Brockbank Curwen Cain And Hall Limited

01900 603563

At various times in your life, events can take place that mean that you need expert legal help from a solicitor. Need to resolve a dispute? Perhaps you need to take employment law advice? You may simply need help and support when buying or selling a property, or want assistance following the death of someone close to you? You may have decided that your relationship has come to an end and that you need advice about divorce, separation or your children. Whether your matter is personal to you, or related to your business, we offer timely advice, when and where you need it. With 6 offices throughout West and North Cumbria and the Lake District, we are nearby (although we’re happy to visit you at your home or in the office). Read more...

Also known as - Oglethorpe & Broatch, Brockbank Curwen Cain & Hall, Brockbank Curwen Cain And Hall, Oglethorpe & Broatch Solicitors, Brockbanks, Brockbank Curwen Cain And Hall Limited

Address
4 Portland Square
Workington
Cumbria
CA14 4BH
01900 603563
www.brockbanks.co.uk

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Available lawyers at Brockbank Curwen Cain And Hall Limited

Ceri Bevan

Louise Holt

Residential Conveyancer

Catherine Spraggon

4.9 out of 5

(11)

Conveyancing Executive

Debbie Chambers

5.0 out of 5

(11)

Residential Conveyancer

Hayley Heron

Lisa Miller

Associate Legal Executive (ACILEx)

Diana Smalley

Josephine Walker

Claire Kirkpatrick

Sarah Barwise

Trudy Hill

John Smith

Michael Woolaghan

Ryan Foley

How Brockbank Curwen Cain And Hall Limited Compares

Value for money

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This firm - 93%

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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 Brockbank Curwen Cain And Hall Limited on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Brockbank Curwen Cain And Hall Limited. 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 50%

About Right 50%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 95%

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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Brockbank Curwen Cain And Hall Limited 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 Brockbank Curwen Cain And Hall Limited 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 95%

No 5%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Brockbank Curwen Cain And Hall Limited offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally.

Consumer

1st / 11

300th / 4645

Company & Commercial

1st / 11

325th / 4410

Housing & Property

1st / 10

132nd / 4271

Family Law

1st / 9

477th / 3861

Wills, Trusts & Probate

1st / 11

366th / 3528

Commercial Property

1st / 10

322nd / 3339

Employment

1st / 9

345th / 3126

Regulations

1st / 7

149th / 2599

Personal Injury

1st / 10

276th / 2396

Crime/ Criminal Defence

1st / 6

185th / 2123

Money & Tax

1st / 8

198th / 1853

Clinical Negligence

1st / 6

162nd / 946

Agriculture

1st / 3

162nd / 598

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

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.7/5

Reviews summary

Excellent

130
Very Good

10
Average

2
Poor

0
Awful

8

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Family Law

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Child Arrangements Following Divorce

Andrew

July 18, 2023

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Divorce & child custody

My solicitor was exelant and very easy to talk to

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Trudy Hill

Trudy Hill

A representative from Brockbank Curwen Cain And Hall Limited responded to this review on 19 July, 2023:

Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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Julian

September 30, 2020

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Appalling!

Terrible solicitors. I wish I could give Brockbanks 0 out of 5 but there isn't a zero rating. Unresponsive, inexperienced and highly unprofessional and massively overcharged. Avoid!

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Anthony,

December 19, 2024

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House Purchase

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Really helpful and informative throughout the purchase.

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Ceri Bevan

Ceri Bevan

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Steven,

December 19, 2024

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Conveyance

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Great service very well delivered. Faultless outcome

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Ceri Bevan

Ceri Bevan

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Anonymous,

December 10, 2024

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The house sale from hades

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It was a struggle but not with brockbanks they were very professional and helpful at all stages dealing with the purchaser’s solicitor whom I think got their qualifications in a lucky bag.

Lawyer named in this review:
Diana Smalley

Diana Smalley

A representative from Brockbank Curwen Cain And Hall Limited responded to this review on 11 December, 2024:

Thank you for your feedback. We're glad to hear that our team were able to provide professional and helpful support throughout the conveyancing process. We strive to make challenging situations as smooth as possible for our clients. Best regards, Brockbank Curwen Cain & Hall

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Kevin,

December 10, 2024

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Nat Birch

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I instructed Nat to purchase a lease for a local shop for me and through his diligence discovered that this would have been an extremely costly decision so was very pleased with the service that was provided and the costs were very reasonable.

