can cut into the substance of your problem quicker and work with their lawyers to find a resolution faster. Such efficiency is why they are praised for being ‘commercially minded’ in the way they apply the legal points of a problem to the circumstances.