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Bell Lamb & Joynson

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4.9/5
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Welcome to Bell Lamb & Joynson, an award-winning law firm established in 1821. With a history of over two centuries, we combine deep-rooted expertise with modern legal practice from our offices in Liverpool, Runcorn, Maghull, and Warrington. We specialise in Conveyancing, Criminal Law, Family Law, Motor and Road Traffic Law, Powers of Attorney, and Wills & Probate. Trust our legacy and expertise to guide you through your legal matters and contact Bell Lamb & Joynson today. Read more...

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Bell Lamb & Joynson
have 4 other locations

7 Central Square
Liverpool
L31 0AE

Mill Bank House
Runcorn
WA7 2SX

39 Walton Vale
Liverpool
L9 4ST

84 Sankey Street
Warrington
WA1 1SG

7 Central Square
Liverpool
L31 0AE

Mill Bank House
Runcorn
WA7 2SX

39 Walton Vale
Liverpool
L9 4ST

84 Sankey Street
Warrington
WA1 1SG

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Available lawyers at Bell Lamb & Joynson

Amy Rouse

4.8 out of 5
(105)
Conveyancer

Chris Courtenay

4.9 out of 5
(53)
Conveyancer

David Meyer

5.0 out of 5
(53)
Conveyancer

Gemma Scholes

4.9 out of 5
(52)
Chartered Legal Executive

Claire Manning

4.8 out of 5
(40)
Conveyancer

Emma Coathup

5.0 out of 5
(36)
Conveyancing Paralegal (non-solicitor)

Darren Jones

5.0 out of 5
(28)
Solicitor

James Lawrence Smith

5.0 out of 5
(23)
Solicitor

Ellie Jones

4.9 out of 5
(12)
Conveyancing Paralegal

Gemma Stenson

5.0 out of 5
(7)
Senior Paralegal (non-solicitor)

Jacqueline Ball

3.6 out of 5
(7)
Conveyancing Solicitor

Jane Hedges

5.0 out of 5
(4)
Solicitor

Alex Lunt

5.0 out of 5
(1)
Conveyancing Assistant

Andy Burke

5.0 out of 5
(1)
Relationship Manager

Emma Parry

0.0 out of 5
(0)
Paralegal

How Bell Lamb & Joynson Compares

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This firm - 96%
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This firm - 97%
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You can use this data to see how Bell Lamb & Joynson performs against other law firms nationally. A score close to 100% indicates that this firm is highly valued by their clients.

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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 97%
No 3%

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This firm - 98%
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"Were you satisfied with the outcome of your case?"

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 98%
No 2%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

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Nationally

Consumer
1st / 18
53rd / 4544
Housing & Property
1st / 2
123rd / 4226
Family Law
1st / 16
111th / 3833
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 13
29th / 3479
Commercial Property
1st / 2
112th / 3290
Crime/ Criminal Defence
1st / 8
10th / 2097
Driving offences
1st / 3
22nd / 377

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

    1718

  • Very Good

    106

  • Average

    25

  • Poor

    12

  • Awful

    6

Overall experience

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Bradley

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Bradley

May 07, 2025

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Court.

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I was not expecting my court case to go so smooth… it’s helped more than anyone could imagine!! Super happy with them…

I have another case coming up I will be for sure using use for that too.

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Ellen Jane

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Ellen Jane

May 02, 2025

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Gemma & Emma

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I just want to say a massive thank you to Gemma and Emma for all their help and support over the past couple of months. From the start they were really professional, friendly, very proactive and making sure our buying a house process was so easy! Myself and Nathan are extremely grateful for the experience they gave us and for the first class service, if we need anymore support or advice in the future we will definitely be using Bell Lamb and Joynson, especially Gemma Scholes and Emma Coathup.

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Craig Hallett
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Craig Hallett

April 30, 2025

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Great Job

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Handled the whole process very well. Always contactable and very professional. Well done!

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Stephen McNally
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Stephen McNally

April 30, 2025

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Excellent service and due diligence

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My case was unusual as it wasn't profit driven for a buy to let. Buying through a Ltd company and having major delays she could have given up on ever completing for me but she and her team were amazing. Her due diligence in the beginning being a main area to make sure her employer was covered and that I was a legitimate company director made me feel we were in safe hands. I expect to use Gemma in the future for further social housing purchases although I expect less delays our end on the next ones. It has been a delight working with her and Emma and I look forward to doing so in the future.

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Michael Maher
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Michael Maher

April 28, 2025

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Excellent service

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Rachael and the team have made the process of selling my property hassle free with their professionalism and knowledge through the process. I have been kept up to date promptly throughout.

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Kieran Vis and Freya Newport
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Kieran Vis and Freya Newport

April 25, 2025

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Positive experience with Rachael McLean and Victoria Boutle

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Fast, efficient, prompt and insightful answers to questions.

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SH
Crime/ Criminal Defence

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Domestic violence

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April 24, 2025

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Brilliant

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Fantastic firm to have on your side. Used a few times and always come away happy with the outcome. Not guilty.

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Lori
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Lori

April 19, 2025

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Wonderful Experience

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Chris worked tirelessly to complete on our house. He was incredibly responsive to any queries I had throughout the process. He offered advice and guidance and never left a stone unturned in relation to the contracts. I am forever grateful that Chris was our conveyancer for us first time buyers. Thank you Chris.

