Pictured above: Fraser Brown's team for the 2010 Netball Tournament

Nottingham-based Fraser Brown Solicitors are no strangers to court battles - but their participation in a charity netball tournament last week led to success of a different kind.

The law firm gathered 7 other teams drawn from the Nottingham business community including Natwest, Boots, RSM Tenon, Browne Jacobson, UHY Hacker Young and Freeth Cartwright; and raised an impressive total of £500 for the Nottingham Woman's Centre. In the end, it was Boots that won the tournament - but Heather Mitchell from Fraser Brown said her team was no less delighted with the result.

"It was a hard fought competition with every team battling to the bitter end, but raising so much money for a good cause made all the hard work worthwhile. All the teams really enjoyed themselves, and are looking forward to having another shot at netting the trophy next year.

Pictured above: Boots the winning team at Fraser Brown's Netball Tournament

"To the victorious Boots, I'd like to say congratulations - you really gave us a workout, from which we are still recovering!"

Following on from an equally successful competition of this kind last year, this was the second netball tournament that Fraser Brown has organised - but it is just one of many activities making up its busy fundraising programme, packed full of sporting tournaments and physical challenges.

The company's greatest conquest to date was its completion of the Three Peaks Challenge last month, through which the team raised £13,500 over 24 hours of strenuous mountain climbing.