Rollits LLP

Rollits LLP
Headquarters	Kingston upon Hull
No. of offices	2
No. of attorneys	60
No. of employees	100
Key people	Richard Field (Senior Partner); Ralph Gilbert (Managing Partner)
Date founded	1841
Company type	Limited Liability Partnership
Website	rollits.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 became a Limited Liability Partnership.

History

In Hull in 1841, John Rollit, the son of a local cabinet-maker, became an Articled Clerk in the offices of local solicitor William Dryden at 2 Bowlalley Lane.

Later, having married Eliza Kaye, the daughter of the Builder of Huddersfield architect Joseph Kaye,^[2] set up the law firm at 62 Whitefriargate in 1850.^[3]

In the twentieth century and Rollits continued under the direction of John’s two sons Albert and Arthur. Thomas Farrell joined the firm in 1875, after a spell as a journalist for the Hull Morning News, but it was his son, Hugh, who put the family name on the name plate. Later he was joined by Dick Bladon who became a Partner on New Year’s Day 1934 when the firm became Rollit Farrell & Bladon.

In the 1970s the firm merged with Mainprize & Rignall,^[4] and in the 1980s acquired Neville Hobson & Co.

Areas of practice

Agriculture Law
Charities and Not-for-Profit
Commercial Property
Contracts and Commercial Law
Corporate Law
Dispute Resolution
Education Law
Employment Law
Family Business
Family Law
Food and Drink Law
Information Technology Law
Planning, Development & Construction
Residential Property
Social Housing
Wills, Trusts and Probate

References

^ "ROLLITS LTD Marketing Contacts". Hoovers. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^ "The Buildings of John Huddersfield" (PDF). The History Press. 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
^ "Public Notices". Hull Packet. 8 February 1850. p. 1. Retrieved 11 June 2022 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Amalgamated Firms". Hull Law Society. Retrieved 26 April 2011.

External links

Official website

[1] "ROLLITS LTD Marketing Contacts". Hoovers. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

[2] "The Buildings of John Huddersfield" (PDF). The History Press. 2009. 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. Retrieved 26 April 2011.

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