- SRA number
- 426866
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Authorised since
- 22 December 2021
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Limited liability partnership
- Practising offices
- 9 (8 branches)
- Head office
- London EC4R 0BR
- Branch towns
- 048619, Manchester, Dubai, Berlin, Beijing, Abu Dhabi, Southampton, 1040 Brussels
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 5: Employment, Corporate (listed), Wills and trusts, Commercial property, Litigation
- Website (SRA record)
- bclplaw.com
- Head office phone
- 020 3400 1000
- Companies House status
- Active (OC315919, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 1 November 2005
- Company type
- Limited Liability Partnership
- Trading names
- BLP; Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
- Previous names (SRA)
- Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
- SRA firms in City of London
- 754 (178 residential property)
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is a recognised body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since December 2021 and recorded under SRA number 426866. The SRA record lists 9 practising offices: the head office at Governors House, London, EC4R 0BR, plus 8 further offices in 048619, Manchester, Dubai, Berlin, Beijing and Abu Dhabi and 2 other towns. It also trades as BLP and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. The register carries 1 previous name, most recently Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP. Its constitution is recorded as limited liability partnership.
In its most recent annual return the firm told the SRA it delivered work in 5 areas of law: Employment, Corporate (listed), Wills and trusts, Commercial property and Litigation. Residential property is not among the reported areas, so the firm does not appear in the conveyancing lists on this site's town and city pages.
The head office postcode EC4R 0BR falls within City of London (London), where the SRA register lists 754 authorised firms with a practising office, 178 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are BCLP Intermediary Limited (same postcode, London), Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (France) LLP (same postcode, London), Schillings International LLP (100 m, London), Ogletree Deakins LLP (100 m, London) and Fieldfisher Worldwide Limited (100 m, London). 0 of those 5 report residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP (company number OC315919), a limited liability partnership incorporated on 1 November 2005, 20 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". Companies House also lists 1 earlier registered name, most recently BERWIN LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP. The registered office town is LONDON, the same as the head office.
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | Governors House, 5 Laurence Pountney Hill, London, EC4R 0BR | City of London | 020 3400 1000 |
| Branch | 9 Raffles Place, #24-01 Republic Plaza, 048619 (Singapore) | outside England and Wales | 0656 571 7300 |
| Branch | 40 Spring Gardens, Manchester, M2 1EN | Manchester | 020 3400 1000 |
| Branch | Level 1, Gate Village 10, Dubai International Financial Centre, P.O Box 507222, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | outside England and Wales | |
| Branch | BLP (Germany), Potsdamer Platz 8, Berlin (Germany) | outside England and Wales | |
| Branch | Level 19, China World Office 2, 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue, Beijing, 100004 (China) | outside England and Wales | |
| Branch | Floor 20, Al Sila Tower, Abu Dhabi Global Market Square, Al Maryah Island, PO Box 109403, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | outside England and Wales | |
| Branch | The White Building, 1-4 Cumberland Place, Southampton, SO15 2NP | Southampton | |
| Branch | Rue Guimard 9, 1040 Brussels (Belgium) | outside England and Wales |
Areas of law reported to the SRA
Self-reported by the firm in its most recent annual return to the SRA ("the areas of law that the law firm has told us they delivered"). A lagging description of past work, not a live service list, a specialism claim or a quality mark; it may be up to a year old and is blank for newly authorised firms.
Companies House record
BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP, company number OC315919, limited liability partnership, incorporated 1 November 2005. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 December 2024 (group). Registered office town: LONDON. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- BCLP Intermediary Limited · Londonsame postcode
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (France) LLP · Londonsame postcode
- Schillings International LLP · London100 m
- Ogletree Deakins LLP · London100 m
- Fieldfisher Worldwide Limited · London100 m
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Source: SRA Firm data web service (terms 1 July 2020, attribution required); firm status, offices and areas of law as reported by the SRA on 28 August 2026. Areas of law are self-reported by each firm in its annual return and describe work it told the SRA it delivered, not a live service menu or a quality mark. Companies House fields from the Basic Company Data bulk file dated 1 May 2026. Geocoding by postcodes.io: contains OS data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026, Royal Mail data (c) Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026, National Statistics data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026. No firm on this site is sponsored, ranked or endorsed, and nothing here implies SRA endorsement of this site.