‘The team is extremely experienced and very practical in their approach, listening clearly to their client’s instructions, giving sound advice and not over complicating the process.’

‘Graeme Payne is an excellent lawyer, articulate with a common sense approach.’

‘The franchising team at Bird & Bird are excellent – the depth of their knowledge and expertise, combined with a practical commercial approach, makes them unique.’

‘We particularly work with Victoria Hobbs – her knowledge of franchising is superb, but in addition she has taken the time to understand our sector. She always responds quickly, with concise legal opinion but at the same time balances the commercial practicalities.

‘We work with Shelley Nadler – her knowledge of franchising and franchise agreements is superb, together with her knowledge and experience of our sector and her attention to detail.’

‘They’re open, honest and transparent with what needs to be done and how best to do it.’

‘I have worked with this team for many years – in my view they are still the leading franchise practice in London.’

‘David Bond – senior, knowledgeable, commercial and a superb operator.’

‘Gordon Drakes is a very talented lawyer.’

‘Fieldfisher had created our entire franchise agreement and all the related documents such as the adoption agreement, nondisclosure, etc. Gordon and his team are very professional and supportive, as we are new in the field and have little experience in legal procedure and contracts, they answered our questions in-depth patiently. It is something certainly very appreciated. The team is also very responsive and organized. You can always find the key person for your questions.’

‘Gordon Drakes has not only a profound knowledge of franchise law, but he is also willing to share and teach our team. It’s not easy to work with someone who has no legal background like me. Gordon supported us through the whole contract negotiation process and provided to-the-point answers, arguments, and negotiations to the counterpart. He never hesitates to support us and give us quick feedback and suggestion.’

‘Fieldfisher LLP has shown excellent legal competence and has shown a truly innovative approach to creating bespoke legal agreements.’

‘Fieldfisher offers a highly personal service and their key lawyers are always contactable by phone or email and respond to queries promptly and with great expertise.’

‘David Bond is highly knowledgeable in the field of international education overseas franchising and offers great expertise in guiding and supporting through contractual stages.’

‘Aside from the knowledgeable nature of the team, they make practical suggestions, not just legal suggestions. I have referred a number of clients to Nicola Broadhurst and always received extremely positive feedback about her expertise.’

‘Nicola Broadhurst is a superstar! She demonstrates her expertise regularly and has been most helpful in discussing local markets and legal issues impacting them.’

‘Nicola Broadhurst was recommended to me as a expert franchising solicitor with particular experience with children’s activity franchises. This has proved to be a great recommendation and Nicola has been knowledgeable, professional and expert whenever we have dealt with her.’

‘We value the experience and knowledge that Stevens& Bolton provides us for our franchise business. The team are responsive to our needs and are both professional and approachable at the same time. They provide an excellent service.’

‘Nicola Broadhurst provided excellent advice to us at the inception of our franchise business and continues to do so with its on-going development of it. She goes the extra mile to ensure she is available and really knows her stuff!’

‘TLT is one of only a few solicitors in the UK that has a team which specialises in franchising. Members of that team, and in particular Pauline Cowie, have been involved in franchising for many years and have built a reputation for sound advice and great service. As a member of the BFA, they are always up to date with any changes or innovations. Highly recommended.’

‘Pauline Cowie is outstanding and has been involved in franchising for over 30 years. She is understanding, down to earth and always gives sound advice. Pauline is a long standing member of the BFA and I would highly recommend her to anyone who needs help with any legal aspects of franchising.’

‘The team is very big and approachable and has time for you even though we are a small company. Accessibility is a strength and approachability. Also, that they have an expert on different fields so you can stay internal within the same office and ask for communication between co-workers.’

‘Pauline Cowie is very knowledgeable and approachable and keeps oversight of what is needed.’

‘They are very helpful and always ready to assist! They can understand the details, advising timing of termination and even letter to send out to both customers and the defunct franchisee.’

‘Kate Matthews is very professional and firm in giving her advice and input – amazing!’

‘Maninder Gill is always at hand when I need legal advice. He was super helpful and always ready with knowledge in whatever case I need help with. He is easy to access and will always be on hand to help you out. Maninder Gill is professional, courteous and extremely knowledgeable in his field.’

‘Simons Muirhead Burton has very experienced and very capable senior lawyers, who are personally engaged with their clients.’

‘We have a fantastic relationship with Maninder Gill who has been providing us with outstanding support. He is exceptionally competent, flexible and supportive.’

‘We have always enjoyed a really strong working relationship with Simons Muirhead Burton. Billing is accurate and they always check in with us first before submitting their invoices. Their response and accessibility is second to none. They have a very good feel for our business and have finely tuned their advice based on this.’

‘Maninder Gill stands out. Maninder helped us steer a very difficult path last year. He provided us with cast iron legal confidence to make some difficult business decisions and guided us robustly every step of the way. Maninder has a real skill in being able to interpret a situation very quickly, understand the stakeholders and provide no nonsense/unfaltering advice. His availability and accessibility is excellent, often at very short notice. He has a strong consultative and collaborative approach to business.’