Bevan Brittan LLP > Bristol, England > Firm Profile

‘Bevan Brittan are my go-to experts with regard to complex governance and employment matters. Bevan Brittan excels in both fields, and the employment team supported the governance team and provided clear advice and direction in handling a complex matter involving employees. Top marks!’

‘Sarah Lamont was excellent, and her advice was solid and instrumental in finding the right solution.’

‘The employment lawyers at Bevan Brittan Bristol are simply wonderful. The lawyers work diligently to produce excellent work and fantastic commercial results. The individual lawyers are a pleasure to work with and can find solutions to the most complex and stressful problems. Work is delivered on time or even in advance, and it’s consistently of excellent quality. The bills are accurate and clear. Communication on estimates and costs is also clear and transparent.’

‘Rachel Newman’s client service is excellent; she manages complex work and makes it sound less scary. She’s trustworthy, calm and easy to work with.’

‘The team are specialists in their understanding of employment issues facing public sector employers. There is both strength and depth within the team, with senior lawyers available to advise on sensitive and strategic matters and competent junior team to manager ET claims. Billing is accurate and reasonable, giving regard to the complexity of cases.

‘We regularly work with James Gutteridge, who is a calm and knowledgeable adviser with a sound understanding of the requirements of an in-house legal team and who adapts the advice given accordingly. He is good with witnesses and practicable in his approach.’

‘The experience and professional support we have received from Bevan Brittan has been excellent. The lawyers and team have been insightful and competent’

‘We have worked with Sarah Lamont on a number of issues this year, and she has very quickly built trust and demonstrated her capability and credibility. It feels like a partnership, which is very reassuring. She is pragmatic and provides confidence when dealing with complex and contentious issues. Sarah quickly understands the issue in hand, our needs/focus, and works with us to find a solution that best works. Sarah is honest with her advice and the risk of potential strategies, ensuring we are well-informed and able to take decisions.’

‘In my experience good teamwork is fostered and the accrued knowledge base of an impressive list of partners guarantees that each case receives the most accurate and insightful treatment.’

‘The solicitors are flexible in their thinking when reviewing difficult cases/decisions and are not afraid to implement necessary action at short notice. The work they produce is of the highest calibre.’

‘Years and years at the top of the tree in clinical negligence work. The firm has unparalleled experience in all aspects of health law, a good relationship with clinicians and a bank of outstanding and trusted expert witnesses.’

‘BB has an excellent relationship with a number of NHS trusts, medical defence organisations and private hospital groups and specialises in medical liability and regulatory cases involving doctors, dentists, and other health professionals.’

‘The team has good experience and expertise of the medical issues underlying such claims and prides itself on giving its clients early, sensible and realistic advice.’

‘It is clear that the team’s expertise and efficiency is highly valued by both its institutional and individual healthcare clients.’

‘Ability to quickly develop trusted professional relationships. Excellent quality of reports and timeliness of response to enquiries.’

‘Excellent knowledge levels and willingness to adapt to client preferences. Excellent collaborators and willing to provide training tailored to all levels of expertise.’

‘Paul Taverner is excellent at taking complex scenarios and condensing them to a straightforward decision.’

‘Claire Jones has an excellent ‘feel’ for individual cases, their likely outcome and shows high levels of adaptability as a result.’

‘Nathan Bradberry has been involved in the majority of large local authority led decentralised energy projects in the UK over the last few years. This has allowed him to develop excellent sectoral knowledge.’

‘Have been able to meet all of our requests for legal advice with significant breadth of expertise in their team.’

‘Highly responsive, willing to explore a range of innovative and sometime out-there ideas, when seeking to identify how best to move forward.’

‘Expertise in complex legal claims, providing clear guidance in progressing matters forward.’

‘Louise Robling is an expert in providing technical legal guidance, claims advice, and support in driving forward a number of external cladding claims.’

‘Recently was the first time I had worked with BB. They were friendly, quickly developed a team mentality, were proactive, and had obviously sought to, and had developed, a rapport and trust with the client.’

‘A joy to work with.’

‘Bevan Brittan has an embedded understanding of construction matters and particularly how construction defects and contracts are handled within the public sector.’

