5 Reviews of Laytons LLP rated 2.6/5 in London

How Laytons LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 54%

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Underpriced 0%

Overpriced 60%

About Right 40%

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Yes 40%

No 60%

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Reviews summary

Excellent

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Very Good

0
Average

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Poor

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Awful

3

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Corrall Vale

July 10, 2025

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Great Firm!

After getting a horrendous service from another City law firm, we moved our account over to Chris Sherliker at Laytons ETL and I have to admit, it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Chris is always professional, courteous and his rates are competitive. He’s always available for a quick chat, even when he’s busy. I think that’s a trait of great lawyer! I can’t eulogise about Chris enough because a finding a quality solicitor is like being offered an upgrade from Economy to First Class. You’ll know the difference straight away!

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Brendan

July 10, 2025

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Recommend +++

I am well positioned to give a testimonial for Chris Sherliker, having worked with him as my personal and corporate lawyer for the past 22 years. He consistently operates with a dynamic, committed presence and brings, knowledge, authority and strength to all negotiations.

I operate in one of the fastest growth sectors globally and Chris and his teams are trusted to deliver consistent high-quality legal outcomes with a differential delivery speed, agility and quality.

As a client, I have experienced first-hand the quality of Chris and the Layton’s organisation. It puts creating long-term relationships with clients at the heart of the business. Over the years we have celebrated many wins together and never lost one battle.

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Service Charge Disputes

Anon

August 12, 2020

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Awful service money grabbing

Terrible service from the start and inappropriate advice given throughout. They then completely cocked up the legal claim but not including the right people within the case but we're very happy to then charge everyone extortionate fees. Poorly prepped for all meetings, not impressed at all by the service and the fees are too high - they'll estimate a low range then keep pushing through additional fees every so often. Would highly recommend staying well away from them. They also recently filed for voluntary liquidation which tells you everything you need to know about how they run their internal businesses, they were trading with an insolvent balance sheet for a while before this.

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Andrew

March 05, 2020

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Laytons LLP A Money oriented Law firm

Laytons charged big and delivered the wrong advice from the start .We were not aware of this until 3 years later after we brought another professional in and caught them out.
Certain individuals at the London office did not consider the best outcome for the client. Their mojo is centered around big fees for Laytons

Beware of this Firm,The coffee and biscuits were good however . The Manchester Branch was
better and more in touch with the client .

London office - walk on by if you know whats good for you.

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Susan

January 06, 2018

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John Abbott

John Abbott is a solicitor working at Laytons LLP claiming for my neighbour to access my property. He used abusive, bullying and threatening language after ignoring my concerns instead of good manners and politely written letters to ask for help from me. There is no need to be rude as we were willing to help from the beginning and so I was shocked to receive this kind of harassment from John Abbott. I think this is a very low standard of doing business.

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Consumer
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- Litigation - Product liability claims
- Litigation - Property litigation claims
- Litigation - Trust and pension issues
- Litigation Law
- Malicious falsehood
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- Redundancy
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- Senior Executives
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- Child Arrangements Following Divorce
- Child Law
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- Injunctions
- Matrimonial finance
- Out Of Court Divorce
- Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
- Pension and property advice
- Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
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- Social Services
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Housing & Property
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- Buying at auction
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- Against The Council
- Benefits Available To Asbestos Victims
- Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme
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Professional Negligence
- Barristers
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- IT professionals
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- Professional trustees
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Wills, Trusts & Probate
- Probate
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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
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- Planning law
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- Purchase of development land
- Rights of way issues
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Company & Commercial
- Agency agreements
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
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- Management buyouts
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- Unfair Loan Charges
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- Due diligence audits for banks and other financial institutions
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How Laytons LLP Compares

Value for money

Would recommend tofriends and family

Satisfied withoutcome of matter

Rankings by area of expertise

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Excellent

Very Good

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Poor

Awful

Overall experience

Great Firm!

Recommend +++

Awful service money grabbing

Laytons LLP A Money oriented Law firm

John Abbott

About this branch

Regulated by

Legal services

Personal areas of law

Business areas of law

Would recommend to
friends and family

Satisfied with
outcome of matter