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Birketts LLP

Brierly Place, New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0AP

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Brierly Place, New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0AP

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Birketts LLP are accredited by

Lexcel - excellence in legal practice management and client care accreditation awarded to Birketts LLP

Description

Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 500 lawyers and legal professionals based in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks.

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Birketts LLP Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.8
Excellent
92%
Value for
Money
9% above
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95%
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13% above
national average
95%
Would
Recommend
14% above
national average
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

Accreditations

Birketts LLP are accredited by

Lexcel - excellence in legal practice management and client care accreditation awarded to Birketts LLP

Description

Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 500 lawyers and legal professionals based in 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 2 / 10
Dispute Resolution 2 / 10
Child Law 2 / 8
Crime/ Criminal Defence 1 / 15
Islamic Law 1 / 12
Litigation 2 / 12
Professional Negligence 1 / 7
Appeals Law 1 / 2
Banking 1 / 1
Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Law 1 / 43
Construction 1 / 10
Contract Law 2 / 13
IT & Intellectual Property 2 / 19
International Business Law 1 / 11
LGBT Law 1 / 4
Pensions Law 1 / 7
Personal Injury 1 / 3
Planning Law 2 / 11
Welfare & Benefits 1 / 7
Actions against the police 1 / 3
Adjudication Law 1 / 5
Agriculture 1 / 6
Asset Management 1 / 5
Auction Law 1 / 9
Banking and Financial Law 1 / 1
Brexit Law 1 / 4
Bribery and Corruption Law 1 / 3
Business Law 1 / 2
Care Law 2 / 5
Charities 1 / 8
Church Law 1 / 2
Civil Rights Law 1 / 10
Clinical Negligence 1 / 3
Commercial Law 1 / 19
Company & Commercial 2 / 14
Company Law 2 / 14
Compliance Law 1 / 2
Consumer 2 / 7
Copyright Law 1 / 6
Corporate Law 2 / 8
Court of Protection and Deputyship 1 / 1
Criminal Law 1 / 3
Cultural Heritage Law 1 / 13
Customs Law 1 / 13
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 1 / 3
Debt and Tax Law 1 / 5
Disability Law 1 / 3
Discrimination Law 1 / 5
Domestic Violence Law 1 / 5
E-Commerce Law 1 / 3
Economic Law 1 / 8
Education 1 / 1
Employment 2 / 16
Energy & Transport 1 / 13
Energy Law 1 / 7
Enforcement Law 1 / 5
Engineering Law 1 / 15
Environmental Law 1 / 3
Equality Law 1 / 4
Equine Law 1 / 5
Equity Law 1 / 3
European Law 1 / 12
Financial Crime Law 1 / 2
Fire Safety Law 1 / 13
Fraud Law 1 / 5
Governance Law 1 / 1
Government Contracts Law 1 / 5
Government Investigations 1 / 4
Health and Safety Law 1 / 3
Health and Welfare Law 1 / 4
Healthcare Law 1 / 9
Human rights 1 / 4
IT and Technology Law 1 / 8
Information Law 1 / 9
Infrastructure Law 1 / 5
Inheritance Law 1 / 3
Injunctions Law 2 / 10
Inquest Law 1 / 6
Insurance Law 1 / 6
Intellectual Property Law 1 / 5
Jurisdiction Law 1 / 4
Land Law 1 / 6
Licensing Law 1 / 3
Manufacturing Law 1 / 9
Maritime Law 1 / 3
Mental Health Law 1 / 3
Mergers and Acquisitions Law 1 / 13
Mining Law 1 / 18
Money & Tax 1 / 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 2 / 20
Regulatory Law 1 / 4
Road Traffic Law 1 / 5
Social Law 1 / 7
Sports Law 1 / 15
Telecommunications Law 1 / 2
Trade Law 1 / 26
Transport Law 1 / 6
Utilities Law 1 / 29
White Collar Crime 1 / 4
Local 3 / 22
Housing & Property 806 / 4,770
Family Law 377 / 4,223
Immigration Law 260 / 1,154
Immigration 152 / 2,283
Commercial and Business Law 130 / 355
Commercial Property 573 / 3,665
Wills, Trusts & Probate 1220 / 3,764
Dispute Resolution 528 / 1,801
Child Law 547 / 1,640
Crime/ Criminal Defence 403 / 2,140
Islamic Law 25 / 74
Litigation 291 / 888
Professional Negligence 385 / 1,296
Appeals Law 222 / 848
Banking 219 / 1,032
Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Law 7 / 96
Construction 249 / 854
Contract Law 400 / 1,426
IT & Intellectual Property 276 / 1,114
International Business Law 28 / 211
LGBT Law 102 / 231
Pensions Law 161 / 488
Personal Injury 595 / 2,651
Planning Law 185 / 583
Welfare & Benefits 347 / 1,049
Actions against the police 105 / 183
Adjudication Law 77 / 240
Agriculture 338 / 819
Asset Management 103 / 394
Auction Law 124 / 285
Banking and Financial Law 44 / 218
Brexit Law 34 / 146
Bribery and Corruption Law 127 / 411
Business Law 170 / 468
Care Law 214 / 531
Charities 216 / 767
Church Law 4 / 10
Civil Rights Law 26 / 97
Clinical Negligence 500 / 1,246
Commercial Law 63 / 184
Company & Commercial 861 / 4,182
Company Law 275 / 970
Compliance Law 117 / 462
Consumer 871 / 4,413
Copyright Law 137 / 522
Corporate Law 260 / 842
Court of Protection and Deputyship 237 / 576
Criminal Law 272 / 1,007
Cultural Heritage Law 14 / 59
Customs Law 26 / 121
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 224 / 892
Debt and Tax Law 237 / 786
Disability Law 204 / 601
Discrimination Law 167 / 499
Domestic Violence Law 330 / 896
E-Commerce Law 24 / 73
Economic Law 31 / 223
Education 129 / 422
Employment 900 / 3,621
Energy & Transport 93 / 511
Energy Law 94 / 359
Enforcement Law 173 / 576
Engineering Law 25 / 126
Environmental Law 98 / 393
Equality Law 328 / 1,097
Equine Law 13 / 47
Equity Law 211 / 569
European Law 23 / 92
Financial Crime Law 125 / 460
Fire Safety Law 63 / 180
Fraud Law 142 / 514
Governance Law 65 / 272
Government Contracts Law 19 / 133
Government Investigations 114 / 415
Health and Safety Law 199 / 574
Health and Welfare Law 70 / 186
Healthcare Law 91 / 357
Human rights 176 / 962
IT and Technology Law 23 / 134
Information Law 78 / 339
Infrastructure Law 45 / 187
Inheritance Law 256 / 678
Injunctions Law 305 / 931
Inquest Law 15 / 50
Insurance Law 186 / 659
Intellectual Property Law 176 / 624
Jurisdiction Law 62 / 166
Land Law 409 / 1,321
Licensing Law 148 / 500
Manufacturing Law 26 / 82
Maritime Law 12 / 86
Mental Health Law 66 / 204
Mergers and Acquisitions Law 127 / 431
Mining Law 11 / 56
Money & Tax 513 / 1,952
National Insurance Law 155 / 422
Notary 238 / 850
Nuisance Law 89 / 235
Occupational Health Law 162 / 429
Privacy Law 133 / 514
Private International Law 51 / 130
Regulations 384 / 2,409
Regulatory Law 61 / 255
Road Traffic Law 108 / 247
Social Law 67 / 225
Sports Law 99 / 302
Telecommunications Law 10 / 74
Trade Law 21 / 166
Transport Law 45 / 137
Utilities Law 12 / 75
White Collar Crime 86 / 204
National 1288 / 11,164

