Osbornes > London, England > Firm Profile

‘A large, experienced, and capable team with in-depth knowledge covering the entirety of housing and homelessness law, together with adjacent areas such as welfare benefits and community care.’

‘Will Ford is hands down one of the best housing lawyers out there. Clever, pragmatic, good with clients, reasonable with opponents, incredibly knowledgable and, as a result, extremely effective. His knowledge of welfare benefits and EU law, which is virtually unparalleled in the sector, as well as community care law, complements his housing and homelessness practice so as to make him truly unique.’

‘The social housing team at Osbornes is exceptional. The solicitors are highly competent, professional, and committed. It is pleasure to be instructed by them.’

‘Will Ford is a highly respected practitioner who has an encyclopaedic knowledge of housing law. He is extremely intelligent and very hard-working. He is involved in cutting-edge cases in the higher courts as well as invaluable frontline work and brings the same focus and dedication to both. Edward Taylor is also a brilliant and committed solicitor who is well-respected in this field.’

‘There are some incredibly committed and knowledgable lawyers, such as Will Ford. Their mix of private client work and legal aid means that legally aided clients are (unusually) able to access a professional and top-flight law firm and get treated with real respect.’

‘Will Ford is a stand-out expert and is incredibly dedicated to the field.’

‘Modern practice headed by Will Ford who has developed an excellent team. Able to take on the most difficult cases at short notice and prepare excellent electronic paperwork for the courts. Noted for a number of high-profile appellant cases in the last couple of years.’

‘Will Ford is a great lawyer who effortlessly takes on the most complex of cases and get excellent results for his clients. Adele Pinkett is excellent in dealing with vulnerable clients and equality act cases.’

‘A joy to work with and always 100% client focused at all times.’

‘Hard working, approachable, good knowledge of clinical negligence and clients’ specific conditions. Stephanie Prior leads a strong and competent team.’

‘Stephanie Prior leads the team with real experience and commitment to her clients. Able to spot a good case early on and see it through to conclusion. Jodi Newton is knowledgeable and well regarded.’ 

‘Osbornes has a skilled team of solicitors advising clients on a wide range of clinical negligence matters. The firm merit recognition for the complexity of their work, as a boutique discipline within a multi-disciplinary firm.’

‘Nicholas Leahy empathises very well with his clients. He runs his cases efficiently, effectively and can communicate diligently in difficult circumstances.’

‘Stephanie Prior and her colleagues are deeply versed in clinical negligence and the workings of English hospitals, trusts and medical practitioners. They are able to handle all clinical negligence claims including the very biggest catastrophic brain injury claims.’

‘Jodi Newton is passionate about her work and is a really creative lawyer, always trying to find practical and innovative solutions to problems encountered, whilst keeping the clients central to everything she does.’

‘Josie Robinson is fantastic with clients, very commercial and hugely experienced. Opponents respect her and she gets great results.’

‘This is an excellent PI team doing a broad range of PI work. They are a team who are highly respected in the PI sector. Their team includes bright, hard-working solicitors dedicated to achieving successful outcomes for their clients from partner level to paralegal. Their client care is exceptional. They are always well prepared.’

‘Sophie Davies is outstanding. She takes on tough cases and pushes them to a successful conclusion. She is particularly adept at dealing with challenging claims by European nationals who have suffered serious injuries in the UK.’

‘Ben Posford is an intellectual powerhouse, loved by his clients and feared by his opponents.’

‘Rob Aylott is an extremely talented lawyer dealing with cases of the utmost severity. He is very knowledgeable, tactically astute and an excellent negotiator.’

‘Sam Collard develops good client relationships and manages their expectations. He is extremely thorough in each case he is involved in.’

‘Andrew Middlehurst is superbly diligent and responsive, with a combination of genuine empathy and drive to get the best results for his clients: highly recommended, particularly on cyclist claims.’

‘Nicola Hall is thorough and shows real attention to detail. She is personable and straightforward and consequently her clients trust and respect her.’

‘Laura Swaine is a very able solicitor who handles her own caseload as well as assisting on the most serious of cases. Extremely efficient and knowledgeable.’

‘Lisa Pepper- she has a great combination of skills. She is empathetic, approachable and calm, and has good legal judgment. She inspires confidence and trust’.

‘Lisa Pepper is an outstanding mediator. She gets results in very difficult cases. She works extremely hard to get a good outcome for clients who mediate with her and always brings her professional experience to bear in an appropriate way’.

‘Lisa Pepper is robust, competent and knowledgeable and is always keen to try and help parties settle without intervention of the court’.

‘I am confident that Lisa will do her utmost to try and settle matters so that both parties walk away feeling satisfied that they have managed to reach a fair outcome with the assistance of a professional mediator’.

‘Lisa Pepper at Osbornes is hugely approachable. She is calm, clients always praise her. Underneath her calm and approachable exterior is an excellent legal brain. She puts clients at ease and creates an atmosphere in her mediations which foster an excellent environment to settle cases’.

‘Osbornes has a strong family team which offers full service family work. Lisa Pepper is a brilliant mediator’.

