Sally Ward

Senior Associate

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Sally qualified as a solicitor in 1994 and has always specialised in family law, having worked at a number of law firms in Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk. She deals with all aspects of family law and has a wide breadth of expertise in divorce and relationship breakdown, cohabitation, financial and children matters throughout her career including: Financial settlements involving pensions, family trusts, family business, property portfolios, foreign assets. Prenuptial cohabitation and separation agreements. Property and financial claims for children. Disputes over arrangements for children where there has been domestic, drug or alcohol abuse, parental alienation, removal or relocation either in this country or abroad. She likes to work with clients listening to what they wish to achieve and advising them without using legal jargon so that they have a realistic understanding of the law and can make the right decisions for themselves and their family. She is empathetic and persistent in supporting clients to achieve the best outcome they can, avoiding unwelcome and costly court proceedings whenever possible. Sally’s interest in looking at all the alternatives for resolving matters includes using professionals from outside the legal profession and she is in regular contact with professionals such as mediators, financial advisors and counsellors. Sally is a member of Resolution and she is collaboratively trained. Sally is also able to offer Resolution Together, a way of working that allows lawyers to work with and advise couples jointly.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 164706

  • Based in Chelmsford, Essex
  • Licensed for 31 years

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Sally qualified as a solicitor in 1994 and has always specialised in family law, having worked at a number of law firms in Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk. She deals with all aspects of family law and has a wide breadth of expertise in divorce and relationship breakdown, cohabitation, financial and children matters throughout her career including: Financial settlements involving pensions, family trusts, family business, property portfolios, foreign assets. Prenuptial cohabitation and separation agreements. Property and financial claims for children. Disputes over arrangements for children where there has been domestic, drug or alcohol abuse, parental alienation, removal or relocation either in this country or abroad. She likes to work with clients listening to what they wish to achieve and advising them without using legal jargon so that they have a realistic understanding of the law and can make the right decisions for themselves and their family. She is empathetic and persistent in supporting clients to achieve the best outcome they can, avoiding unwelcome and costly court proceedings whenever possible. Sally’s interest in looking at all the alternatives for resolving matters includes using professionals from outside the legal profession and she is in regular contact with professionals such as mediators, financial advisors and counsellors. Sally is a member of Resolution and she is collaboratively trained. Sally is also able to offer Resolution Together, a way of working that allows lawyers to work with and advise couples jointly.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 164706

  • Based in Chelmsford, Essex
  • Licensed for 31 years

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Communication 4.6/5
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Approachability 5.0/5
Documentation Accuracy 5.0/5
Legal Knowledge 4.8/5
Value for money 4.5/5
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Experience

  • Paul Robinson Solicitors LLP

    Associate solicitor

    2011 - 2016 5 years

  • Gepp Solicitors

    Solicitor

    2016 - 2021 5 years

Languages spoken

  • English
  • French

Opening hours

Monday 09:00–17:30
Tuesday 09:00–17:30
Wednesday 09:00–17:30
Thursday 09:00–17:30
Friday 09:00–17:00
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

100 New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0RG

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Very friendly and helpful advice. I would use again.

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Family Law

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Clear professional advice , great value for money

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Family Law

Reassuringly brilliant!

Sally has been helping me with a matter and has been a real pleasure to work with. She's very knowledgable, has an excellent ability to cut through the noise and focus on the real issues. Her pragmatic - and kind - approach is one that I particularly valued. A special mention should go to her Solicitor Apprentice Kieran Knight, who has demonstrated exceptional insight beyond what might ordinarily be expected of someone in his position. He's a real asset to the team!

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Barrett Hart

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Non-Molestation Order

I have received excellent advice and guidance from Sally at all times. It has been concise and delivered promptly.

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Cohabitation Agreement

Sally was very professional and knowledgable and answered all questions with great detail. Everything was explained very well and any concerns we had were met with appropriate answers. All in all the service was excellent and I would recommend to anyone else.

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Dan

Family Law

Family

I have nothing but incredibly positive feedback. Salt not only helped me with what was an incredibly difficult time and case but also made me feel that I had the support to keep on pushing for the end goal.

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Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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J Clive

Family Law

Family

M&P dealt with my recent divorce. They were knowledgable , however, I had to chase a lot. I had to remind and prioritise their correspondence to avoid missing key deadlines on the other side. I also had a change of solicitor and I am not happy with the handover. Key information was not passed on and I had to fill in lots of gaps and information . Value for money ? No. I did a lot of work myself

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We are sorry you feel unhappy with the level of service you received. You were assigned a new solicitor straight away and she drafted the consent order within a week of taking over the file. She did check some details with you but this is to be expected. The solicitor understood what a stressful time this was for you and acted promptly as well as being available for you when required and meeting the deadline. The case was concluded well within the initial costs estimate. We wish you well for the future.

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Lee Wright

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Family Law

Family

First class service.

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Dear Lee, Thank you so much for our review and we're so glad we could of been of assistance. If there is anything else you need assistance with in the future then please do not hesitate to contact us. Best, Gepp Solicitors

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Elizabeth Omari

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Family Law

Family

Overall I am very satisfied with the services that I received and would gladly recommend this firm

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Dear Elizabeth, Thank you for the positive review. We're glad that you are happy with the service that Sally provided. Please do return to us if there is anything we can help you with in the future. Best. Gepp Solicitors

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Steven

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Family

I found that Gepp and Co treated me with the utmost respect at all times and always did as I requested.

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Dear Steven, Thank you very much for your kind words. We're glad that you had a positive experience with Sally and that we could help you. Please do return to us in the future if there is anything else that we can help you with. Best, Gepp Solicitors

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