Judge And Priestley LLP

020 8290 0333

Established in 1889, we’re a firm that has come a long way. Our business is now about servicing modern-day legal needs. With teams specialising in the major areas of business law, from corporate and commercial to property and employment, we have a loyal client base of sole traders, companies and partnerships who rely on us for our forward-thinking approach to their situation. We may be a different firm now, but we retain the values that built our success: personal service, strong relationships, expertise and professionalism. Ours is a service that respects and values clients. It’s one that makes your experience of using lawyers that much better. Read more...

Also known as - J&P, Judge & Priestley

Address
Justin House
6 West Street
Kent
BR1 1JN
020 8290 0333
www.judge-priestley.co.uk

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Available lawyers at Judge And Priestley LLP

Kavitha Rajah

Louise Hyland

Nimalee Bastian-Carter

Timothy Goodwin

Brian Tan

Peter Taylor

David Chandra

How Judge And Priestley LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 94%

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 Judge And Priestley LLP on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Judge And Priestley 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 5%

Overpriced 9%

About Right 84%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 96%

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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Judge And Priestley 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 Judge And Priestley 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 96%

No 4%

If you would like to read more about how we work with our review data please see our Transparency section.

Rankings by area of expertise

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

Consumer

1st / 3

273rd / 4643

Company & Commercial

1st / 3

308th / 4410

Housing & Property

1st / 4

211th / 4270

Family Law

1st / 4

420th / 3864

Wills, Trusts & Probate

1st / 4

326th / 3527

Commercial Property

1st / 2

292nd / 3341

Employment

1st / 3

332nd / 3125

Regulations

1st / 2

133rd / 2598

Personal Injury

1st / 10

237th / 2396

Dispute Resolution

1st / 2

182nd / 1036

Construction

1st / 1

85th / 581

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

Review Sources

Client Reviews

4.8/5

Reviews summary

Excellent

304
Very Good

10
Average

2
Poor

2
Awful

9

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Anonymous

December 13, 2024

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Outstanding support for conveyancing

I'm writing this review, unusually, to give a bit of praise to the team who helped us through our property sale and purchase.
I picked Kavitha Rajah from the Law Society website and wanted a firm that had a physical presence locally. Both of these decisions paid off. Our costs were a little higher than originally anticipated but this is definitely a case of "you get what you pay for."
Our transaction was protracted and became extremely stressful, due to delays by others in the sale and purchase chain, but Kavitha Rajah and her team were always on hand to respond and support. Indeed, she went over and above her legal responsibilities with reassuring emails even at the weekend. Her personal care and attention were very much appreciated.
II would recommend Kavitha to anyone looking for a local conveyancing solicitor.

Lawyer named in this review:
Kavitha Rajah

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Nalinika

December 12, 2024

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Timely, responsive service

I can highly recommend Kavitha and her team based on my experience. They were responsive and kept the communication alive throughout the process which made it easier to follow. Made the huge difference to the process. Thank you.

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Kavitha Rajah

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Caroline

November 22, 2024

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Sale and Purchase of Property

The whole team at J&P have always been wonderful and I’ve always used them in sales / purchases of properties - I wouldn’t use anyone else and recommend them to everyone.
What should have been a straightforward purchase ended up being stressful and extremely time consuming (not for my purchase) but the team were ready to answer any queries from other solicitors in order not to hold up the process further, contactable and patient with all my questions!

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Kavitha Rajah

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Patrick

November 10, 2024

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Completion of buy and sell of residential properties

The whole team at J&P have done a fantastic job helping us with the completion of our sale and purchase of our next property. As we were also acting as landlords in our old property this added a layer of complexity and James and Kavitha both provided a great service helping us to progress issues quickly.

Lawyer named in this review:
Kavitha Rajah

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Anonymous

October 25, 2024

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CONVEYANCING IN BLACKHEATH-MIKE CORNWALL

I have used the Blackheath branch of this firm for 27 years. In all that time, Mike Cornwall has been my trusted and competent solicitor. He is commercial, courteous, excellent at his job and extremely capable.

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Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

David

October 24, 2024

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Purchase of residential property with a quick completion

Kavitha Rajah and her team gave me excellent support in acquiring a property quickly before a deadline. Everything that was needed was done properly and professionally.

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Kavitha Rajah

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Frances

October 24, 2024

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Excellent conveyancing service from J&P!

Judge & Priestley were recommended to me by a legal colleague. Michael Cornwall and Christina Ellis-Bouzir of the Blackheath office dealt with my sale efficiently and quickly. I could always contact them either by email or phone, and they were consistently pleasant and reassuring to deal with. Their costs were also very competitive. I would use them again and I'm very happy to recommend them to anyone buying or selling a property.

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

October 16, 2024

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Moved heaven and earth to get completed on time!

Kavitha and her paralegals Susana and Hayley were incredibly supportive, communicative, thorough and prompt in helping me get the house purchase completed on time - can't praise them enough.

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Kavitha Rajah

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Rod and Sue

October 15, 2024

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High quality conveyancing

We chose Judge & Priestley to deal with the sale of my late mother's flat. From first to last we received impressive, friendly and high quality support from Kavitha Rajah and her team. James Pullen was our main point of contact and he offered first class communication throughout. We had a very good experience.

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Kavitha Rajah

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john

October 14, 2024

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Tim Goodwin

The service I received from Tim was excellent, who kept me informed during each stage of the process, right up to completion. I have no hesitation in recommending this company to anyone that requires a solicitor. Thank you Tim.

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Nita

April 27, 2022

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Nita

We recently used Judge & Priestley's conveyancing services. Elizabeth Besufekad provided a 5* service assisting with the sale of our flat. She was quick to respond to any queries and very personable and friendly.

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John

April 06, 2022

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John

Dealings with Peter and Hannah, very professional and straight forward

A representative from Judge And Priestley LLP responded to this review on 06 April, 2022:

Dear John, thank you for your 5* review and comments we really appreciate it. We are glad that you were happy with the standard of service that you received and look forward to working with you again

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Don

March 21, 2022

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Don

Having been recommended by a friend I am extremely satisfied with the service I received from Judge and Priestley.
My will was dealt with in a very professional , courteous and friendly manner by Hannah Kirkpatrick and exceeded my expectations.
Above all it’s the peace of mind I feel.
More than happy to recommend to others.

A representative from Judge And Priestley LLP responded to this review on 22 March, 2022:

Dear Don, thank you for your 5* review and detailed comments we really appreciate it. We are glad that you were happy with the standard of service that you received and look forward to working with you again.

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Mike

March 04, 2022

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Mike

My family appointed Judge and Priestley to deal with the administration of my late mother’s estate. Our case was dealt with specifically by solicitor Hannah Kirkpatrick and was first-rate in every sense. Every query was dealt with promptly and with compassion – and we could not have wished for better advice and service. Highly recommended.

A representative from Judge And Priestley LLP responded to this review on 07 March, 2022:

Dear Mike, thank you for your 5* review and detailed comments we really appreciate it. We are glad that you were happy with the standard of service that you received.

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Valya

March 03, 2022

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Valya

Excellent service. I exchanged several emails with this business, and everyone I contacted were patient and courteous. The short meeting I had was also courteous and efficient. I would recommend this business to anyone.

A representative from Judge And Priestley LLP responded to this review on 03 March, 2022:

Dear Valya, Thank you for your 5* review we are delighted that you have been satisfied with the service you have received. Thank you too for your kind comments.

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