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Birketts Llp

E Q, 111 Victoria Street, Bristol, Avon, BS1 6AX

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E Q, 111 Victoria Street, Bristol, Avon, BS1 6AX

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Description

Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks.

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Birketts Llp Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.8
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Value for
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9% above
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13% above
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14% above
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Communication 4.8/5
Initial Impressions 4.9/5
Approachability 4.9/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.8/5
Legal Knowledge 4.9/5
Value for money 4.6/5

Description

Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks.

Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Birketts Llp offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally / locally.

Housing & Property 1 / 11
Family Law 1 / 19
Immigration Law 1 / 3
Immigration 1 / 23
Commercial and Business Law 1 / 3
Commercial Property 1 / 11
Wills, Trusts & Probate 1 / 20
Dispute Resolution 1 / 4
Child Law 2 / 8
Crime/ Criminal Defence 1 / 3
Islamic Law 1 / 12
Litigation 2 / 12
Professional Negligence 1 / 15
Appeals Law 1 / 2
Banking 1 / 1
Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Law 1 / 3
Construction 1 / 10
Contract Law 2 / 13
Discrimination Law 1 / 5
Employment 1 / 23
IT & Intellectual Property 2 / 19
International Business Law 1 / 4
LGBT Law 1 / 1
Pensions Law 1 / 2
Personal Injury 2 / 5
Planning Law 1 / 11
Welfare & Benefits 1 / 7
Actions against the police 1 / 3
Adjudication Law 1 / 5
Agriculture 1 / 7
Asset Management 1 / 5
Auction Law 1 / 2
Banking and Financial Law 1 / 1
Brexit Law 1 / 11
Bribery and Corruption Law 1 / 3
Business Law 1 / 2
Care Law 2 / 5
Charities 1 / 14
Church Law 1 / 2
Civil Rights Law 1 / 4
Clinical Negligence 2 / 6
Commercial Law 1 / 5
Company & Commercial 1 / 14
Company Law 2 / 14
Compliance Law 1 / 2
Consumer 1 / 21
Copyright Law 1 / 6
Corporate Law 2 / 8
Court of Protection and Deputyship 1 / 1
Criminal Law 1 / 3
Cultural Heritage Law 1 / 8
Customs Law 1 / 15
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 1 / 3
Debt and Tax Law 1 / 5
Disability Law 1 / 3
Domestic Violence Law 1 / 5
E-Commerce Law 1 / 19
Economic Law 1 / 8
Education 1 / 9
Energy & Transport 1 / 3
Energy Law 1 / 7
Enforcement Law 1 / 5
Engineering Law 1 / 6
Environmental Law 1 / 14
Equality Law 1 / 4
Equine Law 1 / 25
Equity Law 1 / 3
European Law 1 / 2
Financial Crime Law 1 / 2
Fire Safety Law 1 / 13
Fraud Law 1 / 9
Governance Law 1 / 1
Government Contracts Law 1 / 5
Government Investigations 1 / 4
Health and Safety Law 1 / 8
Health and Welfare Law 1 / 13
Healthcare Law 1 / 9
Human rights 1 / 4
IT and Technology Law 1 / 4
Information Law 1 / 4
Infrastructure Law 1 / 3
Inheritance Law 1 / 3
Injunctions Law 2 / 10
Inquest Law 1 / 3
Insurance Law 1 / 6
Intellectual Property Law 1 / 5
Jurisdiction Law 1 / 4
Land Law 1 / 15
Licensing Law 1 / 3
Manufacturing Law 1 / 3
Maritime Law 1 / 2
Mental Health Law 1 / 2
Mergers and Acquisitions Law 2 / 2
Mining Law 1 / 3
Money & Tax 2 / 10
National Insurance Law 1 / 2
Notary 1 / 11
Nuisance Law 1 / 3
Occupational Health Law 1 / 8
Privacy Law 1 / 6
Private International Law 1 / 8
Regulations 1 / 20
Regulatory Law 1 / 4
Road Traffic Law 1 / 5
Social Law 1 / 7
Sports Law 1 / 1
Telecommunications Law 1 / 2
Trade Law 1 / 6
Transport Law 1 / 6
Utilities Law 1 / 37
White Collar Crime 1 / 4
Local 3 / 22
Housing & Property 816 / 4,772
Family Law 391 / 4,224
