‘Excellent commercial property team with ability to call in other legal disciplines.’

‘Lucy Smallwood: excellent lawyer, providing clear and concise advice and guidance on Commercial Property matters; usually available at short-notice if and when required.’

‘Richard Walford stands out as hugely helpful and experienced, with a long career supporting landowners with a variety of development schemes.’

‘Michelmores have an exceptional range of true professionals in a variety of disciplines. They work well as individuals, bringing in specialist colleagues as necessary, and very rarely are not able to assist with a client’s needs.’

‘Lucy Smallwood and Emma Honey are exceptional lawyers, technically, commercially and in their client management.’

‘Lucy Smallwood – an exceptional development lawyer, unrivalled in South West. Her experience and knowledge from acting for both housebuilders and landowners gives tremendous insight into complex transactions and ability to find get issues resolved quickly, which in a rapidly changing market is essential.’

‘Steve Newson always gets the deal done. Practical, personable and professional.’

‘Julie Sharpe is an exceptional professional, extremely diligent and is one of the best solicitors I have ever worked with. We have worked together on complex transactions with tight timescales and Julie was always two steps ahead of the other side in the negotiations. No stone was left unturned.’

‘This practice has a range of people and specialists who are able to offer high-quality information and knowledge; acting as experts in their field to give the best advice and facilitate decision-making.’

‘Chris Twaits leads the commercial property team, which continues to expand, due to their excellent work and reputation. Chris is always available and his work is extremely thorough. You always know that you are going to receive the best advice.’

‘Chris Dolan is highly efficient and extremely knowledgeable in all areas of residential development, and I trust him to assist me with all deals. He works tirelessly to make sure his obligations are met.’

‘Emma Stainwright is my main contact with exceptional experience and skill in all aspects relating to residential land promotion and realisation.

‘The vibrancy and can-do attitude of the team is amazing. I have worked with Johanna Hammersley, she is clear and concise in her communications and is always one step ahead of the curve, exceptional.’

‘Exceptional range of highly experienced professionals. The practice has the ability to act and advise on every conceivable legal matter.’

‘They communicate simply, concisely and always ensures that every aspect is understood. I have always felt able to ask for clarity without feeling intimidated by legal jargon or process.’

‘Friendly but well respected, a vital addition to our business. Multi faceted advice on all subjects – there’s a specialist for everything!’

‘Oonagh McKinney leads a commercial property team which provides a robust and encompassing approach to complex and interlinked property transactions, and when the need arises provides a swift assessment of the issues when contractual items arise at the 11th hour in purchases and property contracts linked to planning.’

‘The team was highly experienced and very capable in this sector, but also well coordinated with the other departments of the firm (residential property, leasehold property, probate, company administation) where we required advice and liason.’

‘Very pleasant. Very efficient.’

‘Highly efficient and IT is excellent. Everything on the cloud, so remote working is easy. Dedicated specialist teams provide a great service to my clients.’

‘The team is always happy to help and if the person dealing with your case needs help from other partners they do liaise.’

‘Great communication, and expert knowledge in their field.’

‘Niki Adkins: excellent service, highly recommended.’

‘Very efficient and friendly.’

‘Excellent service. Manage client expectations well. Pragmatic. Good at fee estimates, so no surprises.’

‘All the people I have dealt with in different arenas have been personable, efficient, hard-working and professional. Tamsin Mann on the property side went above and beyond my expectations, responding to out of hours texts and emails. When a deadline was set, they stayed focused on concluding the deal.’

‘David Williams’ work ethic sets him apart from many similar solicitors, his ‘can do’ attitude and the value in which his client’s (many long-standing) place in his knowledge is largely unrivalled.’

‘I’ve used several legal firms over the years, and Murrell Associates are by far the best I’ve used. They are approachable and modern, and seem to look for ways to solve problems better than others.’

‘This is a vibrant, energetic firm with a relatively youthful team on the rise in Cornwall. Just what the legal market in Cornwall could do with.’

‘Enthusiastic and ambitious partners who are commercially minded and client focused. They bring good knowledge of the market in which they operate.’

‘They have in-depth knowledge of the area and characters involved in transactions.’

‘They are willing to assist in strategic thinking with a good eye for non-legal implications during the decision-making process.’

‘David Williams is clear in his communication and is able to chew through mountains of work in a good time frame.’

‘I find this firm to be a modern practice of highly competent commercial lawyers, small enough to give a personal approach but with the skills and experience of larger outfits. In my experience, they keep things simple and clients as a result feel comfortable when dealing with them.’