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The Long Barn, Fornham Business Court, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 1SL

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The Long Barn, Fornham Business Court, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 1SL

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Ashtons Legal LLP Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.9
Excellent
90%
Value for
Money
7% above
national average
95%+
Success
Rate
18% above
national average
95%+
Would
Recommend
18% above
national average
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 4.5/5

Accreditations

Ashtons Legal LLP are accredited by

Criminal Litigation accreditation awarded to Ashtons Legal LLP
Clinical Negligence accreditation awarded to Ashtons Legal LLP
The Law Society accreditation awarded to Ashtons Legal LLP

Description

Ashtons Legal is an award-winning law firm with a strong focus on client service. Our legal teams provide advice to businesses and private individuals, regionally, nationally, and internationally. We are one of the largest law firms in East Anglia with offices in Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Ipswich, Leeds and Norwich. Our service lines are divided into three main client groups: business, individual, and injury services.

Rankings by area of expertise

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Ashtons Legal LLP Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.8
Excellent
92%
Value for
Money
9% above
national average
95%
Success
Rate
13% above
national average
95%+
Would
Recommend
15% above
national average
Communication 4.8/5
Initial Impressions 4.7/5
Approachability 4.8/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.8/5
Legal Knowledge 4.8/5
Value for money 4.6/5

Accreditations

Ashtons Legal LLP are accredited by

Criminal Litigation accreditation awarded to Ashtons Legal LLP
Clinical Negligence accreditation awarded to Ashtons Legal LLP
The Law Society accreditation awarded to Ashtons Legal LLP

Description

Ashtons Legal is an award-winning law firm with a strong focus on client service. Our legal teams provide advice to businesses and private individuals, regionally, nationally, and internationally. We are one of the largest law firms in East Anglia with offices in Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Ipswich, Leeds and Norwich. Our service lines are divided into three main client groups: business, individual, and injury services.

Rankings by area of expertise

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

Wills, Trusts & Probate 1 / 18
Housing & Property 1 / 20
Employment 1 / 21
Personal Injury 1 / 190
Family Law 1 / 20
Clinical Negligence 1 / 84
Company & Commercial 1 / 306
Dispute Resolution 1 / 33
Commercial Property 1 / 20
Agriculture 1 / 328
Litigation 1 / 9
Crime/ Criminal Defence 1 / 27
Consumer 1 / 25
Inheritance Law 1 / 22
Welfare & Benefits 1 / 41
Money & Tax 1 / 43
Contract Law 1 / 13
Regulations 1 / 147
Land Law 1 / 13
Professional Negligence 1 / 83
Court of Protection and Deputyship 1 / 4
Banking 1 / 12
Debt and Tax Law 1 / 7
Driving offences 1 / 5
Mergers and Acquisitions Law 1 / 8
Company Law 1 / 9
Compliance Law 1 / 15
Construction 1 / 13
Corporate Law 1 / 2
Criminal Law 1 / 32
IT & Intellectual Property 1 / 14
Licensing Law 1 / 6
Business Law 1 / 7
Child Law 1 / 7
Commercial and Business Law 1 / 6
Energy & Transport 1 / 45
Immigration 1 / 1
Injunctions Law 1 / 7
Insurance Law 1 / 7
Intellectual Property Law 1 / 7
Planning Law 1 / 8
Regulatory Law 1 / 251
Administrative Law 1 / 8
Asset Management 1 / 13
Bribery and Corruption Law 1 / 9
Care Law 1 / 5
Civil Rights Law 1 / 6
Cosmetic Surgery Law 1 / 3
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 1 / 12
Dental Law 1 / 1
Digital Law 1 / 5
Disability Law 1 / 9
Discrimination Law 1 / 8
Domestic Violence Law 1 / 2
Education 1 / 7
Energy Law 1 / 10
Environmental Law 1 / 14
Equality Law 1 / 9
Equity Law 1 / 7
Franchise Law 1 / 4
Health and Safety Law 1 / 7
Healthcare Law 1 / 6
Immigration Law 1 / 8
Mental Health Law 1 / 4
National Insurance Law 1 / 9
Pensions Law 1 / 7
Privacy Law 1 / 9
Road Traffic Law 1 / 7
Social Law 1 / 13
Surveillance Law 1 / 3
Telecommunications Law 1 / 4
Transport Law 1 / 6
Local 1 / 39
Wills, Trusts & Probate 36 / 3,723
Housing & Property 33 / 4,699
Employment 30 / 3,553
Personal Injury 13 / 2,600
Family Law 72 / 4,151
Clinical Negligence 11 / 1,224
Company & Commercial 11 / 4,066
Dispute Resolution 9 / 1,783
Commercial Property 80 / 3,589
Agriculture 2 / 815
Litigation 26 / 899
Crime/ Criminal Defence 48 / 2,121
Consumer 26 / 4,319
Inheritance Law 16 / 685
Welfare & Benefits 5 / 1,039
Money & Tax 11 / 1,915
Contract Law 100 / 1,409
Regulations 6 / 2,343
Land Law 121 / 1,310
Professional Negligence 13 / 1,280
Court of Protection and Deputyship 7 / 579
Banking 23 / 1,011
Debt and Tax Law 10 / 775
Driving offences 39 / 629
Mergers and Acquisitions Law 57 / 431
Company Law 89 / 959
Compliance Law 29 / 443
Construction 21 / 843
Corporate Law 87 / 841
Criminal Law 26 / 1,002
IT & Intellectual Property 24 / 1,090
Licensing Law 45 / 496
Business Law 74 / 480
Child Law 183 / 1,639
Commercial and Business Law 68 / 367
Energy & Transport 5 / 502
Immigration 187 / 2,252
Injunctions Law 79 / 922
Insurance Law 76 / 642
Intellectual Property Law 54 / 616
Planning Law 43 / 577
Regulatory Law 1 / 261
Administrative Law 18 / 215
Asset Management 35 / 393
Bribery and Corruption Law 43 / 410
Care Law 63 / 535
Civil Rights Law 10 / 98
Cosmetic Surgery Law 26 / 146
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 51 / 875
Dental Law 15 / 55
Digital Law 21 / 294
Disability Law 50 / 601
Discrimination Law 54 / 494
Domestic Violence Law 152 / 894
Education 79 / 417
Energy Law 27 / 353
Environmental Law 20 / 391
Equality Law 74 / 1,076
Equity Law 94 / 569
Franchise Law 10 / 120
Health and Safety Law 45 / 572
Healthcare Law 26 / 352
Immigration Law 77 / 1,158
Mental Health Law 21 / 207
National Insurance Law 42 / 416
Pensions Law 52 / 483
Privacy Law 36 / 507
Road Traffic Law 30 / 251
Social Law 21 / 223
Surveillance Law 25 / 163
Telecommunications Law 3 / 75
Transport Law 11 / 139
National 82 / 11,149

