The Herald: “New firm a litigation specialist”

Today’s edition of The Herald includes an article on Enigma Solicitors entitled “New firm a litigation specialist” which covers the “glittering opening party” hosted recently at Enigma’s offices on North Hill.

The article includes quotes from Rory Smith and Neil Mercer, the partners of Enigma Solicitors, as well as quotes from guests at the launch party, together with information on the services that Enigma provide: civil and commercial litigation; negligence claims against professionals, especially other solicitors; construction disputes; employment cases; Sale of Goods Act cases; harassment claims; and partnership disputes.

Enigma Solicitors’ launch party

Enigma Solicitors held their launch party on Friday 29th October at their premises at Farrer Court, 77 North Hill, Plymouth.

Full details of the launch party will follow shortly. As well as friends and family, the event was well-attended with guests including Nick and Joyce Cattrall of Employment Tribunal Advocacy Service; Steve Freeman of Queen Square Chambers; David Bothma, Darren Bothma and David Capon of DAB Builders Ltd; Ms Sue Loffstadt, Managing Director of Ace Packaging; Mark and Fiona Williams of Mark Williams Construction; David and Rikki Elliot of Apollo Construction; Phillip Ellis of Property Services (South-West) Limited; Steven Bartlett, proprietor of the Americanos Coffee House; Billy Tonner of GMB; Robbie Ryder of Acer Landscaping; Jake Cattrall of Mystalia Studios; Karen Gillard, former City Councillor; Ken English of Devon & Cornwall Constabulary; Peter Russell of Peter Russell Photography; Sara Mayhew of Employment Tribunal Advocacy Service; Andrew Wing of Stoke Gallery; Sarah Ruffles of The Plume of Feathers; former Plymouth City Council leader, Councillor Kevin Wigens; and Angus Gloag of Rougemont Chambers.

Enigma Solicitors would like to thank all the guests for attending our launch and for making the event successful.

New Dawn over Plymouth

Professional photographer Peter Russell was engaged by Enigma Solicitors to record dawn over the new firm on 30 October 2010. With the kind assistance of Mark Parkman, access was gained to the top of St Matthias Church on North Hill at sunrise. One of Mr Russell’s photographs is shown below; please click on the image to enlarge it.

Irish legend has it that rainbows are a sign of luck, with the rainbow in the distance being a good luck symbol for the new firm.

The Enigma Solicitors signs have been added by image manipulation by Mr Russell but show the expected appearance of the floodlit signage to be erected later this month.

Enigma Solicitors join Legal Sector Alliance

Enigma Solicitors have joined the Legal Sector Alliance.

The Legal Sector Alliance is an inclusive movement of law firms and organisations committed to working collaboratively to take action on climate change by reducing their carbon footprint and adopting environmentally sustainable practices.

The Prince of Wales said of the Legal Sector Alliance: “Climate change is the greatest challenge facing mankind today and we only have a very small window of opportunity to act. The continued growth of the Legal Sector Alliance demonstrates that law firms recognise the urgency of the situation and are committed to taking a leadership position in this area. By collaborating to share best-practices in sustainable business, the legal sector can make a positive contribution to combating climate change.”

Baseball’s World Series and office décor

The San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers on Monday night to win baseball’s World Series.

Enigma Solicitors’ Rory Smith is a huge baseball fan, with his office decked out in Boston Red Sox memorabilia, including a signed shirt of Coco Crisp, authenticated infield dirt from Fenway Park and photographs ranging from Boston legend Ted Williams to current superstar Dustin Pedroia.

He is also the proud owner of a ball signed by Doug Mientkiewicz, who previously played for the Red Sox and got the last man out to enable the Red Sox to win the 2004 World Series, their first World Series win since 1918.

Enigma Solicitors’ blog named Roll on Friday’s “favourite new firm blog”

Roll on Friday, a website that provides news, views and gossip on law firms, has named Enigma Solicitors‘ blog as its “favourite new firm blog” on its Twitter page.

Roll on Friday styles itself as “the World’s leading legal community site” whose message boards are the “voice of the legal community (or at least the bits of it that try to get out of the office occasionally).”

Enigma Solicitors’ smashing pumpkins

Many people throw out the flesh and seeds of a pumpkin after carving them for Hallowe’en.

What a waste!

While stocks last, Enigma Solicitors are offering their clients a slice of homemade pumpkin pie with a cup of coffee this week.

Roasted pumpkin seeds, dusted with paprika, are also available.

Introducing Enigma Solicitors’ limited edition cocktail

For Enigma Solicitors’ launch party on Friday 29th October, Rory Smith, one of Enigma’s partners, designed a cocktail in the firm’s signature colours.

The drink consists of three separate layers. The red layer contains a shot of Campari, a mascharino cherry and a splash of sugar syrup. The glass is then packed with ice. The middle layer of the glass contains sweet Vermouth and soda water. Black vodka is floated on the top of the drink to create the final layer of colour.

The trick is of course to pour each layer carefully to keep the colours separate and avoid creating what would look like alcoholic Vimto!

Enigma Solicitors – contact details updated

Enigma Solicitors‘ contact details have been updated.

As well as being contactable by email and mobile telephone, a landline is now operational from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday: (01752) 600567.

Enigma Solicitors aim to reduce carbon footprint

In addition to their commitment to recycling and energy conservation wherever possible, to reduce their carbon footprint Enigma Solicitors will be using City Cycle Couriers to deliver their letters and packages across the city of Plymouth.

City Cycle couriers were the first cycle courier company to be granted a Postal Licence, which means they are officially licenced to collect, sort and deliver standard mail items.