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How Dovaston Law Limited Compares

Value for money

This firm - 98%
National Average
Poor Competitive Excellent

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 Dovaston Law Limited on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Dovaston Law Limited. 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 3%
About Right 96%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 100%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Dovaston Law Limited 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 Dovaston Law Limited 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 100%
No 0%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 100%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Dovaston Law Limited 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 Dovaston Law Limited 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 100%
No 0%

If you would like to read more about how we work with our review data please see our Transparency section.

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Dovaston Law Limited 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.

Review Sources

Client Reviews

5.0/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    55
  • Very Good

    1
  • Average

    0
  • Poor

    0
  • Awful

    0

Overall experience

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

Verified review

This review has been left by a verified client who used Dovaston Law Limited.

Matter Type:

Separation Agreement

Jessica,

February 14, 2024

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Highly recommend

Spoke regarding a split involving kids , and Karen was very helpful with directing me in the right direction. Would recommend and definitely use in the future. Thanks

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Megan,

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This review has been left by a verified client who used Dovaston Law Limited.

Matter Type:

Family law

Megan,

February 06, 2024

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Initial advice session

Really helpful first session - Karen gave me an idea of what to expect out the whole process and advised me on what my best approach would be for my situation.

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Anonymous,

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This review has been left by a verified client who used Dovaston Law Limited.

Matter Type:

Financial Matters

Anonymous,

January 30, 2024

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Advice

As always Karen gave her advice in a clear and understandable manner explaining the pros and cons of any potential actions.
Thank you.

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Maureen,

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This review has been left by a verified client who used Dovaston Law Limited.

Matter Type:

Wills

Maureen,

December 10, 2023

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New will

Gill was so professional and easy to understand.

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Martin,

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Matter Type:

International

Martin,

November 22, 2023

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will

As someone not used to these things she made it much easier to get through

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Janet,

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Matter Type:

Wills

Janet,

November 11, 2023

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Best choice!

An initial meeting left me feeling at ease and confident. The subsequent video call meeting was extremely useful and encouraging. Very professional, friendly and conducted in a way that made everything easier to understand.

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Martin,

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Matter Type:

Lasting power of attorney

Martin,

November 10, 2023

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LPA input

Once again meeting up with Gill Tobin was a real pleasure as she is so helpful, efficient, professional and such a lovely person, as we have found before in a previous position. The costs for undertaking the required works were very reasonable also. I would not have any concerns about contacting Gill once again in the future.

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Lily,

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Matter Type:

International

Lily,

November 06, 2023

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Will

I am happy for my feedback to be shared.

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Ashton,

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Matter Type:

Divorce

Ashton,

October 18, 2023

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Karen was fantastic and completed my divorce matters quickly and efficiently

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Jon,

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Matter Type:

International

Jon,

October 11, 2023

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Will writing

Supported end to end and took away all the complexity. Very punctual and ensured a very timely completion.

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Reviews collected from

Kevin

Matter Type:

Divorce

Kevin

October 20, 2023

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Kevin

Very knowledgeable, experienced, pragmatic and fair minded. I was helped through a difficult divorce by some excellent advice.

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Craig

Matter Type:

Financial Matters

Craig

August 18, 2023

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Craig

Very good. Would recommend

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Antony

Matter Type:

Family law

Antony

February 07, 2019

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Antony

I've worked with Karen on a number of cases and find her to be an excellent family solicitor who clearly cares about her clients.

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Danny

Matter Type:

Family law

Danny

November 21, 2018

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Danny

Absolutely first class service , Friendly , accurate and to the point advice explained in plain english highly recommended . Thankyou

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About this branch

Description

We understand that you will be worried about coming to see a solicitor. Don’t be! We are friendly and with over 25 years’ experience in the field of family law, we are skilled at helping to make a difficult situation better. We understand that it can be an emotional and frightening time when your family set up is changing. We have the skills to guide and advise you. We understand the thought of legal costs can be off putting. We use our technology to the fullest and that allows us to deliver an excellent service at competitive rates. We will make sure you understand the costs involved in any steps. Let’s have an open and honest conversation. In fact, that is at the heart of our relationship with you. Honest advice. Delivered with care and consideration. Contact us to find out more about our services and arrange an appointment with our Southend-on-Sea experienced family solicitors. We offer early evening and weekend appointments by agreement.

Practice areas

We are specialists in the area of Family Law - from getting together needing cohabitation agreements or Living Together Agreements to the more difficult situations of family separation. We also work in drawing up Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Estate Administration. We are knowledgeable and steady hands in times that can be challenging.

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • Family Law
    • Annulment
    • Asset protection and tax mitigation
    • 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
    • Collaborative Law
    • Divorce
    • Divorce After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
    • Divorce Mediation
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Domestic Violence
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Fixed Fee Divorce
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • High Net Worth Divorce
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • Injunctions
    • International Divorce
    • Lasting power of attorney
    • 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
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
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