‘Louise Robling and Judith Hopper are exceptional partners. It is clearly the culture at Bevan Brittan to navigate complex problems with clients and keep the client totally reassured that matters are in hand.’

‘Jake Stacey and Katie Harris are very communicative and engaged, which helped with the nuances of the argument being formed for an adjudication and certainly supported a positive outcome.’

‘Bevan Brittan LLP are my go-to firm for corporate governance advice. Their knowledge of the social housing sector is exceptional.’

‘Diarmaid O’Sullivan is a stand-out individual – he is responsive, reliable and pragmatic in his approach and is truly a pleasure to work with.’

‘Full range of expertise, and were able to seek out small but crucial elements which enhanced the quality of the overall advice.’

‘Louise Leaver is responsive, considered, and an expert in her field.’

‘Established lawyers who perform well, especially in property development and housing management.’

‘Alison Buckingham impresses me with her knowledge, organisation and approach.’

‘They represent many of the major players in the healthcare sector, including NHS England. Unrivalled experience, and are acting on most of the major cases.’

‘A very professional firm who are valued. They are experts, having a specialist on hand whenever approached.’

‘Letitia Winterflood-Blood is extremely engaging and highly knowledgeable in her field. I have every confidence in the advice she gives which is always in a timely and efficient manner.’

‘I have been impressed with the professionalism, knowledge and approachability of the team.’

‘Very skilled and knowledgeable team, always keen to help and go the extra mile.’

‘Rebecca Pendlebury is by far the most proactive and intelligent legal advisor I’ve ever worked with, always giving proactive advice on how to stay ahead of the game.’

‘Bevan Brittan offers high-quality expertise and a seamless integration of different subject experts to deliver an excellent service to the client.’

‘All the individuals we’ve worked with from this firm have been excellent. In particular, David Moore and Steven Smith’s professionalism and courtesy, coupled with their good understand of and responsiveness to the client’s business has made them stand out head and shoulders above others.’

‘Strong public sector procurement and commercial expertise.’

‘Responsive and willing to explore the art of the possible.’

‘A fantastic team who always work hard to ensure that everything is well-prepared’.

‘Strong knowledge of the sector (clinical negligence and healthcare) plus long experience of working for NHS Trusts. Strong communication skills’.

‘Tim Hodgetts – a very experienced partner and capable tactician, who builds excellent collaborative working relationships with his clients as well as with counsel and the opposition’.

‘Elena Goodfellow (associate) – a confident and capable litigator who manages the large volume of big quantum cases with exceptional skill and judgment. A real team player and a pleasure to work for as counsel’.

‘I find the team’s knowledge to be particularly impressive. Where counsel’s input is sought the case is well thought out. Compared to other firms, the team are well equipped to deal with the constraints of billing that are unique to NHS Resolution work. Tim Hodgetts -I rate him highly. He is detail orientated and strategic in his approach to cases’.

‘The BB team is professional and astute and delivers a good service to its clients’.

‘I would single out Adrian Dagnall andTim Hodgetts as calm, competent and focused practitioners’.

‘They are market leaders for good reason. They have recruited smart, client friendly lawyers who provide a excellent legal advice. Adrian Dagnall is outstanding. He has a fabulous clinical negligence team‘.

‘The team is extremely able at handling these cases, and making them understandable, and achieving the best results.’

‘Michael Boyd is the main partner we work with. He has a good depth of experience, history and knowledge in the field, and is also practical and pragmatic on issues that are not always straightforward and/or may be a bit more nuanced.’

‘I have been impressed with the professionalism and approachability of the team members that I have dealt with (partners, associates and other staff).’

‘The level of flexibility and willingness to tailor their support to meet our needs. They quickly build up trust by ensuring we don’t receive support that is not necessary to minimise costs.’

‘The firm has a range of expertise that can be utilised to meet a variety of queries. Their friendly and engaging support is conducive to a positive working relationship.’

‘We have worked with a range of specialists at Bevan Brittan but we mainly deal with Michael Boyd, who is excellent to work with. Firstly, we are always impressed by his ability, flexibility and responsiveness.’

