Bevan Brittan LLP > Birmingham, England > Firm Profile

‘Tim Hodgetts leads a strong team from the front and his proactive approach permeates the team, who all have a very “hands on” attitude, assessing the risks and the best tactical approach to a case from the outset‘.

‘Tim Hodgetts is a strong tactician and good communicator who gets the job done with a minimum of fuss. Elena Goodfellow is a rising star: very experienced: sensible, reliable and with excellent judgment. Though an associate, she deals confidently with very complex liability issues and the highest value quantum claims’.

‘The team’s strength lies in its knowledge base, ability to handle a variety of disputes and robust approach. Compared to other firms, I find the team at Bevan Brittan efficient, organised and on-top of the issues which arise in complex clinical negligence cases. Tim Hodgetts – very impressive. On top of all the issues and dependable in his approach to running a case’.

‘Bevan Brittan has a team of committed and effective clinical negligence specialists. They are good at identifying the issues worth fighting about and the issues to compromise. Amongst the partners I would single out Tim Hodgetts in Birmingham’.

‘A strong team of top quality lawyers, very sensitive to their clinician witnesses and the realities of clinical negligence litigation. They fight difficult cases hard and well. Lauren Halliday – an iron fist in a velvet glove’.

‘Carly Caton has been my main contact throughout and she is so amenable, always willing to go the extra yard and has become someone who’s judgement I value very highly.’

‘Carly Caton has been instrumental in getting the programme we are working on to the point that it is. She is always responsive and explains everything in a thorough way. She is responsive to our requests for meetings and always returns tasks when she say she will. It is a pleasure working with her’

‘Vincent Buscemi and Carly Caton consistently offer an exceptionally high level of support. Always prepared to go the extra mile, they ensure client satisfaction remains high at all times. They combine expertise with relationship skills, insight and humour.’

‘Extensive knowledge of the NHS and, in particular, the requirements of the our Hospital trust’

‘They are extremely approachable, accessible and understanding of our requirements. Their expert opinion is highly valued by the organisation.’

‘Very knowledgeable and a safe pair of hands on leases and easements for infrastructure.’

‘They have a unique understanding and specialism in loan facility/advice and contract drafting.’

‘Responsive to client requests and instructions.’

‘The team were conscious to advise us of the potential costs to our business, not only concerning the outcome of the matter in dispute, but the legal costs at various stages.’

‘Bevan Brittan has diversity in its staff, covers a wide range of sectors and is environmentally conscious.’

‘I have worked with Julian Hoskins and was very impressed by Julian’s detailed knowledge and experience of employment related issues.’

‘Prompt, confident, and expert advice, just when you need it.’

‘Sarah Lamont provides outstanding support and expertise to navigate the most complex and contentious matters.’

‘This is a team that knows and understands the reality of the sector which means their advise and management of matters is effective, focused and strategic but human in its approach.’

‘Julian Hoskins remains a strong litigator and adviser on IR and ER matters and provides advice which is legally correct but also tactically astute.’

‘A fantastic high-calibre team of solicitors lead by Paul Taverner, a specialist for insurers with a nationwide reputation. They have gone from strength to strength this year with the progression of key personnel such as Claire Jones and Adrian Neale. Their clients are devoted and loyal.’

‘Bevan Brittan excel in client services, particularly in providing training material and providing ad-hoc advices. Their knowledge is of the highest possible standard and service is impossible to fault.’

‘The Bristol office of Bevan Brittan have many highly experienced lawyers in the clinical negligence field. They have a thorough understanding of high value and complex clinical negligence claims, which is put to good use in seeking to achieve the most favourable outcomes possible in challenging cases.’

‘This is a highly experienced, mature and capable team. Sensible, easy to communicate with and responsive.’

‘I have worked with Alison Garrett over a number of years in complex high value claims. These claims involve complex evidential and expert issues, as well as real sensitivities around the facts of the cases, which Alison is fantastic in navigating with clinicians and experts.’

‘In Bristol the star is undoubtedly Joanna Lloyd – personality combined with experience and intellect ensure that for her clients she is the first port of call. Ceri Catton is a very able solicitor and one to watch.’

‘Paul Taverner deals with the highest value and most complex of our cases. Paul is extremely approachable and has a great breadth of knowledge. Paul handles our most difficult customers with a patience and understanding that is second to none.’

