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Sills & Betteridge LLP

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Aquila House, 14 St Giles Terrace, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2BN

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Sills & Betteridge LLP Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.9
Excellent
95%+
Value for
Money
Value for money: 95%+
95%+
Success
Rate
Satisfied with outcome: 95%+
95%+
Would
Recommend
Would recommend to friends and family: 95%+
Communication 4.8/5
Initial Impressions 4.8/5
Approachability 4.9/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.9/5
Legal Knowledge 4.9/5
Value for money 4.8/5

Accreditations

Sills & Betteridge LLP are accredited by

Children Law accreditation awarded to Sills & Betteridge LLP
Family Mediation accreditation awarded to Sills & Betteridge LLP
Criminal Litigation accreditation awarded to Sills & Betteridge LLP
Trading names:
• Bridge Sanderson Munro
• Acclaimed Family Law
• Sills & Betteridge
• Sills Mediation
• Moving Forward Lincolnshire
• Bell & Buxton
• Campions Solicitors
• Eddowes Waldron

Description

Welcome to Sills & Betteridge LLP. We are a leading regional firm of solicitors and have provided legal advice and services to private individuals and business clients for more than 260 years. Services including Family Law, Divorce & Separation, Wills, Trusts, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Probate, Personal Injury and Medical Negligence, Crime and Motoring Offences, Legal Disputes, Employment Law for Employers and Employees and Corporate & Commercial. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Sills & Betteridge LLP offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally / locally.

Sills & Betteridge LLP Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.8
Excellent
95%
Value for
Money
Value for money: 95%
12% above
national average
95%+
Success
Rate
Satisfied with outcome: 95%+
15% above
national average
95%+
Would
Recommend
Would recommend to friends and family: 95%+
16% above
national average
Communication 4.8/5
Initial Impressions 4.8/5
Approachability 4.8/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.8/5
Legal Knowledge 4.8/5
Value for money 4.8/5

Accreditations

Sills & Betteridge LLP are accredited by

Children Law accreditation awarded to Sills & Betteridge LLP
Family Mediation accreditation awarded to Sills & Betteridge LLP
Criminal Litigation accreditation awarded to Sills & Betteridge LLP
Trading names:
• Bridge Sanderson Munro
• Acclaimed Family Law
• Sills & Betteridge
• Sills Mediation
• Moving Forward Lincolnshire
• Bell & Buxton
• Campions Solicitors
• Eddowes Waldron

