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Barcan+Kirby LLP

0117 244 2021
4.8/5
2384 Client Reviews Leave a review

Our solicitors in Kingswood specialise in Divorce and Separation, Child Law, Family Law, Residential Conveyancing, New Builds, Will Writing, Probate and Estate Administration, Powers of Attorney, Trusts and Court of Protection.

Also known as - Barcan+Kirby

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Barcan+Kirby LLP
have 4 other locations

25 North Street
Bristol
BS3 1EN

Second Floor Prince House
Bristol
BS1 4PS

36 High Street
Bristol
BS35 2AJ

60 Gloucester Road
Bristol
BS7 8BH

25 North Street
Bristol
BS3 1EN

Second Floor Prince House
Bristol
BS1 4PS

36 High Street
Bristol
BS35 2AJ

60 Gloucester Road
Bristol
BS7 8BH

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Available lawyers at Barcan+Kirby LLP

Kim Pratt

4.9 out of 5
(78)
Senior Associate

Joelle Allen

5.0 out of 5
(60)
Solicitor

Emily Price

4.9 out of 5
(50)
Solicitor

Abigail Bratchel

5.0 out of 5
(44)
Senior Legal Secretary

Naomi O'Brien

4.8 out of 5
(36)
Solicitor

Victoria Stone

4.9 out of 5
(33)
Senior Paralegal

Abigail Harrison

4.9 out of 5
(24)
Paralegal

Farah Akram

4.5 out of 5
(23)
Solicitor

Shannon Milkins

4.8 out of 5
(8)
Paralegal

Charlotte Wait

5.0 out of 5
(7)
Chartered Legal Executive

Charmaine Moger

5.0 out of 5
(7)
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Tom Sharkey

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Katrina Handley

5.0 out of 5
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Alice Lai

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Administration Assistant

Anna Wilson

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Joanne Crawshaw

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Carol Priddy

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Daisy Long

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Janice Jones

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Julie Tuffney

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Nicole Royal

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Saffron Bray

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How Barcan+Kirby LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 94%
National Average
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  • Value for money (a rating of 1-5)
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  • 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 33%
About Right 66%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 97%
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You can use this data to see how Barcan+Kirby 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 97%
No 3%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 96%
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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 96%
No 4%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

Locally

Nationally

Consumer
1st / 2
72nd / 4561
Company & Commercial
1st / 96
18th / 4348
Housing & Property
1st / 88
10th / 4234
Family Law
1st / 84
9th / 3842
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 78
12th / 3495
Commercial Property
1st / 74
12th / 3302
Employment
1st / 2
38th / 3088
Personal Injury
1st / 3
43rd / 2359
Money & Tax
1st / 1
30th / 1841
Professional Negligence
1st / 54
20th / 1191
Dispute Resolution
1st / 50
6th / 1036
Clinical Negligence
1st / 1
21st / 938
Welfare & Benefits
1st / 36
5th / 818
Construction
1st / 39
15th / 584

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

4.8/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    2138

  • Very Good

    147

  • Average

    23

  • Poor

    15

  • Awful

    61

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Anonymous
Housing & Property

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New home purchases and sales

Anonymous

April 03, 2025

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Residential Conveyancing

Throughout the whole process of selling my old property and purchasing my new property, the team providing an outstanding service. They regularly updated me of how things were progressing and kept on top of missing paperwork from third parties without any prompting. One particular thing I would like to mention that made all the difference, was when you had a query or something actioned urgently, it didn't matter who you contacted in the team, they always knew your particular details and could help resolved things quickly. They were a wonderful team, professional and very friendly. It made a stressful process feel much easier to live through. Without hesitation, I would recommend them to family and friends.

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Anonymous
Welfare & Benefits

Matter Type:

Mental Health - Court of protection

Anonymous

March 31, 2025

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Court of Protection

Lisa was absolutely excellent, using her expertise and knowledge to guide us though a complex evolving situation. i never had to chase anything up, she moved things very swiftly. Thank you!

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Dorothy Li
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

New home purchases and sales

Dorothy Li

March 29, 2025

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Residential Conveyancing

We appreciated your team’s professional advice, timely communication with different parties and close monitoring of progress along in our chain purchase which made all a smooth completion!

