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Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd

01689 887 887
4.9/5
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CWJ is an award winning regional firm of Solicitors based in Orpington, Kent serving private individuals, businesses and organisations. With commercial clients ranging in size from sole traders to large public companies and other institutions such as charities and medical practices, we have accumulated extensive experience of the legal issues faced by businesses and other organisations. Read more...

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Available lawyers at Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd

Andrew Wright

5.0 out of 5
(111)
Senior Partner

Faye Shortall

5.0 out of 5
(33)
Solicitor

Hardeep Bains

4.9 out of 5
(27)
Licenced Conveyancer

Abigail Doust

5.0 out of 5
(26)
Senior Lawyer

Claire Schneck

5.0 out of 5
(26)
Partner

Omari Saeed Elcock

4.9 out of 5
(24)
Senior Lawyer

Laura Claridge

4.9 out of 5
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Leah Noyes

4.8 out of 5
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Grace Clarke

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Amanda Custis

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David Morrison

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Karthiga Sangaralingam

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Laura Thompson

4.6 out of 5
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Partner

Amanda Mehlin

4.4 out of 5
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Managing Partner

Sophie Ruthven-Murray

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Alis Ahmedova

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Notary Assistant

Emily Nicholson

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Legal Executive

Alison Hall

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Sandy Hills

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Keith Doherty

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Chireen Miller

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Jill Lawton

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Alexander Wormald

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Sarmad Gassoub

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Carly Johnson

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Didem Budak

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How Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd Compares

Value for money

This firm - 94%
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  • Value for money (a rating of 1-5)
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  • 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 8%
About Right 90%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 99%
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"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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outcome of matter

This firm - 98%
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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 98%
No 2%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd 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 / 5
37th / 4553
Company & Commercial
1st / 7
80th / 4337
Housing & Property
1st / 6
141st / 4225
Family Law
1st / 5
99th / 3834
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 6
166th / 3487
Commercial Property
1st / 5
20th / 3295
Employment
1st / 7
80th / 3083
Personal Injury
1st / 6
144th / 2355
Money & Tax
1st / 6
100th / 1839
Professional Negligence
1st / 2
70th / 1189
IT & Intellectual Property
1st / 1
55th / 1049
Dispute Resolution
1st / 3
109th / 1035
Clinical Negligence
1st / 5
46th / 938
Notary
1st / 399
1st / 713
Construction
1st / 2
47th / 580
Charities
1st / 1
47th / 563
Energy & Transport
1st / 1
21st / 514

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

    683

  • Very Good

    48

  • Average

    3

  • Poor

    2

  • Awful

    10

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  • Communication
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David Morgan

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April 17, 2025

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Notary Signing

I needed a specific document for The Netherlands, to be signed by a Notary. This was the second time I have asked Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd to sign such a document. They are efficient, friendly and very easy to liaise with, and the fee was very competitive. My contact at the firm, Alis Ahmedova, was easy to communicate with and very helpful. I can highly recommend Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd.

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Kate Wright

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Kate Wright

April 17, 2025

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Damage claims review

Alexander Wormald showed care, compassion, expertise and helped me with my claim. He guided me through every step of the way in a professional and caring way manner yet showed understanding and always gave good advice when needed. I would highly recommend Alex.

I have clicked the boxes below based on my experience with Alexander Wormald and not other members of CWJ.

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Janet McGrath

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April 16, 2025

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Omari Elcock Amanda Mehlin

Omari and Amanda were extremely professional in the way they worked, always helpful and expert in their particular field.

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Anonymous

April 09, 2025

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Residential Property/Conveyancing

I’m very pleased with the service I received from Carly. Everything went smoothly and any problems were resolved quickly. I have used CWJ in the past and will use them again

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Anna Barnfield
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Anna Barnfield

April 02, 2025

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Residential Property/Conveyancing

Excellent service from the very first moment until completion of the sale of the property, as a number of unforeseen queries arose during this process, Mrs. Johnson's advice and subequent action were outstanding in detail and quality of advice. We have been especially impressed with the way this whole process was managed from start to close we cannot speak highly enough of the professionalism and courtesy extended to us, and also the way this whole sale has proceeded within an amazing time scale. Thank you to Carly and Sharah for all you have done for us.

