Wake Smith marks 100 year plus partnership with global bank

Wake Smith Solicitors 04 July 2025

Global bank HSBC chose Sheffield’s Wake Smith Solicitors to highlight the importance of its established regional relationships across the UK.

The giant banking and financial services organisation, visited the law firm’s HQ and has worked with Wake Smith for more than 100 years since its first foray into banking in South Yorkshire in the late 1800s with the Sheffield Union Bank, which was subsequently acquired by Midland Bank, who themselves were purchased by HSBC.

Tom Wood, HSBC’s Head of UK SME Banking; Julia Britton, HSBC’s Head of Investment and Business Execution; Becca Pearce, HSBC Relationship Manager and Sam Hanley, HSBC Local Commercial Director met Wake Smith management to catch up on business matters.

Together with Wake Smith’s Chairman Neil Salter, Director of Finance Ivor Donn and Director and Head of Clinical Negligence Terry Regan, they discussed Wake Smith, the regional marketplace and HSBC’s regional and national strategy and priorities.

Ivor Donn, Director of Finance at Wake Smith Solicitors, said: “Wake Smith Solicitors can date its involvement with HSBC, and its predecessors, back more than 125 years. This is an extremely valued relationship and we were honoured to host the delegation and look forward to many more years working together for the benefit of our clients, together with the trust, communication, and mutual understanding that comes from a relationship as long as ours.”

Wake Smith has developed links with specialist banks, accountants, surveyors and other financial institutions and is also highly experienced in banking and security work, demonstrated by the firm’s panel appointment with HSBC UK Bank plc for more than 20 years.

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