As a membership organisation reliant on subscription income and trading activities to provide services to its members, The Sussex Law Society welcomes support and involvement from organisations interested in the legal sector. See Sussex Law Society Sponsorship Packages 2025 for our 2025 Sponsorship Packages. For more information contact Alice Wylie.
We are grateful to our current sponsors. Find out more about who they are and what they do here:
Becket Chambers
Becket Chambers is a large set of independent barristers’ chambers that serves clients in courts and tribunals across Sussex, Kent and the Southeast of England. With strong Family Law and Civil Law practices, Becket Chambers has facilities in Canterbury, Brighton, Dartford, Kings Hill (Maidstone) and Tunbridge Wells. Listed as a leading set in the 2023 edition of Legal 500, Becket Chambers barristers work on high-quality cases, and members also include qualified mediators and arbitrators.
You can find out more about Becket Chambers’ barristers at www.becket-chambers.co.uk and mediators at www.becketmediation.co.uk
To discuss your needs or find out about the availability of a particular Barrister, please contact our friendly clerking team on 01323 407299 (Sussex), 01227 786331 (Kent) or by email clerks@becket-chambers.co.uk
Clive Emson
Clive Emson Auctioneers are the leading regional specialist land and property auction service across the South. Providing a high-quality auctioneering facility for everyone – private buyers and sellers, investors and hundreds of Estate Agents. A sale by auction is often used where the seller is perhaps an Executor, Local Authority, statutory body, Power of Attorney, private or limited company and anyone who needs to show an arm’s length transaction With offices in Kent, Essex, Hampshire, Sussex and the West Country our professional team have excellent local knowledge and are well placed to guide and advise. Our sterling reputation attracts tens of thousands of interested visitors at each of the eight auctions we hold every year with funds in place ready to exchange on the day.
1 Crown Office Row
1 Crown Office Row provides expert advocacy and advice to a diverse range of clients. Our clerks give a first-class service to those who instruct us and are always available to discuss the specialist skills of our barristers and are regularly praised in the legal directories for service (“first class. Helpful, responsive and calmly accommodating.” Legal 500 2022).
Our barristers have been based in Brighton for 50 years as an annex of 1 Crown Office Row. Our centrally located modern premises opposite Brighton Pavilion are only a few minutes’ walk away from the Brighton District Registry and County and Magistrates’ Courts. Occupying three floors of Blenheim House, our local IT, conference, on-line library and seminar facilities are excellent.
Chambers are consistently recommended as a Band 1 set by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. Chambers is now recognised as a leading set not only in Brighton but along a wide stretch of the South Coast from Portsmouth to Hastings supporting clients from Hampshire, Surrey and Kent in addition to Sussex. 1COR have passed Cyber Essentials Plus as part of our commitment to cyber security.
The set has a long tradition of active engagement in the legal and wider community. Our members are active in the South-Eastern legal community, engaging with local legal organisations including Resolution and sponsor the Brighton Business School Prize for Family Law. 1COR members helped establish and continue to be closely involved with the Quality Circle in Sussex.
1COR consistently fundraise for charities close to their hearts, surpassing themselves each year with events, bake sales and sporting endeavours (details here). 1COR annually organise the Ghulam Hussain Volley Ball tournament which supports local charities such as Rocking Horse and British Heart foundation.
For further details about Chambers or to speak to one of the clerks, please call on 01273 625625 or email us at brighton@1cor.com
Extech Cloud
Founded in 2008, we’re a well-established and experienced IT company, working with small to medium sized businesses across the southeast and London.
We help companies move their IT, networking, and communications systems into the Microsoft Cloud environment and then provide ongoing IT support for their whole team during their working day.
Our goal is to help businesses to become more flexible, collaborative, and efficient, and give them a competitive edge with IT that works at its very best.
Microsoft Solutions from Extech Cloud helps to improve performance and productivity, with reduced costs and eliminates CAPEX on server hardware.
As an Extech Cloud customer, you will always be on the very latest technology and can scale easily, only using what you actually need.
As an official Microsoft Solutions Partner, Azure Specialist, and award-winning IT Consulting Company, we empower businesses, and their people, to achieve more and to grow.
Get in touch to find out how we can help your business.
- Call us on 01444 443200
- Email us on info@extech.co.uk
- Use our online contact form: https://extechcloud.com/contact-us/
Geodesys
Geodesys is a specialist provider of property search intelligence, with nearly 30 years of industry‑leading expertise in drainage and water. Best known as the home of the CON29DW for the Southern Water and Anglian Water regions. Geodesys delivers reliable, authoritative data that helps legal professionals manage risk with confidence across residential and commercial property transactions.
Geodesys provides a full suite of residential and commercial property searches, combining fast, accurate turnaround times with recognised technical expertise and accessible, knowledgeable support teams. Its deep understanding of drainage and water risk ensures customers receive clear, defensible information from the source, all backed by human expertise when it matters most.
Beyond direct delivery, Geodesys works closely with search resellers and water companies as a trusted partner, supplying consistent, high‑quality data, training, and enablement.
Looking ahead, Geodesys is shaping the future of drainage and water intelligence through innovative data products, APIs, and automation, helping modernise access to data, unlock new revenue streams, and improve efficiency across the sector.
Find our more about Geodesys here
Groundsure
Groundsure is a leading UK environmental and climate data authority. We give land and property professionals expert information on risks including land contamination, flooding and ground stability, as well as forward guidance on potential climate risks, to advise their clients in the transaction.
