Ellisons Solicitors

01473 556900

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Established for more than 250 years. Ellisons Solicitors is a top 200 UK firm, and one of the region’s oldest, most established and fastest growing firms. With a team of over 250 colleagues – the firm has offices located across Essex and Suffolk, alongside an office in London: Colchester, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Tendring. Read more...

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Wherstead Park
The Street
Suffolk
IP9 2BJ
01473 556900
www.ellisonssolicitors.com

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Available lawyers at Ellisons Solicitors

Anna Cross

Carly Callaghan

Tina Maxey

Stevan Stratton

Audrey McKenna

Senior Associate, Licensed Conveyancer

Abbie McKay

Julian Outen

Amy Burton

Amanda Kelly

Legal Assistant

Abigail Frawley

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Bethan Williams

Bethany Rose-Hunt

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Cameron Cini

Eve Hudson

Mark Stafford-White

How Ellisons Solicitors Compares

Value for money

This firm - 93%

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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.

Underpriced 2%

Overpriced 0%

About Right 97%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 99%

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Yes 99%

No 1%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

Company & Commercial

Housing & Property

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Commercial Property

Personal Injury

IT & Intellectual Property

Dispute Resolution

Clinical Negligence

Energy & Transport

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

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4.9/5

Reviews summary

Excellent

868
Very Good

64
Average

2
Poor

3
Awful

3

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Lisa

July 09, 2024

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Julian Outen

I highly recommend Julian, who was both knowledgeable and honest with us throughout the whole case. I really appreciated his advice and his ability to sort matters swiftly.

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Julian Outen

Julian Outen

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 10 July, 2024:

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July 08, 2024

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Employment legal advice

Tina helped my case smoothly and she explained everything to me in details. She has great knowledge and experience on employment matters and she listened to what I need to get the result done quickly.

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Tina Maxey

Tina Maxey

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 10 July, 2024:

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Rosemary Burges

July 08, 2024

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High quality employment legal advice

Ellisons was recommended to me by a friend who works at the company. I compared their services with a few others in the Ipswich area, and Ellisons responded to my queries with the greatest urgency and clarity. Tina Maxey assisted me with professionalism, clear advice, and a friendly manner. I immediately trusted her guidance as she approached my case with detailed knowledge and kindly explained each point I was unsure about. Tina began working on my case straight away, promptly replying to my emails and providing updates. Despite being unwell for some of the time, Tina regularly kept me informed of progress, and all documents were delivered promptly. The fees were exactly as promised when I signed up with Ellisons, and Tina handled my case from start to finish. I would highly recommend Ellisons again.

Lawyer named in this review:
Tina Maxey

Tina Maxey

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 10 July, 2024:

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Adam

July 03, 2024

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Professional & accurate guidance

I valued Tina's ability to guide me through a complex process that required attention to detail. Looking back, when I asked for help it was provided quickly, when I needed reassurance that too was easily found. I am very grateful for Tina's appraisal and guidance throughout and would highly recommend working with Ellisons and Tina.

Lawyer named in this review:
Tina Maxey

Tina Maxey

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 10 July, 2024:

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Commercial Contracts and Agreements

Julie Cave

May 13, 2024

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Great service

We used Ellisons following a recommendation from another GP federation and have found them to be exemplary in their service to us. We have now used them for a range of issues from employment issues (including TUPE), contractual issues and general advice. They have responded quickly, with clear advice and guidance. We would recommend them to others.

Lawyer named in this review:
Julian Outen

Julian Outen

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 24 May, 2024:

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Nevine Coutry

May 08, 2024

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Playdate Share Option Agreement

Working with Petra Sharp on reviewing and fine-tuning a share option agreement with one of our most recent new advisors was as always a very positive experience. She handled it with efficiency, precision and as always flagged any areas of concern and gave advice where necessary. Her professionalism and care for our business is second to none.

Lawyer named in this review:
Petra Sharp

Petra Sharp

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 24 May, 2024:

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Commercial Contracts and Agreements

Darren Tansley - Essex Wildlife Trust

May 03, 2024

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Flexible and Professional

Adam Kanharn was very helpful all the way through a protracted and often complicated contracting procedure. Always clear and concise advice, presented in a way that a layperson could easily understand which was really appreciated.

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 24 May, 2024:

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Rachel

April 15, 2024

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Very reassuring

Julian recently helped me through a difficult employment situation. He and his secretary Jo were so supportive and reassuring throughout the process. Cannot thank them enough for everything they did.

Lawyer named in this review:
Julian Outen

Julian Outen

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 24 April, 2024:

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Ian

April 05, 2024

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Excellent

Tina was superb throughout the entire process of our engagement. Highly knowledgeable and supportive throughout. Tina shows a level of expertise that is second to none. Very highly recommended.

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Tina Maxey

Tina Maxey

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 24 April, 2024:

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Ian

March 26, 2024

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Thorough but to the point

Tina Maxey advised on an employment matter and I am very grateful for the time she spent checking everything over for me. So much raised that I hadn't considered, but all relevant, clear and concise. I wouldn't think twice about seeing her or Ellisons again should the need arise in the future.

Lawyer named in this review:
Tina Maxey

Tina Maxey

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 28 March, 2024:

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Family law

debs

July 15, 2023

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The Solicitor looking after my Mum's affairs is really good. Everyone is very professional and welcoming. I would definitely recommend Ellison's. Thank you.

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 17 July, 2023:

Hi Debs, thank you for taking the time to leave a review, your feedback is greatly appreciated. Kind regards, Ellisons.

