Ellisons Solicitors

01473230033

4.9/5

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2-6 Arcade Street
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 1EL
01473230033
www.ellisonssolicitors.com

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Available lawyers at Ellisons Solicitors

Anna Cross

Carly Callaghan

Rachel Dawson

Nicholas Bowen

Audrey McKenna

Senior Associate, Licensed Conveyancer

Abbie McKay

Amy Burton

Amanda Kelly

Samantha Markham

Chartered Legal Executive

Abigail Frawley

Francesca Easter

Nicola Weldon

Bethan Williams

Natalia Shuttlewood

Laura Buller

Chartered Legal Executive

How Ellisons Solicitors Compares

Value for money

This firm - 93%

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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 1%

About Right 98%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 99%

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The above score is a simple percentage representation of the total amount of clients who selected the “Yes” option:

Yes 99%

No 1%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

Consumer

1st / 2

66th / 4662

Company & Commercial

1st / 18

22nd / 4424

Housing & Property

1st / 45

11th / 4270

Family Law

1st / 45

18th / 3864

Wills, Trusts & Probate

1st / 48

9th / 3533

Commercial Property

1st / 39

34th / 3351

Employment

1st / 16

77th / 3128

Regulations

1st / 76

15th / 2608

Personal Injury

1st / 77

89th / 2406

Immigration

1st / 11

14th / 2012

Money & Tax

1st / 33

28th / 1854

IT & Intellectual Property

1st / 17

10th / 1061

Dispute Resolution

1st / 1

44th / 1035

Clinical Negligence

1st / 31

52nd / 947

Banking

1st / 11

4th / 708

Agriculture

1st / 6

36th / 597

Construction

1st / 12

15th / 581

Charities

1st / 16

10th / 571

Energy & Transport

1st / 13

3rd / 528

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

4.9/5

Reviews summary

Excellent

968
Very Good

70
Average

2
Poor

3
Awful

3

Overall experience

Value For Money
Communication
Initial Impressions
Approachability
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Legal knowledge

Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Anonymous

October 25, 2024

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Great team and would highly recommend.....

The Team @ Ellisons are great in all aspects from Sale of Business and Home and Probate matters ...

Lawyers named in this review:
Carly Callaghan Nicola Weldon Abigail Frawley

Carly Callaghan

Nicola Weldon

Abigail Frawley

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 28 October, 2024:

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Andrew

October 25, 2024

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Legal security made easy

I needed to make my future legally secure with my family cus I have a degenerative medical condition that could complicate matters unless I took certain legal steps. Ellisons couldn't have made the process any easier and painless physically for me, they also do very good coffee! I highly recommend them.

Lawyer named in this review:
Nicholas Bowen

Nicholas Bowen

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 28 October, 2024:

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Anonymous

October 25, 2024

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Will

Second review of my will due to family dynamics. Very satisfied with the help given and good advice. Staff very friendly and professional.

Lawyer named in this review:
Nicholas Bowen

Nicholas Bowen

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 28 October, 2024:

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Probate

Patrick

October 25, 2024

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My Late Brother's Estate

Abigail handled the probate of my late brother's estate/ Everything was dealt with in a friendly, knowledgeable and professional way. I was kept informed at each stage of the process and I had complete confidence that things were being dealt with correctly. The matter has been completed to my total satisfaction and I would happily recommend Ellisons.

Lawyer named in this review:
Abigail Frawley

Abigail Frawley

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 28 October, 2024:

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Probate

Anonymous

October 25, 2024

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Probate

Despite one financial firm being very difficult, Nick Bowen handled them expertly for us.

Lawyer named in this review:
Nicholas Bowen

Nicholas Bowen

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 28 October, 2024:

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Probate

Godfrey

October 09, 2024

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Estate business

Efficient, professional helpful service. Responses were always friendly, polite and very respectful.... this last really important! I have no criticisms only well deserved praise. Amy and Kate were exactly what you would want and expect from a professional body. Thank you so much for your care and time, nothing was too much trouble. I never ever felt patronised. Your paper work and professional documents were superb, of the highest standard of presentation. Fees were appropriate and your service was worth every penny. You are a credit to your firm and your professional body. Sensitive handling. Thank you, again.

Lawyers named in this review:
Amy Burton Kate Theobald

Amy Burton

Kate Theobald

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 25 October, 2024:

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Anonymous

September 25, 2024

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Writing of will

Staff at Ellisons Solicitors Ipswich, they were very good, understanding and patient in helping us understand the process of making our wills. We now have our wills completed and appreciate all their help.