‘A young but well integrated team doing complex work well.’

‘Judith Hopper is very well organised and works well with difficult clients.’

‘Bevan Brittan were friendly, quickly developed a team mentality, were pro-active and had obviously sought to and had developed a rapport and trust with the client.’

‘Judith Hopper (Partner). Solid advice in a supportive, inclusive, team environment and a very positive result for the client. A joy to work with.’

‘Bevan Brittan are my go to specialists in all matters concerning local government. David Kitson is superb in helping me steer my way through these issues. Bevan Brittan have been pivotal and exceptional in dealing with a complex matter. Further, when the matter ticks the “difficult and complex box”, Bevan Brittan can deal with the matter without recourse to counsel.’

‘David Kitson is an exceptional lawyer and an authority on all matters local government. The advice is solid and moreover David is calm and measured when dealing with a client calling him with a complex matter and manages to bring my blood pressure down! David is accessible and will always call me back if cannot take my call. Great pragmatic lawyer.’

‘Bevan Brittan are a friendly and efficient firm. My team have developed a great relationship with them in recent years.’

‘John Cox has always been a tremendous colleague. His expert knowledge, combined with practical and pragmatic thinking, places him at the top of the list whenever I need legal resources or assistance.’

‘Bevan Brittan are clear, concise and knowledgeable. They are genuinely helpful.’

‘I know I can pick up the phone to John Cox at any time, and he will do his best to assist. Where I have had high priority cases, he treats them as such. This is much appreciated!’

‘The team are very knowledgeable about the social housing sector and would go the extra mile to ensure legals are completed so as not to delay projects.’

‘I’ve been working with colleagues at Bevan Brittan for many years and found them to be very knowledgeable, supportive and efficient. Our lead contact Richard Stirk is a mine of information and supports the association very well and when Richard requires more alternative specialist support, he’s able to reach out and obtain the relevant from colleagues who specialise in the relevant field.’

‘Richard Stirk and the team are very knowledgeable and highly skilled professionals who support the association very effectively. Richard is always very supportive and willing to help to resolve difficult situations. Richard has a wealth of expertise and a really good manner, which gives confidence to our staff and allows us to make difficult decisions with added certainty.’

‘Specialist knowledge and experience of PFI contracts and structures.’

‘Olivia Blessington handles complex contractual issues with a strong commitment to delivering on commercial objectives and sensitivity towards relationships.’

‘The team is very responsive and engaging. Strong legal and commercial knowledge with great specialist support brought in to the project at the appropriate time. The team is approachable and is open to challenges.’

‘Excellent blend of experience and knowledge of the energy sector with very close attention to detail on the project and contractual specifics.’

‘Excellent sector knowledge, happy to discuss different billing structures, willing to arrange meetings between clients with similar issues.’

‘David Hobbs is an excellent client partner who thinks about issues and willing to assist in making connections between clients.’

‘Great knowledge and ability to put advice into plain English so that our non-property expert clients are able to easily understand it.’

‘Steve Eccles is very personable and makes complex matters very simple for the clients.’

‘Steven Eccles is a class act and must now be regarded as one of the leaders in this field. He is particularly knowledgeable in 1954 Act matters – where he really knows his onions.’

‘Great team with broad expertise and knowledge of law, providing value for money service. Responsive, great customer service.’

‘Kevin Dawson has broad expertise, is very knowledgeable and razor sharp. Kevin is completely committed to his client’s interests, very responsive, and patiently explains complex legal matters in an easy-to-understand way. Kevin is also commercial and tactical in his approach, achieving excellent results. He’s top of the league!’

 ‘Mark Robertson has excellent expertise in telecoms matters, provides balanced advice, is proactive and responds quickly.’

‘Bevan Brittan have a team of supremely experienced clinical negligence lawyers who provide a rare combination of absolute efficiency, good judgement, outstanding legal knowledge and the ability to apply it together with a sensible attitude conducive to getting the best possible result in every situation. Truly at the top of the tree.’

