Solicitor at 22 Law
Andrew James Daverson
Solicitor - Partner
SRA ID: 360703
Andrew James Daverson is a SRA-approved manager - Member with 22 Law. He has 17 years' experience in the areas of Crime/ Criminal Defence, Housing & Property, Wills, Trusts & Probate, Commercial Property working as a Director
22 Front Street, Whickham, NE16 4DT
Licensed for 18 years
Practice Areas
Housing & Property, Commercial Property, Wills, Trusts & Probate, Crime/ Criminal Defence
- Wills, Trusts & Probate 25%
- Crime/ Criminal Defence 25%
- Commercial Property 25%
- Housing & Property 25%
6 Client Reviews
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About Andrew James Daverson
Andrew James Daverson is a SRA-approved manager - Member with 22 Law. He has 17 years' experience in the areas of Crime/ Criminal Defence, Housing & Property, Wills, Trusts & Probate, Commercial Property working as a Director
Languages Spoken: English
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United Kingdom
Currently Registered
02/01/07
13/03/24
We found no instances of professional misconduct for this solicitor
WORK EXPERIENCE
Title
Name
Duration
SRA-approved manager - Member
Bindman Solicitors
?-present
Avoid at all costs
My experience of 22 Law and Andrew Daverson in particular was nothing short of absolutely diabolical.
Approached mid January, charged more for a service that wasn't started until March which consequently cost us £5000.
Being a solicitor you'd expect someone to have some sort of responsibility but not here, nothing was ever Andrews fault or his responsibility.
I chased documentation which we actually paid 22 Law to do, I chased banks, other solicitors (shouldn't even be able to do this), chasing Andrew was practically impossible as his out of office is on more often than not and when the automatic replies to us, he doesn't feel the need to reply to the initial email until prompted by a follow up email by myself days later.
We had to go into the office for an appointment to sign documentation (12 weeks in) and on arrival I can only describe the office as an absolute tip, once we sat in Andrews office, I could of read out loud at least 50 of his clients names and addresses, confidentiality isn't a thing at 22 Law.
The paper work we had to go in to sign had the wrong names on and upon questioning it, Andrew didn't even know the type of mortgage we were getting never mind the names on it so he sat there and flicked through our paper work whilst again, blaming someone else for him not reading it initially..
Contact via a phone isn't possible, Andrew only deals with emails which he rarely replies to and even when they are replied to, there is never any substance to them and it wasn't until I wrote a big complaint that he actually acknowledged some of my emails, the latest one he didn't reply to he said he did but when proven he didn't he then sent one.
We paid this company a premium, which was around £600 more than the other quotes we had received and I categorically said he MUST have capacity to complete the job in the timeframe we had been charged extra to do it within which was agreed.
Fast forward 10 weeks and I was getting emails saying he "didn't have the time to reply" or "this is the busiest I have ever been in the last 20 years of doing this" meaning he didn't have the capacity to do the job and took on too much work probably charging everyone the extra, but again took absolutely 0 responsibility in this and it was someone else's fault.
I cannot express the absolutely shocking service we received from this company, I would recommend avoiding this firm at all costs, as it will cost you longer in the long run.
Lawyer named in this review: Andrew James Daverson
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Andrew Daverson’s excellent conveyancing services.
I have used 22 Law conveyancing services for my last 2 property purchases. First was through an auction, with very tight timescales for exchange and completion. The other had complex lease issues. Thanks to Andrew Daverson, all went very well! He gets the job done properly! Thank you Andrew, I look forward to our next cooperation.
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Do not use
Used this firm as conveyancing solicitors. In the ex family home. They repeatedly ignored the fundamentals of a court order and showed complete disregard for myself as their instructing client. As a result of 22 laws inaction I lost thousands and matters were prolonged at the request of the other party at my expense and for nearly a year. Horrendous experience.
Lawyer named in this review: Andrew James Daverson
Andrew James Daverson from Ajd Law Limited responded to this review on 22 January, 2025
Sharon, We are sorry you have felt the need to post such a negative review of our services. We recall that your were very stressed during the transaction, as is normal when you are dealing with a divorcee and separation of assets. However, we also recall that you reported us to The Legal Ombudsman as well, who fully investigated your complaint and found that we had done NOTHING wrong throughout the whole transaction and cleared us of any wrongdoing, they even waived their fees as your allegation was so spurious and inaccurate. Review platforms are meant for genuine reviews, not as a way of trying to damage a business' reputation because you didn't get the outcome you wanted from Court proceedings with your ex husband that we weren't even involved in!
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Investment purchase
Professional service from start to finish. Easy to work with mannerisms from Andrew and he never moved the goal posts on price which is very refreshing from solicitors.
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Very speedy
I’ve had fair few solicitors on buying houses and I must say this one is by far the best! can actually get hold of them on the phone /email. Andrew was great all the way through highly recommend
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Andrew and Louise
Thank you so much for all your help and support over the past few months! Can't believe we did it!! I bet you're glad to get us off your books!
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