Sharman Law LLP

The solicitor in charge of a custody case brought about by my soon to be ex wife was totally out done by my ex wife and her solicitor. I went from having a great case for 50/50 custody to not seeing my children for a year now. The accusations against me were total BS and the solicitor seed to care more about me paying the next bill that totalled £15000. Fair to say I am not using Sharman law for my divorce proceedings or I will be leaving with only the shirt on my back.

IF you are thinking about getting a Will done, I hope this helps: Ok so I decided to do our wills at long last. I wanted a local firm as always try and support local business. Contacted Sharman as they have an office in Ampthill and we live in Maulden. I was concerned that our Wills (for me and my wife) would be a little to complicated to do a diy version or one of the online ones advertised for under £100 as we have a couple of properties and 4 children. I contacted their office and explained a brief outline of our situation re property and children etc and they advised that the rate for mirror wills for me and my wife would be £695 + vat. Now at the time I thought this might be money well spent as maybe it won’t be that simple to create our Wills. We had a zoom call with Helen Broom who was lovely on the call and really helpful. When the Wills turned up in the post, I was shocked to see the entire content only filled both sides of an A4 sheet of paper! Bear in mind half the text is, our name and address and names of our children and then the place to sign for us and witness. I have gone back to Helen and after some investigation with companies like CO-OP etc I found showing that we could have easily done our Wills for under £100. Also, can you believe every now and then they have what's called Free Will Month https://freewillsmonth.org.uk/ where you can get a Will completed for free by a solicitor in your area and if you wish to make a donation to one of the listed charities you can or not, totally up to you. This month (March) is a Free Will Month! I felt compelled to write this review as I approached Helen about my research to see if she could adjust the rate or recognise the Free Will Month and i could have donated something to NSPCC but she declined saying I could either send instruction to issue the Wills and pay the agreed £695 plus vat or pay her £500 plus vat for work done so far and not receive the Wills. Anyway, I have asked for the Wills to be completed and decided to share my experience with anyone else that's thinking of getting a Will done so you are aware there are some perfectly good ways of doing for less than £100 and for free during Free Will Month Shame Sharman Solicitors didn't advise us how simple our Will sounded from the first call and give a reduced rate or suggestions of other options. I realise they are in business, but word of mouth and good experiences surely count for more than overpriced work.

A friendly practice who were very professional, prompt and responsive in all my dealings with them

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Philip John Charles Elliott

Excellent service. Nastassia Khilkevich dealt with everything very efficiently and professionally.

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Nastassia Khilkevich

Nastassia Khilkevich delt with my dispute, very professionally and i would highly recommend.

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Nastassia Khilkevich

Very good, easy to deal with, simple, clear and also compassionate.

Dreadful experience. Our case was taken up by Nastassia Khilkhevic, who left shortly after taking on the case. Nothing was mentioned about her leaving, though she must have known, as she moved to another firm. We were handed over to Alivia Usher-Harris, who spent a lot of time on totally unproductive work. I realised that she was qualified for just a year, and was completely outflanked by the opposition's solicitor. I asked that she be taken off the case, and that Jonathan Copper take it over. The case dragged on, and was lost by this stage, and I noted that Alivia Usher-Harris had now left the firm. Jonathan Copper then handed it over to David Wheeler, who finalised an agreement. He did his best, but it was an unsatisfactory resolution as so much time was spent getting to this stage.

Another fantastic experience with Sharmans Law. Isma was absolutely brilliant, providing clear, professional and comprehensive guidance throughout the process of preparing my will. Her expertise and support helped me feel confident that my will was robust, thorough and reflected my wishes. Thank you, Isma, for your excellent service. I would highly recommend Sharmans Law!

The service was excellent, fully delivering what I wanted. This survey ... not so much. I can't really tell which area of the firm i dealt with and the solicitor who did the work for me was Alivia Usher Harris (not listed).

I contacted over 30 different Solicitors and Sharmans were the only one who understood my needs and how to resolve the issue that I had. Ramani was patient, professional and had the knowledge and experience to not only put me at ease but also provide me with detailed answers. She clearly explained any points of law that I was unsure of, provided a clear 'path' ahead and a breakdown of her costs. She responded thoroughly and on time e.g. if she said that she would respond by 6pm, then she did. It helped to calm my nerves about the process. I didn't once doubt that she would do what she said was needed. I was confident in her ability to provide me with exactly what I needed. I am enormously grateful for her help.