Rollits LLP

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

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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 changed from a traditional law partnership to a Limited Liability Partnership with the name Rollits LLP.

History

In Hull in 1841, John Rollit, the son of a local cabinet-maker, was admitted as a solicitor and taken into partnership by local solicitor William Dryden at 2 Bowlalley Lane, a firm that became Dryden Sons and Rollit.

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

In the twentieth century the firm continued under the direction of John’s two sons Albert and Arthur. Thomas Farrell joined in 1875, after a spell as a journalist for the Hull Morning News, but it was his son, Hugh, who put their family's name on the brass plate. Dick Bladon became a Partner on New Year’s Day 1934 when the firm became Rollit Farrell & Bladon. It retained that name until 2001, when it changed to Rollits.

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

In 1990, Rollits opened an office in York city centre, moving out to Forsyth House, Monks Cross in April 2017.

Areas of practice

Agriculture Law
Charities and Not-for-Profit
Commercial Property
Contracts and Commercial Law
Corporate Law
Dispute Resolution
Education Law^[5]
Employment Law
Family Business
Family Law
Food and Drink Law
Information Technology Law
Planning, Development & Construction
Residential Property
Social Housing
Wills, Trusts and Probate

Offices

As of October 2022^[update], Rollits has two offices in the UK, Hull and York.

References

^ "ROLLITS LTD Marketing Contacts". Hoovers. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^ "The Buildings of John Huddersfield" (PDF). The History Press. 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2011. 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. Archived from the original on 1 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
^ "Rollits partners with new consultancy to enhance education services". Business Works. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2011. 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. Archived from the original on 1 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.

[5] "Rollits partners with new consultancy to enhance education services". Business Works. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

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