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How Slee Blackwell Solicitors LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 97%
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Excellent does not necessarily mean ‘cheap’. It means that clients thought that the level of service received was Excellent for what they paid.

This score has been calculated using up to the last 300 reviews left by clients of Slee Blackwell Solicitors LLP on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Slee Blackwell Solicitors LLP. These questions include:

  • Value for money (a rating of 1-5)
  • How much were you initially quoted or how much did you expect to pay?
  • Approximately how much did you end up spending for the legal services provided (ignoring disbursements and court fees)
  • Did you think this was underpriced, overpriced or about right?
  • Overall experience

We use data science to amalgamate the answers to these questions and create a ‘ReviewSolicitors score’ out of 100. The above chart representation score is a simple percentage representation of the averaged score across those who have reviewed this law firm.

Underpriced 2%
Overpriced 5%
About Right 92%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 99%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Slee Blackwell Solicitors LLP and have had a satisfactory experience where they have indicated that they would recommend the services of the law firm to their friends and family.

You can use this data to see how Slee Blackwell Solicitors LLP performs against other law firms nationally. A score close to 100% indicates that this firm is highly valued by their clients.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"Would you recommend this firm to somebody else?"

The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

The above score is a simple percentage representation of the total amount of clients who selected the “Yes” option:

Yes 99%
No 1%

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outcome of matter

This firm - 98%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Slee Blackwell Solicitors LLP and were satisfied with the outcome of their matter. Being satisfied with the outcome of your matter is an important consideration to have in mind.

You can use this data to see how Slee Blackwell Solicitors LLP compares to the national average of clients being satisfied with the outcome of their matter after instructing a solicitor.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"Were you satisfied with the outcome of your case?"

The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

The above score is a simple percentage representation of the total amount of clients who selected the “Yes” option:

Yes 98%
No 2%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Slee Blackwell Solicitors LLP offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally.

Data shown above is based on the reviews and client feedback collected by ReviewSolicitors over the last 12 months.

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4.9/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    923
  • Very Good

    26
  • Average

    3
  • Poor

    2
  • Awful

    8

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Mark Cleak

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Mark Cleak

May 17, 2024

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Mesh surgery

My case was very embarrassing as to where the operation took place. The operation took place 11 years ago so to be told that the operation may have been wrong was so scary. Caroline and her team were so professional and knowledgeable about this type of law suit. Every bit of advice given was considered and detailed. Everything she said would happen,did as she stated to the letter. The professionalism was superb,but more importantly I was treated with care and respect. Never did I feel like a number on a document and in the venerable position I was in was just what I needed 11

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May 14, 2024

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Home purchase made simple

This was my first time using sleeblackwell as my solictors for purchasing a home.

I dealt with Kirsty Jones who couldn't have made the process any easier for me. There was clear communication throughout the entire process and any issues I had kirtsy answered me promptly.

Would highly recommend using them if your also deciding who to use. Great service

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Richard Andrew

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Matter Type:

Wills

Richard Andrew

May 13, 2024

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Writing a will and lasting power of attorney

Very friendly and informative with prompt action and attention to detail. Easy access to very modern facilities.

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Samantha T

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Residential Conveyancing

Samantha T

May 09, 2024

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Excellent service

We recently used Slee Blackwell (Louise and Sharon) for the sale and purchase of our properties. I also used Louise on a previous purchase of a property. Excellent communication each step of the way. I felt listened too and my queries were always answered and reassuring. I would definitely recommend Slee Blackwell.

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Leyton Arnold

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Residential Conveyancing

Leyton Arnold

May 08, 2024

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Liam Harris and Heidi Barr

Liam & Heidi were excellent during my conveyancing process. They were always just a call or an email away. It was my first time both buying and selling and they made the experience so smooth considering we had problems in our chain and keeping us fully updated on the legal side all the way through. Speed, efficiency and communication is on a lot of people’s tick lists when it comes to choosing a solicitor and I can say that Liam and Heidi tick all the boxes!

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Carol Stannett

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Residential Conveyancing

Carol Stannett

May 06, 2024

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Excellent!

Kirsty was brilliant at helping us buy our first home! Great communication, very knowledgeable and got everything done in good time.

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Steph Rodgers

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Wills

Steph Rodgers

May 04, 2024

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New Will

Prompt courteous service, from all involved

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John Hulme

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Wills

John Hulme

April 30, 2024

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Will renewals

Efficient and reassuring. Very useful to have an appointment in South Molton.

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Nicola

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Residential Conveyancing

Nicola

April 29, 2024

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House sale

Louise Langabeer and the team were professional, kept us informed during the process and worked hard to ensure that the sale went through

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Marion Thomas

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Wills

Marion Thomas

April 27, 2024

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Creating new will service.