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Exceptional service

"Nothing but an excellent service and so understanding. I couldn’t recommend them enough. Thank you"

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Clinical Negligence

Outstanding solicitor - Highly Recommended - Penny Tilmouth

"I cannot recommend Penny highly enough for the professionalism and friendliness in handling my case. As time went by I built up and excellent rapport with Penny and I highly valued her advice and guidance with her friendly attitude."

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Opening hours

Monday 08:30–17:30
Tuesday 08:30–17:30 (Open)
Wednesday 08:30–17:30
Thursday 08:30–17:30
Friday 08:30–17:30
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

The Long Barn, Fornham Business Court, Fornham St Martin, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 1SL

Reviews

4.9 /5 631 Reviews
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Clients praise the firm’s expertise across conveyancing, wills and LPAs, probate, estate administration, personal injury, employment, dispute resolution and debt recovery. Reviews highlight strong technical knowledge, thorough case handling and effective representation in complex matters, often achieving excellent outcomes. Clients also value the firm’s clear explanations, prompt communication, responsiveness and practical guidance. The team is frequently described as professional, approachable, patient, compassionate and reassuring, with a calm manner that helps reduce stress and gives clients confidence throughout the process.

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

Great Service

Used Harriet to prepare my will, was a pleasure to deal with, efficient, friendly and knowledgeable, explained details in a clear and understandable way. Would highly recommend

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Authorship of Wills with Life Interest over House

We took advice to go to Ashtons to have our Wills written because we each wanted our share of our House to be placed in Trust for our grandchildren, but with a Life Interest in the house for the survivor. This provided some safeguard for each of our halves of the house against future unforeseen events (to pass to our children) while at the same time guaranteeing availability of the whole house (or any replacement) as a rent-free domicile for our survivor. I trusted Ashtons to have the Legal Knowledge to ensure this was done and to provide all relevant legal advice (including inheritance advice) and details of options.

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MWC & EJ Riches

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Excellent service

We are extremely pleased with how Harriet Richardson dealt with the estate of our late aunt. She was very efficient, professional and competent in dealing with the matter so much so that we have instructed Ashtons conveyancing department to deal with the first registration of our property. We would recommend Harriet to anyone needing assistance.

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

Will report and advice

Catherine provided professional and clear advice. She was friendly and approachable.

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Professional and sensitive to my late dad's estate

Ashtons Legal dealt with my late father's estate with sensitivity and professionalism. They explained things to us that we didn't understand with kindness. I would thoroughly recommend their services.

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Graham Bean

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Graham

Harriet at Ashtons was very helpful on our case and particularly sympathetic and understanding of what we were initially going through. Her diligence and advise at the time was invaluable.