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Michael
Family Law

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Matter Type:

Child Arrangements Following Divorce

Michael

April 19, 2025

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A Solicitor Who Truly Cares

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I’ve been working with Mia as my solicitor and I couldn’t be more grateful for the support she’s provided so far. From the beginning, she’s shown genuine care and commitment to my case—it really feels like she’s taken my situation to heart and is fighting my corner with everything she’s got. That means the world to me, especially as I’m dealing with this largely on my own. Her professionalism, clear communication, and reassuring presence have made a difficult experience feel more manageable. I’m very happy with the progress we've made so far and feel confident having her in my corner.

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Jack
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Criminal defence - All

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April 17, 2025

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Darren Jones - Outstanding

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Darren Jones was really amazing with me making sure I understood everything. I am very happy I got Darren to handle my case and lucky too. He handle everything very professionally and I couldn’t be more happier with him. I wish him all the best and he’s the only reason I’d go back to Bell lamb & Joynson. Thank you Darren

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jack
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

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April 06, 2025

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We had David M while buying our first home. He was professional, quick to respond and always available to contact. Made the process much less stressful and kept us updated all along. Next time we buy a house, we’ll use BLJ again

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March 27, 2025

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Stephen

Popped in to the Maghull Branch to see Mr Leeman (who was very highly recommended by a very good friend) but I was most impressed with the lady on reception named Angie. She put my mind completely at ease, listened, took a proper interest in me and made me feel like there was a positive answer for all of my problems. I didn't feel like 'just another punter'. I felt understood and finally appreciated. So I'll go back there again now with any legal matters, because if the receptionist is that good (and Mr Leeman is a real winner too) then they can have all of my business.

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sam
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

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March 18, 2025

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BLJ were brilliant! I would highly recommend Gemma & Emma!

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Robert
Crime/ Criminal Defence

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Criminal defence - All

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March 12, 2025

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Excellent service.

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george
Crime/ Criminal Defence

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Criminal defence - All

george

March 06, 2025

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george

I had the pleasure to work with Jim and Jeremy, an extremely professional pair of solicitors in which took upon a difficult challenge. I am incredibly grateful for how hard they worked for me, the results were better than expected. This is Thankyou to their knowledge and organisation- which in hindsight relieved me throughout my case. Also a huge mention to Samantha for being available and communicating well with me throughout.

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David Omara
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

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May 02, 2025

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Claire was great, Gave good solid advice and kept me up to date at every stage

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Jennifer Ann
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Jennifer Ann

May 02, 2025

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Jennifer Ann's experience...

Great communication and support, along the whole process. Good honest advice and guidance and would highly recommend.

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Craig
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Craig

April 30, 2025

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Craig's experience...

Handled whole process really well. Well done!

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Ellen Jane
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Ellen Jane

April 28, 2025

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Ellen Jane's experience...

We cannot thank Gemma and Emma enough for all their hard work in securing our first home and so quickly! We were very lucky to use and have such fab solicitors.

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Michael Matthew
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Michael Matthew

April 28, 2025

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I would just like to say a big thank you to you to Rachael and all her team. They have made the whole process seamless and hassle free, and have also kept me up to date throughout the process. A truly professional and competent team.

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As a firm, we have a specialist 24-hour, 365 days a year criminal department with solicitors who are highly respected leaders in their field having been involved in some of the most prominent criminal trials in the North West of England and beyond. We are in the top 20% of criminal law providers by volume in England and Wales. A family department dealing with all aspects of public and private family law with vastly experienced solicitors on hand to assist you in the complexities of the issues surrounding your family. In so far as the firm’s private client departments you can rest assured that whether it’s the first time you are buying a house or you are moving onto your subsequent home, if it's making a will or lasting power of attorney or dealing with the probate of a loved one’s estate we at Bell Lamb & Joynson are here to help and support you across our office network in, Liverpool, Maghull, Runcorn and Warrington.

Practice areas

Criminal Law, Conveyancing, Family Law, Motor & Road Traffic Law, Powers of Attorney, Wills & Probate.

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Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • Consumer Disputes
    • 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
  • Crime/ Criminal Defence
    • Assault
    • Business Crime
    • Criminal Damage
    • Criminal defence - All
    • Domestic violence
    • Drugs offences
    • Fraud
    • Harassment
    • Juvenile
    • Legal aid
    • Murder and Manslaughter
    • Professional Conduct
    • Regulatory Defence
    • Sexual allegations including Rape and Sexual Assaults
    • Theft
  • Driving offences
    • Appeal driving conviction
    • Careless driving
    • Convicted in absence
    • Dangerous driving
    • Dangerous vehicle conditions
    • Death By Careless Driving
    • Death by dangerous driving
    • Discretionary disqualification
    • Disqualification removal
    • Drink driving
    • Driving Whilst Unfit
    • Driving Without Due Care
    • Driving whilst disqualified
    • Driving without a licence
    • Driving without insurance
    • Drunk in charge
    • Early return of driving licence
    • Exceptional Hardship
    • Failing to notify DVLA
    • Failure to furnish identification
    • Failure to provide a blood sample
    • Failure to provide a specimen
    • Goods vehicles - operators licence
    • Goods vehicles - tachograph offences
    • Mobile phone offences
    • New Driver Provisions
    • Notice of intended prosecution
    • Recognition of disqualification
    • Restoration of licence
    • Road rage incidents
    • Serious injury by dangerous driving
    • Signs and signal offences
    • Special Reasons
    • Speeding offences
    • Stopping and reporting
    • Taxi offences
    • Taxi offences - illegally plying for hire
    • Taxi offences - licensing investigations
    • Taxi offences - points and disqualification
    • Totting Up Driving Ban
  • 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
    • 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
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Wills
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