A representative from Brockbank Curwen Cain And Hall Limited responded to this review on 11 December, 2024:

Thank you, Kevin, for your kind review. We're delighted Nat's diligence helped you make an informed decision. It’s great to hear you were pleased with the conveyancing service provided and found the costs reasonable. We’re here if you need further assistance.

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Kenneth,

November 23, 2024

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Conveyancing for our move

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Louise was friendly but very professional and explained all what was needed

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Louise Holt

Louise Holt

A representative from Brockbank Curwen Cain And Hall Limited responded to this review on 25 November, 2024:

Thank you for your feedback Kenneth. We are glad Louise was able to provide a friendly and professional service while clearly explaining everything. We appreciate your feedback.

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Alanna,

November 20, 2024

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Brilliant

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Louise has handled two conveyancing transactions for us now, and she was absolutely brilliant (as were all the team we came into contact with during the process). Efficient, friendly and always on the ball - Louise was a breath of fresh air. Many thanks for all the hard work.

Lawyer named in this review:
Louise Holt

Louise Holt

A representative from Brockbank Curwen Cain And Hall Limited responded to this review on 21 November, 2024:

Thank you for your kind words Alanna. We are so glad Louise and the team could provide efficient and friendly service throughout both transactions. We truly appreciate your feedback and support.

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Probate

Sylvia

November 20, 2024

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Making a will

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I live in Spain and was only in Keswick for three days to visit my family.I cannot rate the service I had from Claire Maxwell highly enough.
She saw me straight away and had the will prepared and ready for signing the following day.
She and the staff were very professional, but also very friendly.
A big thank you to all concerned

A representative from Brockbank Curwen Cain And Hall Limited responded to this review on 21 November, 2024:

Thank you for your great feedback Sylvia. We are delighted to hear Claire and the team provided a professional and friendly service. We appreciate your trust and are glad we could assist you during your visit to Keswick.

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Janet,

November 19, 2024

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House sale and house purchase

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For my first house move in 34 years I used Brockbanks Solicitors and Ceri Bevan guided me through what felt like a minefield of new and what could have been, daunting experiences. She was friendly, helpful and totally professional at all times. I became very clear to me that her knowledge and expertise was far greater than the solicitors who were also involved in my home move transactions, acting for my buyers and sellers. I would not hesitate to recommend Ceri and Brockbanks.

Lawyer named in this review:
Ceri Bevan

Ceri Bevan

A representative from Brockbank Curwen Cain And Hall Limited responded to this review on 20 November, 2024:

Thank you for your wonderful feedback Janet. We are so glad Ceri could guide you smoothly through the process. Your recommendation means a lot and we appreciate your trust in Brockbanks Solicitors.

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Jacob

March 18, 2024

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Jacob

It took almost 6 months to get the simple document I wanted made and every one of the three drafts they gave me (including the final one) had multiple spelling and or content mistakes.

Wouldn’t recommend

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Christine

May 13, 2022

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Christine

Almost two months ago I asked this company to perform a very simple task for me. They hold the deeds for some land which I own and I needed them to check a detail. It seems that this simple task was far too difficult for this company to perform as despite numerous one-sided conversations with the company's answering machine and very rare conversations with staff (including management) no-one has thus far checked the deeds. I'm wondering if they are lost or have been handed to someone to whom they should not have been given.
I have now resorted to telephoning the company every day, requesting an answer or update to my initial query but no-one able to give me answers is ever available to speak to me and the promised return calls never materialise.
I would advise anyone to think very carefully before using this company. Perhaps I am being very daring at saying such things about a firm of solicitors due to thoughts of charges against me, but I have only stated the truth.

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Jon

September 16, 2020

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Jon

Called to check progress on a case and had the phone put down on me. what sort of business would do that discussing service. I would not recommend this practice to anyone.

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richard

July 12, 2019

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richard

I would like to personally thank Claire Kirkpatrick and her colleagues for all there hard work in dealing with my case and a big thank you to the excellent work done by jack troupe ( barrister ) he was absolutely outstanding in his work and getting the correct result even though he spoke about a chicken going round a farm yard lol so from me my wife and family thank you very much once again for your work I would certainly recommend brockbank solicitors very professional in there work

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William

February 17, 2019

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William

I have used the Whitehaven, Workington & Cockermouth branches of Brockbanks & my experience has been positive. They have worked hard for me. If I need a solicitor in the future I will be using them again. William Graham.

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