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

Mark

Harriet Richardson @ Ashton’s solicitors is very professional and always kept us informed on progress with our present enquiry, Harriet was always quick to respond to any queries that we might have been concerned about. Ashton’s is a firm that my family have always used for many years and will continue to do so into the future.

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

Sean

Very pleased with Ashton and platt Couldn't have done it without them. 100 % Thanks again Tim & Sean

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Julie

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Julie

Harriet completed our probate professionally and with care and kindness as it wasn’t an easy time for the family. No question was too silly and she responded to emails promptly. I would definitely recommend Harriet for any probate matters.

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

michel

Our experience with Ashtons Legal was excellent. Antonia Ridley-Hughes and her team were very knowledgeable and efficient, replying promptly to our enquiries and completing work in good time and at reasonable cost. Antonia helped us to negotiate the complexities of cross border (England and France) estate planning and wills with clarity and in detail. She also has a friendly manner and is always professional. We would not hesitate to recommend both Antonia and Ashtons Legal to interested parties.

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4.8 /5 2020 Reviews
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Clients praise the firm’s expertise across conveyancing, wills and LPAs, probate, estate administration, personal injury, employment, dispute resolution and debt recovery. Reviews highlight strong technical knowledge, thorough case handling and effective representation in complex matters, often achieving excellent outcomes. Clients also value the firm’s clear explanations, prompt communication, responsiveness and practical guidance. The team is frequently described as professional, approachable, patient, compassionate and reassuring, with a calm manner that helps reduce stress and gives clients confidence throughout the process.

Clear communication
Kept informed
Professional service
Friendly approach
Knowledgeable advice
Efficient handling
Prompt responses
Compassionate support
Strong advocacy
Good value

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RTA compensation claim

Kerry was very helpful and communicative every step of the way. I was always kept informed of the ongoing claim.

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Housing & Property

Recovering service charge debt

Excellent advice, recalcitrant lease holder smelt the coffee and has paid the debt in full

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

Great Service

Used Harriet to prepare my will, was a pleasure to deal with, efficient, friendly and knowledgeable, explained details in a clear and understandable way. Would highly recommend

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

Authorship of Wills with Life Interest over House

We took advice to go to Ashtons to have our Wills written because we each wanted our share of our House to be placed in Trust for our grandchildren, but with a Life Interest in the house for the survivor. This provided some safeguard for each of our halves of the house against future unforeseen events (to pass to our children) while at the same time guaranteeing availability of the whole house (or any replacement) as a rent-free domicile for our survivor. I trusted Ashtons to have the Legal Knowledge to ensure this was done and to provide all relevant legal advice (including inheritance advice) and details of options.

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Excellent service

We are extremely pleased with how Harriet Richardson dealt with the estate of our late aunt. She was very efficient, professional and competent in dealing with the matter so much so that we have instructed Ashtons conveyancing department to deal with the first registration of our property. We would recommend Harriet to anyone needing assistance.

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Tye Farm

Housing & Property

Tye

I would highly recommend Ashtons Legal for their outstanding service and support throughout our house purchase. A special thank you to Andrew Skuse and Rachel Chilton, who were absolutely fantastic from start to finish. Their professionalism, expertise, communication, and dedication made what could have been a very stressful process feel so much easier. They went above and beyond to help ensure everything was handled smoothly and, ultimately, made our house purchase possible. We are incredibly grateful for all their hard work and would not hesitate to recommend Andrew, Rachel, and the team at Ashtons Legal to anyone looking for a professional, reliable, and supportive legal team. Thank you once again for everything!

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Darren Howe

Employment

Darren

The speed of execution was perfect, due to the short time frame available. Emily was unbelievably professional, knowledgeable and empathetic. 5 star, highly recommend

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Kavi Kamal

Court of Protection and Deputyship

Kavi

Ross Blows was extremely professional, knowledgeable, patient, and always happy to answer my questions, which made what could have been a stressful experience much easier. From start to finish, everything was explained clearly, and I was kept informed throughout the process. Thank you.

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Julia Firth

Personal Injury

Julia

Claudia was both professional and friendly easy to talk to and made it easy for me to understand the process. And the best direction to take

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Leander Dias

Housing & Property

Leander

We recently used Ashtons Legal for the purchase of our first home and couldn't be happier with the service we received. A special thank you to Kathryn Smith and Sienna Vincent, who were excellent throughout the entire process. They were responsive, efficient, professional and always willing to answer our questions, no matter how small. Communication was clear and timely, and they consistently kept pace with us whenever we needed information or decisions quickly. Buying a house can be stressful, and we'd heard plenty of horror stories from friends and family about conveyancing solicitors. Thankfully, our experience with Ashtons Legal was the complete opposite. Kathryn and Sienna helped keep everything on track, proactively dealt with issues as they arose, and gave us confidence throughout the transaction. The service was worth every penny and we would not hesitate to recommend Ashtons Legal to anyone purchasing a property. Thank you again for helping us secure our new home.

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