Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd

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Valiant House, 12 Knoll Rise, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0PG

01689 887 887

Accepting new clients

Regulated by:

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Regulator ID: 558946

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Legal Knowledge 4.9/5

Value for money 4.7/5

Accreditations

Personal Injury

Our Personal Injury Accreditation is the quality mark for legal experts that shows a law firm has special expertise in handling personal injury cases. These are legal cases where someone has been injured, whether physically or emotionally, and is seeking compensation.

Clinical Negligence

Our Clinical Negligence Accreditation is the quality mark for legal experts who can help when a healthcare professional (for example a doctor, surgeon, nurse, therapist, or dentist) has provided care that was below an acceptable standard.

Family Law

Our Family Law and Family Law Advanced Accreditations are the quality marks for family lawyers. Our accredited family lawyers are experts who can give you legal advice on issues such as:

marriage
separation
divorce
arrangements for children
adoption

They understand that family issues can be personal and sometimes difficult. They’re committed to dealing with each case thoughtfully and sensitively.

The Law Society

Our vision is to promote, protect and support solicitors, the rule of law and justice in England and Wales. The Law Society is the professional body for solicitors and a place where you can connect, grow and thrive. We're here to support you at every stage of your career, from qualification through to retirement, and to advocate on the issues solicitors have told us matter most.

Conveyancing Quality Scheme

Our Conveyancing Quality Scheme Accreditation is the quality mark for legal experts that shows a law firm is highly skilled and trustworthy when it comes to handling property transactions, such as buying or selling homes.

Description

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.

Rankings by area of expertise

Local 2 / 8

National 254 / 11,165

Meet the team of Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd

Katie White

Solicitor

0.0

Ben Madden

Partner

5.0

Laura Thompson

Partner

4.6

Amanda Custis

Partner

5.0

Amanda Mehlin

Managing Partner

4.4

Elsie D'Jabi

Litigation Support Assistant

0.0

Jill Lawton

Partner

4.8

Omari Saeed Elcock

Partner

5.0

Ting Lok

Solicitor

5.0

David Morrison

Senior Lawyer

4.5

Andrew Wright

Senior Partner

5.0

162

Ravinder Barn

Senior Lawyer

0.0

Contact details

01689 887 887

cwj@cwj.co.uk

https://www.cwj.co.uk

Opening hours

Monday	09:00–17:45
Tuesday	09:00–17:45
Wednesday	09:00–17:45
Thursday	09:00–17:45
Friday	09:00–17:45
Saturday	(Closed)
Sunday	(Closed)

Valiant House, 12 Knoll Rise, Orpington, Kent, BR6 0PG

Clients say

The firm specialises in conveyancing, notary services, family and employment law, wills/probate and settlement agreements, with strong technical knowledge and efficient case handling. Clients praise prompt appointments, clear explanations, pragmatic advice and smooth, well‑managed transactions. Valued soft skills include professionalism, friendliness, approachability, empathy and patience, plus strong communication, responsiveness and reliability under tight deadlines, which together make stressful matters feel reassured and straightforward.

Professional service

Friendly staff

Clear communication

Prompt responses

Efficient process

Knowledgeable team

Supportive guidance

Smooth transactions

Helpful explanations

Highly recommended

Tony Alexander

6 Feb 2026

Family Law

Divorce

Sandy was friendly and professional from our first meeting. He was always honest, fair and transparent with his advice. Always had my best interests in mind especially when it came to my costs. Very prompt in his responses to emails and phone calls. Even when he was away from the office, he made sure I had a contact there to help me if needed. Would highly recommend Sandy.

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Sandy Hills

Spencer Moyer

09/02/2026

Thank you for taking the time to leave this positive review. We are glad that you are happy with the service that you received from Sandy and the team. We look forward to working with you in the future.

anonymous

21 Jan 2026

Clinical Negligence

Great experience

Great communication throughout proceedings and I am very pleased with the outcome.

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Tamara Clary

Spencer Moyer

29/01/2026

Thank you for taking the time to leave this positive review. We are happy you are pleased with the outcome and look forward to working with you in the future.

Helen Robinson

25 Sept 2025

Housing & Property

Advice on a dispute with my neighbour.

The procedure and costs were set out clearly in advance of my telephone meeting but on reflection I think I was still naive regarding the advice I hoped I could get without incurring further costs. It looks like my neighbours have agreed to the action I wanted without the need for me to pay for any further advice. But otherwise I will explore using the small claims court independently - an option that was not suggested to me.

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Ife Kehinde-Taiwo

A representative from Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd responded to this review

26/09/2025

Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback. We are pleased to hear that you felt the procedure and costs were set out clearly in advance. We always aim to provide clear, tailored advice while being transparent about costs, and your comments are very helpful in allowing us to reflect on how we can explain matters more thoroughly at the outset. We are glad to hear that your neighbours have agreed to the action you were seeking, and we wish you the very best moving forward. If you would like to discuss your experience further, please do get in touch with us directly.

Jackie blunden

15 Sept 2025

Family Law

Marital advise

Great dealing with Alison, not used to dealing with solicitors, I found her really easy to talk to and she made me feel at ease, would definitely seek her advise in the future if I need to, dealt with my problem promptly

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Alison Hall

Spencer Moyer

16/09/2025

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given Alison and look forward to working with you in the future.

Matt

11 Jul 2025

Employment

Redundancy Settlement Agreement

CWJ provided and excellent, efficient and professional service from my initial enquiry through to completion of my matter. CWJ’s solicitor (Faye Shortall) and her staff were knowledgable and friendly, able to explain legal complexities in clear layman terms. I would recommend CWJ without hesitation.

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Faye Shortall

Spencer Moyer

22/07/2025

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given Faye, we look forward to working with you in the future.