Very impressed with the service we received from this company of Solicitors. They were efficient, helpful and professional from both the solicitor and the receptionists at both South Molton and Barnstaple and even our 4 dogs were made welcome! Would definitely recommend this firm to anyone. The actual solicitor who dealt with us was Steph Rodgers, she was lovely and very helpful, thank you.

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Fictio cedit veritati; fictio iuris non est ubi veritas
Continued review of Slee Blackwell Solicitors (Taunton)

I have a moral duty (public interest) to warn others of the professional wrongdoing of James McNally (Partner) and Elizabeth Duncan. They appear to suffer from a delusional entitlement as legal practitioners to abuse public policy and venues for their selfish and unlawful gain.

James McNally presented an application to the Exeter County Court for a detailed assessment pursuant to CPR 67.3. He did this knowing he had not delivered a statute invoice as legally no debt was owed. It was an impossibility for the Court to tax a bill of exchange that did not legally exist.

I did not consent to the attornment of my private living status to that of a public commercial entity, I expressed my objection in writing and reserved my absolute right not to be the surety for a constructive trust that offered myself no benefit whatsoever.

A Certificate Of Incorporation is created by the Government to evidence a formal registration of legal title as a commercial entity, Slee Blackwell Solicitors LLP registration number is OC404335.

The Government did NOT create a certificate of title for the G90EX002 private account issued and owned by Exeter County Court administration.

James McNally did not formally register nor secure his false Part 8 claim against me, there is no record of jurisdiction on the G90EX002 case management file disclosed by the Ministry Of Justice.

As a result the administrative default CCJ was set aside by HHJ Gore QC on 14 July 2021, the G90EX002 public status is absolute null and void.

James McNally made a fundamentally dishonest application (10 August 2021) to DCBL Limited based upon an unsealed administrative entered county court judgement (24 June 2021) with intent to secure enforcement of a Writ Of Control (13 August 2021).

The fact of the matter is James McNally deliberately misled DCBL Limited that no appeal was pending with full knowledge an appeal was purported to be taking place in the High Court Of Justice, Queen's Bench Division. This really really does deserve an explanation from the owner of Slee Blackwell Solicitors on a public forum considering James McNally is an officer of the court who occupies a privileged position of public trust.

James McNally is required to disclose, if he is able to, a G90EX002 declaration of public trust certificate to address this matter.

He really should disclose two commercial certificates which would support a N293A Exeter County Court Certificate (unsecured commercial instrument) issued on 13 August 2021 and another security certificate to support his reliance on the absurd claim that G90EX002 is registered in the High Court, Queen's Bench Division, Exeter District Registry.

Slee Blackwell Solicitors reliance upon a false statutory instrument dated 8 February 2022 which conveys a deliberate misrepresentation of a material fact that the G90EX002 account is owned and controlled by the High Court Of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, Exeter District Registry is a matter for public enquiry. The use of duplicity and wilful deception by Slee Blackwell Solictors LLP is there for all to see.

For the avoidance of doubt and complete clarity James McNally or the owner of Slee Blackwell Solicitors are required to justify how the G90EX002 account can be verified as authentic when it has been claimed to be created and owned by two completely separate jurisdictions at the same time.

To put this in the most simplest terms, the conduct of James McNally and Elizabeth Duncan is common law fraud (deliberate falsehood) for unlawful gain (theft).

You have not disclosed a link to a public review where you claim to have addressed the serious issues raised here due to the fact you have never addressed these issues.

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Alex

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Residential Conveyancing

Alex

March 09, 2024

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Helped me move into my first home.

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Nick

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Purchase and Sale

Nick

December 24, 2023

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Nick

Kirsty and her team are excellent, communication great and always professional work, thank you

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Richard

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Residential Conveyancing

Richard

November 13, 2023

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Richard

Very professional with you , and they will give you good advice or stand with you in different ways. But very nice and friendly and I wouldn't use any other solicitors. So definitely good 👍

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Mary

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Wills

Mary

September 13, 2023

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Mary

Thank you so much to Sophie Townsend for all her help and kindness. She made thingso much easier for us.
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Slee Blackwell Solicitors are an award-winning, Legal 500 recommended law firm, serving clients nationwide. 2020 was our centenary year. We have come a long way in the past one hundred plus years, but we remain committed to the principles of our founder Ernest Slee to provide the highest levels of professional service. We are proud to have been awarded Lexcel accreditation, the Law Society’s legal practice quality mark for excellence in legal practice management and legal client care. Our clients therefore have the peace of mind of knowing that their legal affairs are in safe hands and that their interests are being looked after by an established, accredited law firm that is dedicated to providing a first class service. While we provide a full range of legal services, we are known nationally for our expertise in a number of niche areas of law, including inheritance disputes, medical negligence and animal law. Our work has attracted a great deal of media attention. Medical negligence Lawyer, Oliver Thorne, has for instance been celebrated for spearheading the fight for justice of hundreds of British PIP breast implant victims in the French courts, as well as campaigning for the rights of mothers and babies who have been let down by our health services. Partner James McNally (who has been shortlisted for Claimant Lawyer of the Year at the 2021 National Personal Injury Awards) has been dubbed 'The Dog Bite Solicitor' by The Guardian newspaper.

