The Town Crier announces the firm's 7 year anniversary.

A message from our Managing Partner

Tradition meets the modern...........

What a month March was for the business - financial year end, professional indemnity renewal - it never gets any easier; entry deadlines for publications and nominations, plus the day job still needs to be done. Moving in to April it was the firm's birthday! 7 years old.

Reflecting on the last 12 months there's been a lot of change and I am super grateful to say that we exceeded last years turnover by some margin thanks to the hard work of all our people. Thats no mean feat. As we go into our 7th year we do so with optimism despite the unsettled economic environment. We continue to shape and develop the business, supporting the local community where we can and celebrating the talent we house.

What better way to commemorate than to get out and shout about it. So that's what we did. I had the pleasure of meeting the Town Crier, Lionel Knight and his wife, at  The Cornwall 500 Gala Dinner and was interested to know what type of announcements - cries - he made. When he readily informed me that he did business openings and anniversaries as well as royal proclamations it got me thinking, why not do one for the business’s birthday. So I set about writing a little ode, - learning along the way that it's 'Oyez' not oh yay which comes from the French ouir ('to listen') and means "Hear ye" - which went something like this:

"Oyez, Oyez, Paddle & Cocks Solicitors were 7 years old on Tuesday,

Buying and selling businesses, commercial property, leasehold, freehold, to boot,

Dealing with disputes, employment, your wealth and Will, their so astute,

Just up the beat on Charles Street."

Lionel agreed to make the announcement, so we set the date and on the day headed into Truro City Centre, with the trusty phone in hand to video the occasion.

The Town Crier doesn't accept payment so the next best thing we could do is to make a donation to his charity Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust.

What nicer way to share the news and what a grand job he did.

A E Verona Cocks

Managing Partner