Anonymous

13 Jul 2026

Employment

It was a relatively simple settlement agreement for the end of my employment. Faye did a thorough and pragmatic job reviewing it and advising me on the appropriate changes to be made at relatively short notice.

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Faye Shortall

Spencer Moyer

21/07/2026

Thank you for taking the time to leave this positive review. We are pleased that Faye was able to assist you and that you were happy with the service you received. We appreciate your feedback.

Paul Read

25 Sept 2025

Family Law

Litigation / Dispute Resolution

A trusted and experienced team always my go to for legal matters

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Alison Hall

A representative from Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd responded to this review

26/09/2025

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

Colin English

29 Aug 2025

Employment

The service was excellent with clear, concise and helpful input and comment throughout the process.

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Laura Claridge

Spencer Moyer

12/09/2025

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

Douglas

26 Mar 2025

Housing & Property

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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Chireen Miller

A representative from Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd responded to this review

02/04/2025

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

Anonymous

13 Feb 2025

Housing & Property

Residential Property/Conveyancing

A friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and efficient service.

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Carly Johnson

A representative from Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd responded to this review

13/02/2025

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

Clients say

Professional service

Friendly staff

Clear communication

Prompt responses

Efficient process

Knowledgeable team

Supportive guidance

Smooth transactions

Helpful explanations

Highly recommended

John

21 Jul 2026

Notary

Notary services.

Excellent professional and courteous services expedited efficiently to my full satisfaction by Megan and Andrew. Would recommend CWJ without hesitation.

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Andrew Wright

Megan Robinson

Tina Potts

15 Jul 2026

Notary

Notorised documents for Cyprus

Megan was extremely professional, friendly and helpful. Andrew was very professional too. They were able to assit me quickly and easily and the whole service was very smooth. Highly recommended.

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Andrew Wright

Megan Robinson

Spencer Moyer

21/07/2026

Thank you for taking the time to leave this positive review. We are pleased that Andrew and Megan were able to assist you and that you were happy with the service you received. We appreciate your feedback.

Elena

15 Jul 2026

Notary

Mrs E.King

It was short, sharp, straightforward, reasonably polite.

Legal experts tagged in
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Andrew Wright

Megan Robinson

Spencer Moyer

21/07/2026

Thank you for taking the time to leave this positive review. We are pleased that you were happy with the service you received. We appreciate your feedback.

Richard

15 Jul 2026

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Professional service

I was impressed with CWJ's professionalism and efficiency. They arranged an appointment the same day, were competent and concerned with meeting my needs. I would highly recommend them.

Legal experts tagged in
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Andrew Wright

Megan Robinson

Spencer Moyer

21/07/2026

Thank you for taking the time to leave this positive review. We are pleased that the team was able to assist you and that you were happy with the service you received. We appreciate your feedback.

Christine Allen

10 Jul 2026

Commercial Property

New lease

Very proactive in dealing with all questions raised by new tenant's lawyer and working to a very tight deadline

Solicitors tagged in
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Omari Saeed Elcock

Spencer Moyer

13/07/2026

Thank you for taking the time to leave this positive review. We are pleased that the team was able to assist you and that you were happy with the service you received. We appreciate your feedback.

Anonymous

13 Jul 2026

Employment

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Faye Shortall

Spencer Moyer

21/07/2026

Thank you for taking the time to leave this positive review. We are pleased that Faye was able to assist you and that you were happy with the service you received. We appreciate your feedback.

Sarah

10 Jun 2026

Family Law

Family

I would highly recommend Alison for her outstanding support during my divorce proceedings. She handled my case in a highly professional and expert manner from start to finish, always making me feel that everything was under control and being managed effectively. Alison's communication was excellent throughout the process and she responded promptly to any queries and kept me informed with regular correspondence, which provided great reassurance during what could be a stressful time. Alison's knowledge, professionalism and supportive approach made a difficult situation much easier to navigate. I would not hesitate to recommend Alison to anyone seeking a skilled an reliable solicitor.

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Alison Hall

Spencer Moyer

26/06/2026

Thank you for taking the time to share your positive feedback. We’re delighted to hear that Alison was able to support you and that you were pleased with the service provided. Your comments are greatly appreciated.

Anonymous

9 Jun 2026

Family Law

Family

I recently used this firm to handle my deed of separation, which began as a cohabitation agreement. From start to finish, I felt in very safe hands. Every query I had was answered clearly and thoroughly and I was always pointed in the right direction. The service was quick and efficient, the advice was sound, and, most importantly, I felt genuinely reassured throughout the whole process. The support I received made what could have been a stressful experience feel much more manageable. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend.

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Alison Hall

Spencer Moyer

26/06/2026

Thank you for taking the time to leave this positive review. We are pleased that we were able to assist you and that you were happy with the service you received. We appreciate your feedback.

Sue C

5 Jun 2026

Housing & Property

Residential Property/Conveyancing

The property matter was dealt with very efficiently and I was kept apprised of the situation at each step of the process.

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Karthiga Sangaralingam

Spencer Moyer

26/06/2026

Thank you for taking the time to share your positive feedback. We’re delighted to hear that you were pleased with the service provided. Your comments are greatly appreciated.

Anonymous

31 May 2026

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Wills, Trusts and Probate

In seeking professional legal advice regarding complicated issues, it was important to me to have such complications clearly explained in a manner which I could grasp and therefore be able to make an informed decision. Grace Clarke was able to do this which gave me confidence in her abilities.

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Grace Clarke

Spencer Moyer

26/06/2026

Thank you for taking the time to leave this positive review. We are pleased that Grace was able to assist you and that you were happy with the service you received. We appreciate your feedback.

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