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Leathes Prior

Suite G3, Connexions, 159 Princes Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1QJ

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Suite G3, Connexions, 159 Princes Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1QJ

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Criminal Litigation accreditation awarded to Leathes Prior
The Law Society accreditation awarded to Leathes Prior
Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation awarded to Leathes Prior

Description

Leathes Prior Solicitors is one of East Anglia’s leading law firms offering a full range of legal services to organisations and individuals in Norfolk and beyond. Whilst our offering has stood the test of time (over 147 years to be specific), we are always looking at ways to develop the firm to ensure that we are providing the best possible service to our diverse and loyal client base, whether that be investing in the right talent or developing market leading niche offerings.

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Leathes Prior Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

5.0
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95%+
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Value for money: 95%+
15% above
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95%+
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Satisfied with outcome: 95%+
17% above
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95%+
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Would recommend to friends and family: 95%+
18% above
national average
Communication 4.9/5
Initial Impressions 5.0/5
Approachability 5.0/5
Documentation Accuracy 5.0/5
Legal Knowledge 4.9/5
Value for money 4.9/5

Accreditations

Leathes Prior are accredited by

Criminal Litigation accreditation awarded to Leathes Prior
The Law Society accreditation awarded to Leathes Prior
Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation awarded to Leathes Prior

Description

Leathes Prior Solicitors is one of East Anglia’s leading law firms offering a full range of legal services to organisations and individuals in Norfolk and beyond. Whilst our offering has stood the test of time (over 147 years to be specific), we are always looking at ways to develop the firm to ensure that we are providing the best possible service to our diverse and loyal client base, whether that be investing in the right talent or developing market leading niche offerings.

