‘I have worked frequently with Natalie Lester. She is an excellent solicitor. Tenacious but pragmatic. Provides robust and realistic advice and involves counsel at each stage of the litigation process.’

‘Stacey St Clair is excellent! She has an impressive knowledge of the law and also has an empathetic and caring approach to her clients. She will always achieve the best outcomes whilst maintaining a collaborative approach.’

‘Annabel Andreou is very good – she has excellent client care skills and worked very well with me to ensure that there was careful consideration of the litigation strategy throughout the case.’

‘Excellent team – good collaboration , availability, people.’

‘Krina Palmer has great overall management of department, knowledge of the law, quality of care of clients.’

Bhavini Joshi is organised, thorough, knowledge of the law and good client care.’

‘Loraine Davenport has been very kind and compassionate in all interactions. She is knowledgeable and always professional and gives sound advice.’

‘For me, what makes this practice unique is that I felt supported and part of a family at what has been a very difficult time. I felt protected and safe and was guided every step of the way.’

‘From the very first day that I meet Annabel Howard I felt I was in very capable and good hands. Annabel listened and was very sympathetic to my situation which I feel is very important when going through a difficult time. Annabel gave very good advice and I felt I was in good hands all throughout my case. I would definitely recommend Annabel to anyone.’

‘IBB have been a strength throughout my time with them, the people involved with my case have been caring and sympathetic as well as a good ear to listen to me whilst I was in a bad place. They provided 1st class advise.’

‘Javita Sharma feels like one to watch. Clients adore her, even when she is delivering advice that they do not wish to receive. And she does not flinch from doing delivering such advice if necessary. Javita has excellent judgment and is really committed to each of her cases. ’

‘IBB are a very solid and reliable firm – they are experienced and pragmatic, give very sensible advice to clients. I would trust them to look after my friends and family.’

‘Sadie Glover is fantastic and outshines the competition. She is extremely hard working and is always excellent with clients, who really feel they have a titan on their side. Sadie’s cases are always thoroughly prepared and her clients receive her insightful advice at an early stage which properly prepares them for the litigation to come. I cannot recommend Sadie enough.’

‘Sarah Ashby is thorough, detailed and incredibly easy to work with. A real star.’

‘Richard Phillips is a great solicitor. Very much a “safe pair of hands”. Hard working, reliable, good judgment, always tries to settle cases where possible. Has an enormous amount of experience which feeds into his case preparation and advice.’

‘A gold standard firm where the leader of the firm, Katherine Rayden has built a superb team across offices based on maintaining a very high quality of solicitors and a universally good service to clients.’

‘Rosalind Fitzgerald is a great lawyer. She can handle both complex finance work and also the cross-over with some cases into civil work such as TOLATA or when a civil discipline us required in intervenor’s cases.’

‘Katherine Rayden has set up a formidable team of family lawyers. Her own determination to provide the best possible service permeates the entire practice and I do not think there is a weak link amongst them. The decision to create a specialist family firm has really paid off and however esoteric the issue, Raydens is able to address with skill and sensitivity.’

‘A small but mighty team, they punch well above their weight. Their advice is always very pragmatic and grounded in reality. It is always a delight to work with team members. They seem to have a good culture. Strong in both private children law and financial remedy matters.’

‘Kiran Beeharry has an extremely good eye for detail, thinks about issues from every possible angle. Always on top of the figures. Good calm manner with clients, who value his judgment.’

‘Simran Gupta is very personable, has a wonderful way of connecting with clients and putting them at ease. A straight talker who can give firm advice, which clients appreciate. Great knowledge of the law, always on top of detail and really gets to grips with the issues.’

‘BP Collins is the leading firm in the area for family law. Clients flock there for the combination of top level expertise combined with a realistic approach. The firm regularly competes with central London firms in cases.’

‘Emma Leavesley and Laura Mortimer are doing an excellent job of leading the firm and represent the future of family law in this area. They are highly regarded by clients and opponents alike.’

‘Laura Mortimer’s role as practice group leader at B P Collins adds significant value to their family law team, especially in handling high-net-worth financial disputes, as well as complex children’s disputes. Their approach to these sensitive matters, combined with their strong experience sets the team apart from their local competitors. They are experienced litigators, who are prepared to take a hard line when necessary, but where possible strive to achieve a consensual outcome in an efficient way.’

‘Lucinda Holliday is absolutely brilliant. She is completely focused on what the client needs, providing excellent advice in a really user-friendly way. She is exactly what is needed in a lawyer for a client going through a really difficult time. I couldn’t recommend her more highly.’

‘Blaser Mills have been very clear in how I should navigate the separation, from finances, children and the divorce. In particular what is the right approach when dealing with a very difficult ex husband, and making sure that I have the right advice and pulling in the right experts when needed.’

‘Lucinda Holliday has provided excellent support and guidance throughout the process. In particular she has been able to predict my ex husbands behaviour which has meant I have been prepared for difficult issues. She has always been available to me and her guidance and support has made a very difficult situation a lot easier to navigate. I feel supported and reassured that I have the right team behind me and she will push for the right outcome for me.’

‘Danielle Peters has really made my divorce a lot easier. She and her team have supported me every step of the way and given me the strength to keep fighting for what I’m entitled to.’

