Birketts has announced the appointment of Patrick Wetherall as a Partner in its Bristol office.
Partrick, who was formerly Head of Real Estate, Developer Sector, and Board Member at Foot Anstey in Bristol, is a Band 1 leading Partner for property disputes in both Chambers and Legal 500.
Jonathan Agar, Chief Executive of Birketts, said: “Patrick is recognised as a leading player in the South West real estate market. We are delighted that a lawyer of Patrick’s calibre is joining our top ranked Property Disputes practice, already one of the largest in the country, and anticipate that he will play a leading role in growing the firm’s presence in Bristol and the South West.”
Patrick has more than 25 years’ experience of all aspects of commercial property disputes, including in respect of high value £ multi-million development disputes, complex infrastructure issues, dilapidations and disrepair, contractual loss of profits, restrictive covenants, injunctions and easements. Patrick has extensive Court of Appeal, High Court trial, arbitration, and mediation experience.
On joining Birketts, Patrick said: “It’s an exciting time to be joining Birketts. The firm has ambitious growth plans for its Bristol office and is already making its presence felt in the city. I look forward to playing my part in driving forward the development of the firm’s real estate and property disputes practice in the South West and nationally.”
Birketts opened its Bristol office in 2024. The Bristol Team specialises in real estate, social housing, banking and finance, shipping and international trade, international private client work, agribusiness and ecclesiastical law.
