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How Chadwick Lawrence LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 43%
National Average
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Excellent does not necessarily mean ‘cheap’. It means that clients thought that the level of service received was Excellent for what they paid.

This score has been calculated using up to the last 300 reviews left by clients of Chadwick Lawrence LLP on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Chadwick Lawrence LLP. These questions include:

  • Value for money (a rating of 1-5)
  • How much were you initially quoted or how much did you expect to pay?
  • Approximately how much did you end up spending for the legal services provided (ignoring disbursements and court fees)
  • Did you think this was underpriced, overpriced or about right?
  • Overall experience

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 0%
Overpriced 77%
About Right 22%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 26%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Chadwick Lawrence LLP and have had a satisfactory experience where they have indicated that they would recommend the services of the law firm to their friends and family.

You can use this data to see how Chadwick Lawrence LLP performs against other law firms nationally. A score close to 100% indicates that this firm is highly valued by their clients.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"Would you recommend this firm to somebody else?"

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 26%
No 74%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 28%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Chadwick Lawrence LLP and were satisfied with the outcome of their matter. Being satisfied with the outcome of your matter is an important consideration to have in mind.

You can use this data to see how Chadwick Lawrence LLP compares to the national average of clients being satisfied with the outcome of their matter after instructing a solicitor.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"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 28%
No 72%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

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

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Client Reviews

2.0/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    12
  • Very Good

    2
  • Average

    1
  • Poor

    0
  • Awful

    38

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
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  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Georgios

Matter Type:

Commercial mortgages

Georgios

August 19, 2023

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Avoid them

I will briefly describe my experience. Apart from the fact that they were unresponsive to my messages and rude whenever they were replying, they had my mortgage in stalemate for more than two months till they decide to contact the lender, after I pushed them. Then just a week before my offer expires they informed me that my mortgage will not be completed due to issues with the ground rent. Avoid them in any case . My experience was awful loosing time and money. In a few words I will describe them as reckless and unprofessional.

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Shireen

Shireen

September 28, 2021

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Uncommunicative, Unprofessional, Stressful

I used Sam Conveyancing, who then outsourced the work to Kitty Toor at Chadwick Lawrence, for the purchase of my first home. I have to be honest and warn people away from either company. Emails from the solicitor were regularly ignored, nothing was professionally explained (e.g. when enquiries were raised, docs to sign, lease terms etc.) and you were made to feel like an inconvenience even trying to get basic things clarified over email (don't expect anytime over the phone). There were continuous mistakes which caused hold ups resulting in missing the stamp duty holiday (e.g. they told me the searches had been ordered weeks before they had, they failed to inform Help To Buy of some basic mistakes that needed clarifying and some basic documents were left until the very last minute..). They also tried to overcharge me in the final invoice. Finally many weeks after completion I have been receiving letters from HMRC saying that the stamp duty wasn't paid - I have sent three emails asking them to clarify and not received a reply.... I called HMRC and this has now been paid however I could have avoided spending an hour on hold if someone had bothered to reply to my emails... Avoid the extra stress and use a different solicitor.

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Alex

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Residential Conveyancing

Alex

May 21, 2020

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most propably the worst

please avoid this solicitors at all costs. They are not only dishonest but are absolutely useless and incompetent.
Inconsistency with fees regardless of written conformation, incorrect figures on all documentation none of which actually matched the mortgage figures. Consistantly fail to return telephone calls or emails, accusations of not sending paperwork in when royal mail recorded delivery proves it had been delivered and signed for.
They have got to be the worst solicitors in the area, both the staff and partners do not care about the failings which are numerous and even worse is their attitude towarda the repeated mistakes

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Jamie

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Residential Conveyancing

Jamie

February 28, 2020

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Probably lost us our house we were purchasing!

Probably lost us our house we were purchasing!

Absolutely appalling ‘company’, our mortgage advisor picked Chadwick Lawrence as they were cheap to save us money, and goes to show, you get what you pay for. Unhelpful, rude staff who speak down to you like they’re superior (when you actually manage to track them down that is!)

My partner had a deposit for our house we wished to purchase from a previous property he owned abroad and they treated him like they believed he was a criminal. He bent over backwards trying to prove to them everything was above board, sending them endless documents proving where the deposit had come from (legal documents with The Hague Convention stamp to prove it was authentic and legit) and still they were not satisfied. When he emailed further explaining the deposit money and expressing his unhappiness at being treated with suspicion YET STILL offering to send more documents to prove it was legit, they emailed us saying they were closing our account and refunding our money.

Terrible treatment, CL need to learn to treat people like humans. We were simply trying to buy a home and they’ve made us feel degraded, insulted and like we were under investigation for no reason. Waste of time. There’s a reason for all of their shocking reviews online, they don’t deserve to be practicing!