‘Paul Taverner has exceptional knowledge of our sector and gives well directed, well considered and relevant advices. Claire Jones handles an incredible caseload with exceptional levels of knoweldge, expertise and client relations.’

‘Whoever I engage with within the team is always extremely approachable and very knowledgeable about their particular area of expertise. They are always ready with ideas and suggestions but are equally willing to listen to your ideas and then enhance them with partnership working. To me, it’s their partnership approach to problem solving that makes them standout.’

‘Rosemary Jago is exceptional with her client care and also with her understanding of the problems and issues we need to work together to resolve.’

‘Ability and willingness to rapidly respond to unforeseen events when urgent advice is needed Access to a wide range of specialist skills.’

‘We have received good strategic contract advice from David Hutton on several complex matters.’

‘In their respective areas they have demonstrated good experience in their respective areas, the ability to respond quickly and in an agile way to meet priorities, making their advice easily understood by non-lawyers.’

‘Bethan Lloyd has a really broad range of knowledge and experience, and she always responds promptly and pragmatically.’

‘Bethan Lloyd is excellent at striking a balance between highlighting the public law constraints we need to be mindful of, but also helping us to act in as agile and commercial a way as possible.’

‘Excellent reputation; detailed sectoral knowledge of modular construction. Breadth and depth of specialisms and resources across several sectors ideal to support a growing real estate and construction company.’

‘Excellent team led by Louise Robling, well known PFI practice and known for being instructed for the big disputes in this area specialist area of law.’

‘Louise Robling is very approachable and responsive, practical in her approach and is incredibly commercial in her approach.’

‘We have found the practice proactive and constructive from the very first contact. We use our partner contact for continuity, and they pass to the relevant specialist team to assist according to the skill set required. It is a one-stop house.’

‘Excellent knowledge of the construction sector.’

‘Exceptional, friendly and caring with excellent approach and communication skills. Louise Robling – Extremely knowledgeable and able to impart complicated advice concisely.’

‘The team are very approachable. They are able to articulate their advice clearly. They have strong expertise in some niche areas, which is appreciated. The team know the sector well and keep us appraised of any key topics that we need to be aware of.’

‘The individuals are very approachable and down to earth. They provide their advice in a way that is easy to understand. They communicate clearly and ensure that we are kept updated throughout any project work.’

‘Experienced, approachable, clarity of explanation, great understanding of the challenges involved in our project.’

‘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.’

‘Technical knowledge and strength.’

‘Bevan Brittan’s social housing team have in-depth knowledge of the sector, with its opportunities and challenges.’

‘John Cox is a fantastic litigator and has extensive knowledge in housing law. He is a trusted lawyer and you know he has your back. His wealth of experience and dedication makes law look easy even in difficult cases.’

‘Richard Stirk is an expert in housing association land and plot purchases and ensures grant position and future funding capacity is maximised through implementation (or variation) of S106 agreements.’

‘Bevan Brittan are always willing to go the extra mile and to ensure deadlines are met.’

‘The standout individual here is John Cox. John is like an encyclopaedia of legal knowledge and can answer every question given to him with great detail.’

‘We have found Bevan Brittan a pleasure to work with over the past few years. They deal with matters in a timely manner and provide an efficient service.’

‘It is a great team. They are responsive and always looking for solutions. You can trust that the work will be of the highest quality and attention to getting the right outcome for their client. The team is personable, no nonsense and really hardworking.’

‘Ability to field a team to meet the customer’s requirements, to support governance processes and use technology to support the case. Adam Kendall – has provided a consistent service, ensuring that the client is kept up to date, that sufficient opportunity has been provided for discussion and challenge and communicated key concerns or actions to barristers’.

‘The team has a great depth and experience in contentious health matters.’

‘Very strong healthcare team – on top of relevant law and practice and a pleasure to work with.’

‘The service received is is courteous, professional and always spot on. The practice will ask difficult questions to ensure you are aware of what is being asked for and the correct.’

‘What sets them apart it is their flexibility, speed of response and the quality and appropriateness of legal advice which is based up an understanding of our needs of of the wider healthcare sector.’

‘Peter Francis is excellent. Highly experienced, thorough, commercial – and very personable too!‘

‘Julia Jones knows her stuff.’

‘When issues have arisen, Bevan Brittan have come up with innovative solutions to overcome roadblocks, whilst advising us as client as to the procurement risks involved the whole way to enable us to take informed decisions.’

