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Surrey law firm boosts franchise offering with new expert at the helm
Sep 2025
Leading Surrey law firm, Downs Solicitors, has bolstered its franchise services to clients as it appoints a high profile consultant solicitor to take the lead.
Kate Matthews, Consultant Solicitor at Downs’ Reigate office, is highly acclaimed by her peers in Worldwide Who’s Who Franchising. For many years she has been ranked for franchising services in the leading Legal Directories, Legal 500 and Chambers, which analyse and rank the capabilities of Law firms around the world based on feedback and research from more than 250,000 sources.
Surrey firm secures excellent ranking in Legal 500
Oct 2021
Downs Solicitors, is celebrating yet another high ranking in the prestigious Legal 500 in three different categories.
Downs Solicitors announces partner promotions
Jun 2021
Downs has promoted two senior associates to the role of partner, strengthening the firm’s leadership as it emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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All in the name of charity
Feb 2017
As part of Downs Solicitors’ Corporate Social Responsibility programme, each year they nominate a Charity of the Year and during 2016 they were proud to partner with Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.



