‘The knowledge and expertise provided by our point of contact always provides clear understanding.’

‘Carl Steele, whilst always being professional, has shown understanding to my personal requirements. This, as with any other professional service, is sadly not always the case, and it is, I feel, a credit to him as a person, not just as a professional.’

‘A strong team with strength and depth.’

‘Burges Salmon have the history of our specific issue and deal with it clearly and positively. They have sustained continuity and appear to have strength across all disciplines.’

‘The IP team clearly stands out as the best in Bristol. From partner to junior level they are very impressive. They combine an excellent grasp of the law with a commercial approach perfectly.’

‘Incredibly business savvy and practical, hyper responsive, providing crystal clear advice. When I asked for referrals to other firms in Europe, they didn’t just send an email, but they had a relationship manager spend an hour with me understanding our need and then making specific introductions based on that need.’    

‘We work closely with the Jeremy Dickerson and Senior Associate Georgina Shaw. They are both exemplary in their knowledge of the law, responsiveness and client-focused practice.’

‘Helen Scott Lawler is our key point of contact. Her performance is exemplary and her patience and attendance to strategic and detailed matters is impressive. In effect, she is part of our management team.’ 

‘Jeremy Dickerson – a really tough litigator, an excellent negotiator and always adopting a very commercial approach Emily Roberts – new to becoming a partner this year she has taken it in her stride. Harry Jewson – a rising star. Having recently worked on a case with him his attention to detail and his drive and determination is second to none.’

‘Emily Roberts and Chloe Perea-Poole make a superb team. They are inventive and creative and are quick to understand and align with their client’s attitude to risk and ways of working. They make a determined effort to see the issues from the client’s perspective and truly add value as a result.’

‘The Osborne Clarke IP team is highly responsive and extremely practical in its approach and advice. Quality of legal knowledge and work product are given, but the speed and practicality of response are what sets them apart. These traits combine to make the team highly effective in achieving results.’

‘Clare Robinson particularly stands out.’

‘A really commercial, proactive team that provides a great service in helping manage our IP portfolio.’

‘I really value Clare Robinson’s advice and guidance on IP issues – she is technically strong, tactically brilliant and always gives a clear commercial steer backed up by bucketloads of experience.’

‘Excellent service from a firm of lawyers who seem really committed to supporting the work of our organisation. Always very prompt, efficient and courteous and legal advice is always presented in plain English.’

‘Will Robertson is hugely likeable and approachable. Excellent at summarising complex legal issues into plain English and generating a number of viable options for the client.’

‘Impeccable advice on IP matters with a very commercial view. Our company (Internet retailer) have been working with Humphreys for over 20 years, we have never lost a single case in that time.’

‘The team is very competent, engaged, responsive and at all times responds in a manner helpful to determine strategies and to take appropriate actions without delay.’

‘A straightforward law firm that asks the right questions to understand it’s clients and the issue at hand. Provides cost-effective and pragmatic legal advice after taking into consideration the clients’ commercial position.’

‘I have been working with the team at Humphreys & Co for more than 10 years, during which time they have always shown exceptional diligence and drive. Operating as we do, at the intersection of ecommerce, digital marketing and international travel, it is vital to have the relevant contractual protections in place for our creative assets, and their attention to detail in ensuring we have this in the relevant contracts, I have found to be second-to-none.’

‘Tristan Morse always provides practical advice at a very fair price.  He is very knowledgable and is kind.  I know I can give him a matter and not have to worry about it.’

‘Robert Humphrey has proven excellent expertise and has protected and supported our business interests in a most  efficient an equally successful manner.’

‘Tristan Morse provides high levels of customer service and has an excellent understanding of our needs and expectations. He provides good advice and and is proactive.’

‘We always seek out Robert Humphrey when looking for intellectual property advice.  We like his approach which is to quickly put the legal issue in its commercial context so we understand the cost, risk and benefit of the options available to us regarding next steps in any case.’

‘This firm matches up with more widely known British firms in terms of expertise and conflict resolution. Paul and his team really are an insider tip.’

‘Strong ability to reach favourable compromise, Paul is a great negotiator, excellent legal expertise, personal integrity, committed to reach best result for clients.’

‘The Foot Anstey IP Team is disciplined, cohesive and responsive. The IP Team is diverse and inclusive.’

‘The Foot Anstey team are fantastic. I was new to working with them and this sector as a client partner. They took the time to explain the process to me, what to consider and explain the external factors that influence the process.’

‘We value their friendliness and professionalism. They never ran out of patience if I didn’t understand the legal terms or how things worked and were always happy to answer my questions and provide me with the right level of information and detail in the right way.’

‘I work with a number of UK law firms on IP matters. The team from Foot Anstey stands heads and shoulders above them all in terms of quality, responsiveness, efficiency, value and professionalism. Their practical advice particularly where disputes arise is highly valued by us and our clients.’

‘The driving force behind the great working relationship we have with Foot Anstey is their head of IP, Paul Cox. I have worked with Paul for many years at previous firms. Even though he has moved firms twice, I have continued to work with him and I foresee working with him for the long term. His experience and practical-minded attitude enables us to advise our clients with certainty and assurance. We are always assured of the best from Paul and his team.’

‘An impressive IP team.’

‘Megan Jeffries is very knowledgeable with exceptional attention to detail.’

‘I have dealt with Megan Jefferies in a Trademark dispute. She negotiated well on our behalf and came up with a solution that both ourselves and another Party could be satisfied with and which protected our interests.’

‘Great team, seem to work together well. Respond quickly to questions and requests.’

‘Megan Jefferies is very knowledgeable and proactive on behalf of the client.’

‘Thrings’ intellectual property practice strength is evident in their ability to provide candid and commercially relevant advice to their clients, allowing those clients to understand the complex framework and how it can be leveraged best to support larger goals. Rather than seek to dazzle their clients with how clever they are to be working in the intellectual property space, they offer quiet and capable guidance to each client, almost imperceptibly providing support in overcoming barriers which may otherwise derail a client’s primary aims.’

‘Megan Jefferies provides a capable and reassuring voice of calm competence to all clients and associates with whom she works.’

‘Jessica Bent is excellent. She is incredibly knowledgeable about trade mark matters.’

‘The focus on legal advice around copyright and intellectual property within the publishing industry has been invaluable.’

‘Both of the partners I have worked with have a high level of expertise in the area of know-how licensing which proved to be very protective of my rights in the licensing process. Firms of solicitors contacted before finding Keystone Law did not show the required familiarity with this area and had I gone with them could have exposed me to damaging risks.’

‘Jessica Bent provides a proactive approach, ensuring that timescales are met by driving meetings and calls.’

‘Very pragmatic, good insights and exceptional focus on client’s business priorities.’

‘A reliable and efficient team. Following an initial brief on what we wanted to achieve, the team set out clearly what we needed to collate and gather to feed the insight and supporting documentation. Conversations were always honest but professional.’

‘Jessica Bent was our lead.  Jessica steered & navigated us expertly through the process of gathering the right type of information needed which assisted us significantly. The finished submission was well crafted and depicted the journey of our brand story perfectly.’

‘The ‘dispersed’ model guarantees a diverse and individualistic approach to legal advice. You know you are getting that lawyer’s own judgement.’