Humphreys & Co.

What Humphreys & Co. does

Humphreys & Co. is an independent solicitors firm founded in 1986 by partners from City of London law firms, operating from a single office at 14 King Street, Bristol. The firm provides two core service lines: Commercial Legal Services (litigation and arbitration, commercial transactions, intellectual property, employment, commercial property, and planning representation) and Personal Legal Affairs (residential conveyancing, planning appeals, occupational disease compensation claims with a noted focus on asbestos/mesothelioma, contested wills and probate, property disputes, and personal injury). The practice serves London, regional, UK, and international clients, with the Bristol location positioned as a cost-effective alternative to London firms.

The firm operates on a professional services revenue model, billing primarily on a time-and-materials basis with fixed fees offered for defined work stages and risk-adjusted funding in select matters. It is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under no. 62944, is privately held by its partners with no institutional investment, and employs approximately 25 people. The intellectual property practice is anchored by longstanding partner Robert Humphreys alongside Tristan Morse and Ruth Annand, and is productized in part through the RightGuard sub-brand, a dedicated trademark registration portal at rightguard.net.

The firm has maintained continuous recognition in The Legal 500 and Chambers UK Legal Guide since the mid-1980s and is a member firm of the International Trademark Association (INTA). No proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, or external funding are identified — the business is a traditional, partner-led practice emphasizing specialist expertise, personal case handling, and competitive pricing relative to larger UK firms.

Name

Humphreys & Co.

Legal name

Humphreys & Co.

Website

https://humphreys.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Humphreys & Co. is an independent Bristol-based solicitors firm founded in 1986, serving commercial and private clients across the UK and internationally with litigation, IP, commercial property, conveyancing, planning, and occupational disease compensation services from a 25-employee practice.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Commercial legal services
• Intellectual property law
• Personal legal affairs
• Trademark registration
• Residential conveyancing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Fees for legal services charged to commercial and private clients. Costs are generally by reference to time and materials used, with fixed fees often agreed for specific stages of work. Risk-adjusted funding structures also offered in some cases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Humphreys & Co. is an independent solicitors firm providing Commercial Legal Services (litigation, arbitration, commercial transactions, intellectual property including trademark registration through the RightGuard sub-brand, employment law, commercial property, planning representation, and software licensing) and Personal Legal Affairs (residential conveyancing, planning applications and appeals, occupational disease/mesothelioma compensation, contested wills and probate, property disputes, and personal injury/employment claims) for London, regional, UK and international clients from Bristol offices.

Product overview

Humphreys & Co. is an independent law firm providing two core legal service portfolios: Commercial Legal Services encompassing litigation, arbitration, commercial transactions, intellectual property (including the RightGuard trademark registration sub-brand), commercial property, and employment law; and Personal Legal Affairs covering residential conveyancing, planning representation, occupational disease claims (particularly mesothelioma/asbestos), contested wills and probate, property disputes, and personal injury. The firm operates as a unified practice from Bristol offices serving UK and international clients since 1986.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RightGuard®: Trademark registration protection service - 'Register your trademark through our trademarks registration site RightGuard® protection'
• RightGuard

Products and services

• Commercial Legal Services Full-service commercial law practice offering litigation and arbitration in London and UK regional courts, commercial transactions, intellectual property (trademark registration, infringement, copyrights, patents, designs), employment law, commercial property, leases and contract work, and planning representation for UK and international business clients.
• Personal Legal Affairs Private client legal services including residential property conveyancing (including shared ownership), planning permission applications and appeals, occupational disease compensation (asbestos/mesothelioma claims), contested wills and probate, property and building disputes, professional negligence, unfair dismissal and employment tribunal claims, and personal injury compensation.
• RightGuard Trademark Registration Trademark registration service enabling clients to register trademarks through the RightGuard protection platform, offered as part of the firm's intellectual property practice.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RightGuardcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRightGuard is a trademark registration service brand used by Humphreys & Co. for registering trademarks through their RightGuard protection platform at rightguard.net
• International Trademark Association (INTA)minorOthersListed as Member Firm of INTA, the International Trademark Association

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mewburn Ellis: UK IP-specialist law firm focused on patent and trademark prosecution and litigation. Directly comparable IP specialism to Humphreys' IP practice and RightGuard trademark registration offering.
• Marks & Clerk: Major UK and international IP firm providing patent, trademark and design services. Most direct competitor to the RightGuard trademark registration product and Humphreys' IP prosecution work.

Regional players

• Michelmores: Southwest England-headquartered full-service law firm offering commercial, IP, property and private client work. Closely comparable in regional positioning and breadth of practice.
• Foot Anstey: Southwest and London law firm with comparable commercial, IP, employment and private client practices. Similar mid-market client profile and Bristol/SW geographic roots.
• RWK Goodman: Bristol and Thames Valley-based law firm with personal injury, clinical negligence and commercial practices. Particularly comparable in occupational disease/mesothelioma claim work.
• Clarke Willmott: Southwest-anchored law firm offering commercial, IP, employment and personal legal services. Directly comparable in geography, client mix, and mid-market positioning, with a larger headcount.
• TLT Solicitors: Bristol-headquartered UK law firm with comparable full-service commercial and personal practice; both target mid-market commercial clients from the Southwest. Larger scale but overlapping commercial, IP, planning and employment offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Osborne Clarke: Major Bristol-based international law firm with strong IP, commercial and employment practices. Competes for the same UK and international commercial clients, but at significantly larger scale.
• Burges Salmon: Larger Bristol-headquartered UK firm providing commercial law across IP, planning, employment and disputes. Overlaps directly with Humphreys' practice areas but serves larger enterprise and public-sector clients.
• Womble Bond Dickinson: National UK law firm with strong IP, commercial and real estate practices. Competes for UK and international commercial clients in overlapping practice areas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/humphreys-&-co

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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