Description

Welcome to Sills & Betteridge LLP. We are a leading regional firm of solicitors and have provided legal advice and services to private individuals and business clients for more than 260 years. Services including Family Law, Divorce & Separation, Wills, Trusts, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Probate, Personal Injury and Medical Negligence, Crime and Motoring Offences, Legal Disputes, Employment Law for Employers and Employees and Corporate & Commercial. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Sills & Betteridge 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 / 24
Wills, Trusts & Probate 1 / 191
Family Law 1 / 220
Commercial Property 1 / 9
Crime/ Criminal Defence 1 / 18
Employment 1 / 22
Personal Injury 1 / 127
Dispute Resolution 1 / 12
Banking 1 / 9
Immigration 1 / 20
Company & Commercial 1 / 11
Clinical Negligence 1 / 35
Driving offences 1 / 35
Child Law 1 / 20
Domestic Violence Law 1 / 48
Land Law 1 / 11
Contract Law 1 / 5
Immigration Law 1 / 3
Consumer 1 / 4
Motoring Law 1 / 7
Court of Protection and Deputyship 1 / 5
Money & Tax 1 / 110
Agriculture 1 / 40
Charities 1 / 7
Commercial and Business Law 1 / 2
Company Law 1 / 4
Transport Law 1 / 4
Elder Law 1 / 7
IT & Intellectual Property 1 / 70
Insurance Law 1 / 7
Road Traffic Law 1 / 31
Appeals Law 1 / 12
Care Law 1 / 3
Criminal Law 1 / 3
Disability Law 1 / 2
Discrimination Law 1 / 9
International Law 1 / 2
LGBT Law 1 / 2
Licensing Law 1 / 6
Mergers and Acquisitions Law 1 / 2
Welfare & Benefits 1 / 3
Actions against the police 1 / 2
Asset Management 1 / 9
Brexit Law 1 / 20
Business Law 1 / 2
Copyright Law 1 / 5
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 1 / 3
Defamation Law 1 / 3
Dental Law 1 / 1
Drug Law 1 / 4
Education 1 / 4
Energy & Transport 1 / 147
Environmental Law 1 / 17
Equality Law 1 / 8
Government Investigations 1 / 15
Injunctions Law 1 / 4
Intellectual Property Law 1 / 6
International Trade Law 1 / 10
National Insurance Law 1 / 6
Nuisance Law 1 / 7
Planning Law 1 / 3
Prison Law 1 / 6
Professional Negligence 1 / 13
Regulations 1 / 108
Sports Law 1 / 12
Terrorism Law 1 / 7
Travel Law 1 / 10
Local 1 / 42
Housing & Property 35 / 4,692
Wills, Trusts & Probate 5 / 3,710
Family Law 2 / 4,156
Commercial Property 33 / 3,580
Crime/ Criminal Defence 27 / 2,126
Employment 3 / 3,545
Personal Injury 16 / 2,592
Dispute Resolution 45 / 1,792
Banking 17 / 1,011
Immigration 64 / 2,258
Company & Commercial 36 / 4,048
Clinical Negligence 28 / 1,220
Driving offences 18 / 630
Child Law 9 / 1,645
Domestic Violence Law 3 / 896
Land Law 8 / 1,323
Contract Law 99 / 1,414
Immigration Law 87 / 1,177
Consumer 55 / 4,306
Motoring Law 29 / 144
Court of Protection and Deputyship 107 / 585
Money & Tax 9 / 1,905
Agriculture 22 / 814
Charities 16 / 755
Commercial and Business Law 60 / 374
Company Law 78 / 959
Transport Law 12 / 139
Elder Law 64 / 325
IT & Intellectual Property 6 / 1,086
Insurance Law 47 / 640
Road Traffic Law 4 / 255
Appeals Law 53 / 850
Care Law 93 / 535
Criminal Law 105 / 1,013
Disability Law 59 / 599
Discrimination Law 50 / 496
International Law 39 / 372
LGBT Law 27 / 233
Licensing Law 32 / 495
Mergers and Acquisitions Law 58 / 431
Welfare & Benefits 158 / 1,030
Actions against the police 61 / 188
Asset Management 29 / 391
Brexit Law 14 / 147
Business Law 77 / 487
Copyright Law 49 / 509
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 79 / 872
Defamation Law 45 / 270
Dental Law 13 / 55
Drug Law 25 / 266
Education 74 / 419
Energy & Transport 3 / 501
Environmental Law 19 / 391
Equality Law 86 / 1,074
Government Investigations 24 / 406
Injunctions Law 72 / 920
Intellectual Property Law 49 / 613
International Trade Law 4 / 117
National Insurance Law 49 / 413
Nuisance Law 28 / 233
Planning Law 81 / 576
Prison Law 24 / 239
Professional Negligence 11 / 1,280
Regulations 4 / 2,334
Sports Law 32 / 304
Terrorism Law 14 / 147
Travel Law 12 / 128
National 11 / 11,158

Meet the team of Sills & Betteridge LLP

Meet the team of Sills & Betteridge LLP

Contact & Locations - Sills & Betteridge LLP

Opening hours

Monday 09:00–17:15
Tuesday 09:00–17:15
Wednesday 09:00–17:15
Thursday 09:00–17:15
Friday 09:00–17:15
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

Aquila House, 14 St Giles Terrace, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2BN

Reviews

4.9 /5 168 Reviews
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Clients praise the firm for expertise in conveyancing, property sales and purchases, family law, divorce, child arrangements, financial settlements, wills, probate, powers of attorney and employment matters. Reviews highlight strong legal knowledge, thorough preparation and effective case handling, often achieving excellent outcomes. Clients also value the firm’s friendly, professional and approachable manner, alongside clear explanations, prompt replies, regular updates, patience, empathy and reassuring support during stressful and emotional times.

