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Cartmell Shepherd Limited

01900 876123
4.9/5
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Our West Cumbria office is located within the town centre of Cockermouth to serve clients in the Cockermouth, Maryport, Workington, Aspatria and Wigton areas. Customer service and excellent legal advice are at the heart of everything we do. You won’t be disappointed; our office provides a warm, modern, welcoming environment and first-rate legal services. Read more...

Also known as - Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors

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Cartmell Shepherd Limited
have 6 other locations

Montgomery Way
Carlisle
CA1 2RW

Bishop Yards
Penrith
CA11 7XS

Priestpopple House
Hexham
NE46 1PL

Gill Place
Brampton
CA8 1SQ

Main Street
Haltwhistle
NE49 9AB

Viaduct House
Carlisle
CA3 8EZ

Montgomery Way
Carlisle
CA1 2RW

Bishop Yards
Penrith
CA11 7XS

Priestpopple House
Hexham
NE46 1PL

Gill Place
Brampton
CA8 1SQ

Main Street
Haltwhistle
NE49 9AB

Viaduct House
Carlisle
CA3 8EZ

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Available lawyers at Cartmell Shepherd Limited

Abigail White

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Conveyancing Executive

Amy Fallows

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Emma Blamire

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Ian Sharman

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Carol O'Donoghue

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Jennifer Cafferky

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Shannon Woodburn

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Amy Shaw

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Emma Burns

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How Cartmell Shepherd Limited Compares

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This firm - 97%
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Rankings by area of expertise

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

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Nationally

Consumer
1st / 1
547th / 4486
Company & Commercial
1st / 1
492nd / 4271
Housing & Property
1st / 1
568th / 4211
Family Law
1st / 9
532nd / 3805
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 1
748th / 3459
Commercial Property
1st / 1
639th / 3268
Employment
1st / 9
386th / 3049
Personal Injury
1st / 1
452nd / 2330
Money & Tax
1st / 1
396th / 1826
Dispute Resolution
1st / 1
325th / 1033
Human rights
1st / 1
102nd / 737
Banking
1st / 1
95th / 695
Agriculture
1st / 1
264th / 615
Charities
1st / 3
144th / 558

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

    50

  • Very Good

    2

  • Average

    2

  • Poor

    0

  • Awful

    0

Overall experience

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  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Kyle
Personal Injury

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Serious Injury

Kyle

July 31, 2025

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I couldn’t be more pleased with the service I received from my solicitor. From start to finish, they were professional, thorough, and incredibly supportive. Communication was always clear and prompt, and every step of the process was explained in a way that made it easy to understand. Their attention to detail and commitment to achieving the best possible outcome gave me real peace of mind. I would highly recommend their services to anyone in need of reliable and expert legal representation.

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Andy Shaw
Housing & Property

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Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Andy Shaw

July 16, 2025

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Sale of property - probate

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Marie was quick, efficient, accurate, helpful and supportive throughout. Can’t rate the service highly enough.

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Barbara Richmond
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Barbara Richmond

July 01, 2025

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Fantastic Service

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I was buying and selling a property and as a family member had used Cartmell Sheperd Ltd, and were happy with the services provided I also chose them as well.
I was not disappointed, I received a first class service. If I sell and buy another property I will definitely use the company again.

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RBon
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

RBon

June 19, 2025

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Professional and friendly

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Our sale was delayed due to issues with a tennant but Sam ensured that the process was smooth and at no extra expense.

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Anonymous
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Anonymous

June 05, 2025

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Successful outcome of a protracted property sale.

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It took 2 years, 5 buyers and a grant of probate application to sell my Mother's property but Linsey and staff stuck with me all of the way.
The only slight issue I had was with the initial fee quoted that, although not exorbitant, was somewhat higher than the 'Purchase or sale of a freehold or leasehold residential property information on costs' document on the website led me to expect. As far I can tell this document is no longer on the website.
After we had agreed the fee Cartmell Shepherd were good to deal with, proffesional throughout and very fair with cancellation costs when sales fell through for various reasons.

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L
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

L

May 14, 2025

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Fantastic Service - I’d Highly Recommend

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Ian handled our property purchase brilliantly, he over communicated and came back to answer any questions I had incredibly quickly which helped keep the process moving quickly. We completed within 10 weeks.

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Andrew Railton
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Andrew Railton

May 10, 2025

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Sale of east view

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The sale of my late mother’s home was handled exceptionally well and went smoothly.

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Claire
Employment

Matter Type:

Employment Law

Claire

March 19, 2025

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Great Service

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Would highly recommend the employment team from Cartmell Shepherd who we have worked with for a number of years. The team provide a first class service, with a friendly and helpful approach.

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Suzanne
Employment

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Employment Law

Suzanne

March 19, 2025

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Professional firm with excellent service

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Worked with employment team over a number of years. Practical advice given clearly. Always available to help and the depth and breadth of experience is excellent. Highly recommend!

