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No. of attorneys
  
6

Date founded
  
2008

Founded
  
2008

Company type
  
Limited company

No. of employees
  
84

Headquarters
  
Bolton

Number of employees
  
84

Number of attorneys
  
6


Major practice areas
  
Industrial Disease, Medical Negligence, Complex Disease, Road traffic Accident

Key people
  
Imran Akram (Chief Executive Officer)Kamran Akram (Principal Director)Bilal Akram (Compliance Director)

Revenue
  
GB £13.5 million (2014)

Motto
  
Not Your Traditional Law Firm

Asons solicitors


Asons Solicitors, a subsidiary of the Asons Group, is a British law firm based in the town of Bolton, Greater Manchester, in the North West of England, approximately 10 miles north-west of Manchester.

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The firm employs approximately 84 employees. Its turnover in 2014 was approximately £13.5 million, a 40% increase from the previous year. Asons is currently the biggest employer in Bolton town centre.

Asons solicitors high growth business of the year award finalists 2014


History

Asons Solicitors is a family run firm which was founded in 2008 by brothers, Imran and Kamran Akram, working from a converted terrace house with just three employees to now, approximately 300 in five years. It now provides legal services clients across the UK. Asons was joined in 2014 by younger brother, Bilal Akram, as a Compliance Director.

Area of Practice

Asons Solicitors is one of the largest law firms in the North West specialising in Immigration, Personal Injury Claims, Industrial Injury Claims, as well as Clinical and Medical Negligence cases.

Redundancies

Asons Solicitors went under a restructure in December 2015 which saw it make a significant number of redundancies along with cancelling the construction of their £8 million HQ. This has seen it come under scrutiny from the contractors, Cruden Construction Group who are now seeking legal action.

Asons in the News

  • Asons comes under fire from receiving a £300,000 payment towards the cost of renovating their new offices. A freedom of Information request was raised by Mr Bonfield which is being eagerly anticipated by the public.

    • Asons Solicitors has created a separate entity, Asons Foundation, which heads up all the charitable work carried out.

    The Foundation has strong links with education providers, Bolton College and Bolton University and it continues developing an ongoing graduate scheme.

    Asons actively supports charities local and further afield, such as:

  • Bolton Hospice, supporting them to care for terminally ill patients.
  • Urban Outreach, helping to feed the homeless, hungry and vulnerable.
  • Bolton School Youth Cricket, helping to provide uniforms and equipment.
  • Bolton RUFC under 16’s Squad, sponsoring team shirts.
  • Bolton Wanderers Football Club, Official Club Sponsor.

    • Accreditations and Certifications

    Asons has been honoured with numerous awards including:

  • The Sunday Times Best Companies Award 2013. (‘Best Companies to Work For’ accreditation)
  • Customer Service Excellence Award.
  • The Lexcel Practice Management Award: 2008 – Present.
  • Investors in People Gold Award: 2008–Present.
  • Red Ribbon’s Family Business Place award, 2014.
  • The Skills For Business Award: 2014.
  • E3 High Growth Business of the Year – Finalist: 2014.
  • The Sunday Times: Top 100 Best Companies to Work For.

    • References

    Asons Wikipedia
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