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David

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Residential Conveyancing

David

December 07, 2019

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House move

Thank you to Bryony M and Amirah K for there excellent service in dealing with our house sale and house purchase. Very helpful and professional. A good service.

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David

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Small businesses

David

October 14, 2019

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Worst Legal Company in Yorkshire

This has to be the most arrogant legal practice i have ever worked with in business. They don't even offer decent legal opinions so please go somewhere else and save yourself the headache of working with these guys

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March 21, 2024

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THE WORST FIRM EVER!

They never get back to you and when they do they say they are "reviewing the file". They are out of office at a team conference with NO cover. They don't have an out of hours answer machine. Everything is on their terms. AVOID, AVOID, AVOID unless you want continual stress!

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Colin

Colin

December 13, 2023

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Professional with personal treatment.

Acted professional at all times and felt we were treated personally. They even went the extra mile to help with issues outside their control.

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Colin

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Wills

Colin

December 02, 2023

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Rewriting will

I enjoy working with Howard Dapin. He has been very helpful and supportive in finding a solution to my wishes for my diverse bequests.
He is also very mindful about trying to keep the fees down to manageable proportions, though I do find them expensive. But I am willing to accept these mainly because of the safeguarding and storage facilities on offer.
However, on occasions replies to my email enquiries have been tardy.

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Maria

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Residential Conveyancing

Maria

November 10, 2023

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House Sale

We had used Chadwick Lawrence back in 2018 to act for us in a house purchase and being very satisfied with the work done then, we instructed CL again this time for the sale of our property. Overall we are very satisfied with the service again. There are some things that could be improved upon, although the app was there to refer to throughout, a telephone call made for clarity about a matter raised by the buyer’s solicitor was not returned; sometimes a quick call back would be reassuring. However, email contact from our conveyancer, Deon was responsive and the process went smoothly and efficiently. Thank you Chadwick Lawrence, particularly Nichola and Deon for getting us to completion in around 12 weeks!

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Description

We don’t make bold claims about being a “revolutionary” law firm. We don’t say “we’re not like other law firms”. We are. We do law, to the high standards we set for ourselves. We take pride in what we do and we care. We are Yorkshire’s Legal People and we’re here for business and for you. Each and every one of us at Chadwick Lawrence takes pride in: Our Environment Our Work Our Approach As a Firm, we’re proud of: What We’ve Built Our Relationships Our People Our Communities and the Diversity of the People We Serve We offer traditional legal services for both personal and business matters. Services such as Family Law and Conveyancing sit side by side in our personal services, while our business services include matters such as Employment, Commercial Property and Dispute Resolution. Chadwick Lawrence is also one of the few solicitors firms in the area to have specialist Medical Negligence and Sports Law capabilities. Our Values Our services are now delivered from nine offices across West Yorkshire following our merger with Whitaker Firth on 1st July 2019, and our reach is nationwide. Our people, teams and commitment to innovation have won us many awards – making us one of the best legal practices in the region.

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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
    • Dispute resolution - civil mediation
    • Libel and Defamation
    • 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
    • Malicious falsehood
    • Pre-publication advice
    • Travel rights
  • Crime/ Criminal Defence
    • Assault
    • Business Crime
    • Criminal Damage
    • Criminal defence - All
    • Drugs offences
    • Fraud
    • Murder and Manslaughter
    • Professional Conduct
    • Regulatory Defence
    • 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
  • 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
    • Media and Sports
    • 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
    • Lasting power of attorney
    • Marriage and civil partnerships
    • 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
    • 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 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
  • Immigration
    • Applications for British citizenship
    • Asylum applications and appeals
    • Citizenship
    • EEA Family Permits
    • EEA Registration Cards
    • EEA Residence Permits
    • Human Rights
  • 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
    • No Win No Fee
    • Personal Injury Law
  • Professional Negligence
    • Barristers
    • Financial advisors
    • IT professionals
    • Insurance brokers
    • Professional Negligence
    • Professional trustees
    • Valuers
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Wills
    • 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
  • Banking
    • Banking
  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Developer disputes
    • Development plot sales
    • Environmental policy law
    • Finance
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • Landlord and tenant
    • 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
    • Slander
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
    • Tax
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
  • Energy & Transport
    • Energy
  • IT & Intellectual Property
    • Advertising and Marketing Compliance
    • Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy
    • Confidential Information, Know-How and Trade Secrets
    • Copyright
    • Dealing with intellectual property infringements
    • Design rights and product designs
    • Domain Names
    • Intellectual Property Litigation and Dispute Resolution
    • Patents
    • Personality and Image Rights
    • Trade Marks and Designs
  • Regulations
    • Health and Safety
    • Licensing
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