Lawyer named in this review:
Abigail Frawley

Abigail Frawley

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 26 September, 2024:

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Housing & Property

Matter Type:

New home purchases and sales

Robert

September 11, 2024

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Carly and team were fabulous

We are to Americans who have moved the the UK, and attempted to secure a home on more than one occasion, only to fund problems that prevented us from completing the sale. Carly Callaghan was persistent with us, and we finally purchased a cottage that we really love.

She, and her team, were great and we are grateful that she helped us understand the unique aspects of buying a home here in our new homeland, because as Americans there were nuances that we didn't fully understand.

Lawyer named in this review:
Carly Callaghan

Carly Callaghan

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 25 September, 2024:

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Family Law

Matter Type:

Divorce

Matthew

September 04, 2024

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My Divorce

The staff and solicitors were extremely helpful and provided me with information that could and most likely be helpful in the future. The solicitor puts you at ease and helps you navigate through the proceedings to make you well aware of how to possibly proceed.

Lawyer named in this review:
Francesca Easter

Francesca Easter

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 25 September, 2024:

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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Bob

September 01, 2024

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Sale and Purchase of property

Throughout the process Maria Lucas was supportive and helpful, infoming me along yhr way of any progress and chasing up the buyers solicitors when it was needed

Lawyer named in this review:
Carly Callaghan

Carly Callaghan

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 25 September, 2024:

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Family Law

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Family law

debs

July 15, 2023

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The Solicitor looking after my Mum's affairs is really good. Everyone is very professional and welcoming. I would definitely recommend Ellison's. Thank you.

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 17 July, 2023:

Hi Debs, thank you for taking the time to leave a review, your feedback is greatly appreciated. Kind regards, Ellisons.

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Carol

September 09, 2020

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Carol

Very helpful and Covid secure.

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chris

November 16, 2019

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Good prices and they get the job done

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Alan

June 28, 2023

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Alan

Friendly I was helping my partner to sort will out quite expensive but you do get quality service

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 28 June, 2023:

Hi Alan, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We really appreciate your feedback and we will pass the comments on to the team. Kind regards. Ellisons

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John

May 18, 2023

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John

Audrey McKenna helped us with our recent property sale and purchase.
The purchase turned out to be a difficult affair mainly because the vendors had chosen a large conveyancing firm who frankly were not good at all.
Audrey handled everything with infinite patience and professionalism and helped get the case over the line in spite of the vendors side.
Her service was exceptional, and I wouldn't go anywhere else for my conveyancing needs.

A representative from Ellisons Solicitors responded to this review on 18 May, 2023:

Hi John, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We really appreciate your feedback and we will pass the comments on to Audrey. Kind regards. Ellisons

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Description

Established for more than 250 years. Ellisons Solicitors is a top 200 UK firm, and one of the region’s oldest, most established and fastest growing firms. With a team of over 250 colleagues – the firm has offices located across Essex and Suffolk, alongside an office in London: Colchester, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Tendring. Ellisons offer comprehensive range of services to businesses and individuals across the UK and beyond - aided by our membership of the Alliott Global Alliance (a worldwide alliance of professional firms).

Practice areas

For you and your family: Wills, Trusts and Probate Family Residential Conveyancing Insolvency Personal Injury Immigration Employment Dispute Resolution For your business: Corporate and Commercial Commercial Property Rural and Agriculture Insurance Litigation Insolvency Immigration Employment Dispute Resolution Construction and Regulatory