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Phyl
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Phyl

April 02, 2025

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Residential Property/Conveyancing

Hardeep was diligent very helpful, pleasant at all times over many long months and I believe, went above and beyond.

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David Holton
Commercial Property

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Commercial Leases

David Holton

April 01, 2025

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Lease Assignment

Omari is always contactable and communicats well. Onc giveen a task I can rely on Omari to complete it in a highly professional and timely manner.

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Graeme S
Commercial Property

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Purchase and Sale Of Commercial Property

Graeme S

March 30, 2025

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Sale of commercial property

I instructed Omari in the sale of my commercial property in Dartford.

He was recommended to me and I was very pleased with the service provided and the outcome of my transaction which was handled in a professional and timely fashion.

I would happily use him and his firm again in the future.

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Douglas
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Douglas

March 26, 2025

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Residential Property/Conveyancing

Our house purchase was an extremely complex transaction involving a sale of one property and bridging loan across two others. With a acrimonious divorce somewhere in the chain.

Chireen did an amazing job of handling this complexity. She kept track of all matters, never losing the trail at any point (effectively three properties all needing the equivalent of a sale in parallel). She had to deal with some very incompetent legal work from the solicitors acting for the bridging loan providers; always acting patiently and professionally.

She gave us excellent advice on how to handle the staggered nature of the contract exchanges and completions.

We were always re-assured by the fact that Chireen was in control of the situation.

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Rebecca Veitch
Family Law

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Family law

Rebecca Veitch

March 26, 2025

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Family

Most important Sandy Hills is not mentioned yet he was my main contact throughout. With the advice from both Sandy and knowing Claire was in the background made me feel very comfortable and exceeding pleased with all communications and of course the outcome.

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Michele

February 21, 2025

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Michele

CWJ dealt with the sale of my late mother’s house. Cost was accurate and I was kept informed every step of the way as to what stage we were at.
Chireen Miller did the conveyancing and I would definitely use her again if I needed to.
Sarah Cheeseman from the legal team was also very helpful.

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Andrew

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December 24, 2024

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Andrew

Thanks to Faye Shortall for guiding me through a matter with my employer, with clarity, thoroughness and good advice.

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Claire

Claire

December 20, 2024

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Claire

After not getting much help elsewhere for an ID1 Form, I reached out to Clarkson Wright & Jakes Notaries who were really helpful despite it being a quick, off service and were able to help me complete the form with a friendly and approachable manner. Thank you Alis and Andrew.

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November 26, 2024

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Sturley

I'm very happy with the service and I have found CWJ a very thorough and professional firm of solicitors and I would recommend them to anyone who needs a solicitor now or in the future.

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Anna
Employment

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Employment Law

Anna

November 24, 2024

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Anna

I highly recommend Faye Shortall as the solicitor for employment matters. She helped me to go through settlement agreement stress free with full understanding of my options. She was supporting me with negotiating, giving very valuable insights. Thank you Faye for assisting in this journey, you made it easy and enjoyable with full benefits.

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CWJ is an award winning regional firm of Solicitors based in Orpington, Kent serving private individuals, businesses and organisations.