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Hayley and Liam
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

New home purchases and sales

Hayley and Liam

March 28, 2025

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Residential Conveyancing

Abi, Katrina and Shannon have been amazing. Lovely to deal with as well as being so proactive and reactive when needed. We felt in safe hands with our move and really appreciated everything they did as a team to help us complete. Many thanks ladies!

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Mark L.
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Mark L.

March 26, 2025

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Residential Conveyancing

Excellent residential conveyancing service that guided me through the whole process.

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Dee Murphy
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

New home purchases and sales

Dee Murphy

March 22, 2025

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Residential Conveyancing

Excellent and efficient communication. Shannon Milkins was my point of contact and was always available and extremely helpful

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Mark Smithers
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Property Disputes

Mark Smithers

March 20, 2025

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Litigation / Dispute Resolution

Very happy with the service. Polite, very knowledgeable and helped me to resolve my issue. Highley recommend!

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Family Law

Matter Type:

Family law

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March 07, 2025

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Formidable force

This review has taken much time to consider due to the profound effect Charlotte Wait has had on my life.

Charlotte is an exceptional solicitor.

Family law processes begin by divulging the most intimate, private and painful experiences you've ever faced, to a complete stranger.

Charlotte was my stranger. The evolution from stranger to solid rock, will forever astound me. Charlotte gave me hope when I felt h.opeless, power when I felt powerless and validation that provided me with the fuel I needed to keep moving forward for justice. Charlotte believed in me, particularly at the times, when I couldn't.

Despite my emotive review, Charlotte has incredible professionalism, honesty, clarity, excellent family law expertise and all the extensive legal knowledge required, needed and wanted. Charlotte kept me informed and ensured I had full knowledge and understanding of every legal stage and process.

Charlotte possesses the kind of demeanour that every client needs. Passion, diligence, unwavering support and motivation. I am so very very lucky to have been held in her safe capable hands.

I will never be able to effectively articulate just what an incredible solicitor Charlotte Wait is. Nor how she helped me and changed my life, at my most vulnerable time. Nothing I say or write, can ever truly depict the formidable force she is.

Thank you Charlotte for helping me find my way back home... to me, but most importantly for ensuring my family were able to get the safety and protection they needed and deserved. I came out of the family court process a different woman, a woman whom I am now proud of.

If you need a family law solicitor - Charlotte Wait is the one.

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Anonymous
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

New home purchases and sales

Anonymous

March 05, 2025

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Residential Conveyancing

We have used Abi Harrison & Shannon Milkins within our last purchase & selling and have asked them to represent ourselves again.
The service they provide is excellent and we are informed every step of the way both purchasing and selling 1st class service

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Mrs Cook
Wills, Trusts & Probate

Matter Type:

Wills

Mrs Cook

February 19, 2025

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Wills, Trusts and Probate

Very reliable - punctual - informative.
confident Helpful.

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Mark
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

New home purchases and sales

Mark

April 01, 2025

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Mark

Abi and her team were great from start to finish.

For someone who needed their hand-held throughout the whole process, the team explained everything to me, always kept me up to date and most importantly with this process delivered on time.

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Katherine
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Katherine

March 31, 2025

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Katherine

Amazing service from Kim and Abigail at the Kingswood branch. Always contactable, very efficient at chasing and progressing my house sale and would definitely recommend. If you are looking for a local firm of solicitors who "get things done", this is your firm.

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Liam
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

New home purchases and sales

Liam

March 28, 2025

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Liam

The new build team in Kingswood have been brilliant. Perfect friendly service, they made the whole home buying and selling process so easy for us. Huge thank you to Abi, Katrina and Shannon for everything you have done for us

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Scott
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Scott

March 28, 2025

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Scott

Kim Pratt and Abigail Bratchel were diligent and worked hard during the stressful process of selling our property. Their communications were excellent and they kindly explained all aspects of the process. It was very much appreciated.