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Excellent service from Callum!!

Callum clearly explained everything to me from the start. The written communication was clear and transparent and I felt fully supported with my case would highly recommend thank you Callum

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Exceptional Representation and Support

I was beyond impressed with Chris’s representation throughout my case. He immediately put me at ease during an extremely difficult and stressful time, and his professionalism, knowledge and support were exceptional from start to finish. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Chris and Sills & Betteridge to others. Should I ever require legal assistance in any area in the future, they would undoubtedly be my first choice.

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Total ease

He put me at ease immediatly and went through everything with me professionally. would recommend

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PETER

Crime/ Criminal Defence

Abandoned just minutes before the Trial was due to start.

Siils and Betteridge is truly appalling. I was charged with a criminal offence, and Katie Scott was to be my DEFENCE solicitor, employed to DEFEND me. No chance of that. I was asked to provide evidence, which included CCTV, to support my case. It was strong evidence, but Katie Scott, and the barrister employed by her, dismissed it all such that I was left with no defence at all. When I insisted that the evidence be used both of them abandoned me minutes before the Trial was due to start, giving the excuse that they were "professionally embarrassed". This, in plain English, means that they did not like being instructed by a paying client, and decided to walk off in a huff. They showed no professionalism whatsoever. Some while late, I posted a critical online review, but this was swiftly removed, probably because of "professional embarrassment". I hope this review will not be removed, but because Sills and Betteridge are easily "professionally embarrassed", it probably will. My advice is not to use Sills and Betteridge if you do not want to be abandoned at Court, or if you expect to be able to ask your solicitor to use evidence. It "professionally embarrasses" the poor dears.

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We are sorry to hear you remain unhappy after following our complaints procedure 2 years ago. We have strict conduct rules that we have to abide by and in some cases, it is necessary to cease acting in order to fulfil our professional obligations. We pride ourselves on providing a high standard of legal representation and we are sorry if you feel it felt short on this occasion.

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I approach Sills and Betteridge in panic about my charge. They all have been professional but approachable and very very helpful. Katie was always honest and Chris my barrister used best of his knowledge to help me out. Highly recommend and very grateful for the company as well.

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Ted

I Have nothing but a double thumbs up for this firm. They stood by me through a living nightmare and I got through it. If I ever need legal advice regarding criminal law again im using Sills and Betteridge 100% They are the top firm here for a reason. They deliver it straight up and fight yer corner. I am in gratitude to Mr Edwards and Mr Hogg for their services and I would recommend these 2 QUALITY lawyers for anyone in a crime related position. I owe them big time......

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Kian

Writing a 5 stat review for Emily Whittley from sills & betteridge who represented me today in my case and she was brilliant! Not only as support through the actual hearing but as moral support too by sorting a separate room to help with my anxiety, getting special measures put into place and speaking on my behalf and got the result that was needed in order for me to be able to breathe until the crown court date! If you ever thinking of using this company please do, and if available I highly recommend Emily Whittley :)

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Diane

If I could leave a ten-star review instead of five stars I would do it in a heartbeat. This firm of highly professional solicitors is outstanding, and I would like to mention the ones involved in my case. A special thanks to Dominic Lee and his amazing team who took my case on, it was a long traumatic time for me, however, Dominic has shown me nothing but compassion, and kindness, and his knowledge is just outstanding. Phone calls and emails were answered immediately, and Dominic was persistent fair, thorough, and transparent throughout. I was impressed by his dedication to achieving the best outcome for me, which he did. I cannot express my gratitude for the outstanding representation throughout my case for the care and dedication shown, and for the achievement of a successful outcome. I will be forever grateful. I would also like to thank Chrystal Theofanous and her incredible team, Sarah Louise Nicholas and Alexandra Hill, who worked hard to achieve the amazing outcome I could only have dreamed of, thanks to their dedication and hard work. They had excellent communication skills and put me at ease in very stressful times, they ensured I had the best barristers to represent me at all times, reassuring me along the way. Nothing was too much trouble, they guided me holding my hand every step, something that I was very grateful for. I would not hesitate to use this team again if needed, they would be my first and only choice. First-class service every single time.