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Personal areas of law

  • Actions against the police
    • Actions against the police
    • Assault using a Taser gun
    • Excessive force or assault
    • Malicious prosecution
    • Police negligence
    • Wrongful arrest or false imprisonment
  • Clinical Negligence
    • Accident and Emergency Claims
    • Amputation Negligence Claims
    • Anaesthetic Awareness Claims
    • Birth Defect and Wrongful Birth Claims
    • Birth Injury Claims
    • Birth Injury To Mother Claims
    • Blood Transfusion Claims
    • Bowel Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Breast Surgery Compensation Claims
    • C. Difficile Claims
    • Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Cauda Equina Syndrome Claims
    • Cerebral Palsy Claims
    • Cervical Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Clinical Negligence
    • Cochlear Implant Claims
    • Cosmetic Dentistry Claims
    • Cosmetic Surgery Claims
    • Defective Medical Device Claims
    • Dental Negligence
    • Dental Negligence Claims
    • Dermal Filler Compensation Claims
    • Diabetes Claims
    • Erb’s Palsy Compensation Claims
    • Eye Surgery Claims
    • Failed Sterilisation Claims
    • Fatal Medical Negligence Claims and Inquests
    • Faulty Defibrillator Claims
    • Fertility Negligence Claims
    • GP Negligence Claims
    • Group B Streptococcus Claims
    • Hospital Negligence Claims
    • Knee Replacement Claims
    • Laser Eye Surgery Claims
    • Laser Treatment Claims
    • Lung Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • MRSA Claims
    • Medical Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Medical Negligence
    • Meningitis Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Metal-On-Metal Hip Replacement Claims
    • Misdiagnosed Miscarriage Claims
    • Nerve Damage Claims
    • Nerve Injury Claims
    • Ophthalmic Negligence Claims
    • Oral Cancer Claims
    • Orthopaedic Negligence Claims
    • Ovarian Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Pancreatic Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Periodontal Disease Claims
    • Pregnancy and Gynaecology Injury Claims
    • Pressure Sore Claims
    • Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Restorative Dentistry Claims
    • Sepsis Negligence Claims
    • Skin Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Sorin Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler Claims
    • Spinal Surgery Claims
    • Stillbirth Compensation Claims
    • Stroke Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Surgery Compensation Claims
    • Surgical and Transvaginal Mesh Claims
    • Testicular Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
  • Consumer
    • Dispute resolution - civil mediation
    • Litigation - Breach of contract
    • Litigation - Insurance disputes
    • Litigation - M&A and warranty disputes
    • Litigation - Product liability claims
    • Litigation - Property litigation claims
    • Litigation - Trust and pension issues
    • Litigation Law
    • NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding
    • Travel - Holiday Sickness
    • Travel rights
  • Crime/ Criminal Defence
    • Criminal defence - All
  • Driving offences
    • Appeal driving conviction
    • Careless driving
    • Convicted in absence
    • Dangerous driving
    • Dangerous vehicle conditions
    • Death By Careless Driving
    • Death by dangerous driving
    • Discretionary disqualification
    • Disqualification removal
    • Drink driving
    • Driving Whilst Unfit
    • Driving Without Due Care
    • Driving whilst disqualified
    • Driving without a licence
    • Driving without insurance
    • Drug driving
    • Drunk in charge
    • Exceptional Hardship
    • Failing to notify DVLA
    • Failure to furnish identification
    • Failure to provide a blood sample
    • Failure to provide a specimen
    • Goods vehicles - operators licence
    • Goods vehicles - tachograph offences
    • Mobile phone offences
    • New Driver Provisions
    • Notice of intended prosecution
    • Recognition of disqualification
    • Restoration of licence
    • Road rage incidents
    • Serious injury by dangerous driving
    • Signs and signal offences
    • Special Reasons
    • Speeding offences
    • Stopping and reporting
    • Totting Up Driving Ban
  • Employment
    • Settlement Agreements
    • Stress at Work
  • Family Law
    • Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
    • Annulment
    • Asset protection and tax mitigation
    • Change of name
    • Child Abduction
    • Child Access
    • Child Arrangements Following Divorce
    • Child Custody
    • Child Law
    • Child Maintenance
    • Child Relocation After Divorce
    • Child contact
    • Children
    • Children Act proceedings
    • Civil Partnership Dissolution
    • Civil partnerships
    • Cohabitation agreements and disputes
    • Cohabitation and Unmarried Relationships
    • Collaborative Law
    • Divorce
    • Divorce After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
    • Divorce Mediation
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Domestic Violence
    • Elderly care
    • Elderly care home fees
    • Family Mediation
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Fixed Fee Divorce
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • High Net Worth Divorce
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • Injunctions
    • International Divorce
    • Lasting power of attorney
    • Marriage and civil partnerships
    • Matrimonial finance
