Backhouse Jones

Backhouse Jones (BHJ) is an award-winning firm of solicitors with an unparalleled reputation for representing the passenger transport and commercial road haulage sectors. Renowned for its deep-rooted expertise, BHJ is consistently at the forefront of transport legislation, handling the majority of Public Inquiries before the UK’s Traffic Commissioners. The firm also delivers hundreds of specialist training sessions and conducts extensive regulatory compliance reviews across the industry.

BHJ advises the majority of the UK’s leading transport operators and is recognised by Chambers & Partners as “a market-leading practice with specialist expertise across the full spectrum of road regulatory matters.” It is also the trusted legal partner for numerous transport-related trade associations.

Operating from offices in London and Clitheroe, BHJ offers a comprehensive range of legal service – including road regulatory, employment and HR, litigation, and commercial and corporate law – making it a true one-stop legal solution for the transport sector.

By focusing exclusively on the road transport industry, BHJ delivers highly tailored, sector-specific advice. The firm is “transport fluent,” meaning clients benefit from advisors who innately understand the operational realities of the industry – eliminating the need to explain the basics. With thousands of real-world transport cases under its belt, BHJ provides its clients with a distinct commercial edge. As Legal 500 affirms, BHJ is “the industry-leading legal firm on all things transport.”