‘Good sense, excellent legal knowledge and the ability to apply it, very efficient but also thoughtful and responsive to their clients’ needs and feelings. Special mentions to Julie Charlton, Joanne Easterbrook, Penelope Radcliffe, Catherine Radford.’

‘In London, Bevan Brittan has an excellent relationship with a number of NHS trusts, medical defence organisations and private hospital groups and specialises in medical liability and regulatory cases involving doctors, dentists, and other health professionals. It provides, I believe, an excellent service to each.

‘The team has good experience and expertise of the medical issues underlying claims and prides itself on giving its clients early, sensible and realistic advice.  It is clear that the team’s expertise and efficiency is highly valued by both its institutional and individual healthcare clients.’

‘Julie Charlton is an excellent lawyer with good judgment. She also has excellent client care skills. I have been very impressed with her strategic and tactical skills.’

‘Esther Evans is very experienced and dedicated. She has good judgment and client care skills.  However, her excellent client care skills do not prevent her giving difficult advice when it is necessary.’

‘Bevan Brittan build excellent relationships with the client and take care to communicate with them throughout the claims process. They listen to the client’s concerns and address them in a timely and considerate manner. You always feel that you are getting a personalised service from someone who actually cares about the outcome.’

‘Excellent team of public law specialists. Represent a large number of high-profile public bodies and do cutting-edge cases.’

‘Olivia Carter is a leader in her field; has unrivalled experience of handling complex judicial reviews.’

‘The Bevan Brittan team has exceptional experience of working closely with public sector clients – understanding their challenges and helping to find solutions that really fit. They combine a lot of practical expertise with real strategic insight.’

‘Amy Tschobotko knows all the law, has great judgment and is always thinking strategically. She is understated but very effective, inspires confidence in clients and brings the best out of everyone around her.’

‘Virginia Cooper is well established, well known and very well regarded. She has huge experience and really adds value to everything that she does.’

‘Great strength and depth of expertise in this area.’

‘Olivia Carter is a stand out individual in the public law/procurement law/healthcare space. Vast experience and very down to earth.’

‘Bevan Brittan has always had a good administrative law team. They are now well placed to become the dominant force in defending judicial reviews.’

‘Their knowledge and expertise of the sector is amazing. The advice provided each time is appreciated.’

‘Wendy Wilks, Louise Leaver and Deborah Rowntree are recommended.’

‘The practice is particularly adept at providing a service that acts as if it is a 1-2-1 relationship while having a larger firm experience and capability behind it.’

‘Jessica Church is personable, professional, and highly responsive. Combined, that gives us absolute confidence in her abilities.’

‘Wendy Wilks is focused on client relationships while providing a highly professional, high-quality service.’

‘Good, very knowledgeable, and approachable team with a broad coverage of specialisms that support work in the social housing sector. They provide useful and informative briefings via newsletters and blogs.’

‘Sarah Greenhalgh has provided excellent support and expertise through a recent merger and due diligence exercise.’

‘Wendy Wilks is focused on client relationships and provides a highly professional, high quality service.’

‘Good, very knowledgeable, and approachable team with a broad coverage of specialisms that support work in the social housing sector. They provide useful and informative briefings via newsletters and blogs.’

‘The practice is particularly adept at providing a service that acts as if it is a 1-2-1 relationship while having a larger firm experience and capability behind it.’

‘Their knowledge and expertise of the sector is amazing. The advice provided each time is appreciated.’

‘I have worked closely with Louise Mansfield. She provides a no nonsense easy to understand approach making arguments put forward clear with advice on the merits as well as the pitfalls. The guidance and advice is measured and aimed at the non legal person’s understanding’.

‘Personal touch, impartial, practical advice. Louise Mansfield’.

‘The knowledge within the team has been second to none, inspiring confidence in the advice. The advice given is also done in such a way that is is fully understandable regardless of whether you have immigration experience or not‘.

‘Friendly individual who is down to earth and supportive with what we are trying to achieve, explains the situation in a manner that is professional and understandable, alerts us to risks and how to overcome those’.

‘The team are responsive, pragmatic, easy to get hold of and nice to work with.’

