ROTHERHAM, England, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

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Oxley & Coward Solicitors LLP of Rotherham, South Yorkshire have started the summer in a positive mood after successfully tendering for a prestigious new contract for the provision of Commercial Property Legal Services with the nation's most respected first aid organisation, St John Ambulance.

Oxley & Coward Solicitors LLP is one of six successful law firms appointed nationally by the organisation and it is to now represent St John Ambulance in relation to all its property transactions involving both its existing properties and the acquisition of any new properties across the north of England (including the counties of Durham, Northumbria, Humberside, North Yorkshire, South and West Yorkshire, Teesside, Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside). St John Ambulance has a mixed portfolio of over 100 properties in these counties. Their buildings are used to train members of the public and volunteers in first aid so they can be the difference between life and death.

David Heelas, Head of Property at St John Ambulance, said:

"We were impressed by Oxley & Coward's highly professional yet personal approach throughout the tender process. We know that we are dealing with a firm which understands our needs and which has the capabilities and expertise to deliver in this part of the country."

Whilst based in South Yorkshire and with a strong foundation of clients in and around the region Oxley & Coward Solicitors LLP also has a broad and diverse national client base and it is familiar and comfortable with operating not only in the local market but also in the national market. Recent examples of this are representing a Paris-based company in its merger acquisition of a UK engineering company and representing a North Wales based property development company in relation to its Wales based residential development site acquisitions and site set ups.

"The recent merger acquisition and our representation of the North Wales property development company are excellent examples of this firm operating at a national and even international level," said Oxley & Coward Solicitors LLP Partner and Head of Property, Anthony Ogley. "We have the expertise to represent all clients whether local or national and our regional cost base makes us a highly competitive option for a broad spectrum of clients."

"Whether it be Commercial Property, Company Commercial, or other legal work that needs handling on a local or national basis, prospective clients might find our approach very refreshing, and the bills even more so."

For further information on Oxley & Coward Solicitors LLP, please call 01709-510999 or visit its website at http://www.oxcow.co.uk

About St John Ambulance

St John Ambulance (SJA) teaches people first aid - about 800,000 last year alone - so that they can be the difference between a life lost and a life saved. Thousands of the people trained by SJA go on to offer their skills and time to be the difference right in the heart of their community, as St John Ambulance volunteers - providing first aid at public events, being Community First Responders who attend emergency calls and provide care until the ambulance arrives, or backing up local ambulance services during local major emergencies. SJA also has special first aid programmes for schools and activities for young people.

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