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Brierly Place, New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0AP

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Clients praise the firm for strong immigration and family law expertise, including visa, ILR and divorce work, with clear strategy, attention to detail and consistently successful outcomes. Valued soft skills include approachability, reassurance, empathy, clear communication, punctual responses and willingness to go the extra mile. Timely handling, realistic advice and reliable process management are highlighted. Negative comments are minimal; frustrations relate only to case length (driven by circumstances rather than advisers) rather than competence or communication.

knowledgeable solicitor
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Clients praise the firm for strong immigration and family law expertise, including visa, ILR and divorce work, with clear strategy, attention to detail and consistently successful outcomes. Valued soft skills include approachability, reassurance, empathy, clear communication, punctual responses and willingness to go the extra mile. Timely handling, realistic advice and reliable process management are highlighted. Negative comments are minimal; frustrations relate only to case length (driven by circumstances rather than advisers) rather than competence or communication.

knowledgeable solicitor
attention to detail
approachable reassuring
timely responses
professional reliable
clear communication
efficient process
honoured timescales
empathetic support
highly recommended

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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.

A representative from Birketts LLP responded to this review

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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anonymous

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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Brian

Immigration

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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Lisa Highes

Family Law

Dharshica = Outstanding

I cannot recommend Dharshica highly enough. She represented me throughout a lengthy and emotionally challenging divorce, and her professionalism, knowledge, and support were outstanding throughout. Although the process itself took time, this was through no fault of hers. She was consistently well-prepared, clear and pragmatic in her advice, and meticulous in her approach. She explained each stage clearly, ensured I understood my options, and provided guidance that was both realistic and reassuring. What truly set her apart was her support. Divorce is an incredibly stressful experience, and she combined exceptional legal expertise with genuine empathy and calm professionalism. I always felt supported, informed, and confident that my case was being handled with care and integrity. I am extremely grateful for her work and would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone seeking an outstanding solicitor.

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Thank you for taking the time to leave a five star review for Dharshica Thanarajasingham. We're so glad she was able to help during this difficult time.

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