‘The team are accessible and, most importantly, understand local government. Not all private practice firms have sufficient political awareness – knowing your audience is critical in local government and Bevan Brittan are skilled in that.’

‘They are approachable and are able to explain complex legal issues to a variety of audiences, in particular elected members.’

‘The lawyers from Bevan Brittan I have worked with have, in my experience, been technically excellent. They have also been approachable and helpful and provided excellent responsive service. I have no hesitation in recommending Bevan Brittan.’

‘James Teagle has been a pleasure to work with over a couple of years now and involving more than one issue. I heartily recommend James as he put himself out on a number of occasions to move our case along when it required fast responses. He has, moreover, demonstrated care for our interests and perceptions.’

‘Alex Dunne is a real problem solver. He sees every angle, finding strong arguments for his clients.’

‘Bevan Brittan are an extremely well-regarded firm in Leeds, albeit with a national presence. They are well-known for their unrivalled expertise in healthcare-related legal matters, particularly the NHS. They have very able lawyers at all levels of seniority.’

‘I have worked with James Teagle for a number of years and find him one of the best property litigation partners in the business. He is one of the brightest, most hard-working and resilient, and most affable lawyers around – a real pleasure to work with and a privilege to have as someone fighting your corner.’

‘James Teagle really is the composite package and the ideal partner to have handling a case. He is meticulous, forthright (without being overbearing) and, just as importantly, extremely personable. I cannot recommend anyone more highly.’

‘I always enjoy working with James Teagle. He is invariably totally on top of the matter at hand, including any technical points and tactics, as well as being responsive and collaborative with counsel.’

‘Very few lawyers that we currently work with have a grasp on all aspects of insolvency including receivership, however, Bevan Brittan do and they are well respected in the industry.’

‘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.’

‘Adam Kendall is an excellent practitioner. He brings his commercial nous into the sector and approaches his cases in an intelligent and analytical way. His client care is excellent and is suitably tough in dealing with the regulator. Always gives clients good, practical advice. Fights winnable cases hard and will compromise where necessary.’

‘Highly professional, engaging and knowledgeable team with a good insight into the housing sector.’

‘Adam Kendall and Louise Mansfield have supported us for a number of years and grown a deep understanding of our needs within our sector and how they can assist and advise on matters raised.’

‘The team is excellent in providing advice on a range of topics and at short notice. This has been really helpful on a project where timescales have been difficult. All expertise seems to be in-house.’

‘The team has been excellent in helping progress a difficult project where the client has limited experience – providing greater detail where and when required.’

‘The team has high strategic competence as well as more detailed capability. This allows for excellent advice to clients across a wide range of strategic and novel projects as well as more regular assignments.’

‘Richard Lane has particular strategic capability, excellent interpersonal and client management skills.’

‘The collaborative nature of the team, focused on understanding my needs and that of my organisation, and putting their advice in context.’

‘Liz Fletcher has in particular great client relationship capabilities with an engaging style.’

‘Richard Lane has been fantastic to work with. Customer focused, he provides clear advice in context when I need it. He is a clear communicator, helping me to understand risk and potential mitigations. Richard and his team have been excellent negotiators, too.’

‘Bevan Brittan LLP consistently goes the extra mile to provide excellent service. Its biggest strength are the people who consistently provide sound advice in a pragmatic manner that is easy to understand.’

‘Richard Lane provides robust legal advice and is very focused on the needs of the client and consistently goes the extra mile in meeting challenging deadlines.’

‘Liz Fletcher is a key part of our team and uses her excellent communication and interpersonal skills to advise and represent our position with external partners.’

‘Fantastically experienced, but human, team of hardworking people.’

‘A range of expertise across various disciplines that gives Bevan Brittan an edge, coupled with some particular expertise in certain areas (audit, solicitors and social care)’

‘Melanie Carter – enormously experienced and a force to be reckoned with.’

‘Melanie Carter is an exceptionally experienced and able lawyer.’

‘Daniel Purcell – hugely experienced and particularly good at the bigger picture.’

‘Daniel Purcell is vastly experienced.’

‘Excellent blend of experience of public law and legal services, which enables them to deal with cases at the interface.’