    • Out Of Court Divorce
    • Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
    • Pension and property advice
    • Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
    • Separation
    • Separation Agreement
    • Social Services
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • Anti-social Behaviour
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Buying at auction
    • Declarations of trusts
    • Deeds of Gifts
    • Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
    • Dilapidation Claims
    • Evicting Squatters and Trespassers
    • Exclusivity and lock-out agreements
    • Extending your Lease
    • Freehold Enfranchisement
    • Housing Associations
    • Housing Management
    • Housing disputes
    • Injunctions
    • Investment and buy to let properties
    • Landlord and Tenant
    • Lease Extensions
    • Leasehold properties
    • Matrimonial transfers
    • Neighbour Disputes
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Option agreements and conditional contracts
    • Planning
    • Possession and repossession proceedings
    • Property Disputes
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Remortgaging
    • Renting and Tenancy Agreements
    • Repossessions
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
    • Right of First Refusal
    • Right of Way and Rights to Light
    • Right to Manage
    • Second charges
    • Service Charge Disputes
    • Service Charge Recovery
    • Tenancy Breaches, Injunctions and Forfeiture Claims
    • Tenant Eviction
    • Transfer of title
    • Transfers of equity
    • Transfers of parts of land
    • Unpaid Rent, Service or Ground Charges
  • Money & Tax
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Property Holding Structures
    • Tax
    • Tax Advisory Services
    • Trusts
  • Personal Injury
    • Accident Abroad
    • Accident At Work
    • Accidents At Sea And Cruise Injury
    • Accidents In Public Places
    • Against The Council
    • Amputation
    • Asbestos Compensation
    • Asbestos Lung Cancer
    • Asbestosis
    • Back Injury At Work
    • Benefits Available To Asbestos Victims
    • Broken Bone Or Fracture
    • Burns, Scars and Lacerations At Work
    • Bus and Coach Accident
    • Car Accident
    • Car Passenger
    • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
    • Children's Accident
    • Children's Serious Injury
    • Chronic Pain
    • Cycling Accident
    • Defective Work Equipment
    • Dog Bite
    • Fall From Height
    • Fatal Accident
    • Fatal Asbestos
    • Gym Injury Compensation
    • Head Injury At Work
    • Head and Brain Injury
    • Holiday Accidents and Illness
    • Holiday Sickness and Illness Compensation
    • Horse Riding Injury
    • Industrial Disease Compensation
    • Manual Handling
    • Mesothelioma Compensation
    • Motor Insurance Policy
    • Motorbike Accident
    • No Win No Fee
    • Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
    • Occupational Asthma
    • Osteoarthritis
    • Pedestrian Accident
    • Personal Injury Law
    • Repetitive Strain Injury
    • Road Traffic Accident
    • Road Traffic Accident Abroad
    • Serious Injury
    • Skiing Injury
    • Slips, Trips and Falls
    • Spinal Injury Compensation
    • Sports Injury
    • Supermarket Accident
    • Terrorism Abroad
    • Tinnitus
    • Vibration White Finger
    • Welfare Issues After Serious Injury
    • Whiplash
    • Workplace Slip and Trip
  • Professional Negligence
    • Accountants
    • Architects
    • Barristers
    • Engineers
    • Financial advisors
    • IT professionals
    • Insurance brokers
    • Professional Negligence
    • Professional Negligence law
    • Professional trustees
    • Surveyors
    • Tax consultants
    • Valuers
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Trusts
    • Disputed Wills
    • International
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Agriculture
    • Agricultural land for sale or development
    • Buying and selling a farm
    • Commercial contracts for farming businesses
    • Employment of farm workers
    • Equestrian property
    • Farm partnerships and corporate structures
    • Farming disputes
    • Veterinary negligence
  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Developer disputes
    • Development plot sales
    • Environmental policy law
    • Finance
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • Landlord and tenant
    • Planning law
    • Purchase and Sale Of Commercial Property
    • Purchase of development land
    • Rights of way issues
    • Sales or purchases of shops, factories, warehouses, offices and licensed premises
  • Company & Commercial
    • Agency agreements
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
    • Asset Tracing
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Contracts and Agreements
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contract law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Data Protection
    • Employment - business
    • Franchising
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • Insurance
    • Intellectual Property
    • Litigation for Holiday and Residential Parks
    • Management buyouts
    • Merchandising and sponsorship
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Mis-sold Interest Rate Swap Agreements
    • Outsourcing agreements
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Share option schemes
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
    • Tax
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
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