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About Us

WHO WE ARE

Edmund Norton founded the firm in Lowestoft in the early 1830&s. Initially the firm practiced from addresses in the town&s High Street. In 1892 the firm moved to its present location, then known as Ivy Cottage. The partnership gained its former name, Norton Peskett & Forward when William Bryan Forward joined Frank Peskett in the practice shortly after the First World War. From the early 1920&s until 1948 Mr Forward was a sole practitioner, assisted by two longer serving Clerks.

Peter Cooper joined Mr Forward in the practice in 1948. Peter Cooper practiced for many years with Derek Adkinson. Peter Cooper retired in 1987 and Derek Adkinson in 1993. On 1st January 1996 the firm changed its name to Norton Peskett.

We have grown considerably over the past ten years and now have staff in excess of one hundred infive offices in Lowestoft, Beccles, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth and Halesworth. We offer a comprehensive residential conveyancing service and together with criminal work this is a major specialism of the firm. Family law is an established area of expertise together with Private Client and Personal Injury. We offer Commercial property services including acquisition and disposal of property, both leasehold and freehold, as well as landlord and tenant advice, secured lending and site acquisition and development. We have an established regional reputation in relation to the sale and purchase of care homes. Employment matters are dealt with for both employers and employees including unfair dismissal and redundancy.

We are confident that with our continued investment in information technology and our pro-active training programme we will continue as the largest legal practice on the Norfolk/Suffolk coast offering a wide range of legal services for both businesses and individuals.