‘Among the leaders in the field, with real depth of experience in acting for public regulatory bodies and membership groups.’

‘Bevan Brittan have a collection of great lawyers with fantastic administrative back up when you need it. You know all the nitty-gritty – paperwork, bundles, and applications will be dealt with and the clients will be well-served’.

‘Hannah Taylor is a class act. Ferociously committed, hugely insightful and passionate about what she does. Simon Lindsay is a safe pair of hands: cool in a crisis, he’s seen it all. Julia Jones is experienced, professional, calm and smart’.

‘Hannah Taylor is excellent and is highly recommended particularly for medical and welfare cases’.

‘Just an extremely high level of competence and attention to detail. The word gets bandied about, but they are really experts in their fields and are able to advise quickly and extremely accurately on short notice. Always very impressive’.

‘Hannah Taylor is a real star. She has an unrivalled work ethic and focus, and is always on top of her brief. I’ve seen her give truly exceptional advice on essentially no notice in emergency cases. She knows exactly what needs to be done and what the court will be looking for’.

‘Responsive, reassuring and supportive of the staff.’

‘Ruth Atkinson-Wilks is particularly good in her case management style and working with various parties. She always draws on her experience from similar cases she has worked on and comes up with pragmatic approaches/solutions to some difficult situations’.

‘Highly committed and excellent service level.’

‘Commercially astute.’

‘It was a pleasure working with Rachel Soundy who demonstrated excellent legal skills and knowledge; practical legal advice; continuously updating the team with the status of the matter; and overall excellent client care management.’

‘Great team and very well respected.’

‘Helen Andrews is just excellent. Intelligent, experienced, very user-friendly and great to work with.’

‘Helen Andrews – highly approachable and flexible. Good engagement throughout the process.’

‘Approachable and agreed set of fees for quality service.’

‘Bevan Brittan LLP are my ‘go to’ firm for corporate governance advice. Their knowledge of the social housing sector is exceptional and during the time I have been working with them they have provided sound advice on a number of company secretarial, regulatory and constitutional matters.’

‘Sarah Greenhalgh is professional, efficient and her understanding of the housing sector is second to none. I really value having Sarah and her team on board.’

‘The team, led by Sarah Greenhalgh, is very personable and able to communicate and convey complex information simply.’

‘Sarah Greenhalgh is dependable. She feels like an extension of the team. She understand us – our nuances, our challenges and our stakeholders.’

‘Great service, kept up to date on fees and deliveries. Excellent understanding of the procurement process and rules.’

‘Ash Woodcock is responsive and personable, and worked around challenging timescales.’

‘The team are incredibly knowledgeable and are able to easily understand complex technical situations whilst ensuring the advice conveyed is easy to understand.’

‘Ash Woodcock – attention to detail is invaluable, versatile and knowledgeable in his area of expertise.’

‘Ash Woodcock, as our legal lead, has brought a collaborative and pragmatic business approach that has been key in enabling the team to work at pace. This approach and the value it has added has really stood out from other engagements.’

‘Deep IT Strategy and IT Procurement expertise.’ 

‘Bevan Brittany’s IT industry insights and cutting edge advisory skills added substantial value to a complex multi stakeholder requirement.’

‘Ash Woodcock offered immense support and quickly became a critical and trusted advisor to the broader team. Ash is very much one to watch! You want him in your corner.’ 

‘I have known/worked with Lyndon Campbell & Christian Hunt for a good number years. They are both experienced and knowledgeable of their are of law. Both are happy to advise on areas where help is required and the potential downsides/risks.’

‘Both Lyndon Campbell and Christian Hunt will advise on what’s necessary to achieve the necessary level of risk mitigation.’

‘The team members at BB are very down to earth, able to vary communication delivery to interact with any party at the appropriate level. Excellent at finding a solution to complex issues even when stakeholders on the same side have differing views and agendas.’

‘The advice received is highly professional but delivered in a warm and collaborative way. We see this across the team and individuals so is a cultural thing at BB.’

‘In my experience, the members of the Bevan Brittan LLP team are always willing to go the extra mile in providing assistance. Additionally, they appear to have the knack of explaining complex legal matters in a way that makes them completely understandable to non-legal people.’