Immigration Law 153 / 1,156
Immigration 160 / 2,284
Commercial and Business Law 123 / 355
Commercial Property 599 / 3,667
Wills, Trusts & Probate 800 / 3,763
Dispute Resolution 521 / 1,802
Child Law 469 / 1,640
Crime/ Criminal Defence 474 / 2,142
Islamic Law 16 / 74
Litigation 250 / 892
Professional Negligence 489 / 1,298
Appeals Law 236 / 849
Banking 223 / 1,032
Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Law 32 / 96
Construction 211 / 854
Contract Law 325 / 1,426
Discrimination Law 176 / 499
Employment 517 / 3,622
IT & Intellectual Property 233 / 1,114
International Business Law 32 / 211
LGBT Law 132 / 232
Pensions Law 134 / 488
Personal Injury 955 / 2,650
Planning Law 118 / 585
Welfare & Benefits 264 / 1,050
Actions against the police 139 / 183
Adjudication Law 62 / 240
Agriculture 281 / 820
Asset Management 91 / 394
Auction Law 109 / 285
Banking and Financial Law 128 / 218
Brexit Law 25 / 146
Bribery and Corruption Law 194 / 411
Business Law 169 / 469
Care Law 240 / 531
Charities 152 / 767
Church Law 5 / 10
Civil Rights Law 31 / 97
Clinical Negligence 737 / 1,247
Commercial Law 64 / 185
Company & Commercial 573 / 4,183
Company Law 241 / 970
Compliance Law 134 / 462
Consumer 536 / 4,415
Copyright Law 264 / 522
Corporate Law 277 / 843
Court of Protection and Deputyship 281 / 577
Criminal Law 290 / 1,008
Cultural Heritage Law 22 / 59
Customs Law 25 / 121
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 161 / 893
Debt and Tax Law 225 / 787
Disability Law 281 / 601
Domestic Violence Law 288 / 896
E-Commerce Law 18 / 73
Economic Law 22 / 223
Education 133 / 422
Energy & Transport 135 / 511
Energy Law 79 / 359
Enforcement Law 157 / 576
Engineering Law 38 / 126
Environmental Law 78 / 394
Equality Law 334 / 1,097
Equine Law 13 / 47
Equity Law 182 / 569
European Law 21 / 92
Financial Crime Law 212 / 461
Fire Safety Law 35 / 180
Fraud Law 177 / 514
Governance Law 62 / 272
Government Contracts Law 16 / 133
Government Investigations 110 / 416
Health and Safety Law 150 / 574
Health and Welfare Law 51 / 186
Healthcare Law 83 / 357
Human rights 192 / 962
IT and Technology Law 33 / 134
Information Law 103 / 339
Infrastructure Law 47 / 187
Inheritance Law 209 / 680
Injunctions Law 291 / 931
Inquest Law 25 / 50
Insurance Law 213 / 659
Intellectual Property Law 156 / 625
Jurisdiction Law 69 / 166
Land Law 261 / 1,322
Licensing Law 109 / 501
Manufacturing Law 40 / 82
Maritime Law 39 / 86
Mental Health Law 93 / 205
Mergers and Acquisitions Law 242 / 433
Mining Law 17 / 56
Money & Tax 414 / 1,951
National Insurance Law 134 / 422
Notary 185 / 849
Nuisance Law 86 / 235
Occupational Health Law 129 / 429
Privacy Law 140 / 514
Private International Law 44 / 130
Regulations 316 / 2,409
Regulatory Law 57 / 255
Road Traffic Law 96 / 249
Social Law 68 / 225
Sports Law 140 / 303
Telecommunications Law 13 / 74
Trade Law 31 / 166
Transport Law 34 / 137
Utilities Law 7 / 75
White Collar Crime 96 / 204
National 1250 / 11,165

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E Q, 111 Victoria Street, Bristol, Avon, BS1 6AX

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Clients praise the firm for strong immigration and family/divorce expertise, with reliable handling of visas (Skilled Worker, ILR) and complex, lengthy divorces. Technical strengths noted include legal knowledge, attention to detail, practical strategy-building and consistent case preparation. Valued soft skills are clear communication, approachability, reassurance, empathy, reliability and timeliness. Negative feedback is limited: delays in lengthy cases are attributed to case complexity rather than the firm, and no significant gaps in expertise or soft skills were reported. Overall impressions combine high professionalism with trustworthy, supportive client care.

