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How Chadwick Lawrence LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 45%
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 Chadwick Lawrence LLP on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Chadwick Lawrence 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 0%
Overpriced 80%
About Right 19%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 30%
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You can use this data to see how Chadwick Lawrence 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 30%
No 70%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 32%
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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 32%
No 68%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

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

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2.2/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    19
  • Very Good

    2
  • Average

    1
  • Poor

    2
  • Awful

    47

Overall experience

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Shawon

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Shawon

September 18, 2024

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Chadlaw - Absolute Garbage!

I was referred to Chadwick Lawrence by Homeward legal Conveyancing, and my experience has been nothing short of a nightmare.

The entire process took far too long, and I found myself constantly chasing the solicitor for updates. I had to send follow-up emails almost everyday because there was barely any proactive communication from their side. My case was urgent and clearly there were no actions to reflect the urgency.

The professionalism in the email exchanges was severely lacking. Emails from my solicitor were not addressed properly or professionally, which only added to my frustration and concerns about the level of service I was receiving. The team is incompetent and unable to liaise with third parties to address the urgency of the case and meeting the timeline.

The solicitor, who was dealing with my case and passed the exchange contract date by over a month. I have been very unfortunate to get a solicitor like her who represented me. I missed the property due to her negligence and incompetency. Her communication is awful. Chadlaw should be ashamed to keep an employee like her who is unable to deal with clients and makes lives difficult. In my experience, she is useless and unable to liaise with lenders and third parties. Despite informing her several times to copy me in email exchanges with third parties, she intentionally did not copy me in just show lack of transparency and integrity.

The team lead's line manager would defend her team members and not consider the customer. She is another useless person who lacks basic etiquette and manners to deal with customers. Due to just incompetency of the team and unable to liaise properly with my lender, I along with family members was left in a difficult situation.

Chadlaw wasted my valuable time and money. This entire situation is beyond ridiculous and has caused unnecessary stress and financial loss. I would not recommend Chadwick Lawrence based on my experience. Their lack of communication, professionalism, and accountability is unacceptable, especially when dealing with something as important as purchasing a home.

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Jacki

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Wills

Jacki

July 17, 2024

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Excellent. Thank you

Katherine Booth was great to work with, prompt, efficient, helpful and friendly

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Brian

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Wills

Brian

June 30, 2024

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Drawing up wills

The partner at Chadwick Lawrence Howard Dapin was was extremely responsive and helpful.

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Becky

Becky

June 19, 2024

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Awful. Avoid

Awful service. Eleanor began ignoring emails as soon as the house buying process started getting serious. She was clearly frustrated when we asked any questions and would only speak to us on her terms when she needed to know something (usually answers to questions she should know as a solicitor)
She did not read information properly as several times sent us incorrect paperwork with incorrect details on that, had it of gone unnoticed would have caused a massive delay. On one occasion she incorrectly instructed the wrong mortgage company to release funds for us which has left us having arguments with them and having to prove we didn’t ask for her to request funds from them. We asked for a substantial amount of money from our equity to be kept out of the transaction for us to have on completion. On completion day I had nothing paid of this money paid into my account and I had to chase her for a payment. She then told me that as it was late in the day on a Friday I may have to wait until after the bank holiday for this money to clear. It was obvious she had not thought to send this to us and had to be reminded. Our transaction was a part exchange with a new build developer and the solicitors hold £500 back for 14 days as a retainer to ensure that there is no damage to the part Ex’d property… it’s coming up to 28 post completion as I write and the solicitor firm still have my £500 even after the developer has confirmed this can be released back to us. There is many other issues that may seem minor but looking at the overall picture become a big problem. House moving is a stressful time but I can wholeheartedly say this company caused the majority of my stress unnecessarily. I wrote to the customer service complaints manager who did not respond to me - Eleanor’s ‘line manager’ responded some 5 days later basically blaming me for constantly chasing for updates and saying I should wait for an update. My response suggesting that if I was updated regularly as promised in the beginning I wouldn’t need to chase daily - this was ignored along with all of the other issues put to them.