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first time ever in my life dealing with Lawyers. Helen was very helpfull and understanding . Took time out and really helped me calm down from the stress of the case. In the end a succesfull case with charges dropped.

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Hi Fury. Thank you for sharing your experience! We're glad to hear that Helen was helpful, understanding, and provided support during a stressful time. Congratulations on the successful outcome with the charges dropped. If you ever require legal assistance again or have further questions, feel free to reach out. We appreciate your positive feedback!

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Clients praise the firm for expertise in conveyancing, property sales and purchases, family law, divorce, child arrangements, financial settlements, wills, probate, powers of attorney and employment matters. Reviews highlight strong legal knowledge, thorough preparation and effective case handling, often achieving excellent outcomes. Clients also value the firm’s friendly, professional and approachable manner, alongside clear explanations, prompt replies, regular updates, patience, empathy and reassuring support during stressful and emotional times.

Professional service
Friendly manner
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Supportive guidance
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Wills, Trusts & Probate

Excellent advice and service

Over the years I have received excellent advice and service from Richard Bussell especially in the last year administering my late wife's will and revising my own will

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Excellent service

Danielle provided exceptional service from start to finish. She was always approachable, attentive, and highly professional, taking the time to explain everything clearly and ensuring the process ran smoothly. Her support made the whole experience easy and hassle-free, and I couldn't be happier with the service I received.

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Great service

The whole team at Sills & Betteridge were great. I mainly dealt with Danielle who was very clear and informative and managed to resolve my case promptly. I would definitely highly recommend.

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Workplace Settlement Agreement

I came to Sills & Betteridge LLP for help with a settlement agreement, Danielle Wright dealt with this in a very professional manner, her help and guidance really put me at ease at what was a very stressful time. I would have no reservations in recommending Sills & Betteridge LLP

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David Cooke

Sorting out my will

Linda was excellent as always. Friendly and approachable whilst being highly knowledgeable andprofessional.

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I used sills and betteridge to help in a family court case to regain access to my son which was successful I can't thank lisa Churchill and her team (especially sarah) for there help, to me it felt like they saved my life with what they achieved again a big thankyou from me and marcus ,if I ever need help again in the future they are the only people I would use

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Jade

Do not use this firm for anything relating to child proceedings. I used this firm for legal action regarding custody of my son. Over 2 years it went on for. Being charged through the nose for shoddy half done work. They completely misinformed me of my rights and what I could have challenged in the courts. They rinsed me of £15,000 with absolutely nothing to show for it in the end. It wasn't until I took on a barrister in the end to which she notified me it was the poorest work she had seen in 30 years of being a barrister specialising in family courts. By this time the damage had been done. The forms and paperwork filled out were incorrect with the wrong names and dates of birth. The work they provided was nothing short of complete incompetence and shoddy. When you complain they don't want to know and refuse to acknowledge your complaint. 2 years on I'm still fighting through the legal ombudsman as told to by my barrister. There is a lot more I could write but what's the point. They've ruined my life and taken no accountability for it. They would turn up 40 minutes late to court and still charge you for it. Shocking. Incompetent. Shoddy unbothered solicitors. Avoid if you want any chance of winning a custody battle.

We are sorry you are still unhappy with the service provided by Sills & Betteridge. We endeavour to provide a high standard to all our clients. We understand you have gone through our formal complaints procedure and that your complaint was not upheld by our third-party complaints handler.

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I would highly recommend Sills & Betteridge. I recently dealt with Team Amy while purchasing two properties at the same time and I honestly couldn’t have asked for better service. I had already instructed another firm for one of the purchases before I came across Sills & Betteridge, so I was dealing with both firms at the same time. The difference was very noticeable. The quote was very reasonable, but what really impressed me was how quick, efficient and helpful Team Amy were throughout the whole process. They always responded so quickly to any questions I had and kept everything moving, which made the whole experience much easier. A special mention to Uros and Eve as well, who were both brilliant. Everyone I dealt with was friendly, professional and really helpful. I’m genuinely very pleased with the service I received from Sills & Betteridge and would definitely recommend them. Thank you to the whole team for all your help.

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