‘Kirtpal Kaur Aujla is always a pleasure to work with, she takes the time to engage with me very early and provides logical solutions.’

‘Kirtpal is always happy to liaise directly with in house client departments and is able to communicate using non technical language to assist with their understanding of the challenges involved.’

‘Kirtpal has been brilliant. She has worked closely with our in house legal advisor and the commissioners to reflect the aspirations to underpin the partnership with a more relational and productive commissioning agreement reflecting the outcomes and costs that matter.’

‘At least 20 years of experience as an NHS-appointed firm, with expertise and experience across the whole range of healthcare law, outstanding partners and associates. At the top of their game on knowledge of medical law and practice, efficiency and innovation, pioneering new methods of case investigation and providing an outstanding overall service to the NHS.’

‘Julie Charlton, Joanne Easterbrook and Penelope Radcliffe are all first class. Their calm, helpful preparation, their knowledge of medical and legal issues, interest in the subject and sensible approach to decisions about fighting or settling cases are all excellent, as are their sensitive attitudes to and understanding of claimants’ needs and objectives. The partners are backed up by associates and trainees who all bear the Bevan Brittan hallmark of calm and knowledgeable efficiency.’

‘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.’

‘Julie Charlton is an outstanding partner, robust but pragmatic.’

‘Joanne Easterbrook is very experienced, with sound judgment. Esther Evans is highly efficient and competent. Verity Danziger is unusually clever and very savvy.’

‘Bevan Brittan have superb strength in depth, they run their cases immaculately, they’re passionate about what they do and they achieve great results for their clients.’

‘Penelope Radcliffe is a superstar; she handles a caseload of maximum severity cases and her medical knowledge is second to none. She’s passionate about her work, adored by her clients and barristers alike and is a formidable opponent with an excellent nose for the killer point.’

‘The team combines an exceptionally detailed knowledge of all aspects of public law with a real understanding of the practical issues that arise for public authorities and others. Members of the team work particularly well with clients and, where necessary, with external counsel, to add value and deliver results.’

‘Olivia Carter is an experienced partner with encyclopedic knowledge of the case law, able to boil down complex cases to the key issues and delivers really sound advice on the best approach. I have seen a number of pieces of advice that Olivia has provided – I’ve never disagreed with a word of it and her sense of how issues will play out in litigation is really impressive.’

‘Amy Tschobotko has just had a well-deserved promotion to partner. Hugely reassuring presence on any case – has an instinctive understanding of the context in which public law decisions are made and provides sound advice on how to protect clients’ interests.’

‘I think that what makes the firm unique is its positioning as a full-service law firm to public sector clients (and others), so that public sector and public and administrative law knowledge and considerations permeate and underpin how its lawyers approach advising their clients across all its various disciplines, rather than public and administrative law being a stand-alone, potentially siloed discipline, apart from others.’

‘There is a combination of commerciality with a pervasive understanding of public sector and public and administrative law concerns across disciplines, so that I have a sense that the lawyers we work with both really understand us and can provide advice which is commercially aware, whilst also being in line with public law principles.’

‘Olivia Carter – excellent to work with, really wants to get to know and understand the client, highly responsive and superb tactical awareness. A real star!’

‘Melanie Carter is undoubtedly a stand-out in terms of her commitment and legal creativity and resourcefulness when it comes to thinking anew about difficult questions of law.’

‘Melanie Carter is a very good communicator, with Olympic-standard expertise in public law. In whatever case we instruct her, she is totally focused on the best outcome. It is very reassuring when someone at the top of their game, as Melanie is, is so able to make complex matters relatively easy for their client to understand.’

‘Great range of experience across the team and juniors were of a high calibre. Responsive service.’

‘Louise Leaver and Jessica Church were excellent, being well versed in their areas and responsive & professional.’

‘The team are very supportive, bring a breadth of knowledge, experience and market awareness.’

‘I’ve worked with Deborah Rowntree and Richard Stirk and have found them responsive and effective.’

‘This practice builds strong relationships with its clients, and as a consequence, when working with them, you feel like you are working with an in-house team rather than external advisers.’

‘The individuals that we worked with were very responsive to our requests, which is very important when working to tight deadlines. They also had a good understanding of the treasury issues that we were dealing with, and as a consequence, little time was spent explaining the underlying treasury concepts.’