Rankings by area of expertise

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

Housing & Property 2 / 18
Commercial Property 2 / 16
Wills, Trusts & Probate 4 / 18
Family Law 4 / 27
Employment 2 / 17
Company & Commercial 3 / 19
Dispute Resolution 4 / 15
Crime/ Criminal Defence 1 / 13
Contract Law 3 / 13
Driving offences 2 / 10
Land Law 2 / 13
Personal Injury 2 / 14
Road Traffic Law 1 / 7
Agriculture 2 / 12
Banking 2 / 10
Commercial Law 2 / 4
Corporate Law 2 / 11
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 1 / 8
Disability Law 2 / 36
Mergers and Acquisitions Law 2 / 7
Money & Tax 3 / 19
Regulatory Law 2 / 6
Sports Law 1 / 16
Adjudication Law 2 / 14
Asset Management 1 / 11
Brexit Law 1 / 5
Business Law 2 / 17
Care Law 1 / 8
Charities 3 / 10
Child Law 4 / 20
Clinical Negligence 1 / 11
Communications Law 1 / 5
Company Law 3 / 62
Compliance Law 1 / 18
Construction 2 / 11
Consumer 3 / 18
Copyright Law 1 / 20
Debt and Tax Law 2 / 11
Defamation Law 2 / 18
Domestic Violence Law 2 / 12
Education 2 / 14
Energy & Transport 2 / 9
Environmental Law 1 / 14
Equality Law 2 / 14
Equine Law 1 / 5
European Law 1 / 8
Financial Crime Law 1 / 7
Food Law 1 / 3
Government Investigations 1 / 27
Health and Safety Law 1 / 8
Health and Welfare Law 1 / 19
Healthcare Law 2 / 8
IT & Intellectual Property 3 / 12
Immigration 2 / 11
Immigration Law 1 / 8
Injunctions Law 3 / 12
Insurance Law 1 / 9
Intellectual Property Law 1 / 6
International Law 1 / 5
Licensing Law 1 / 6
Medical Law 1 / 19
National Insurance Law 1 / 5
Nuisance Law 1 / 20
Occupational Health Law 1 / 7
Planning Law 2 / 9
Prison Law 1 / 5
Privacy Law 1 / 29
Private International Law 1 / 3
Professional Negligence 1 / 12
Regulations 2 / 16
Retail Law 1 / 6
Social Law 1 / 4
Terrorism Law 1 / 15
Welfare & Benefits 2 / 11
Local 4 / 32
Housing & Property 71 / 4,694
Commercial Property 74 / 3,582
Wills, Trusts & Probate 292 / 3,713
Family Law 102 / 4,159
Employment 109 / 3,550
Company & Commercial 177 / 4,053
Dispute Resolution 81 / 1,792
Crime/ Criminal Defence 82 / 2,123
Contract Law 53 / 1,414
Driving offences 33 / 630
Land Law 52 / 1,320
Personal Injury 146 / 2,596
Road Traffic Law 14 / 255
Agriculture 62 / 815
Banking 52 / 1,011
Commercial Law 24 / 209
Corporate Law 38 / 842
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 12 / 872
Disability Law 28 / 600
Mergers and Acquisitions Law 25 / 431
Money & Tax 106 / 1,908
Regulatory Law 14 / 262
Sports Law 11 / 304
Adjudication Law 12 / 247
Asset Management 15 / 392
Brexit Law 7 / 146
Business Law 36 / 487
Care Law 28 / 534
Charities 63 / 756
Child Law 99 / 1,643
Clinical Negligence 85 / 1,221
Communications Law 2 / 56
Company Law 41 / 960
Compliance Law 13 / 445
Construction 32 / 847
Consumer 150 / 4,308
Copyright Law 10 / 510
Debt and Tax Law 43 / 776
Defamation Law 16 / 270
Domestic Violence Law 50 / 897
Education 29 / 419
Energy & Transport 25 / 501
Environmental Law 9 / 391
Equality Law 45 / 1,075
Equine Law 3 / 48
European Law 2 / 92
Financial Crime Law 18 / 462
Food Law 4 / 81
Government Investigations 10 / 406
Health and Safety Law 22 / 571
Health and Welfare Law 13 / 185
Healthcare Law 27 / 390
IT & Intellectual Property 63 / 1,085
Immigration 115 / 2,256
Immigration Law 34 / 1,175
Injunctions Law 138 / 921
Insurance Law 20 / 641
Intellectual Property Law 24 / 612
International Law 14 / 372
Licensing Law 21 / 496
Medical Law 7 / 188
National Insurance Law 14 / 414
Nuisance Law 17 / 233
Occupational Health Law 30 / 422
Planning Law 18 / 577
Prison Law 6 / 238
Privacy Law 11 / 507
Private International Law 8 / 131
Professional Negligence 68 / 1,281
Regulations 53 / 2,337
Retail Law 2 / 71
Social Law 28 / 223
Terrorism Law 3 / 147
Welfare & Benefits 55 / 1,034
National 196 / 11,169

Contact & Locations - Leathes Prior

Opening hours

Monday 08:30–05:30
Tuesday 08:30–05:30
Wednesday 08:30–05:30
Thursday 08:30–05:30
Friday 08:30–05:30
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

Suite G3, Connexions, 159 Princes Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1QJ

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Clients praise the firm’s strong expertise in residential conveyancing, property sales and purchases, probate and estate administration, commercial property, employment matters and wills/trusts. Reviews highlight smooth handling of straightforward and complex transactions, with clear guidance and thorough legal knowledge. Client-valued soft skills include professionalism, rapid responsiveness, clear communication, patience, honesty, approachability and proactive support. The team is often described as reassuring, efficient and genuinely supportive, helping to reduce stress and keep matters moving to successful completion.

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Clients praise the firm’s strong expertise in residential conveyancing, property sales and purchases, probate and estate administration, commercial property, employment matters and wills/trusts. Reviews highlight smooth handling of straightforward and complex transactions, with clear guidance and thorough legal knowledge. Client-valued soft skills include professionalism, rapid responsiveness, clear communication, patience, honesty, approachability and proactive support. The team is often described as reassuring, efficient and genuinely supportive, helping to reduce stress and keep matters moving to successful completion.

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Road Traffic Law

No substitute for experience!

Matthew provided exemplary advice with regard to my potential driving ban. Whilst recognising that 12 points is 12 points he presented the extenuating circumstances appropriately and in a manner that was likely to be heard by the court. I could not recommend him more highly.