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Alan

June 28, 2023

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Alan

Friendly I was helping my partner to sort will out quite expensive but you do get quality service

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 28 June, 2023:

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John

May 18, 2023

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Audrey McKenna helped us with our recent property sale and purchase.
The purchase turned out to be a difficult affair mainly because the vendors had chosen a large conveyancing firm who frankly were not good at all.
Audrey handled everything with infinite patience and professionalism and helped get the case over the line in spite of the vendors side.
Her service was exceptional, and I wouldn't go anywhere else for my conveyancing needs.

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 18 May, 2023:

Hi John, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We really appreciate your feedback and we will pass the comments on to Audrey. Kind regards. Ellisons

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John

March 10, 2023

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I worked with Robyn Reid recently and I would certainly recommend her. Robyn provided a professional and speedy service, keeping me advised at every stage of the transaction. A real credit to Ellisons.

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 14 March, 2023:

Hi John, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We really appreciate your feedback and we will pass the comments on to Robyn. Best wishes.

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Sid

July 05, 2022

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Very helpful and friendly nothing is to much trouble, can recommend to anybody Good value for money on

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 13 July, 2022:

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Description

Established for more than 250 years. Ellisons Solicitors is a top 200 UK firm, and one of the region’s oldest, most established and fastest growing firms. With a team of over 250 colleagues – the firm has offices located across Essex and Suffolk, alongside an office in London: Colchester, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Tendring. Ellisons offer comprehensive range of services to businesses and individuals across the UK and beyond - aided by our membership of the Alliott Global Alliance (a worldwide alliance of professional firms).

Practice areas

For you and your family: Wills, Trusts and Probate Family Residential Conveyancing Insolvency Personal Injury Immigration Employment Dispute Resolution For your business: Corporate and Commercial Commercial Property Rural and Agriculture Insurance Litigation Insolvency Immigration Employment Dispute Resolution Construction and Regulatory

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Personal areas of law

Consumer
- Consumer Disputes
- Dispute resolution - civil mediation
- 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 - Airlines going out of business
- Travel - Falsely advertised accommodation
- Travel - Holiday Sickness
- Travel - Travel agents going out of business
- Travel - Trip cancellation
- Travel - Unsanitary hotel conditions
- Travel - Volcanic ash disruption
Employment
- Agency Staff / Temp Workers
- Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
- Disciplinary Hearings
- Discrimination at Work
- Employee Team Moves
- Employment Contracts
- Employment Law
- Equal Pay Disputes
- Family Leave
- Flexible Working
- Gardening Leave
- Harassment/Bullying at Work
- Holiday Pay Issues
- Maternity and Paternity
- Media and Sports
- Military
- Part Time Workers
- Pay Issue
- 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
- Lasting power of attorney
- 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
Immigration
- Administrative reviews, appeals and judicial reviews
- Ancestry visas
- Applications for British citizenship
- Applications for discretionary leave
- Applications to extend leave to remain or for settlement
- Citizenship
- Deportation appeals
- EEA Family Permits
- EEA Registration Cards
- EEA Residence Permits
- Entry clearance applications and appeals
- Family Based Visas
- Family Reunion Applications / Appeals
- Family Visit Visa Applications /Appeals
- Further leave to remain applications
- General Visit Visa Applications / Appeals
- Illegal Workers and Civil Penalties
- Immigration Law
- Indefinite leave to remain applications
- Marriage Applications/Appeals
- Nationality, Citizenship, Registration application
- Partner and family visas
- Re-entry bans
- Settlement Applications and indefinite leave to remain appeals
- Tier 1 (investors, entrepreneurs and exceptional talent)
- Tier 2 (sponsored skilled workers)
- Tier 4 (students)
- Tier 5 (temporary workers)
- UK ancestry
- Visas
Money & Tax
- Debt and Bankruptcy
- HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
- Inheritance Tax
- Insolvency and bankruptcy
- Property Holding Structures
- Trusts
Personal Injury
- Accident Abroad
- Accident At Work
- Accidents At Sea And Cruise Injury
- Accidents In Public Places
- Against The Council
- Amputation
- Asbestos Compensation
- Asbestos Lung Cancer
- Asbestosis
- Back Injury At Work
- Benefits Available To Asbestos Victims
- Broken Bone Or Fracture
- Burns, Scars and Lacerations At Work
- Bus and Coach Accident
- Car Accident
- Car Passenger
- Children's Accident
- Children's Serious Injury
- Defective Work Equipment
- Fatal Accident
- Fatal Asbestos
- Head Injury At Work
- Head and Brain Injury
- Holiday Accidents and Illness
- Holiday Sickness and Illness Compensation
- Motor Insurance Policy
- Personal Injury Law
- Pleural Thickening
- Repetitive Strain Injury
- Road Traffic Accident
- Road Traffic Accident Abroad
- Serious Injury
- Spinal Injury Compensation
- Sports Injury
- Tinnitus
- Vibration White Finger
- Welfare Issues After Serious Injury
- Whiplash
- Workplace Slip and Trip
Wills, Trusts & Probate
- Disputed Probate
- Disputed Trusts
- Disputed Wills
- International
- 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
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
- 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 Contracts and Agreements
- Commercial Law
- Commercial Litigation Matters
- Competition law
- Contract law
- Contractual Disputes
- Corporate Law
- Corporate finance
- Credit Control
- Data Protection
- Debt Recovery
- Employment - business
- Franchising
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy
- Intellectual Property
- Management buyouts
- Merchandising and sponsorship
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Mis-sold Interest Rate Swap Agreements
- Outsourcing 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
Dispute Resolution
- Mediation
Energy & Transport
- Aviation
- Energy
- Maritime and Shipping
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