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Nicko

Nicko

March 27, 2025

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Nicko

I had my first house conveyancing experience here. Unfortunately, not the best. Though the process is complete now, I had to chase the solicitors on a daily basis to get things done. Many excuses were thrown back at me on a daily basis for lost time. Everything felt like an effort. I will be going with my estate agent's recommended one next time (the other party had them, and they were amazing). I mistakinly thought paying a lot would mean getting thg best service

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Barcan+Kirby is a firm of solicitors with a reputation for providing high quality, common sense advice. It offers a comprehensive range of legal services, delivered by expert lawyers and supported by a culture of respect and understanding. With six offices, conveniently located across Bristol and South Gloucestershire, the firm’s friendly and approachable team provide advice and guidance to both individuals and businesses within the South West and nationwide.

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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
    • Bowel Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Cauda Equina Syndrome Claims
    • Cerebral Palsy Claims
    • Cervical Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Clinical Negligence
    • Dental Negligence
    • Dental Negligence Claims
    • Erb’s Palsy Compensation Claims
    • Fatal Medical Negligence Claims and Inquests
    • Fertility Negligence Claims
    • GP Negligence Claims
    • Hospital Negligence Claims
    • Knee Replacement Claims
    • Lung Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Medical Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Medical Negligence
    • Meningitis Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Metal-On-Metal Hip Replacement Claims
    • Nerve Damage Claims
    • Nerve Injury Claims
    • Orthopaedic Negligence Claims
    • Ovarian Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Pancreatic Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Pregnancy and Gynaecology Injury Claims
    • Pressure Sore Claims
    • Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Sepsis Negligence Claims
    • Skin Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Spinal Surgery Claims
    • Stillbirth Compensation Claims
    • Stroke Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Surgery Compensation Claims
    • Surgical and Transvaginal Mesh Claims
    • Testicular Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
  • Consumer
    • Dispute resolution - civil mediation
    • Litigation - Property litigation claims
  • Employment
    • Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
    • Disciplinary Hearings
    • Discrimination at Work
    • Employment Contracts
    • Employment Law
    • Equal Pay Disputes
    • Family Leave
    • Harassment/Bullying at Work
    • Holiday Pay Issues
    • Maternity and Paternity
    • Redundancy
    • Restrictive Covenants
    • Settlement Agreements
    • TUPE
    • Tribunal Claims
    • UK Employment Laws
    • Unfair Dismissal Claims
    • Whistleblower Protection
  • Family Law
    • Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
    • Asset protection and tax mitigation
    • Change of name
    • Child Abduction
    • Child Access
    • Child Arrangements Following Divorce
    • Child Custody
    • Child Law
    • Child Maintenance
    • 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
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Domestic Violence
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Fixed Fee Divorce
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • High Net Worth Divorce
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • 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
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Buying at auction
    • Declarations of trusts
    • Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
    • Dilapidation Claims
    • Investment and buy to let properties
    • Landlord and Tenant
    • Lease Extensions
    • Leasehold properties
    • Matrimonial transfers
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Planning
    • Possession and repossession proceedings
    • Property Disputes
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Remortgaging
    • Renting and Tenancy Agreements
    • Repossessions
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
    • Tenant Eviction
    • Transfer of title
    • Transfers of equity
    • Transfers of parts of land
    • Unpaid Rent, Service or Ground Charges
  • Money & Tax
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Trusts
  • Personal Injury
    • Accident At Work
    • Accidents In Public Places
    • Amputation
    • Back Injury At Work
    • Car Accident
    • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
    • Children's Accident
    • Children's Serious Injury
    • Cycling Accident
    • Dog Bite
    • Fatal Accident
    • Fatal Asbestos
    • Head Injury At Work
    • Head and Brain Injury
    • Industrial Disease Compensation
    • Manual Handling
    • Motorbike Accident
    • No Win No Fee
    • Occupational Asthma
    • Pedestrian Accident
    • Personal Injury Law
    • Repetitive Strain Injury
    • Road Traffic Accident
    • Serious Injury
    • Slips, Trips and Falls
    • Spinal Injury Compensation
    • Vibration White Finger
    • Whiplash
    • Workplace Slip and Trip
  • Professional Negligence
    • Professional Negligence
    • Professional Negligence law
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Trusts
    • Disputed Wills
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Developer disputes
    • Development plot sales
    • 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
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Contracts and Agreements
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Contract law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Debt Recovery
    • Employment - business
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • Management buyouts
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Outsourcing agreements
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Small businesses
  • Construction
    • Contracts for the supply, installation and maintenance of specialist mechanical and electrical plant