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Clients praise the firm for strong immigration and family/divorce expertise, with reliable handling of visas (Skilled Worker, ILR) and complex, lengthy divorces. Technical strengths noted include legal knowledge, attention to detail, practical strategy-building and consistent case preparation. Valued soft skills are clear communication, approachability, reassurance, empathy, reliability and timeliness. Negative feedback is limited: delays in lengthy cases are attributed to case complexity rather than the firm, and no significant gaps in expertise or soft skills were reported. Overall impressions combine high professionalism with trustworthy, supportive client care.

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attention to detail
approachable reassuring
timely responses
professional handling
trustworthy reliable
clear instructions
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Liz B

Employment

Harriet Driscoll, highly recommend

Harriet recently helped me with an employment matter. Her advice and expertise were supportive, effective and I found her highly personable. I am very grateful for her help. Will definitely be someone I recommend to others.

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Thank you for taking the time to leave a five star review for Harriet Driscoll and our Employment Team. We appreciate your feedback and have passed your kind words along to the Harriet.

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Immigration

Immigration Lawyer

We had a particularly tricky case with my parents, their visa had been refused several times previously, and we were running out of options. Going with Sara Colvin was, hands down, the best decision we made. Sara was incredibly knowledgeable from our very first conversation. She took the time to fully understand the history of our case, identified exactly where things had gone wrong before, and built a strategy that addressed every weakness head-on. Her attention to detail was second to none. What really stood out was how reassuring and approachable she was throughout. Immigration cases are stressful, especially after multiple refusals, but Sara kept us calm, informed, and confident every step of the way. We got the result we'd been fighting for, and I genuinely don't think it would have happened without her.

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Thank you for taking the time to leave a five star review for Sara-Michelle Colvin and our Immigration Team. We have passed your kind words along and wish you and your parents all the best with the future.

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Immigration

Excellent service

I would like to express my sincere gratitude for Ms Krishma Bathia in helping me with my application. She is able to answer all my questions with legal expertise in a timely manner and is willing to walk the extra mile to help her clients. She has gained my trust to view Birketts LLP as an outstanding law firm in providing legal support to its clients. Overall, Ms Bathia has been a very professional, knowledgeable and reliable lawyer, and I am delighted to give her my 5-star review.

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Thank you for taking the time to leave a five star review for Krishma Bathia and our Immigration Team. We have passed your kind words along to her.

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m fealey

Family Law

1 Couple 1 Solicitor divorce

We used Birkett's, to settle our amicable divorce. They were very clear in thier instructions, and requirements. They made the process as painless as it could be. The quoted works and timescales were honoured from the beginning. First class service, highly recommend.

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Thank you for taking the time to leave a five star review for the "One Couple, One Lawyer" service from our Family Team. We're delighted that Juliet Harvey was able to help.

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Immigration Expert - Thank you Sara-Michelle Colvin

I highly recommend Sara-Michelle Colvin for anyone needing immigration support in the UK. Back in 2024, when my Skilled Worker visa was close to expiring, Sara helped me successfully secure my new visa. The process was handled professionally and efficiently, which gave me a lot of peace of mind during a stressful time. More recently, Sara also guided me through my Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) application. Her advice was clear, thorough, and they made sure everything was prepared properly. Thanks to her expertise and attention to detail, my ILR application was successful. I’m very grateful for Sara's support and professionalism throughout my immigration journey. Truly a reliable and knowledgeable solicitor.

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Thank you for leaving a 5 star review for Sara-Michelle Colvin and our Immigration Team. We're delighted the team were able to help.

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