James Bell

Partner

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James has specialised in litigation since qualifying as a solicitor in February 2005. He has 17 years’ experience in helping businesses and individuals in resolving disputes. James’ main areas of practice are commercial/business disputes and property disputes, having acted for a large number of organisations, businesses and individuals in Bristol and beyond. James is well-practised as an advocate and in coordinating experts and other third parties to obtain detailed evidence and facilitate settlement. He works closely with all members of the team and mentors junior colleagues in the department. In addition to being a Partner, James heads up the Dispute Resolution and Employment teams. In addition to being a Partner, James heads up the Dispute Resolution and Employment teams.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 334615

  • Based in Bristol, Avon
  • Licensed for 21 years

Accepting new clients via ReviewSolicitors

James has specialised in litigation since qualifying as a solicitor in February 2005. He has 17 years’ experience in helping businesses and individuals in resolving disputes. James’ main areas of practice are commercial/business disputes and property disputes, having acted for a large number of organisations, businesses and individuals in Bristol and beyond. James is well-practised as an advocate and in coordinating experts and other third parties to obtain detailed evidence and facilitate settlement. He works closely with all members of the team and mentors junior colleagues in the department. In addition to being a Partner, James heads up the Dispute Resolution and Employment teams. In addition to being a Partner, James heads up the Dispute Resolution and Employment teams.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 334615

  • Based in Bristol, Avon
  • Licensed for 21 years

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4.6
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88%
Value for
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93%
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93%
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Communication 4.7/5
Initial Impressions 4.8/5
Approachability 4.8/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.6/5
Legal Knowledge 4.8/5
Value for money 4.4/5
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  • Barcan+Kirby LLP

    SRA-approved manager - Member

    Until Present

Languages spoken

  • English
  • French

Opening hours

Monday 09:00–17:15
Tuesday 09:00–17:15
Wednesday 09:00–17:15
Thursday 09:00–17:15
Friday 09:00–17:15
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

Second Floor Prince House, 43-51 Prince Street, Bristol, BS1 4PS

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Commercial Property

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My James Bell has helped me with my commercial lease renewal dispute. Him and his team has been very prompt and helpful throught the entire process. Happy with the service received.

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Thanks for taking the time to leave a review, Bilen. We're pleased James and his team were able to support you with your commercial lease renewal dispute.

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Graham

Company & Commercial

Graham

Walking through the door at the Bristol centre offices of Barcan-Kirby I was cheerfully greeted and felt immediately welcome and relaxed. The initial meeting with James Bell came with no time pressure for me to give background detail and fully explain why I was seeking legal advice. After this first meeting I felt relief knowing the possible ways forward and the likely outcome of any action to be taken. As a result I better understood my situation and learned how to safeguard against it happening again in the future. The costs of research, preparation, litigation and options were fully detailed. The advice offered and action taken made my decision making more straightforward. It was an enlightening experience which I much appreciated.

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Thank you for this lovely review, Graham. We are so pleased to read of your positive experience!

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Housing & Property

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Very professional. Very happy with the service provided

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Monica

Company & Commercial

Monica

James Bell is friendly, responsive and listened carefully to my commercial issues. He quickly assessed the main contractual points to provide guidance and was supportive, generous and considerate to meet my requirements. As a new client, I experienced Barcan+Kirby as welcoming and highly recommend James and his team.

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Thank you for this wonderful review, Monica! We are so pleased to hear of your positive feedback which we will pass on to James and the team.

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Anonymous

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Litigation / Dispute Resolution

The reason for contacting a new firm of solicitors was to ask for an opinion on the course of action taken by my mother's solicitors, as I have the LPA for her. It was difficult to convey the details without entering into a time consuming exercise and therefore a costly one! However, an opinion was eventually given and I was satisfied with the outcome, but only after I had to change solicitors after a wait due to the fact that the first contact was on leave etc. Trying to contact the solicitor to ask a final question, took ages.

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