‘Louise Leaver is extremely good and always willing to keep to deadlines and to explain to clients on simple terms to cut through and legal jargon. She is always a pleasure to work with. Richard Stirk is knowledgable in his specialist field and has always produced the goods to enable projects to complete on time. David Moore has always produced excellent advice on a number of funding deals.’

‘The team comprises genuine leaders in their field. Its energy practice in particular is market leading. Individuals within the team go the extra mile to really ingratiate themselves within our business team and working with them is good fun.’

‘They put significant time and effort into winning and then delivering on mandates. They are very open and transparent with their pricing and actually want to get to know the individuals within our team on a personal as well as business level.’

‘Nathan Bradberry provided us with excellent service, dedicating lots of his time and clearly demonstrating his expertise and commitment to the project.’

‘Market leading team that understands the commercial realities of project finance/PFI in a manner that few others do.’

‘The team have a really good understanding of the sector and the relevant players. They also take a pragmatic approach.’

‘Excellent advice and service at very reasonable rates.’

‘Proactive team, get to the heart of the matter easily, respond to questions in a timely manner with the ability to explain more difficult issues in an understandable way. A large practice with multi disciplines really adds to their strength.’

‘Alison Buckingham is very knowledgeable with a great understanding of my organisation’s requirements from contracts and legal agreements. Alison is able to explain complex legal matters in a straightforward and understandable way and responds to any questions I or my team have very quickly.’

‘Experience, punctuality, wealth of knowledge, always keen and happy to help, capable to bring in colleagues where their experience adds value, administration is superb and accurate.’

‘I have found the solicitors I have worked with to be competent and very helpful and am happy to continue using the firm.’

‘Bevan Brittan has a truly first-rate property litigation department with a fantastic blend of real experience and energetic new-comers. They are IT savvy and able to handle the demands that come with doing really big cases.’

‘They have a broad range of good individual solicitors – reviewed below – who clearly get on very well together and work well as a team.’

‘People, very good, easy to understand way of explaining options so that non property experienced clients can make a decision.’

‘Steve Eccles – he is so happy to take the time to explain things to clients.’

‘Steven Eccles is a partner with a wealth of experience and has showed great leadership. He handles high-pressured situations with aplomb and has a tremendous facility to help clients (and barristers for that matter) live through difficult moments in the course of litigation.’

‘Kevin Dawson lives and breathes his cases; he has a great eye for detail and gives careful and sound advice on both substantive and procedural matters – he is a really safe pair of hands.’

‘Steve Eccles is particularly helpful and experienced. His advice is very practical and sensible. His knowledge of the law is exceptional and has a skill of breaking it down so that it is easy to understand.’

‘A good strong team with lots of housing experience and enthusiasm. The team work well together and support each other which makes working with them much easier. Instructions are always clear and in good time.’

‘As Bevan Brittan continue to develop its higher education sector expertise, the firm remains focused on delivering excellent client care. It will look at flexibility in pricing which is beneficial to client.’

‘The team are knowledgeable. They clearly know the sector and key players well. They are also pragmatic and approachable.’

‘Nadeem Arshad was the lead partner. We know Nadeem well and have worked with him before. He knows the sector well and provided good oversight.’

‘Market leading team that understands the commercial realities of project finance / PFI in a manner that few others do.’

‘The firm is dedicated and highly professional’

‘Ashley Norman provides excellent advice and is business focused.’

‘Rachel Soundy is excellent. She spends the time getting to know clients, offers tailored advice and really does go above and beyond- in respect of fees, added value services and commitment.’

‘Their stakeholder management, project planning and flexibility have been exceptional. Their ability to collaborate with board members, officers, other consultants, lenders and other legal advisers has been very effective.’

‘Our lead partner Sarah Greenhalgh has felt like part of our internal team. Lawyers can sometimes be intimidating, but Sarah makes you feel like you can ask anything, which is critical. She has an ability to simplify complexity and see the bigger picture.’

‘Excellent client engagement and support’.

‘Responsive and willing to support and communicate with staff at all levels in the organisation where required, tailoring guidance and advice appropriately.’.

‘This has strength and depth and with the two skilled and pragmatic partners – Simon Lindsay(who is approachable and experienced) and Hannah Taylor (who can be relied upon to guide clinicians through complex arguments and processes with patience and efficiency’.

‘The team works in partnership with in-house legal teams and clinicians. They always actively consider the patient as paramount during these often complex and emotionally draining applications’.

