‘The whole team are always available to contact, no matter how small the query is that I have. They are great at explaining things in a way that is easy for me to understand.’

‘Adam Blenkinsopp is always on hand to answer any queries, does not make me feel daft for asking questions, and always advises on clients and how to move forward.’

‘It is commendable at how well they organise themselves, being a team of mixed part and full time whilst managing a shared inbox. I never have any concerns that something isn’t being picked up or dealt with, which from experience can often be the case. They all have a good understanding of our business and legal technicalities, but are open to admit when something needs escalating. They appear to have a bottom up approach to managing tasks/ queries, as opposed to delegating down which helps to keep our costs down and keeps senior team members free for more complex queries/ cases.’

‘Adam Blenkinsop is extremely efficient and prompt with responses, always happy to help, and available for a call whenever needed. He makes you feel like you are his main priority, and takes all the time you need to fully address concerns over a case or explain legal points. His judgement is fair and well balanced, when it comes to when and when not to charge for work done.’

‘Efficient, effective, good advice even if it’s not what you want to hear. Resulting in a direct delivery.’

‘Adam Blenkinsop – informed, knowledgable, listens, turning disputes to resolve.’

‘Very knowledgeable with excellent attention to detail, and great at handling clients.’

‘Adam Blenkinsop is fantastic to work with, great at strategy and remarkably thorough.’

‘I have worked with Abaigh Compton on an ongoing matter since July 2023. I have always found her personable and professional. I have been particularly impressed by her initiative in that she frequently looks ahead to deal with upcoming matters. This really adds value to our work as a team.’

‘The practice is lead by an exceptional professional (Rachel McDonnell) who is technically strong and very professional. The wider team is also strong. The team is diverse and they work and collaborate well with other professionals.’

‘Rachel McDonnell stands out as being technically strong, a good communicator, proactive and works effectively with both her clients and external professionals.’

‘A well-oiled machine when it comes to dealing with commercial litigation, very clear steers on procedure to clients so that expectations are properly managed. They are commercial and pro-active when it comes to handling their clients’ disputes.’

‘Rachel McDonnell is excellent and her recent elevation to partner was richly deserved, she is wonderful combination of commerciality and legal precision. She is mentally agile and can give extremely focused practical advice over short-time scales. Abaigh Compton is extremely thorough and has an wonderful manner with lay clients.’

‘A friendly and responsive team, they take the initiative and don’t leave everything to counsel. Proactive, very client-friendly and just a pleasure to work with.’

‘Rachel McDonnell – really user-friendly, very organised, commercially minded and pragmatic.’

‘Rachel McDonnell is an exceptional lawyer with great instincts.’

‘Ashtons has a very good commercial litigation offering, with particular experience in franchising disputes.’

‘Tom Bailey- a very strong, all-round partner. ’

‘The team listen to the client and work collaboratively, they focus on getting the result for the client and not clocking up unnecessary hours of work to bill! ’

‘Tom Bailey very focused and relaxed able to function at many levels and explain legal points clearly and concisely.’

‘From my experience of dealing with Howes Percival commercial litigation team the main quality that makes this practice unique are the people. Gordon Simpson heads this department and he has helped me tremedously with a litigation case that I was dealing with for 5 years.’

‘Gordon Simpson has always tackled every issue in a very considered and professional manner, even when there were incredibly stressful situations.’

‘Knowledgeable, efficient and personable.’

‘We work with Gordon Simpson, who is clearly very knowledgeable and authoritative – feel very fortunate to have him on our side. Gordon gives you confidence and is straight talking, which is what you need. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him.’