Steven Petty

Our approach to growing the business has always been based on developing early talent. Each year we invite graduates to spend a week with us to experience life at a niche law firm and for the first time this year we have a separate programme for...

I’m back into the swing of my Friday morning walks in the dark with Beatle but even before sunrise there is plenty of interest. This morning featured a competition between the dawn chorus and the tawny owls in the trees surrounding my house hooting to...

As I was walking my dog (and Director of General Sociability at Feldon Dunsmore), Beatle in pitch darkness this morning (a particularly odd thing to do with a black dog – more on why in a moment) it struck me what a great team we make. Despite...

As we continue on our journey towards achieving B-corp status, I’ve been looking into some of the ways we can reduce our carbon footprint. One unexpected opportunity for reducing our energy use is email. Statisa reports that total email traffic in...

The world seems to be full of acronyms and it’s hard to keep up as new ones slip into the business lexicon. Up until relatively recently, ESG hadn’t featured in my personal glossary until it was raised with us by our PI insurers as the...

A very strong sense of the importance of fairness and justice for all initially attracted me to the law when I was very young. I saw the law as the bedrock of a fair society – provided it applied to all equally. The only way to ensure the...

I’m delighted to announce that Feldon Dunsmore has formed an exciting new business partnership as part of its ongoing growth strategy. Following extensive behind-the-scenes discussions, we can reveal that we are launching a new restaurant in the...

I’ve always had a keen interest in science and in particular anything to do with space exploration. I was nerdy enough to register for a boarding pass on the Mars Perseverance Rover and was blown away by the incredible footage of the...

Death has stalked us all for the last two years and it has made me think about how best to use the time given to us before we pass. Inevitably, I have questioned whether I can live my best life as a property lawyer. The common perception of...

There’s been plenty of news recently about a tight labour market across the country and the legal sector is certainly no exception. The shortage of good lawyers is particularly acute in the commercial property sphere and it’s become more...

During the darkest days of lockdown, I was lucky enough to discover the inspirational Simon Sinek and devoured all freely available speeches he gave on a variety of business topics but it was his thoughts on leadership that really resonated with me. ...

We now have a well-established graduate program and we are always interested to hear why applicants decided they wanted to become a lawyer. It’s actually a question many struggle to answer and it possibly stems from the fact that even law graduates...

In my mind’s eye, a forest is a dark place. The trees crowd together blocking out the light; the branches block your progress at every turn; and the paths slowly disappear the deeper you get leaving you hopelessly lost. I imagine that is how the...