‘Janet Martland was very kind and considerate in her approach when I was having to deal with a family issue legal matter. Janet always kept me up to date with progress of my case and was very honest with her opinions which was appreciated. I knew I was in the best possible hands and I had every faith in her expertise.’

‘This practice is exceptional throughout. They are all very friendly from the start, willing to go through everything thoroughly in each of the procedures. The solicitors were each very understanding of all the situations and treatment both me and my child have sustained.’

‘Adam Dunkley is the full package. Personable, clever, sensible. Will fight where necessary but always pragmatic in his advice.’

‘Nockolds family department are a great outfit. They manage their cases with great efficiency and always try to ensure that the same fee earner oversees the case from start to end.’

‘Nockolds has an excellent standing in the local area, providing a community based service.’

‘Taylor Walton has a friendly, professional team which is in at the top of the tree in comparison to other regional firms. TW has strength in depth and offers swift access to fee-earners at competitive fees.’

‘Will Mercer is very knowledgeable, providing his clients with clear and strategic advice. He will always use his best efforts to settle a case without recourse to the court which benefits all parties. He is robust and determined to achieve the best outcome for his clients whilst having a great deal of care and compassion.’

‘I have dealt with Olive McCarthy during my divorce and I cannot recommend her enough. She is empathetic and understanding, yet incredibly tough when required to be. Her wealth of knowledge and experience is huge, and her advice in appointing a financial advisor and a barrister was second to none. I cannot recommend her enough.’

‘Ellie Hills is a solicitor who punches above her weight. She is patient and dedicated. She ensures that she understands a client’s needs and delivers them the best outcome which they can achieve.’

‘This firm is a standout and ‘go to’ for all aspects of family law.’

‘Sally Powell is a leading light and brilliant to work with. Knows her stuff and is driven to get the very best results for her clients albeit with her ‘sensible and pragmatic hat on’ at all times.’

‘Bernadette Hoy is a hugely experienced lawyer, she is the quintessential and consummate family law practitioner. Completely behind her clients and always available to them, the client feels looked after understood and safe in her care and advice. Her mastery of her cases is unparalleled and she is superb in her instinct as to where a case will go and how best to get there.’

‘Kate Moran has been rightly elevated to partner status in recent years. Already a star: diligent, hard working, empathetic and so very pragmatic. A ‘go to’ for both money and children matters.’

‘I would highly recommend Andaleeb Khandakar. It was a pleasure to work with her. She is hardworking, focused on her client’s interests, while also maintaining perspective and giving sound advice.’

‘Donna Downes is a very senior and experienced family lawyer. Her reputation with the courts and associated professionals is second to none. She provides excellent support in relation to case preparation and is always on top of the copious amounts of evidence produced in public law children proceedings.’

‘Donna Downes is the go to solicitor for public law children cases in Hertfordshire. Her knowledge and experience of representing parties in cases involving children who have suffered non-accidental injury, death and neglect is second to none. Her representation of vulnerable parents and young people is second to none. She is collaborative when needed but always robust in putting the needs of her clients first. Her attention to detail is impressive but her case management is tempered by the human experience making her an outstanding lawyer.’

‘An excellent and well polished family law team. Instructed by guardians in complex and difficult matters. I dedicated and hard-working set who has a good market share of public law proceedings.’

‘Kerrie Hall is enormously efficient. She works very hard, is approachable and makes a divorce case more amenable.’

‘They are a really good tight-knit team of excellent solicitors. They have really good client care (the right balance of empathy/support and realistic advice). They are excellent tacticians and have a very good grasp for detail.’

‘Jessica Few is always thoroughly prepared for a case and is possibly the best organised solicitor I have ever met. She is dedicated to her clients and her initial advice and intervention during conferences is always of sound quality, considered and helpful.’

‘Beth Woodward heads up the team in Milton Keynes. She has some skilled team members who are goings from strength to strength. Beth is well known in the Bucks and Beds areas and her reputation is growing in London as being bright, experienced and sensitive to the trauma that families often go through she does her best not to compound this, always looking for the best most amicable solution in the circumstances.’

‘They are the most dynamic and committed team I have worked with. Experience at all levels means that they are able to offer a comprehensive service to all clients across all areas. The team are very dedicated to each and every client. Importantly, they are exceptionally well organised. All applications and case preparation is done well in advance.’

‘Emily Pope has been representing me in my matrimonial proceedings and has been absolutely outstanding. My divorce is complicated, with an overseas element and a historical background so potentially very stressful, emotional and exhausting. Emily‘s calm, extremely proficient and very professional manner, along with her clearly extensive knowledge, has kept me calm and focused, particularly during difficult or emotional elements of the process.’

‘Rebecca Stewart is technically brilliant, organised, kind and caring.’

‘Pictons are a very forward thinking and dynamic set of solicitors. They are responsive to any client’s need and determined to get them the best result. They are innovative in their thinking and dynamic in their approach to each case. They are a pleasure to work with.’

‘I have worked with Vaishali Faldu who has always been a pleasure to work with and an absolute star with professional and lay clients alike. She has a lovely client manner and her clients know she is fighting hard for them whilst also giving pragmatic and practical advice.’

‘Jane Charlton is very professional, knowledgeable and prompt to respond.’

‘They handled a very traumatic experience with professionalism and clear guidance.’

‘Jane Charlton was approachable, efficient and fair.’