‘A standout offering of magic circle quality without the equivalent billing.’

‘Matthew Walker is fabulous on the law and excellent judgment.’

‘The team is really dedicated, competent, reassuring and responsive.’

‘Burges Salmon have an outstanding litigation practice, particularly, in my experience, in construction and insurance. They are excellent lawyers, commercial, pragmatic, down to earth and very approachable and easy to work with.’

‘Matthew Walker is an outstanding lawyer. He is very bright, extremely commercially astute, an excellent strategist and fantastic with clients.’

‘Caroline Brown is responsive and knowledgeable.’

‘The team is extremely competent, diligent and dedicated. They are also extremely attentive to potential cross-border issues and very capable to lead foreign counsels effectively. They put client priorities first, professionally manage files and meet highest standards in terms of communication both between lawyers involved and clients. The best experience for my team so far when working with UK counsels.’

‘Excellent team who took time to understand the core issues behind the situation that required advice and action. Worked with us closely to develop practical solutions. Worked in a timely manner with appropriate urgency.’

‘Alex Jakubowski is a seasoned litigator. He has sound judgement and fights hard for his clients. Ed Halden is very thorough and meticulous. David Stedman is imaginative and hard-working.’

‘Richard Moore was extremely effective in a mediation this year and was able to communicate well and understand our needs.’

‘Clarke Willmott is a well-regarded firm with immense commercial experience, both legally and generally.’

‘Ed Halden has a calmness that is both soothing to the client and a skill that allows him to remain unflappable. He is diligent, efficient and gets the job done.’

‘Clarke Willmott’s commercial litigation practice in Bristol offers the highest level of commitment and expertise, with clients getting city-style service at moderate cost.’

‘Alex Jakubowski stands out as having laser-like client focus. He is determined, very intelligent and a shrewd operator. I have complete confidence in him and his abilities.’

‘Real litigation expertise combined with sensitivity to costs.’

‘David Stedman is a very good senior associate. He is a safe pair of hands to run an important piece of litigation. He very much understands the client’s needs. Richard Moore is a highly experienced litigator who knows when to really turn up the heat on the other side.’

‘A great commercial litigation team with encyclopedic legal knowledge and a strongly client centred approach.’

‘Alistair Govier is one of the best pensions solicitors in the UK. Brain the size of a planet and very keen litigation brain.’

‘Robert James is the emperor of estoppel, having been involved in most of the successful estoppel claims in recent years. A brilliant strategist who sees through both the trees and the wood to the clear uplands beyond.’

‘The firm has an excellent client base that compares favourably with any competitor and operate over a broad area. Its size and resourcing enables it to go toe-to-toe with national and London firms. It has compendious knowledge of issues arising in the construction and real estate sectors, gets to grips with cases quickly and is extremely pro-active.’

‘A strong and experienced commercial litigation team, who give good, practical advice to clients and who can handle commercial litigation at all levels.’

‘Chris Owen is a capable and experienced litigator.’

‘Good professional approach.’

‘Rory Mac Neice and Joanne Saye have the depth of understanding of working with local authorities and specifically within the waste collection and disposal service sector, to be able to give honest and clear advice as to the likelihood of the success of the arguments we constructed in relation to our dispute.’

‘Strengths and capabilities demonstrated through a collaborative, informed and skilled handling of work.’

‘Joanne Saye richly deserves accolade not only for her legal adeptness but also for her robust and tenacious litigation skills and client handling. Having quickly assessed and understood the issues at stake, Jo delivered the legal expertise required providing support and guidance throughout negotiations to successfully conclude the matter.’

‘Very open to discussion and the sharing of ideas. Great insight and commercial judgement. Responsive and client-focussed. The practice has a lot of talented individuals with different experience and expertise. We’ve used several lawyers at the firm and have been impressed by all of them.’

‘Rory Mac Niece handled our matter. When he took on our case he listened carefully and rapidly identified the key issues at the heart of our situation and developed appropriate arguments to tackle them. He was insightful, professional and very easy to work with.’

‘The team have a focus on public and third sector clients who are often targets for more speculative litigation. The quality of the instructions is very high, and most legal and factual issues have been thoroughly explored and analysed prior to my involvement. Excellent advice and responses to claimants has already been provided. They are an excellent team to work with as instructing solicitors.’

‘The firm has the ability to support us in taking on local authorities to deal with poor procurement practise. They have teeth and I trust their judgement.’

‘We have used the Bevan Brittan team for the first time this year, following a strong recommendation from another company. We have been impressed by the depth of subject knowledge, the ability to identify the nub of an issue, willingness to give well structured advice, and the clear and effective way in which business is conducted.’

‘Laura Brealey has stood out as she has ensured seamless service delivery. All individuals we have dealt with have been engaged, knowledgeable and efficient.’

‘When working with Humphreys, they always keep you informed as to the development of the matter.’

‘Humphreys & Co is a small firm, but it punches well above its weight. In the cases I have worked with them on, they have gone up against (and beaten) much bigger firms. The individual lawyers all work extremely hard for their clients; they are tenacious negotiators; and have the ability to see both the legal complexities of a case and the client’s commercial objectives, and to blend those two in a way which is surprisingly rare among commercial lawyers.’

‘Robert Humphreys is extremely hard-working; he is an experienced litigator with an ability to cut to the core of any case in an instant. He negotiates incredibly hard for his clients. He is a pleasure to work with.’

‘I have worked with this exceptional niche practice for many years. Led by the astute and commercially-focused Robert Humphreys, this firm specialises in heavyweight commercial litigation and has always punched well above its weight. It has particular expertise in construction, IP and insurance-related claims as well as significant experience in international litigation.’

‘Humphreys & Co provide a high quality service which is comparable to London firms which would probably have significantly higher charge-out rates.’

‘Robert Humphreys is a standout lawyer at the firm. As an adviser, he gives clear and straightforward advice to his clients. As a litigator, he is unafraid of dealing with complicated or difficult cases, and will fight hard for his clients’ interests.’

‘I have worked with Robert Humphreys who is clearly a formidable lawyer. He is easy to work with. He is very responsive and retains an intimate knowledge of his cases. As a partner I would describe him as red hot.’

‘Quick responses and wise counsel particularly when you are embroiled in a tricky dispute and emotions are high. The lawyers who work go out of their way to explain the knotty issues clearly in language you can understand. As a business run by people of colour it does mean a lot to us that the team including the barristers introduced by the firm are diverse.’