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Personal areas of law

  • Clinical Negligence
    • Accident and Emergency Claims
    • Amputation Negligence Claims
    • Anaesthetic Awareness Claims
    • Birth Defect and Wrongful Birth Claims
    • Birth Injury Claims
    • Birth Injury To Mother Claims
    • Blood Transfusion Claims
    • Bowel Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Breast Surgery Compensation Claims
    • C. Difficile Claims
    • Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Cauda Equina Syndrome Claims
    • Cerebral Palsy Claims
    • Cervical Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Clinical Negligence
    • Cochlear Implant Claims
    • Cosmetic Dentistry Claims
    • Cosmetic Surgery Claims
    • Defective Medical Device Claims
    • Dental Negligence
    • Dental Negligence Claims
    • Dermal Filler Compensation Claims
    • Diabetes Claims
    • Erb’s Palsy Compensation Claims
    • Eye Surgery Claims
    • Failed Sterilisation Claims
    • Fatal Medical Negligence Claims and Inquests
    • Faulty Defibrillator Claims
    • Fertility Negligence Claims
    • GP Negligence Claims
    • Group B Streptococcus Claims
    • Hospital Negligence Claims
    • Knee Replacement Claims
    • Laser Eye Surgery Claims
    • Laser Treatment Claims
    • Lung Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • MRSA Claims
    • Medical Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Medical Negligence
    • Meningitis Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Metal-On-Metal Hip Replacement Claims
    • Misdiagnosed Miscarriage Claims
    • Nerve Damage Claims
    • Nerve Injury Claims
    • Ophthalmic Negligence Claims
    • Oral Cancer Claims
    • Orthopaedic Negligence Claims
    • Ovarian Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Pancreatic Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Periodontal Disease Claims
    • Pregnancy and Gynaecology Injury Claims
    • Pressure Sore Claims
    • Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Restorative Dentistry Claims
    • Sepsis Negligence Claims
    • Skin Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Sorin Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler Claims
    • Spinal Surgery Claims
    • Stillbirth Compensation Claims
    • Stroke Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Surgery Compensation Claims
    • Surgical and Transvaginal Mesh Claims
    • Testicular Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
  • Consumer
    • Consumer Disputes
    • Consumer Rights
    • 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
    • Pre-publication advice
    • Travel rights
  • Employment
    • Agency Staff / Temp Workers
    • Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
    • Disciplinary Hearings
    • Discrimination at Work
    • Employee Team Moves
    • Employment Contracts
    • Equal Pay Disputes
    • Family Leave
    • Flexible Working
    • Gardening Leave
    • Harassment/Bullying at Work
    • Holiday Pay Issues
    • Maternity and Paternity
    • Media and Sports
    • Part Time Workers
    • 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
    • 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
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Family Mediation
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • Injunctions
    • 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
    • Anti-social Behaviour
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Buying at auction
    • Declarations of trusts
    • Deeds of Gifts
    • Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
    • Dilapidation Claims
    • Evicting Squatters and Trespassers
    • Exclusivity and lock-out agreements
    • Extending your Lease
    • Freehold Enfranchisement
    • Housing Associations
    • Housing Management
    • Housing disputes
    • Injunctions
    • Investment and buy to let properties
    • Landlord and Tenant
    • Lease Extensions
    • Leasehold properties
    • Matrimonial transfers
    • Neighbour Disputes
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Option agreements and conditional contracts
    • Possession and repossession proceedings
    • Property Disputes
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Remortgaging
    • Renting and Tenancy Agreements
    • Repossessions
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
    • Right of First Refusal
    • Right of Way and Rights to Light
    • Right to Manage
    • Service Charge Disputes
    • Service Charge Recovery
    • Tenancy Breaches, Injunctions and Forfeiture Claims
    • Tenant Eviction
    • Transfer of title
    • Transfers of equity
    • Transfers of parts of land
    • Unpaid Rent, Service or Ground Charges
  • Money & Tax
    • HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Property Holding Structures
    • Trusts
  • Notary
    • Notary
  • Personal Injury
    • Against The Council
    • Benefits Available To Asbestos Victims
    • Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme
    • Gym Injury Compensation
    • Personal Injury Law
    • Welfare Issues After Serious Injury
  • Professional Negligence
    • Barristers
    • Financial advisors
    • IT professionals
    • Insurance brokers
    • Professional Negligence
    • Professional trustees
    • Valuers
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • 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)
    • Asset Tracing
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Data Protection
    • Employment - business
    • Franchising
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • Intellectual Property
    • Management buyouts
    • Merchandising and sponsorship
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Mis-sold Interest Rate Swap Agreements
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Share option schemes
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Slander
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
    • Tax
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Construction
    • Construction and engineering dispute resolution
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
  • Energy & Transport
    • Energy
  • IT & Intellectual Property
    • Advertising and Marketing Compliance
    • Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy
    • Computer and IT Law
    • Confidential Information, Know-How and Trade Secrets
    • Copyright
    • Dealing with intellectual property infringements
    • Design rights and product designs
    • Domain Names
    • GDPR
    • Intellectual Property Litigation and Dispute Resolution
    • Patents
    • Personality and Image Rights
    • Trade Marks and Designs
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