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Anonymous
Family Law

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Divorce

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March 14, 2025

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Service overview

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Excellent service, made, what could have been a very stressful situation, easier to go through....with grateful thanks

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Doug

Doug

December 23, 2024

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Cartmell Shepherd handled the sale of my property very professionally and with excellent communication throughout the process. That carried out this in a very short time as the buyer wanted an extremely quick sale. Well done to the whole team at Cartmell Shepherd and thank you.

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June 05, 2023

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Nice staff and good service

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Robert

Robert

May 07, 2021

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Excellent and professional service.

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Jenny
Company & Commercial

Matter Type:

Debt Recovery

Jenny

April 22, 2025

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Jenny

"I recently used Carly's services to recover an overdue payment, and she was incredibly helpful and efficient in resolving the matter. I highly recommend both Carly and Cartmell Shepherd.

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Terry
Employment

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Employment Law

Terry

March 23, 2025

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Terry

Had great service from Jennifer Cafferkey, Associate Solicitor, ably assisted by Louise. It was understandably a stressful situation but through the professional support provided by Jennifer and the team, it was made as easy as it could be producing a successful outcome. Jennifer and the law firm are easily recommended.

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Our West Cumbria office is located within the town centre of Cockermouth to serve clients in the Cockermouth, Maryport, Workington, Aspatria and Wigton areas. Customer service and excellent legal advice are at the heart of everything we do. You won’t be disappointed; our office provides a warm, modern, welcoming environment and first-rate legal services.

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • Consumer Disputes
    • Consumer Rights
    • Dispute resolution - civil mediation
    • Libel and Defamation
    • Litigation - Breach of contract
    • Litigation - Insurance disputes
    • Litigation - M&A and warranty disputes
    • Litigation - Product liability claims
    • Litigation - Property litigation claims
    • Litigation - Trust and pension issues
    • Litigation Law
    • Malicious falsehood
  • 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
    • Harassment/Bullying at Work
    • Maternity and Paternity
    • Pay Issue
  • Family Law
    • Asset protection and tax mitigation
    • Child Arrangements Following Divorce
    • Child Law
    • Child Relocation After Divorce
    • Child contact
    • Children
    • Children Act proceedings
    • Civil Partnership Dissolution
    • Civil partnerships
    • Cohabitation agreements and disputes
    • Cohabitation and Unmarried Relationships
    • Collaborative Law
    • Divorce After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
    • Elderly care
    • Financial Matters
    • Grandparents' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Buying at auction
    • Declarations of trusts
    • Deeds of Gifts
    • Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
    • Dilapidation Claims
    • Evicting Squatters and Trespassers
    • Extending your Lease
    • Freehold Enfranchisement
    • Housing Associations
    • Housing Management
    • Housing disputes
    • Injunctions
    • Investment and buy to let properties
    • Landlord and Tenant
    • Leasehold properties
    • Neighbour Disputes
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Option agreements and conditional contracts
    • Planning
    • Property Disputes
    • Renting and Tenancy Agreements
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
    • Right of First Refusal
    • Right of Way and Rights to Light
    • Second charges
    • Tenant Eviction
    • Transfers of parts of land
    • Unpaid Rent, Service or Ground Charges
  • Human rights
    • Judicial review
  • Money & Tax
    • Debt and Bankruptcy
  • Personal Injury
    • Accident At Work
    • Accidents In Public Places
    • Amputation
    • Broken Bone Or Fracture
    • Burns, Scars and Lacerations At Work
    • Bus and Coach Accident
    • Car Accident
    • Car Passenger
    • Children's Accident
    • Children's Serious Injury
    • Chronic Pain
    • Cycling Accident
    • Defective Work Equipment
    • Dog Bite
    • Fall From Height
    • Fatal Accident
    • Head Injury At Work
    • Head and Brain Injury
    • Manual Handling
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Wills

Business areas of law

  • Agriculture
    • Agricultural land for sale or development
    • Buying and selling a farm
    • Commercial contracts for farming businesses
    • Employment of farm workers
    • Equestrian property
    • Farm partnerships and corporate structures
    • Farming disputes
    • Veterinary negligence
  • Banking
    • Banking
  • Charities
    • Charities
  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Developer disputes
    • Development plot sales
    • Environmental policy law
    • Finance
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • Landlord and tenant
    • Purchase and Sale Of Commercial Property
    • Purchase of development land
    • Rights of way issues
    • Sales or purchases of shops, factories, warehouses, offices and licensed premises
  • Company & Commercial
    • Agency agreements
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Contracts and Agreements
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contract law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Credit Control
    • Data Protection
    • Debt Recovery
    • Employment - business
    • Franchising
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • Intellectual Property
    • Management buyouts
    • Merchandising and sponsorship
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Outsourcing agreements
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Share option schemes
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Slander
    • Small businesses
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
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