‘Easy to access, always willing to help, very good value for money.’

‘James Atkins is genuine, very helpful and always does all he can to support us.’

‘Skilled negotiators. Timely responses and delivery. They don’t just answer the question you ask, they get to the nub of the issues we are trying to resolve and cover in legal agreements.’

‘I recently worked with Bevan Brittan’s healthcare real estate team led by James Atkins. James was my main point of contact and I was very impressed with service and quality of the advice he provided. I was particularly struck by the degree to which he made himself available and the speed of response – especially bearing in mind that he would, I am sure, have been juggling a multitude of matters. Highly recommended.’

‘The Leeds office has been incredibly helpful with judicial review cases. Very knowledgeable about the law, ability to explain in clear English and give excellent advice.’

‘Susan Trigg. She has been absolutely excellent. She is clever, well-prepared, knowledgeable, and very easy to get along with too.’

‘James Atkins. Totally reliable, highly responsive, extremely knowledgeable of his field. A partner in every sense of the word not just an adviser.’

‘Supportive team knowledgeable in their field and offer a range of solutions for the organisation. Work collaboratively and ensure the Trust is kept updated of ongoing developments.’

‘Capsticks have been very supportive and highly professional. We use them for our inquest and advisory work and really value our closing working relationship with them. We found their fees to be highly competitive yet their advice to be hugely comprehensive, reliable and timely.’

‘The team across the various specialisms are well joined up in terms of handling a large case that covers various different areas.’

‘Rachael Heenan is exceptional as a partner- very contactable at all times if needed and has a great handle on the detail. She has excellent strategic skills in determining how to approach a case and then tactical ability to see it through. She is warm friendly and approachable and speaks in easy terms that make sense to a non lawyer.’

‘Capsticks are a dynamic, flexible firm that are responsive to client needs. Their breadth of experience and knowledge is in my opinion unsurpassed elsewhere.’

‘Lisa Geary has real commercial awareness of the matters that are important to clients in the primary care sector.’

‘Adam Hartrick is highly valued by the Trust. He provides excellent advice and is hugely supportive of our staff. Adam provides timely advice even when the advice is required urgently out of hours. Adam’s advice is always in context to our Trust and always helps to find the best solutions even in difficult circumstances.’

‘Friendly and supportive. Provides advice in a way that is not all legal jargon and makes sense to Trust employees. Works in partnership with the Trust.’

‘This practice has some excellent people working for them which makes it a strong team.’

‘The team have extensive knowledge of health legislation – current and bills passing through parliament but in addition are close to policy makers and can share invaluable insights into current thinking and can network with other systems nationwide. They combine legal expertise with collaboration with key partners and can facilitate systems to think across a whole partnership. They have an innovative approach of using experienced consultants with health & social care expertise to complement their legal expertise when working with a system.’

‘Excellent experience and understanding of the health sector. Recognition of the complexity of health legislation and application in practice, solution based and supporting patient focus.’

‘Esther Venning & Rob McGough both stand out due to their open & honest approach and their genuine desire to support systems with collaboration & integration and offer practical and meaningful interpretations of the legislation & how to use it to support – both are efficient, discrete and value driven.’

‘Ben Troke is an exceptional lawyer, his knowledge of the MHA and MCA is second to none. He always provides timely and cost effective advice. I recommend Ben unreservedly.’

‘Heather Caddy is an excellent advocate, deals with complex inquests, able to get to grips with medical issues and points of policy. Gives reasoned submissions.’

‘Prompt access to a comprehensive range of subject matter experts depending on individual case requirements.’

‘Our key link now is with Esther Venning. She is always incredibly helpful, flexible and knowledgeable. She brings valuable experience and is always happy to share insights from her broader work.’

‘Excellent advice and support through a legal challenge to a procurement process. Three things that stood out; highly responsive in short time frame, highly detailed and forensic in their analysis of the options and finally great communications on what was needed and when. Whilst some of this you’d expect from a professional legal firm it was executed flawlessly and on occasions meant communications were needed outside standard hours. It was all done in good natured communications and a successful result at the end.’

‘The partner Louise Dobson was exceptional throughout, highly effective communicator and clear lines of responsibility within her team where we were working with them directly on the material. Good level of challenge, done in a respectable way and always explaining thought processes and legal basis. Strong input on best strategy and approach to negotiation element of the matter.’

‘Louise Dobson is exceptionally knowledgeable, experienced and always makes herself available for meetings at short notice. She has great skill in being able to translate complex legal arguments into easy to understand components.’

‘Stuart Craig – well respected, extremely knowledgeable, well connected partner.’

‘Rebecca Pallot – recently made partner, not before time. Astute, robust and highly efficient.’

‘Rebecca Pallot has a great legal brain and always seems to have her finger on the answer – and she is very personable with it.’

‘The team provides an excellent service and proves that you don’t need to hire a London firm to get top quality legal advice. They provide us with a consistent team of people on transactions who are familiar with our approach / requirements which enables us to have an efficient and streamlined process. Their approach on transactions is to be partner-led, which we particularly value.’

‘We work a lot with Jo Stephenson, a partner in the corporate department. Jo is always available and very hands on, delivering excellent client service. She has a solid knowledge of sector specific issues and routinely comes up with the right approach to move matters forward. Her attention to detail, technical knowledge and focus on client care are second to none.’