‘Birketts give you the confidence that when you do face a issue, there will be someone within their practice who will be able offer you the advice you require to make the appropriate decision.’

‘Deborah Sharples has the ability to review the technical planning matters put before her and offers well-considered advice in a timely manner.’

‘Tom Newcombe is great with clients. A strategic thinker.’

‘I have worked closely with Deborah Sharples on numerous occasions. She is the most hardworking and professional person that I have ever had the pleasure to work with. She has always ensured that she is fully conversant with all aspects of the specialist field in which I am involved.’

‘The environmental practice team are diligent, professional, courteous and friendly taking the time to truly understand the needs of clients. keeping them fully informed of risk, options and costs.’

‘Deborah Sharples is an exceptionally competent and experienced planning and environmental law practitioner. She has great depth of experience in agricultural planning cases and is jsut as impressive in wider aspects of environmental regulation and law. She has a perceptive appreciation of the “wider picture” and she is a powerful advocate in negotiations and hearings.’

‘Extensive experience of all land use planning issues, working for public and private sector clients. Thus, great awareness of motivations and objectives of both. Very attentive and highly competent.’

‘Nicola Doole – exceptional manner, availability and efficiency. Tom Newcombe is very commercially aware.’

‘Jay Mehta is incredibly approachable and the way in which he speaks is so clear and concise. I go to Jay for all of my planning legal queries. He is personable and reliable.’

‘Howes Percival is a regional practice with national expertise, especially in planning, development and commercial property. The solicitors have very good knowledge of the region and the key contacts within it. We tend to work with trusted key contacts over a long period of time which is appreciated. Fee levels are acceptable for the quality of advice offered.’

‘The solicitors are responsive and enthusiastic and keep their clients informed of changes and developments in their respective fields. They are team players who seem to enjoy working together. The Planning team is particularly strong with Jamie Childs a key, long term contact.’

‘An excellent team providing top class advice but friendly and eminently approachable.’

‘Jay Mehta – Jay is really pleasant to deal with, provides excellent advice and is able to distil complex matters and present in simple terms’

‘The team is well led and professional in all its dealings, ensuring clear, concise and helpful advice is given and charges are explained. Their proactivity and responsiveness throughout a long process has been exemplary.’

‘Jamie Childs has been our valued partner for over two years of legal wranglings with many complex stakeholders. He has been very responsive, always professional, calm, speedy, easy to contact, proactive and generally a trusted asset to our team. I cannot fault his knowledge or application of the law, which seemed far superior to other solicitors he came up against.’

‘First-rate planning legal advice combined with high levels of commercial awareness. The HP Planning and Environment Team manage to provide first class planning legal advice, whilst understanding their clients commercial objectives.’

‘Peter Seaborn and Alex Round are positive, practical and realistic with their advice and approach.’

‘The team is well skilled. The Cambridge office has been very thorough in understanding heads of terms and converting this quickly, and efficiently into Section 106 agreements, understanding and acting quickly on client instructions. When specialists have been required Mills and Reeve have been able to draw this in from other offices to complement the Cambridge team well.’

‘The individuals have always been responsive and quick to engage with new instructions and/or issues as they arise. They have an excellent understating of local issues, but are able to draw in case law and precedents from elsewhere to support and negotiate complex areas of law.’

‘The planning team at M&R has always been one of the key reasons we work as extensively as we do with M&R. They are thoughtful, innovative, reliable and well resourced. They are also exceptionally lovely people to work with. We have worked alongside each other on some of the largest and most regionally significant projects and negotiated complex but highly workable s.106 agreements. There are very few planning teams that could manage this and we are delighted to have M&R in our corner.’

‘Peter Seaborn is quietly confident and knows his stuff. For large-scale strategic mixed use developments there are many flashier lawyers but none quite so capable.’

‘Alex Round is one of the most rigorous and strategic thinking senior associates in the market. One to watch without any doubt.’

‘Hannah Edwards and Howard Felstead ensure that everything gets sorted and demonstrate the strength in depth of the M&R team.’

‘To put it simply, going that extra mile to help and always showing that they want to help, I cant fault the company, everything is exactly how it should be for their clients’

‘Brendon Lee is very much like his firm always going the extra mile. We have worked as a team to try and get my piece of land sorted out.’

‘HCR offers a tailored service that continues to meet our needs. The communication systems have continued to be flawless and all staff are very knowledgeable and provide a rapid level of service. All staff arevery polite and helpful and as a team continue to provide us with an outstanding level of service and support.’

‘Brendon Lee is an outstanding associate. Brendon has shown a very high level of commitment and knowledge within his field of expertise. We have found him to be very polite and helpful and is always able to communicate his points in a manner that is logical and concise. Brendon is a true credit to the profession and a valuable asset to HCR in developing client relationships that will be long-lasting.’

‘Excellent all round service. Work is always to a very high standard and within deadlines. Understand developers needs and perspective and give well researched, practical, clear and insightful legal advice. Excellent value for money – market leading advice without market leading rates.’

‘Gemma Dudley. Exceptional planning lawyer. Excellent in-depth knowledge of legislation, case law, its implications and practical application. Clear, thoughtful advice which delivers practical solutions to complex issues. Advice is always presented logically and clearly. Quick to grasp the issues and always sees the bigger picture. First class, always first choice.’

‘The HCR team in Cambridge offer a wide range of legal advice in respect of town planning and environmental matters together with highways and footpath law. The breakfast seminars have been helpful in identifying topical issues with appropriate potential solutions.’

‘Gemma Dudley and Brendon Lee work together to offer a range of skills and expertise with appropriate fee levels.’