If you value your sanity and want to minimise any potential issues (that, may I add were unnecessary and have been down to utter incompetence) then you avoid this company.

I’ve seen other reviews since taking on the company saying similar and a partner will always reply to say get in touch and we can resolve - all I would say is - I have done this and nothing has been resolved at all. And they still have my £500.

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Colin

Matter Type:

Wills

Colin

December 02, 2023

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Rewriting will

I enjoy working with Howard Dapin. He has been very helpful and supportive in finding a solution to my wishes for my diverse bequests.
He is also very mindful about trying to keep the fees down to manageable proportions, though I do find them expensive. But I am willing to accept these mainly because of the safeguarding and storage facilities on offer.
However, on occasions replies to my email enquiries have been tardy.

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Mark

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Probate

Mark

October 18, 2023

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Probate Application

Dealing with a deceased person's estate can be stressful. Chadwick Lawrence dealt with the application in a professional, sympathetic and timely manner and at a time convenient to me when attending the funeral as I live 250 miles away.

Matters were dealt with on line which avoided me having to travel to their offices a second time.

There were some exchanges required to agree the value of the estate for probate purposes, however the fees charged for the service were in line with the estimate given to me. So overall I was very satisfied with the service provided. Thank you

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BM

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Residential Conveyancing

BM

September 15, 2023

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Terrible firm

My solicitor:

Failed to respond to my emails and phone calls for several days at a time.
Did not keep me updated on the progress of the conveyancing process, even when I specifically requested updates.
Let deadlines pass without taking action, which caused further delays.
Made mistakes in the paperwork, which caused further delays.
Were rude and dismissive when I tried to follow up on the progress of the conveyancing process.
Were not able to chase the sellers' solicitors, instead relying on emails, which led to an even bigger delay.
Were on holidays the week before the completion, which created another delay as no one was looking after my case.

As a result of the delay, I was forced to stay in temporary accommodation, which has caused me significant financial and emotional stress. I have also had to incur additional costs, such as rent, utilities, and food.

I am extremely disappointed with the services provided by this firm. I believe that their staff have acted in a unprofessional manner. I would not recommend them to anyone.

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Josh

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Residential Conveyancing

Josh

March 10, 2022

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Please avoid

I appointed Chadwick Lawrence in September 2021 through SAM Conveyancing. Faye Judkins was my solicitor. It all went down hill from here.

I received little to no communication from Faye through the process. In hindsight, I should have listened to my gut and appointed another firm. I decided to stick, and faced unnecessary delays, no communication and almost lost the house through continuous delays.

I was told some months later that Faye had left the firm with immediate effect and that a full review was needed. It took me to complain to find out what had been done, or what hadn’t been done in my case. I had found out that enquiries were not raised until over 1 month after searches had come back. Nothing had been done on my case.

Thankfully, Beverley had taken over. I really appreciate her help with our purchase. However, searches were returned in November and enquiries were, in the end, raised in January 2022. This was something out of Beverley’s control, as a full review was needed, but my question is, who was Faye’s supervisor and how could this have gone unnoticed?

It was interesting to see that Chadwick Lawrence prides itself on ‘We do law, to the high standards we set for ourselves. We take pride in what we do and we care.’ As you can imagine this was not the case. The impression that I had was that thoes who work at the firm had such a large caseload, that they cannot give any kind of service to clients. Please correct me if I am wrong.

I do not know how law firms can get away with providing such shocking service. If this was any other industry, we would complain and be compensated. But, we just take it and pay them our hard earned money for their mistakes and a terrible service. I really do hope that you look into this further.

Please do think again about using Chadwick Lawrence. It just is not worth the hassle. Give your hard earned money to another firm.

