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How Watkins Solicitors Incorporating Brain Sinnott & Co Compares

Value for money

This firm - 96%
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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 Watkins Solicitors Incorporating Brain Sinnott & Co on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Watkins Solicitors Incorporating Brain Sinnott & Co. 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 0%
Overpriced 22%
About Right 77%

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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 Watkins Solicitors Incorporating Brain Sinnott & Co 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 Watkins Solicitors Incorporating Brain Sinnott & Co 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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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 99%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Watkins Solicitors Incorporating Brain Sinnott & Co 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 Watkins Solicitors Incorporating Brain Sinnott & Co 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 99%
No 1%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Watkins Solicitors Incorporating Brain Sinnott & Co 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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Client Reviews

4.9/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    219
  • Very Good

    7
  • Average

    0
  • Poor

    0
  • Awful

    2

Overall experience

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

Dolores

January 16, 2024

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Review of Joanne Davies

Joanne Davies was my fourth lawyer in 3 years of legal proceedings. Now I know that changes, although stressful, are good. I know that I have finally found a lawyer who really cares about people and does not drag the case out for their own benefit...

Jo approached my case very professionally and concisely.

For the first time I felt cared for, I saw that she cared about the well-being of my child and me.

I am genuinely thankful for the way she led my case, thoroughly but swiftly.

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Steve

Steve

June 27, 2023

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Review of Joanne Davies

I can confidently state that had we not secured the services of Joanne Davies, it is unlikely that we would have our daughter living back home with us now. Throughout the court process I have been accused of having too high expectations. Jo has exceeded my expectations throughout the time we have been working together. She is extremely capable. Her social processing skills are first rate, her knowledge base is extensive and is backed up by years of experience. She processes information accurately and efficiently and she applies herself with a passion.

Jo has consistently behaved in a trusting, honest, caring, dignifying, fair and courageous way. Her willingness to take bold decisions and to support me in the face of adversity made all the difference to my being reunited with my daughter.

Jo conducts herself professionally as you might expect. She made herself accessible. She has a great sense of humour and a massively positive character. Often she was the voice of calm and reason when things were falling apart. Clear concise, and to the point she was a good all round communicator. You will have gathered by now that I hold her in high regard. My family will always be grateful to her for making the difference.


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David

David

June 06, 2023

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Super Helpful and always quick to respaond

Jagoda was excellent in this transaction. Always happy to take a call and answer queries. The paperwork was sent out quckly and enquiries from the buyers solictor answered virtually instantly. The best conveyancing solictor I have dealt with in a while (and i habe dealt with quite a few!).

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Trevor

Trevor

June 05, 2023

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Excellent Service

I bought a house, and Jagoda was very helpful. She provided useful advice along the way and things moved smoothly and quickly.

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Anonymous

April 07, 2023

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Property Conveyancing

I found Morgan to be helpful, friendly and patient. Correspondence was sent immediately to me and everything completed on time without me having to "chase" to check on what was happening. Very happy with the service.

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Louise

Louise

October 17, 2022

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We own our new home!

Jagoda was brilliant, really realistic and informative from day one. We had a tight deadline for completion as we had to leave our current rented flat because of our landlord. Jagoda kept us updated at all times and was just very reassuring! She made the process feel as calm as possible and we are so so grateful to her. This was in august 2022- sorry for the lateness, things have just been a bit crazy!

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Stefan

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Matter Type:

Wills

Stefan

August 24, 2022

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Good experience

We got Murihah to help us create our wills. She was very thorough, always providing extra options when needed. The whole process was straight forward. I'd fully recommend her.

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Chris

Matter Type:

Probate

Chris

July 12, 2022

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Great support with my Probate issue

I instructed Amina to support me with a difficult issue I was facing. I was lost and didn’t not know what to do regarding a matter with probate. Amina was professional, very knowledgable and explained the process well to me, reassured me on what was going to happen and updated me with my case when needed. She relieved a lot of the stress I was facing and provided the professional reassurance that I needed. I am so grateful for the support and would definitely recommend Amina!

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Ben

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Residential Conveyancing

Ben

July 11, 2022

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Conveyancing

Jagoda and her colleagues were extremely helpful and very quick to reply with our conveyancing needs. We're really happy with the service that was provided.

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Education

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November 23, 2020

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A client

Watkins have been instrumental in helping us appeal our daughter’s EHCP and getting the fundamental and necessary changes approved. Emma Grimbly has been an excellent communicator throughout, giving clear and concise advice and keeping us well informed.
We are grateful to her and her team for their professionalism and expertise and for pushing for the best outcome.

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V

November 13, 2020

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Excellent service, would highly recommend. A great team helped us through a very stressful and difficult time. Gave great advice and were very thorough and tenacious on our behalf. Thank you Watkins, fantastic work.

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Jessica

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Education

Jessica

October 16, 2020

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Jessica

Fantastic service, highly recommended, thank you for helping us to get the right specialist school for our son.

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Breit

Breit

August 11, 2020

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Breit

Understood our issue and responded within the short timeframe. Very fair with fees. Good outcome for us.

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We also aim to make our services affordable. We are transparent on costs, with no hidden extras. At our first meeting we will go through the payment terms that are most suited to your means. Additionally, we often promote special offers. Legal aid has now largely disappeared but we remain one of the few firms in the Bristol area able to offer public funding from the Legal Aid Authority. Legal aid may now mainly be restricted to cases involving either child care cases or domestic violence but during our initial meeting with you we will be able to tell you whether you will be eligible for legal aid. We are proud to have won the Bristol Law Society Legal Aid Firm of the Year for 2013/2014.

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Personal areas of law

  • Education
    • Education
  • Employment
    • Agency Staff / Temp Workers
    • Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
    • Disciplinary Hearings
    • Discrimination at Work
    • Employee Team Moves
    • Employment Contracts
    • Employment Law
    • Equal Pay Disputes
    • Family Leave
    • Flexible Working
    • Gardening Leave
    • Harassment/Bullying at Work
    • Holiday Pay Issues
    • Maternity and Paternity
    • Media and Sports
    • Military
    • Part Time Workers
    • Pay Issue
    • Pension Law
    • Privacy and Data Protection
    • Professional Discipline
    • Redundancy
    • Restrictive Covenants
    • Senior Executives
    • Settlement Agreements
    • Stress at Work
    • TUPE
    • Tribunal Claims
    • UK Employment Laws
    • Unfair Dismissal Claims
    • Whistleblower Protection
  • Family Law
    • Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
    • Annulment
    • Asset protection and tax mitigation
    • 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
    • Divorce
    • Divorce After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Domestic Violence
    • Elderly care
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Fixed Fee Divorce
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • High Net Worth Divorce
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • Injunctions
    • International Divorce
    • Lasting power of attorney
    • Legal aid
    • 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
    • Buying at auction
    • Declarations of trusts
    • Deeds of Gifts
    • Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
    • Extending your Lease
    • Freehold Enfranchisement
    • Injunctions
    • Investment and buy to let properties
    • Lease Extensions
    • Leasehold properties
    • Matrimonial transfers
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Remortgaging
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
    • Second charges
    • Transfer of title
    • Transfers of equity
    • Transfers of parts of land
  • Human rights
    • Human rights
    • Judicial review
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • International
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills
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