Hedges Law

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Hedges Law Limited
Private limited company
IndustryLegal services
Founded1789
FounderJohn Kirby Hedges
HeadquartersWallingford, Oxfordshire, England
Area served
Oxfordshire, Cotswolds, London
Key people
Lucy Morrison (Managing Director)
Websitehedgeslaw.co.uk

Hedges Law Limited is a law firm based in Oxfordshire, England. It provides services in family, property, private client, dispute, and business law.[1][2]

History

The firm traces its origins to 1789, when John Kirby Hedges established a legal practice in Wallingford, Oxfordshire.[3] It was incorporated as a limited company in 2012.[4]

In 2021, the firm adopted an employee-ownership structure.[1][2] The Law Gazette and Legal Futures reported that all eligible employees became shareholders following the transition.[1][2]

In 2023, Hedges opened an office in Summertown, Oxford.[5]

In 2024, Today’s Family Lawyer reported the appointment of an all-female board led by Managing Director Lucy Morrison.[6] The Banbury Guardian covered the firm’s third anniversary of employee ownership the same year.[7] Southeast Online reported the opening of a branch in Chipping Norton in 2024.[8]

Structure

Hedges Law operates as a private limited company under employee ownership.[1][2] Its registered office is in Wallingford, Oxfordshire.[4]

Recognition

The firm is listed in The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners directories.[9][10]

Offices

As of 2024, the firm maintains offices in Wallingford, Oxford (Summertown), and Chipping Norton.[5][8]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Firm reports 100% take-up for employees offered stake in business". Law Gazette. 23 June 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Turnover and staff engagement soar at employee-owned firm". Legal Futures. 2023.
  3. "About Hedges Law". Hedges Law Ltd. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Companies House – Hedges Law Limited". Companies House.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Oxford legal firm Hedges to open new office". Insider Media. 2023.
  6. "Hedges appoints new MD and bucks the trend with all-female board". Today’s Family Lawyer. 2024.
  7. "Hedges Law celebrates three years of employee ownership". Banbury Guardian. 2024.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Hedges Law opens in Chipping Norton". Southeast Online. 2024.[dead link]
  9. "Hedges Law – Firm Profile". The Legal 500.
  10. "Hedges Law – Ranking Profile". Chambers and Partners.

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