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Hello Richard Thank you so much for this review for Matthew, we are pleased he was able to support you and provide exemplary advice. Best wishes LP

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Excellent & Very Professional service

We would highly recommend Using Leathes Prior for any of the Legal needs , we have used Leathes Prior on a number of occasions in the past and will always continue to use Leathes prior in the future. We find them to be very professional and easy to communicate with, responses are very quick and our property purchase went through very quick and easy. We would like to thank you Anna J & Izabela C for there hard work and clear communication through out the whole process. We will 100 % be sure to carry on using Leathes Prior for all of our legal needs in the future. Thank you

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Hello Thank you so much for your kind review. We are pleased Anna and Izabela was able to assist you with the purchase of your property. Best wishes LP

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All went well. Initial contact forms were a bit laborious but with some assistance they were completed ok.

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Hello Thank you for the kind review. We are pleased we were able to assist. Best wishes LP

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Beyond expectations

I have been involved in working with two different departments at Leathes Prior, and both have exceeded my expectations. They go above and beyond to assist with any issues, no query is too small or insignificant.

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Hello Emma Thank you for your lovely review. We are so pleased both teams weere able to assist you. Best wishes LP

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I'd like to thank Rachael Hughes and her secretary, Angela Chalmers, for the way they handled the recent sales of my two properties. I was very impressed with their professionalism. Sometimes the path was not as smooth as it could have been, for reasons out of their control, but, nonetheless, everything was conducted and concluded in a very professional manner, and I hope to use their services again in the near future.

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Hello Diane Thank you for your lovely review for Rachael and Angela, we are so pleased they were able to assist you for both sales of your properties. It is great to hear you will be using us again! Best wishes LP

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Daniel Sanderson

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Leathes Prior acted for us on the sale of our company and were fantastic throughout. Alex Saunders and his team made a stressful process so much easier, with clear communication and invaluable advice. Thank you.

Hello Daniel Thank you so much for your lovely review for Alex. We are so pleased Alex and the team were able to provide invaluable advice and assist you throughout. Best wishes LP

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Umer Jatt

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Extremely disappointing experience. We instructed Leathes Prior in connection with a significant commercial lease and nursery development. We subsequently found ourselves exposed to substantial costs associated with the condition of the property. To be clear, my criticism is not that a solicitor should have discovered structural defects. My concern is that we entered into a full repairing lease without a Schedule of Condition and I do not believe the potentially significant financial consequences of taking on responsibility for pre-existing disrepair were explained to us clearly enough before we committed. I raised these concerns formally with the firm and received their final complaint response rejecting the complaint. Having reviewed that response and the underlying correspondence, I remain deeply dissatisfied. For a transaction involving a substantial investment and a long-term lease, I expected advice that clearly translated the legal wording into the commercial and financial risks we were actually assuming. Unfortunately, based on my experience, I could not recommend Leathes Prior for this type of transaction.

Dear Umer We're so sorry to hear this. We do understand that you're in contact with our Client Relations Team regarding your concerns. Best wishes LP

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George Jackson-Stops

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Emily and Trish were fantastic when acting on behalf of one of of my sellers. It is always a pleasure to work alongside responsive and sensible solicitors. Leathers Prior helped to get this transaction to a successful conclusion despite the inefficiency of the buyers solicitor. Thank you and I will be recommending.

Hello George Thank you so much for this lovely review. We are so pleased they were able to assist you. Best wishes LP

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Peter Bavin

Commercial Property

Peter

Thank you for a good service. Penny Welling was exceptionally helpful, always there to speak to and very helpful, nothing was too much trouble.

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Hello Peter Thank you for this lovely review for Penny. We are so pleased she was able to assist you. Best wishes LP

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Daisy Beech

Housing & Property

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We used Leathes Prior for our house purchase and had a really good experience. Rachael Hughes and the team were helpful and kept us updated throughout - would happily recommend.

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Hello Daisy Thank you for the lovely review for Rachael. We are so pleased she was able to assist you during your house purchase. Best of luck in your new home! Best wishes LP

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