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FBC Manby Bowdler LLP

01952 292129
4.9/5
1917 Client Reviews Leave a review

Our specialist lawyers, working from offices in Wolverhampton, Bridgnorth, Shrewsbury, Telford, Church Stretton and Redditch provide expert legal advice covering a full range of personal and business services. Our aim is always to uncomplicate the legal process for our customers, making every stage as transparent as possible so you understand at all times what is going on in relation to your case. Read more...

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FBC Manby Bowdler LLP
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FBC Manby Bowdler LLP
have 4 other locations

7 Church Road
Redditch
B97 4AD

Juneau House
Shrewsbury
SY2 6LG

6-10 George Street
Wolverhampton
WV2 4DN

10 High Street
Church Stretton
SY6 6BU

7 Church Road
Redditch
B97 4AD

Juneau House
Shrewsbury
SY2 6LG

6-10 George Street
Wolverhampton
WV2 4DN

10 High Street
Church Stretton
SY6 6BU

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Available lawyers at FBC Manby Bowdler LLP

Adam Opperman

4.9 out of 5
(22)
Solicitor

David William Preece

4.8 out of 5
(22)
Solicitor

Jonathan Edwards

5.0 out of 5
(19)
Associate

Elizabeth Harris-Clark

4.9 out of 5
(11)
Solicitor

Julia Fitzsimmons

5.0 out of 5
(10)
Solicitor

Philip Henry Cowell

5.0 out of 5
(9)
Solicitor

Emma Jane Smith

5.0 out of 5
(8)
Solicitor

Katherine Rowley

4.5 out of 5
(6)
Solicitor

Louise Coleby

5.0 out of 5
(4)
Licensed Conveyancer

Stephen Peter Patrick Burke

5.0 out of 5
(4)
Solicitor

Nicole Beddall

5.0 out of 5
(2)
Solicitor

Louise Bond

0.0 out of 5
(1)
Paralegal

Abigail Noakes

0.0 out of 5
(0)
Solicitor

Andrew Green

0.0 out of 5
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Consultant

Chloe Turner

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How FBC Manby Bowdler LLP Compares

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This firm - 95%
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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.

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About Right 100%

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This firm - 99%
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"Would you recommend this firm to somebody else?"

The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

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Yes 99%
No 1%

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outcome of matter

This firm - 99%
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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 99%
No 1%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that FBC Manby Bowdler LLP offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally.

Locally

Nationally

Consumer
1st / 9
17th / 4823
Company & Commercial
1st / 30
7th / 4553
Housing & Property
1st / 14
23rd / 4353
Family Law
1st / 7
30th / 3915
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 16
13th / 3615
Commercial Property
1st / 75
3rd / 3412
Employment
1st / 13
95th / 3179
Regulations
1st / 15
17th / 2702
Personal Injury
1st / 13
9th / 2478
Money & Tax
1st / 11
28th / 1869
Professional Negligence
1st / 7
21st / 1235
IT & Intellectual Property
1st / 6
15th / 1082
Dispute Resolution
1st / 5
11th / 1027
Clinical Negligence
1st / 7
26th / 964
Charities
1st / 8
9th / 589
Agriculture
1st / 10
10th / 577
Construction
1st / 4
17th / 576
Driving offences
1st / 1
29th / 322

Data shown above is based on the reviews and client feedback collected by ReviewSolicitors over the last 12 months.

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.9/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    1770

  • Very Good

    121

  • Average

    14

  • Poor

    2

  • Awful

    10

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
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Kenneth
Wills, Trusts & Probate

Matter Type:

Wills

Kenneth

April 15, 2024

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Wills, Trusts and Probate

The FBC branch of solicitors have always been our first choice for over 50 years and in all of our visits, we have received excellent service and advice. We would highly recommend them for a great service, for being friendly and satisfying all our needs!

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David
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

David

March 26, 2024

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Wills, Trusts and Probate

A well established and trusted brand who I have used and have recommended for many years. Service standards + quality of advice has been first class.

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Lauren
Company & Commercial

Matter Type:

Corporate Law

Lauren

March 16, 2024

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Business / Commercial

David and the team were wonderful. Everything was explained in understandable terms, time was made for us and we were always kept informed. I would definitely use again and recommend. Thank you all for your service.

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Adam Harris
Company & Commercial

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Corporate Law

Adam Harris

March 15, 2024

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Business / Commercial

Dealt with an eleventh hour request promptly and professionally!

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Christopher
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Christopher

March 04, 2024

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Wills, Trusts and Probate

My wife and I instructed Jonathan Edwards to prepare our wills. Mr Edwards explained the process very clearly and the wills were drafted very promptly and efficiently. I thoroughly recommend the service provided by Mr Edwards and FBC Manby Bowdler.

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Anonymous
Commercial Property

Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale Of Commercial Property

Anonymous

February 28, 2024

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Commercial Property

Stephen has been my solicitor since becoming a franchisee 7 years ago and he has been fantastic. No job is a bother - small or big. I would not hesitate in recommending Stephen to anyone.