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Personal areas of law

Consumer
- Consumer Disputes
- Dispute resolution - civil mediation
- 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
- Travel - Airlines going out of business
- Travel - Falsely advertised accommodation
- Travel - Holiday Sickness
- Travel - Travel agents going out of business
- Travel - Trip cancellation
- Travel - Unsanitary hotel conditions
- Travel - Volcanic ash disruption
Employment
- Agency Staff / Temp Workers
- Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
- Disciplinary Hearings
- Discrimination at Work
- Employee Team Moves
- Employment Contracts
- Employment Law
- Equal Pay Disputes
- Family Leave
- Flexible Working
- Gardening Leave
- Harassment/Bullying at Work
- Holiday Pay Issues
- Maternity and Paternity
- Media and Sports
- Military
- Part Time Workers
- Pay Issue
- 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
- 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
- Anti-social Behaviour
- 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 Associations
- 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
- Planning
- 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
- Administrative reviews, appeals and judicial reviews
- Ancestry visas
- Applications for British citizenship
- Applications for discretionary leave
- Applications to extend leave to remain or for settlement
- Citizenship
- Deportation appeals
- EEA Family Permits
- EEA Registration Cards
- EEA Residence Permits
- Entry clearance applications and appeals
- Family Based Visas
- Family Reunion Applications / Appeals
- Family Visit Visa Applications /Appeals
- Further leave to remain applications
- General Visit Visa Applications / Appeals
- Illegal Workers and Civil Penalties
- Immigration Law
- Indefinite leave to remain applications
- Marriage Applications/Appeals
- Nationality, Citizenship, Registration application
- Partner and family visas
- Re-entry bans
- Settlement Applications and indefinite leave to remain appeals
- Tier 1 (investors, entrepreneurs and exceptional talent)
- Tier 2 (sponsored skilled workers)
- Tier 4 (students)
- Tier 5 (temporary workers)
- UK ancestry
- Visas
Money & Tax
- Debt and Bankruptcy
- HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
- Inheritance Tax
- Insolvency and bankruptcy
- Property Holding Structures
- Trusts
Personal Injury
- Accident Abroad
- Accident At Work
- Accidents At Sea And Cruise Injury
- Accidents In Public Places
- Against The Council
- Amputation
- Asbestos Compensation
- Asbestos Lung Cancer
- Asbestosis
- Back Injury At Work
- Benefits Available To Asbestos Victims
- Broken Bone Or Fracture
- Burns, Scars and Lacerations At Work
- Bus and Coach Accident
- Car Accident
- Car Passenger
- Children's Accident
- Children's Serious Injury
- Defective Work Equipment
- Fatal Accident
- Fatal Asbestos
- Head Injury At Work
- Head and Brain Injury
- Holiday Accidents and Illness
- Holiday Sickness and Illness Compensation
- Motor Insurance Policy
- Personal Injury Law
- Pleural Thickening
- Repetitive Strain Injury
- Road Traffic Accident
- Road Traffic Accident Abroad
- Serious Injury
- Spinal Injury Compensation
- Sports Injury
- Tinnitus
- Vibration White Finger
- Welfare Issues After Serious Injury
- Whiplash
- Workplace Slip and Trip
Wills, Trusts & Probate
- Disputed Probate
- Disputed Trusts
- Disputed Wills
- International
- 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
Banking
- Banking
Charities
- Charities
Commercial Property
- Commercial Leases
- Commercial mortgages
- Developer disputes
- Development plot sales
- Environmental policy law
- 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
- 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
- Statutory Demands
- Summary Judgment
- Tax
- Unfair Loan Charges
Construction
- Building contracts and professional appointments
- Construction
- Construction and engineering dispute resolution
- Contracts for the supply, installation and maintenance of specialist mechanical and electrical plant
- Crane oversailing and scaffolding licences
- Development agreements
- Development loan facilities
- Due diligence audits for banks and other financial institutions
- Engineering contracts
- Facility maintenance agreements
- Framework agreements
- Guarantees and bonds
- In-house training
- Warranties, third party rights and reliance letters
Dispute Resolution
- Mediation
Energy & Transport
- Aviation
- Energy
- Maritime and Shipping
IT & Intellectual Property
- Advertising and Marketing Compliance
- Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy
- Computer and IT Law
- Confidential Information, Know-How and Trade Secrets
- Copyright
- Dealing with intellectual property infringements
- Design rights and product designs
- Domain Names
- GDPR
- Intellectual Property Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Patents
- Personality and Image Rights
- Trade Marks and Designs
Regulations
- Environment
- Health and Safety
- Licensing

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Ellisons Solicitors

Accreditations

Other locations

Available lawyers at Ellisons Solicitors

How Ellisons Solicitors Compares

Value for money

Would recommend tofriends and family

Satisfied withoutcome of matter

Rankings by area of expertise

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Reviews summary

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Awful

Overall experience

Great team and would highly recommend.....

Legal security made easy

Will

My Late Brother's Estate

Probate

Estate business

Writing of will

Carly and team were fabulous

My Divorce

Sale and Purchase of property

Reviews collected from

debs

Carol

chris

Alan

John

Ellisons Solicitors are accredited by

About this branch

Description

Practice areas

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Personal areas of law

Business areas of law

Would recommend to
friends and family

Satisfied with
outcome of matter