‘Lisa Pepper – one of the best mediators around, whose very reasonable rates don’t reflect her excellent client base (those in the arts and entertainment world)’.

‘Just outside Central London a cracking and cost effective Family team. Equally good at children and finance, and litigation and mediation the stand out mediator is Lisa Pepper’.

‘Maria Kitsiou is an excellent solicitor; she is extremely bright, but also kind and diligent to clients with vulnerabilities.’

‘Osbornes has one of the strongest family law teams in the business with a very wide range of experience and seniority, from some of the biggest names in family law like Naomi Angell, to the some very talented newly qualified members of the team. They are uniquely placed to cater for every avenue of family legal difficulty, whether financial or children.’

‘Mark Freedman is something of a visionary when it comes to his experiences with high-net-worth divorces; a strategist who considers case theory from the beginning and maps the path to settlement. He is the perfect cocktail of wit, experience and intelligence’.’

‘In financial work, Andrew Watson is astonishing. He does not give up and has an uncanny ability to be correct in his advice. Clients love the fact that he advises at the outset. I would want Andy to be fighting my corner in any contested case.’

 ‘Simone McGrath is incredible in complex cross-border cases and has been involved in many of the leading cases. Lauren Hall has a wonderfully empathetic manner with her clients and never posts a foot wrong. Finally, Naomi Angell is the fount of all knowledge on adoption and surrogacy cases. She is a lawyer to whom judges defer.’

‘Lisa Pepper is a great go-to solicitor for anyone wanting quick and appropriate advice. As a qualified mediator, Lisa will consider all types of ADR and will adopt these unless court proceedings is the only realistic option. Lisa is well-known amongst family lawyers and so she is able to access a large network of ADR resources.’

‘Bridget Thompson and Mark Freedman are big hitters with a huge amount of experience, realism, and exceptional client management skills. Tom Trim is brilliant; he reads absolutely everything, is wonderfully down to earth with clients and always available.’

‘Joanne Wescott is a class act who is loved by clients, and respected by opponents and colleagues alike. Just who you want on your side if you need a family lawyer. I have recommended her personally to friends and loved ones. A formidable intellect, fantastic judgement, and a genuine care for her clients.’

‘The contested estates team is strong with talented young women doing good quality work. Katie de Swarte and Elspeth Neilson are two individuals I work with and both are a pleasure to work with’.

‘Jan Atkinson is calm, sensible and a very talented lawyer. She is honest with clients and gets very good results for them’.

‘The right blend of experience from a leading partner who’s spent a career in this field to enthusiastic specialist nqs. I work most often with Katie de Swarte. Katie develops a good rapport with clients and is a good specialist estates litigator’.

‘Jan Atkinson is an excellent contentious probate solicitor, as well as an experienced private client lawyer. The combination of both skills is relatively rare but results in a formidable lawyer who is well able to take on the most complex of cases’.

‘Real client focus and commitment to the cause allied to superb analytical skills and great attention to detail. Katie de Swarte has a real passion to do her best for her clients and her best is very good indeed.’

‘I think this firm has excellent strength and depth in this area, for both contentious and non-contentious work, and they can hold their own against any other firm. Elspeth Nielson and Katie de Swarte especially as very capable solicitors that I enjoy working with’.

‘Katie De Swarte – she is very client-focused and attuned to their needs without being fearful of setting out where she perceives there may be weaknesses in their position’.

‘I have found them to be incredibly knowledgeable and pragmatic in settling claims for their clients’.

‘Osbornes provides a first-class service to clients, really advocating on their behalf.’

‘Osbornes are extremely knowledgeable and professional throughout.’ 

‘The team at Osbornes is very good.’

‘William Ford is the best housing and public law solicitor of his generation.’

‘Excellent public law firm, strongly dedicated to its vulnerable clients.’

‘Osbornes are one of the leading firms dealing with claims by unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors and age disputed young people. Their case preparation is heads above others I have seen in this field.’

‘Alex McMahon is brilliant with vulnerable clients and very thorough.’

‘Osbornes are a fantastic team who really stand out in the market in the fields of housing and social care. A friendly and approachable team who are shrewd litigators and adept at complex strategic claims.’

‘An efficient firm which provides an excellent service at highly competitive charging rates’.

‘I have been a client of this firm for a number of years and been impressed by particular individuals, the care and thoughtfulness with which they have worked.  Jenny Walsh and Suzanna Baker’.

‘Working with Janet and Suzanna has always been a very smooth process. They render advice that is practical, often going beyond what was required of them and they respond very swiftly’.

‘Reliable and knowledgeable. They have always been very on top of things and given sound advice. Gives a sense of security when they are involved that matters will be dealt with efficiently’.

‘Suzanna Baker is very easy to work with. She has great knowledge on tricky areas and is practical and sensible’.

‘ Jan Atkinson  is very client-focused and responsive, and seems very much on top of both the relevant law and of the details of my matter’.

‘A private client team offering a range of services to assist with private client matters including trust and probate services. A friendly approach with a keen eye for detail‘.

‘Samantha Tayler has been the key person for making a huge difference’.