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Stewart
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Stewart

February 08, 2024

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Wills, Trusts and Probate

I used FBCMB for the sale + purchase of property & probate. I am very satisfied with the professional, personal, friendly service I received.

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James
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

James

February 05, 2024

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Wills, Trusts and Probate

My needs were met in an exemplary manner: professional, efficient and friendly.

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Jackie and Robert
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Jackie and Robert

January 30, 2024

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Wills, Trusts and Probate

We found Jonathan very helpful, easy to contact and speak to.

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Trevor
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Trevor

January 29, 2024

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Wills, Trusts and Probate

FBC Manby Bowdler are a very respected and very well known legal firm and I had no hesitation in asking them to act for me in that role. My decisions subsequently proved to be the correct one, and I was very pleased with their support, and the ultimate outcome.

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William
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

William

October 25, 2023

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William

My grandma did not know which solicitors she wanted to go to for her Will but was so happy with JONATHAN EDWARDS @MANBY BOWDLER she said he explained the costs and all her questions so she understood really well and did not rush her.

When selling her house she went back to MANBY BOWDLER and had the same professional service from LOUISE COLEBY

My sister is a lawyer but as we are family we can’t go to her law firm so to update my parents WILL they went to JONATHAN EDWARDS again they where very pleased with the service and advice they had and my sister said they are a great firm.

My grandma had read the great reviews about manby bowdler she wanted me to let them know how pleased she was as well.

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Amelia
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Amelia

October 02, 2022

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Amelia

I have previously used FBCMB for my company sale and in light of that experience I had no hesitation in instructing them again for our house sale and was so glad we had. Their level of professionalism and courtesy was second to none, balanced with a friendly, approachable manner. Emails and queries were very promptly responded to. Despite the sellers solicitor hampering the deal FBMCB got us there with their dedication and determination. Thanks in particular to Adam Opperman at the Telford branch for making what was a very stressful time bearable with his support. Also thanks to Julie and Tina. I would more than happily recommend this company’s services and have done so on a few occasions already.

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Kate
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Kate

July 03, 2022

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Kate

My cousin had recommended Adam Opperman following her house purchase. Adam was very thorough, easy to get in touch with and made the whole process very smooth and completed quickly.

I would happily recommend Adam and use him again in the future.

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timothy

timothy

April 21, 2022

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timothy

Great service. Always helpful and skilled at their work.

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Dave
Employment

Matter Type:

Employment Law

Dave

December 27, 2021

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Dave

Represented in Settlement Agreement negotiations by the formidble Julia Fitzsimmons; who provided a better than expected outcome for an as expected price.

I'd hope not to need such services again; but wouldnt hesitate to return if necessary.

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Our specialist lawyers, working from offices in Wolverhampton, Bridgnorth, Shrewsbury, Telford, Church Stretton and Redditch provide expert legal advice covering a full range of personal and business services. Our aim is always to uncomplicate the legal process for our customers, making every stage as transparent as possible so you understand at all times what is going on in relation to your case. We pride ourselves on putting the customer’s needs at the heart of what we do which is why we launched our Client Charter - to demonstrate our commitment to providing a stellar customer service. Read more about the comprehensive range of award winning personal and business legal advice we offer, plus understand more about the specialist legal services we offer to different sectors, using the related services links below.

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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
    • 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
    • Travel rights
  • Driving offences
    • Drink driving
  • 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
    • 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
    • Planning
    • 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
    • Debt and Bankruptcy
    • HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Property Holding Structures
    • Tax
    • Tax Advisory Services
    • Tax Compliance Services
    • Trusts
  • 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 trustees
    • Valuers
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Agriculture
    • Agricultural land for sale or development
    • Buying and selling a farm
    • Commercial contracts for farming businesses
    • Employment of farm workers
    • Equestrian property
    • Farm partnerships and corporate structures
    • Farming disputes
    • Veterinary negligence
  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Developer disputes
    • Development plot sales
    • Environmental policy law
    • Finance
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • Landlord and tenant
    • Planning law
    • 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
    • Credit Control
    • Data Protection
    • Debt Recovery
    • Employment - business
    • Franchising
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • Insurance
    • 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
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
    • Tax
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Construction
    • Building contracts and professional appointments
    • Construction
    • Construction and engineering dispute resolution
    • Contracts for the supply, installation and maintenance of specialist mechanical and electrical plant
    • Crane oversailing and scaffolding licences
    • Development agreements
    • Development loan facilities
    • Due diligence audits for banks and other financial institutions
    • Engineering contracts
    • Facility maintenance agreements
    • Framework agreements
    • Guarantees and bonds
    • In-house training
    • Warranties, third party rights and reliance letters
  • 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
  • Regulations
    • Environment
    • Health and Safety
    • Licensing
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