‘The team are extremely knowledgeable, personable, pragmatic and efficient.’

‘Andrew Shaw is very friendly and approachable, and has a huge wealth of experience to draw upon. He is innovative in that he works to find the best solution to your problems.’

‘Jonathan Turner is quietly reassuring, both in his manner and with his advice. He has a wealth of experience which he draws on to ensure the best outcomes for his clients.’

‘The BB team were very knowledgeable and gave concise advice throughout the engagement. Their flexibility was something that I have not experienced with other Legal firms, the team made themselves available at short notice in order to support us.’

‘Emily Heard (Partner) stood out with how approachable and flexible she was.’

‘Bevan Brittan’s commercial litigation team (across the offices) have been excellent. They approach a matter sensibly and commercially which is valuable.’

‘Wesley O’Brien is in my view a rising star. His advice has been pragmatic and to the point; He brought a new perspective and options to the table which ultimately got results swiftly in what appeared to be a desperate situation. I would definitely recommend using his services.’

‘I have worked with Wesley O’Brien in this team who has been excellent – he has delivered timely, client-focused advice and remained proactive.’

‘Practical advice and a full understanding of the legal context on which that advice is given.’

‘Excellent client care.’

‘Very knowledgeable and confident on their advice.’

‘Just an excellent service provider. Highly recommend.’

‘The team has considerable experience in substantial infrastructure projects for local governments. They act on many PFI/PPP projects. This includes ongoing commercial issues together with disputes. They have brilliant client service skills, and are very competent and excellent value for money.’

‘Judith Hopper gets involved in all her cases and is a master tactician.’

‘The people at Bevan Brittan have a fantastic team spirit and work well together with clients, going the extra mile to secure the right outcome. They have a wealth of experience in infrastructure and energy.’

‘Judith Hopper has sound judgment and effortlessly manages her team. She never gets flustered, has a commercial viewpoint and achieves fantastic results.’

‘Always aware of the commercial implications of their advice.’

‘Bevan Brittan are an absolute machine in turning around high-stake work under time pressure.’

‘Judith Hopper is an extremely hands-on partner, who gets fully involved with all her cases. Clients love her as she is highly organised and intelligent.’

‘The team has experience in construction matters for local governments and acts on many PFI/PPP projects, involving ongoing commercial issues together with disputes.’

‘Sarah Wilson and her team were fantastic. I have worked with Sarah for over ten years. She is polite, professional and a great communicator.’

‘Niamh Batterton is professional, proactive, effective, pragmatic and commercially astute.’

‘The team are highly knowledgeable and personable. Clients are handled with care, the team understands political challenges that public sector clients work within. Always able to drive to the goal and strategise effectively to manoeuvre the other side.’

‘Judith Hopper is brilliant. She has exceptional judgement, achieves fantastic results and has great commercial acumen.’

‘A very supportive team, who are responsive and creative. They have an excellent commercial understanding that supports business and builds relationships. Billing is reasonable and they work hard to have a good working relationship with us.’

‘Bevan Brittan has an extremely well-established and well-regarded property litigation practice, particularly renowned for its public sector client base and intimate knowledge of the public sector (especially the NHS). It therefore has a depth and breadth of expertise, covering all the usual areas of commercial and residential landlord and tenant and real property law, whilst also being able to draw on its in-depth expertise on public sector constitutional and other matters where necessary.’

‘James Teagle has extensive knowledge and on a recent matter, showed excellent negotiation skills in order to get the best possible result for the client.’

‘The team provides positive and prompt advice.’

‘James Teagle is an extremely accomplished property litigator, but also a wonderful human being to work with. He is polite, unfailingly courteous and unflappable even under immense pressure. He is also immensely hard-working.’

‘Good, honest, straightforward and practical advice.’

‘James Teagle is a very effective solicitor.’

‘The team is dedicated, knowledgeable and offers sound advice. Ashley Norman provides an excellent service and is business focused‘.

‘Rebecca Pendlebury is efficient, plain speaking and gets the deal done.’

‘Helen Andrews is an excellent construction lawyer. She really knows her stuff. Clients trust her. She works hard to master the details.’

‘Helen Andrews is very proactive and gets it done.’

