Ruth Pannell
Solicitor
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Founder and CEO
SRA ID: 396914
Ruth founded Isla Law solicitors in 2018 with a simple mission: to make wills and probate services better. Before that, she worked as a private client solicitor in a range of roles spanning the City, large Regional practices and high street firms, where she represented all sorts of clients in wills, trusts, estate planning and probate matters.
After the birth of her two daughters, one of whom has a rare genetic condition, Ruth became concerned with how complicated it was to make a will or plan your life properly in order to protect the people you care for so fiercely in life. She realised she could make the process easier and more accessible by giving her clients a direct, expert service that actually gets results.
Ruth is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and a fully accredited member of the Association of Lifetime Lawyers. This means she is one of the most qualified lawyers in the country dealing with estates, trusts and matters supporting vulnerable and older people.
60 Churchill Square, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4YU
Licensed for 16 years
Practice Areas
Family Law, Wills, Trusts & Probate, Money & Tax, Charities
Emily Holland
I have dealt with Emily Holland for over a year. I have found her to be very helpful and proffesional
A brilliant service has been given at a cost effective price. Thank you very much for looking after me
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New will
I was recommended to Ruth by my financial advisor. I found Ruth very professional,everything I needed to know was fully explained to me and the work was completed in a timely manner. I would certainly use Ruth again in the future
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A representative from Isla Law Limited responded to this review on 10 October, 2024
Thank you for the great feedback Martin - please don't hesitate to contact us in the future if you have any further requirements.
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Refreshingly honest and professional advice from Ruth!
Ruth is a thorough professional who took great care with my will request.
Highly recommended for an honest, reliable and superb service!
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A representative from Isla Law Limited responded to this review on 23 September, 2024
Thank you so much for your lovely review Balvinder. I’m really glad we could help you.
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Will writing
Ruth explained the process clearly and all the different areas and requirements were explored in a clear and precise manner.
Not the cheapest but not too expensive either. Having experienced the "cheaper" option and now having to redo our wills, its money well spent.
Lawyer named in this review: Ruth Pannell
A representative from Isla Law Limited responded to this review on 23 September, 2024
Thank you for this lovely review, I'm glad we were able to assist you.
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Power of Attorney
Ruth was incredibly helpful and took all the stress out of doing my health power of attorney which had already failed when I did it!
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A representative from Isla Law Limited responded to this review on 23 September, 2024
Thank you Roma. We are so glad we were able to help!
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Service
Friendly, helpful and professional. The initial free 30 minute consultation was partially helpful in agreeing a way forward.
Lawyer named in this review: Ruth Pannell
A representative from Isla Law Limited responded to this review on 23 September, 2024
Thank you for the positive feedback John.
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Will
Ruth was excellent guiding me through, would recommend
Lawyer named in this review: Ruth Pannell
A representative from Isla Law Limited responded to this review on 23 September, 2024
Thank you, I'm glad we were able to help!
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Wills & Probate
I found that Ruth & Ruben were both highly professional in drawing up wills offering sound advice and guidance
They also did probate, again to a high standard at a difficult time for myself and family
and l cannot recommend them highly enough
Lawyer named in this review: Ruth Pannell
A representative from Isla Law Limited responded to this review on 23 September, 2024
Thank you for a lovely review Kenneth - we are so glad we could assist you through a difficult time.
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Will making and storage
Ruth has been helpful, but, also, asked questions that I didn't know I should pose. This used to be common many years ago when I was young, but, latterly, I've realised that most professional people are reactive rather than proactive, and since their clients are usually coming from a place of comparative ignorance, this is a very important quality. Additionally, she did what I wanted efficiently and well.
Lawyer named in this review: Ruth Pannell
A representative from Isla Law Limited responded to this review on 23 September, 2024
Thank you for your lovely feedback. We strive to be always be as proactive and as informative as possible for our clients so it is great to hear.
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Ruth at Isla Law
We contacted Ruth at Isa Law to help us with probate of an Estate.
And from the outset, Ruth was helpful, and took time to explain the intricacies of the probate process, along with being patient with my father who is elderly. Ruth Supported us through the process, as well as submitting all the relevant documents to the court for processing.
The costs and details of the process, were clearly laid out before we started, so we knew how much we had to spend.
Due to Ruth’s diligence, the probate came through quickly. The only trouble we had was with the online service that the company uses for communications and billing, which for some reason wouldn’t work on my iphone but apparently works really well on the computer, but Ruth sent the documents through email when this didn’t work.
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