Miles & Partners LLP > London, England > Firm Profile

‘Miles & Partners remains a leading firm both in relation to legal aid work and private practice. They have retained their strong ethos in relation to representing vulnerable clients, whilst becoming a City name for private clients’.

‘Floyd Porter is an outstanding Court of Protection solicitor with a strong sense of justice as well as a pragmatic approach’.

‘Andrew Bowmer is an excellent, experienced CoP solicitor. Kaileigh Hazeldine is personable, approachable solicitor, good client manner‘.

‘Committed, efficient, knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with. Rachel Turner continues to impress as a leading expert in mental health and mental capacity law. Always thoughtful with great attention to detail’.

‘Floyd Porter is excellent. He has a calm, reassuring manner that puts the client at ease in what are often very emotional circumstances. He is unflappable.’

‘Patient, diligent, committed lawyers who give clients realistic advice’.

‘Floyd Porter is an excellent practitioner who brings a wealth of expertise and experience to each case. He is adept at maintaining strategic oversight, deals with cases thoroughly and pragmatically, and represents P robustly. He is very personable and has a great way in communicating with P to ensure their voice is heard’.

‘Andrew Bowmer is a very competent lawyer with a strong knowledge of law but also common sense. He is able to deal with very challenging protected parties as well as challenging cases. His team are clearly being trained well and are very well managed’.

‘Amanda Dench and Linda Pope are very helpful, very prompt on meeting deadlines for papers arriving, and their communication is also clear and transparent.’

‘I have found working with Lorraine Green and Gemma Hodder in particular a real pleasure. Their commitment and diligence is second-to-none and their representation of vulnerable children and young people is exemplary.’

‘Kate Hammond is the solicitor you would want to have with you in the most difficult of circumstances. She has great attention to detail, but also attention to the human experience, which makes her an all-round first choice.’

‘Kate Hammond, Gemma Hodder, Lorraine Green and Mary Richardson are of excellent quality in terms of their work and their representation. They are a standout team who are very well respected. They are committed to delivering the highest level of service to all their clients, both lay and professional.’

‘Mary Richardson was absolutely brilliant. She cuts through all the numerous detail to find the succinct pertinent points and she communicated these brilliantly. I felt she cared and went above and beyond.’

‘Gemma Hodder is great. She works tirelessly for her clients and is well respected. Harriet Braeme is very good. She is well prepared and committed.’

‘Miles & Partners are at the top of their field in terms of representing tenants in housing law cases, particularly where they involve matters of public law. In particular, the quality of their written work and representation in s.204 appeals and pre-action letters is very high.’

‘Their knowledgeability, particularly in suitability challenges and judicial review challenges to allocation decisions shines through in the quality of their work. Their collaboration, both in terms of within the firm and in how they engage with counsel, is also worth highlighting. Their great reputation is well-earned.’

‘Rajea Sultana is a practitioner with a fantastic mix of experience and passion. She is able to spot issues at an early stage and can make a huge difference before a claim is even filed.’

‘Lou Crisfield is a very highly regarded practitioner in social housing law. She is experienced, knowledgeable, and is able to grapple with any difficult or unusual case that come her way. Her preparation for cases is impressively thorough and she leaves no stone unturned in seeking to obtain the best possible outcome for her clients.’

‘Miles & Partners has an exceptional housing department. There are few practitioners more experienced than Lou Crisfield, and she has trained the solicitors and paralegals to an extremely high standard. Miles & Partners is a go-to firm for tenants, drawing on the wide knowledge base and pragmatism of the team to achieve first-class outcomes for often profoundly vulnerable clients.’

‘Lou Crisfield is as safe a pair of hands as you are likely to find in the sector. She is tenacious, but at the same time remarkably calm and sensible. Similarly, Rajea Sultana does not shy away from difficult cases and often achieves more than seems possible.’

‘Lou Crisfield is a very experienced practitioner with a thorough knowledge of housing law. She uses her knowledge and experience to push clients’ cases as far as they can go under the law.’

‘Raja Sultana is known for her outstanding submissions on reviews and appeals, and is a LALY award winner. A brilliant and tenacious performer.’