What we say about the firm's legal practice in East Anglia
Corporate and commercial
Within Corporate and commercial: Ipswich, Gotelee Solicitors is a second tier firm,
Max Harnden’s team at Gotelee Solicitors assisted shareholders with a £2.5m freight company disposal, and advised railway infrastructure contractors on various aspects of a £10m contract with Network Rail.
Crime, fraud and licensing
Within Crime, Gotelee Solicitors is a first tier firm,
Gotelee Solicitors’ Hugh Rowland is ‘well respected locally, consistently giving of his best’, and is lauded for his ‘exceptional advice and first-class attitude’. He recently defended a company director accused of multiple mortgage fraud.
Within Licensing, Gotelee Solicitors is a third tier firm,
‘Well respected, helpful and concise’, Hugh Rowland at Gotelee Solicitors recently obtained licences for a premises with a very poor licensing history, and defended a licence revocation application made by the police.
Dispute resolution
Within Commercial litigation: Ipswich, Gotelee Solicitors is a first tier firm,
Jonathan Ripman (‘a true professional’) and experienced advocate Howard Catherall at Gotelee Solicitors are ‘totally accessible, very capable negotiators’. Recent high-value cases include two large shareholder disputes and a breach of contract claim for an international recruitment agency.
Within Debt recovery, Gotelee Solicitors is a second tier firm,
‘More proactive than other firms’, Gotelee Solicitors’ team includes rising star Joshua Ripman. It has been assisting a large waste management company and haulage contractors with cross-border claims.
Human resources
Within Employment, Gotelee Solicitors is a second tier firm,
Gotelee Solicitors is ‘extremely professional, friendly and client focused’. Andrew West and Brian Morron are ‘approachable and practical, with a full grasp of the law’. Recent highlights include a £4m race and religious discrimination case.
Within Health and safety, Gotelee Solicitors is a second tier firm,
The much-admired Hugh Rowland at Gotelee Solicitors defended a construction company in an HSE prosecution following a woodworking machine accident, and is assisting a structural engineering company on an investigation following a double fatality.
Insurance
Within Clinical negligence: claimant, Gotelee Solicitors is a third tier firm,
Gotelee Solicitors’ Tim Humpage has a reputation throughout East Anglia. Recent work includes cases involving negligent breast cancer surgery, negligent treatment of an autistic teenager who committed suicide, and two cases of infant death in hospital.
Within Personal injury: claimant, Gotelee Solicitors is a third tier firm,
Gotelee Solicitors’ team, under Tim Humpage, is ‘exceptionally conscientious and precise, one of the best’. Settlements included £600,000 for a client who lost a leg in an industrial accident. Howard Bush has ‘a good bedside manner, but is prepared to stand his ground’.
Overview
Within Regional review,
In another noteworthy development, Gotelee & Goldsmith Solicitors has rebranded as Gotelee Solicitors, heralding the firm’s bold move to offer fixed fees across all practice areas.
Private client
Within Family, Gotelee Solicitors is a second tier firm,
The team at Gotelee Solicitors is ‘timely and well informed’ in children matters, and is ‘always on time and gives outstanding advice’. Helen Stuart is ‘patient, with a client-friendly attitude’; newly promoted partner Jane Fowles is ‘sensitive and trusted’; and Ivana Radovic is praised for her reassuring style.
Within Personal tax, trusts and probate: Ipswich, Gotelee Solicitors is a first tier firm,
At Gotelee Solicitors, inheritance tax expert Peter Crix and mental health law specialist Tanya Thomas recently handled a trust dispute for a family farming company, and drafted the will of a celebrity chef. Emma Woollard was made up to partner in 2010.
Real estate
Within Commercial property: Ipswich, Gotelee Solicitors is a second tier firm,
The team at Gotelee Solicitors is appreciated for its ‘good advice and good value’. Catherine Abbott and Martin Whitworth’s expertise is ‘always impressive, with honest assessments of risk and how clients can protect themselves’. An office acquisition in central London is a recent highlight.
Within Planning, Gotelee Solicitors is a second tier firm,
Gotelee Solicitors is ‘excellent on all counts’, with Brian Morron very highly rated. He is advising tenants of a large business park, and handling an application for a mixed-use site near Ipswich.
Transport
Within Transport, Gotelee Solicitors is a first tier firm,
Jonathan Ripman and outstanding regulatory lawyer Howard Catherall make Gotelee Solicitors the firm of choice for defending hauliers and coach operators across the UK and Europe.