We provide high value, property-specific opinions and analysis of land use, turning complex environment and climate data into clear and simple insights. This enables our clients to make better informed land and property decisions and makes information more accessible for more positive outcomes for our climate-challenged society.
Don’t hesitate to contact us on 01273 257 755 or info@groundsure.com
For more information, please visit www.groundsure.com
Nova Care Consultants
Nova Care Consultants Ltd is the leading multi-award-winning private social work, care and capacity assessment service, based in neighbouring Hampshire and trusted by private clients, families and solicitors since 2017. Proud partners to over 60 law firms and 15 local authorities across England and Wales, Nova Care has built a reputation for delivering reliable, rapid and responsive expert reports to the legal sector. Furnishing over 6,000 reports to date, a track record that speaks for itself!
We provide expert care and capacity assessment services, and our expert reports meet the CPR35 or FPR25 standards (where required). All assessors are at least 7 years PQE qualified, registered and regulated health and care practitioners from the social work, nursing and occupational therapy professions. We also offer Professional Attorney services (Health and Welfare) and long-term Living Safe and Well services for private clients across the South Coast and beyond.
Core services
- Certificate Provider and Professional Witness service
- Capacity to make LPAs / Capacity to Revoke LPAs
- S117 and NHS Continuing Healthcare Reports
- PA14 Medical Certificate (for Probate)
- Testamentary Capacity
- COP3s (Deputyship)
- Lifetime Gifting
We maintain a 100% acceptance rate for all expert reports, and we always prioritise in-person assessment as standard. We have assessors in Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Sussex, Kent and London, all serving the South of England.
To discuss a potential instruction, or to speak with our experts, call 0333 335 6547, email info@novacare.org.uk or visit novacare.org.uk
Professional Training (UK) Ltd
Professional Training delivers essential skills training for lawyers, by lawyers. We understand the unique challenges faced by lawyers and business services professionals because we have been there. We offer in-house instructor-led training in small cohorts, designed to be engaging, impactful and time-efficient, recognising the need to minimise time away from fee earning and busy work schedules. Our solutions are either ‘off-the-shelf’ materials specific for a legal audience customised to align with our clients’ messaging, strategy and values, or bespoke solutions designed by their content designers, all with a legal background.
Professional Training understand that while technical legal knowledge forms the foundation of legal practice, it is the essential skills that often differentiate successful employees and firms in the following areas:
- Enhancing client relationships
- Improving team collaboration
- Enhancing negotiation and persuasion
- Managing stress and enhancing wellbeing
- Adapting to change
- Building leadership capabilities
- Enhancing professional reputation
- Increasing client retention and referral
Professional Training also delivers regular webinars for our PT Community on subjects relevant to those responsible for training within the firm.
Launched in 2025, Professional Training’s annual conference brings together leaders in law to explore key issues shaping the industry. The 2025 event focused on talent retention, while the 2026 conference will examine the dynamics of building high performing teams. We’re delighted to welcome leading voices from law, business and elite sport — all with first-hand experience of what it takes to build and sustain high performing teams. From exploring the mindset and resilience of world-class athletes to uncovering proven strategies from successful firms, they will share insights that translate directly into the challenges facing today’s legal professionals.
For more information on how we can support your training needs, please email lucy@professional-training.co.uk and visit www.professional-training.co.uk to view our list of courses and programmes.
Sussex Surveyors
Sussex Surveyors LLP is an experienced and approachable partnership of independent Chartered Surveyors, with offices in Brighton, Haywards Heath, Eastbourne and Chichester. Established by three independent practitioners, the firm is entirely separate from estate agencies, financial institutions and national surveying chains, ensuring clients receive impartial, commercially focused advice at every stage.
The firm advises on both residential and commercial property matters across East and West Sussex and beyond, acting for corporate organisations, housing associations and private clients. Recent instructions have included Brighton Marina, Shoreham Port, The Orchards Shopping Centre (Haywards Heath), and a number of established legal practices and registered providers.
For legal professionals, Sussex Surveyors LLP offers a trusted and responsive resource, delivering clear, evidence-based reporting that supports informed decision-making, risk mitigation and efficient transaction management. Their strong referral network and reputation for professionalism reflect a practice built on long-term relationships and dependable expertise.
X-Press Legal Services
Jonathan Howgill, the owner of the Sussex branch of X-Press Legal Services, is proud to be a sponsor of the Sussex Law Society. X-Press Legal Services, established in 1998, has grown to become the largest independent provider of property searches and reports for conveyancing professionals across the UK. Jonathan’s commitment to providing exceptional service and supporting local communities makes his involvement with the Sussex Law Society all the more fitting.
With a network of 28 independently run local businesses, X-Press Legal Services ensures that clients receive personal, local support alongside the highest quality property searches and reports. The company offers a comprehensive range of services, including residential and commercial searches, compliance products, pre- and post-completion services, due diligence, and much more. This extensive offering has helped the company maintain its status as a trusted name in the industry.
Under Jonathan Howgill’s leadership, the Sussex office has maintained a strong focus on customer satisfaction and data security. The company’s continuous investment in IT and technology has led to the creation of their fully automated online platform, ICOS, which provides clients with a seamless and efficient experience. X-Press Legal Services is fully compliant with industry regulations, ensuring that every client receives reliable and secure services.
A keen long distance runner, Jonathan also raises funds for local charities, including the Sussex Cricket Foundation and Rockinghorse Children’s Charity.
To learn more about X-Press Legal Services and their offerings, visit their website at xpresslegal.co.uk or contact jonathanh.1366@xpresslegal.uk / 01273 52601
