Your digital future.
Our legal specialism.

For too long, UK businesses have been over-reliant on the expensive, slow moving and often risk-averse expertise provided by city law firms.

Our wayleave automation solution has won the Business & Product Innovation category in the national FSB Small Business Awards!

"To be recognised as having an award-winning product is truly special and we were stunned when our name was announced as the overall winner.”

Sharon McDermott
Managing Director, Trenches Law
Welcome to Trenches Law

We entered this market space to be different and to challenge the status quo.

Recognising the pace and complexity of the electronic communications industry – not least when it comes to Code powers and wayleaves – Trenches Law was established to fill a market gap. We’re a team of strategic professionals who have lived and breathed the world of fibre, connectivity and technological infrastructure for most of our careers. As a result, we’re proud to have quickly grown to become one of the most renowned legal firms in this fast-growth sector, trusted by some of the UK’s most well-known brands.

Wayleaves

Whether delivering a fully managed service or support on a specific wayleave matter, we initiate proactive dialogue with landowners and local authorities, to enable rapid network expansions.

Legal services

Regulated by the SRA and drawing on our portfolio of commercial law expertise, we’re frequently asked to become our clients’ bolt on legal team. Our services are designed to fuel business growth while remaining compliant.

EV charging points

Guiding commercial clients through the negotiation of wayleave agreements so they can legally and accurately progress the installation of electric vehicle charge points, at pace.

Contact our team on 01256 856 888 or email us at enquiries@trencheslaw.co.uk for a no obligation discussion about your needs.

Contact our team on 01256 856 888 or email us at enquiries@trencheslaw.co.uk for a
no obligation discussion about your needs.

Working with us

We’re a business that’s dedicated to moving your organisation forward.

Driven by our values, we ensure they sit at the core of all the services we deliver. We pride ourselves on having no single point of contact. You’ll have access to a full team, not just an individual.
Working with Trenches Law

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Meet Rosana Lee, head of legal at Trenches Law. With 17 years of experience, she’s at the helm of some of our most complex and high-value transactions, particularly in the tech and telecom sectors. Learn how she drives innovation, tackles legal challenges, and winds down out of office.
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With a 37% increase in turnover and a 16% uptick in partnerships, the last financial year has been a great success for Trenches Law. Our trusted expertise in the tech, telecoms, EV, and commercial law markets has seen a breadth of new clients (including international names) seek support from our specialists. So, how do we keep up with this demand? With a duo of new employees, of course. Rosana Lee has joined the senior team as head of legal and Caroline Ford as solicitor, both breathing fresh insight into our growing operations.
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“We’re heavily guided by our principles, which means we’re big on relationships and driven by our beliefs in everything we do. The IWF remove hundreds of thousands of horrifying images circulated by online perpetrators to help protect vulnerable children, and this is something we’re acutely aware of within our own industry, so the decision to support this cause was a no brainer for us.”

Sharon McDermott – Managing Director and Founder