The kids are alWight – Andy Wing kayaks across the Solent

Stoke Gallery’s Andy Wing recently kayaked across the Solent to the Isle of Wight. Andy was part of the design team responsible for Enigma’s logo and he took photos of Enigma Solicitors’ sign at the mid-way point and by a pier on the Isle of Wight.

Andy has previously posed at the summit of Snowdon with an Enigma sign.

Stoke Gallery is in Stoke Road, Gosport. They supply art and craft materials, prints, greetings cards and a picture framing service, in addition to being a gallery.

More photos of the trip can be found here.

Handmade Enigma Easter eggs

This week Enigma Solicitors’ clients have been enjoying handmade chocolate Easter eggs.

The eggs, made by Enigma’s Emma Smith, feature the firm’s signature colours and logo.

The partners and staff at Enigma would like to wish everyone a happy Easter weekend.

The Herald: “Plymouth legal adviser must pay more than £9,000”

Today’s edition of Plymouth’s Herald features an article about one of Enigma Solicitors’ clients being awarded nearly £10,000.

Stephen Hone, of Legal Advisors Ltd, ran a sexual discrimination and harassment case under a franchise of Employment Tribunal Advocacy Service (ETAS) but then wrongly retained the commission due to ETAS.

Represented by Enigma Solicitors’ Neil Mercer, ETAS sued Hone for breach of contract, with Hone being ordered to pay £9,989 plus interest to ETAS.

Neil Mercer said: “Our client is pleased the reasons advanced by Mr Hone for the non-payment of commission were unsuccessful.”

Enigma’s Neil Mercer completes Tavistock Half Marathon

Neil Mercer, one of the partners of Enigma Solicitors, completed the Tavistock Half-Marathon on Sunday 10^th April.

The race’s organisers, Tavistock Athletic Club, said:  “Under scorching sunshine we thoroughly enjoyed the sight of over 400 finishers completing this spectacular event on the track at Tavistock College.”

Neil ran the course with his brother John, both of them finishing in less than two hours.

Neil said: “I was privileged to run with my brother John, who is presently in serious training for his next Army posting after his return last year from Afghanistan on active service.”  

He added that one of his upcoming challenges would be canoeing to the Eddystone Lighthouse.

Enigma and Plymouth Better Together promote local suppliers

Enigma Solicitors is a Charter Holder of Plymouth Better Together, a not-for-profit organisation formed to help city-based businesses achieve corporate responsibility.

One of the Charter’s goals is to encourage Plymouth businesses to use local suppliers of goods and services, to help develop a prosperous economy.

Enigma endeavours to buy from local companies and recently chose Plymouth firms Ministry of Coffee and Inkspot as two of its suppliers.

Ministry of Coffee provide the finest roasted coffee to restaurants, coffee houses and hotels. Their coffee is roasted in England using traditional methods and is exported to many countries. The Ministry of Coffee state that they “source superior coffee beans at a cost price that is reflected in [their] retail prices, but in no way compromise the quality of the product”.

Inkspot are based on North Hill and supply printer cartridges and stationery, as well as offering a repair service for laptops and desktops. Inkspot state their “goal as a company is to continue to provide a wide variety of products and maintain a high standard of customer service”.

Enigma Solicitors unveil new logo

As businesses evolve their logos often change to reflect this evolution.  Enigma Solicitors launched six months ago—and a change in corporate logo was long overdue.

The original logo was designed by illustrator Andy Wing, photographer Peter Russell and Enigma’s Neil Mercer.

After Starbucks’ problematic recent rebranding, award-winning artist Hwei Lim was tasked with sympathetically realigning Enigma’s logo to reflect the firm’s evolution while retaining the reassuring and recognisable familiarity of the original. The results speak for themselves—and as any progressive graphic designer will tell you, a corporate logo can never have too many teeth.