‘My main contact in Bevan Brittan is Lyndon Campbell. I have worked with Lyndon for many years, and even during difficult legal and complex problems that we have experienced, Lyndon has taken the time to understand the organisation I work for and, where necessary, to then provide expert advice to us.’

‘They provide a partner-led service, and almost all our contact is with the key partners who manage our relationships. They respond to inquiries quickly and within agreed timescales. They keep us informed throughout the process, so we always know the current status of a matter.’

‘They have formed strong relationships with us and clearly explain legal matters so that we can make informed decisions.’

‘Bevan Brittan have a good team of specialists with excellent knowledge of insurance PFI issues and strong connections with clients. Their team is responsive and very good at working in a collaborative manner.’

‘The individuals such as Adrian Webb and Judith Hopper are clearly on top of their subject and well respected within the PFI sector. They are easy to work with and always provide constructive advice when appropriate.’

‘Bevan Brittan have an excellent record of advising in construction matters, particularly to the public sector. The BB team work closely and collaboratively with clients and clients feel they are part of the BB team and not on the periphery. We are working with BB on several matters and are a preferred practice’

‘Judith Hopper is an exceptional partner. Very down to earth and able to vary communication delivery to interact with any party at the appropriate level. Judith is excellent at finding a solution to complex issues, even when stakeholders on the same side have differing views and agendas.’

‘They are direct, clear, efficient and pragmatic. Their knowledge, combined with a desire to explain clearly, without patronising or assuming anything, is great. They strike a good balance.’

‘Niamh Batterton is direct and clear; she offers leadership, clarity and listens to our needs.’

‘BB’s construction practice has depth of experience and is well resourced.’

‘Superb knowledge, very available, personable and reliable. Sound knowledge and depth in practice to deliver at short notice.’

‘Bevan Brittan has an exceptional knowledge and understanding of the ways that local government works. This is a unique attribute and places them in such a good place to provide advice to the public sector and local government. In my experience they are the closest I have ever got in using a firm of solicitors that seems to be placed in-house.’

‘I have worked predominantly with Chis Harper over the last five years. He has been exceptional in understanding a project/programme, the complexities involved and drawing together the right expertise to serve client’s needs. Chris is an excellent communicator with the ability to forge excellent client relationships.’

‘Louise Mansfield provides personal attention-to-detail.’

‘The team is response and practical, with an eye toward excellent client care and tenacious care of their client’s interest.’

‘High quality advice and excellent service.’

‘Dedicated, highly skilled problem solvers.’

‘Excellent knowledge and extremely personable’

‘Bethan Lloyd always offers excellent advice and has extensive knowledge in the areas we seek advice on.’

‘Immediate responses.’

‘Mark Paget Skelin, Ian Caplan, and Mark Calverley are always available and happy to go the extra mile to get the work completed, even when set challenging deadlines.’

‘Bevan Brittan have an exceptional commercial property team, with particular expertise in the public and health sectors. Strength in depth across the team with national coverage through a portfolio of regional offices.’

‘Highly effective advice, based on a detailed understanding of the sector.’

‘I have full confidence in the team that they will deliver robust advice and documentation that meets our requirements.’

‘Andrew Tobin knows NEC contracts inside and out. I have full confidence in him to produce the documentation that we need for the specific project.’

‘Highly committed and providing sound professional advice’.

‘Ashley Norman is a highly committed, commercially astute individual‘.

‘Very proactive and clear advice.’

‘Rebecca Pendlebury is by far the most proactive and intelligent legal advisor I’ve ever worked with, always giving proactive advice on how to stay ahead of the game.’

‘Easy to understand, easily contactable, always provide cover, and clear and thorough advice.’

‘Rebecca Pendlebury has in particular ensured any work is always covered and picked up and has been a pleasure to work with.’

‘Sound legal advice based on a real understanding of business needs.’

‘This is an agile and responsive team that has been able to advise on a wide range of issues with a clear understanding of my organisations’ business and objectives.’