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Amir

Amir

March 04, 2022

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Worst firm ever

This firm and Faye is waste of space. I have no idea how this firm is still in business, faye Judkins wasted 2 months of ours in the process of buying our first home. I got them through Sam Conveyancing and the time I instructed them was the time our excitement of buying the first home turn into nightmare. I received no communication whatsoever despite sending them numerous emails asking what is happening but no reply. Whenever you call the solicitor she never comes on the phone. 2 months past in this nightmare I had to cancel them and the day I cancelled them turn out nothing was done at all apart from getting our ids and filling some initial forms from us. Please do yourself a favour and never hire them for your conveyancer. This firm needs to shut down.

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David

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Residential Conveyancing

David

December 22, 2021

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House Sale

When is a quotation not a quotation? When it is sent by Chadwick Lawrence solicitors. Beware

We received a quotation for selling our house from them in the sum of £1006.80P + VAT. The day before completion we received an invoice for £2989+VAT and were told this would be deducted from our receipts of sale.

Chadwick Lawrence’s Terms and conditions state “they will update you regularly on the cost position and tell you if any costs estimates need to be reviewed “. We received no updates on cost increases.

The management of our sale was poor, the designated conveyancer left with one day’s notice. The partner who took over her responsibilities took a day’s holiday on completion day.

The complaints partner considers that the transaction has been completed satisfactorily and will not enter into any further correspondence .

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We don’t make bold claims about being a “revolutionary” law firm. We don’t say “we’re not like other law firms”. We are. We do law, to the high standards we set for ourselves. We take pride in what we do and we care. We are Yorkshire’s Legal People and we’re here for business and for you. Each and every one of us at Chadwick Lawrence takes pride in: Our Environment Our Work Our Approach As a Firm, we’re proud of: What We’ve Built Our Relationships Our People Our Communities and the Diversity of the People We Serve We offer traditional legal services for both personal and business matters. Services such as Family Law and Conveyancing sit side by side in our personal services, while our business services include matters such as Employment, Commercial Property and Dispute Resolution. Chadwick Lawrence is also one of the few solicitors firms in the area to have specialist Medical Negligence and Sports Law capabilities. Our services are now delivered from eight offices across West Yorkshire following our merger with Whitaker Firth on 1st July 2019, and our reach is nationwide. Our people, teams and commitment to innovation have won us many awards – making us one of the best legal practices in the region.