‘Mark Robertson consistently provides pragmatic and user-friendly advice to me and my team. He is proactive and gives very clear advice which is very reassuring when straying into potentially litigious areas.’

‘When I have appointed this firm, I feel very confident with the quality of staff, and I am impressed that the partners are always on hand and take a personal interest in every case.’

‘Dalee Kaur in the planning team has exceptional knowledge, not only on the legal side, but also of the full town planning process.’

‘Dalee Jaur holds authorities to account and does not relent on securing the best for her client. She is straight forward in her advice.’

‘The team is well-regarded in the planning field, including being particularly involved in complex planning litigation.’

‘Dalee Kaur is a standout partner. She is approachable, easy to work with, and is strongly focused on providing commercial, practical advice.’

‘Dalee Kaur gives excellent advice, is commercial in her outlook, straight-forward, and to the point’. 

‘Bevan Brittan’s contentious procurement team is extremely strong. They are real subject-matter experts and know the practice and procedure in these claims inside out.’

‘Kyle Duggan is an excellent contentious procurement litigator. He is clever, conscientious, thoughtful, and really easy to work with.’

‘Bevan Brittan have an excellent record of advising in commercial litigation matters, particularly to the public sector. The BB team work closely and collaboratively with clients and clients feel they are part of the BB team and not on the periphery.’

‘Judith Hopper, an exceptional partner. Very down to earth, able to vary communication delivery to interact with any party at the appropriate level. Judith is excellent at finding a solution to complex issues even when stakeholders on the same side have differing views and agendas.’

‘On the whole, I find Bevan Brittan to be supportive and collaborative. I appreciate and actively seek their advice, whether it’s a formal employment law case or a highly complex issue. I find their advice sensible and pragmatic, and in the more formal interactions I find them genuinely supportive and engaged.‘

‘Responsive and knowledgeable.’

‘The practice has taken the time to build relationships with key stakeholders and acts as a trusted source of advice as we navigate complex employment matters. We are always quickly triaged to the correct person with the specialist knowledge to respond to our enquiries.’

‘All interactions are professional but relaxed and our enquiries and requests for support are well engaged with.‘

‘We have always enjoyed positive interactions with agents of Bevan Brittan, however, Andrew Uttley particularly has always acted as a trusted legal advisor and is often our preferred contact, simply on the basis of his personable manner, expert knowledge and sound advice.’

‘Andrew Uttley has a wealth of sector knowledge which makes his advice all the more credible and he always acts as professional sounding board on employment matters.’

‘Bevan Brittan LLP have a unique way of analysing the nature of our legal queries and transforming this into helpful and practical legal sessions. They have a helpful platform which allows us to ask queries with a response within 24 hours given. We are able to view the responses to other queries saving time and generation wider understanding. The legal advice itself is helpful and sensible.’

‘Bevan Brittan partners are proactive and responsive. They are friendly and we get the sense we are working in partnership.’

‘There is always someone within the team that has specialist knowledge, queries are triaged to ensure that the right person will respond. This is done in a timely manner.’

‘Jodie Sinclair – responsive, knowledgeable, actively understands our business needs.’

‘Jodie Sinclair has always provided superb employment support and advice in the most difficult cases. She has also been able to source wider support and advice as necessary giving confidence that the advice is as good as it possibly could be’

‘Jodie Sinclair is someone with whom I have been privileged to work for c. 25 years. She gives excellent advice and support in the most difficult of cases, she has grip and genuinely gives an opinion on the correct course of action.’

‘Very responsive, going over and above when needed.’

‘Bevan Brittan is an exceptional firm with unique expertise. The key attribute is the ability to understand the level of capability and capacity of the client and respond with the appropriate level of support and advice. The understanding of the sector is second to none and that is crucial to ensure agile and appropriate support.‘

‘Rosie Jago is an exceptional lawyer.’

‘Sound legal advice based on a real understanding of business needs.’

‘This is an agile and responsive team that has been able to advise on a wide range of issues with a clear understanding of my organisations’ business and objectives.’

‘Mark Robertson consistently provides pragmatic and user-friendly advice to me and my team. He is proactive and gives very clear advice which is very reassuring when straying into potentially litigious areas.’