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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
    • Blood Transfusion Claims
    • Bowel Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Breast Surgery Compensation Claims
    • C. Difficile Claims
    • Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Cauda Equina Syndrome Claims
    • Cerebral Palsy Claims
    • Cervical Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Clinical Negligence
    • Cochlear Implant Claims
    • Cosmetic Dentistry Claims
    • Cosmetic Surgery Claims
    • Defective Medical Device Claims
    • Dental Negligence
    • Dental Negligence Claims
    • Dermal Filler Compensation Claims
    • Diabetes Claims
    • Erb’s Palsy Compensation Claims
    • Eye Surgery Claims
    • Failed Sterilisation Claims
    • Fatal Medical Negligence Claims and Inquests
    • Faulty Defibrillator Claims
    • Fertility Negligence Claims
    • GP Negligence Claims
    • Group B Streptococcus Claims
    • Hospital Negligence Claims
    • Knee Replacement Claims
    • Laser Eye Surgery Claims
    • Laser Treatment Claims
    • Lung Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • MRSA Claims
    • Medical Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Medical Negligence
    • Meningitis Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Metal-On-Metal Hip Replacement Claims
    • Misdiagnosed Miscarriage Claims
    • Nerve Damage Claims
    • Nerve Injury Claims
    • Ophthalmic Negligence Claims
    • Oral Cancer Claims
    • Orthopaedic Negligence Claims
    • Ovarian Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Pancreatic Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Periodontal Disease Claims
    • Pregnancy and Gynaecology Injury Claims
    • Pressure Sore Claims
    • Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Restorative Dentistry Claims
    • Sepsis Negligence Claims
    • Skin Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Sorin Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler Claims
    • Spinal Surgery Claims
    • Stillbirth Compensation Claims
    • Stroke Misdiagnosis Claims
    • Surgery Compensation Claims
    • Surgical and Transvaginal Mesh Claims
    • Testicular Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
  • Consumer
    • Consumer Disputes
    • Consumer Rights
    • Dispute resolution - civil mediation
    • Libel and Defamation
    • 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
    • Malicious falsehood
    • Pre-publication advice
    • Travel rights
  • Crime/ Criminal Defence
    • Assault
    • Business Crime
    • Criminal Damage
    • Criminal defence - All
    • Drugs offences
    • Fraud
    • Murder and Manslaughter
    • Professional Conduct
    • Regulatory Defence
    • Theft
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    • Appeal driving conviction
    • Careless driving
    • Convicted in absence
    • Dangerous driving
    • Dangerous vehicle conditions
    • Death By Careless Driving
    • Death by dangerous driving
    • Discretionary disqualification
    • Disqualification removal
    • Drink driving
    • Driving Whilst Unfit
    • Driving Without Due Care
    • Driving whilst disqualified
    • Driving without a licence
    • Driving without insurance
    • Drunk in charge
    • Early return of driving licence
    • Exceptional Hardship
    • Failing to notify DVLA
    • Failure to furnish identification
    • Failure to provide a blood sample
    • Failure to provide a specimen
    • Goods vehicles - operators licence
    • Goods vehicles - tachograph offences
    • Mobile phone offences
    • New Driver Provisions
    • Notice of intended prosecution
    • Recognition of disqualification
    • Restoration of licence
    • Road rage incidents
    • Serious injury by dangerous driving
    • Signs and signal offences
    • Special Reasons
    • Speeding offences
    • Stopping and reporting
    • Taxi offences
    • Taxi offences - illegally plying for hire
    • Taxi offences - licensing investigations
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    • Totting Up Driving Ban
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    • Disciplinary Hearings
    • Discrimination at Work
    • Employee Team Moves
    • Employment Contracts
    • Equal Pay Disputes
    • Family Leave
    • Flexible Working
    • Gardening Leave
    • Harassment/Bullying at Work
    • Holiday Pay Issues
    • Maternity and Paternity
    • Media and Sports
    • Part Time Workers
    • Pension Law
    • 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
    • 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
    • Social Services
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • 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 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
    • 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
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    • 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
    • Applications for British citizenship
    • Asylum applications and appeals
    • Citizenship
    • EEA Family Permits
    • EEA Registration Cards
    • EEA Residence Permits
    • Human Rights
  • Money & Tax
    • Debt and Bankruptcy
    • HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Property Holding Structures
    • Tax
    • Tax Advisory Services
    • Tax Compliance Services
    • Trusts
  • Personal Injury
    • Against The Council
    • Benefits Available To Asbestos Victims
    • Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme
    • Gym Injury Compensation
    • No Win No Fee
    • Personal Injury Law
  • Professional Negligence
    • Barristers
    • Financial advisors
    • IT professionals
    • Insurance brokers
    • Professional Negligence
    • Professional trustees
    • Valuers
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Wills
    • 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
    • Veterinary negligence
  • Banking
    • Banking
  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Developer disputes
    • Development plot sales
    • Environmental policy law
    • Finance
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • Landlord and tenant
    • 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
    • Slander
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
    • Tax
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
  • Energy & Transport
    • Energy
  • IT & Intellectual Property
    • Advertising and Marketing Compliance
    • Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy
    • Confidential Information, Know-How and Trade Secrets
    • Copyright
    • Dealing with intellectual property infringements
    • Design rights and product designs
    • Domain Names
    • Intellectual Property Litigation and Dispute Resolution
    • Patents
    • Personality and Image Rights
    • Trade Marks and Designs
  • Regulations
    • Health and Safety
    • Licensing
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