‘The team at Bevan Brittan think very carefully about which barristers to instruct. They are careful in selecting barristers with appropriate and focused expertise. In the long run this saves their clients costs as the advice that they receive is the best possible available. The Bevan Brittan Property litigation team is also very approachable and client friendly.’

‘Excellent advice and a true understanding of the clients needs.’

‘Cynyr Rhys is extremely knowledgeable, efficient and very approachable. Aside from the complex legal issues, our dispute had a significant political dimension which Cynyr navigated confidently. Highly recommended.’

‘Bevan Brittan are an exceptionally good legal firm who provide a highly professional and cost effective service.’

‘Mark Robertson is excellent.’

‘This team is always responsive and available to discuss potential issues. I feel like I have been guided very confidently through some very technical areas of law with speed and precision.’

‘Mark Robertson has provided significant assistance and advice on many matters for my team and I would be reluctant to seek out anyone else for property litigation.’

‘Adam Kendall offers practical step by step solution focused advice that is easy to understand.’

‘A strong team that gives bespoke sector specific health and safety advice.’

‘Experience in public sector’

‘I invariably feel that the Bevan Brittan team go the extra mile: they provide not only effective legal advice, but also pragmatic and commercially astute recommendations.’

‘They are extremely collaborative in that they never seem to “sit on the fence” but always want to give the benefit of their experience and expertise.’

‘Steven Smith has sound business acumen’

‘They’re easily accessible when I need them, and seem to enjoy the challenge of trying to solve problems (often extremely effectively) by providing advice in real time as project issues emerge.’

‘Some other law firms provide similar standards of service, although Bevan Brittan are very consistent in terms of their approach.’

‘I work closely with Steven Smith, partner, he stands out as a lawyer due to his pro-active support.’

‘They  realise the importance of cultivating a good relationship with the other parties to the transaction, and they’re good at “thinking outside of the box”, to problem-solve.’

‘Thorough and detailed with good supporting depth and a spread of expertise.’

‘Able to provide pragmatic and practical solutions which are grounded in helping to make development happen, and avoid getting stuck in legal mud!’

‘The team was dedicated, responsive, always across all of the detail of a highly complex joint venture (which needed to cohere with extensive finance and property documents) and persevered through contested negotiations. I also consider that the team worked efficiently and delivered value for money.’

‘Andrew Spicer was highly responsive in a demanding, high value joint venture. The negotiations were contested and he quietly persevered. He was pragmatic when appropriate and dogged when not. He was across all of the detail of complicated legal documentation. Chris Harper went above and beyond to step in where additional support was required.’

‘Responsive and supportive. Knowledgeable about the specific concerns of those in local government and a good supportive, collegiate approach to completing deals.’

‘Andrew Spicer: practical, good value advice, taking in both the strategic and the detail of the deal.’

‘A strong commercial focus on planning law issues which impact on land and property, whilst understanding issues that relate to the public sector.’

‘Has an excellent service in providing advice in planning (large regeneration schemes) and compulsory purchase process.’

‘Excellent service.’

‘Dalee Kaur, partner at Bevan Brittan. She is thoughtful and thorough, and very level-headed in high pressure moments.’

‘Dalee Kaur: Pragmatic. Experienced. No fuss. Really works for the client. Dedicated and passionate.’

‘Close working relations, flexibility to advise on ad-hoc basis, thorough knowledge and expertise in this field and help de-risk legalistic and delivery concerns.’

‘Dalee Kaur brings private sector experience and a real commercial focus to help provide excellent, well-considered advice.’

‘They understand my business and are always happy to support without charging loads.’

‘They also do not use legal jargon, they are straight to the point.’

‘The team have a great deal of experience in employment matters relating to doctors, which is a complex area and I have not come across anyone else who has such a comprehensive understanding.’

‘Alastair Currie is exceptional. Really thoughtful, knowledgeable, practical and responsive.’

‘The team are ably led by Jodie Sinclair. I am always confident that Jodie will have grip on a case and set out clearly the options available to me.’

‘They are highly responsive, creative in their solutions and give robust and clear guidance.’

‘Jodie Sinclair is outstanding. Clarity of thought and advice at all times. Tireless in a management of cases and immensely able.’

‘Jodie Sinclair is able to take clear strategic view point on matters and draw in additional expert resource as needed.’

‘Alastair Currie is excellent. Genuinely insightful and practical, with superb judgment.’

‘Jodie Sinclair is commercial, straightforward and has the ability to cut to the chase easily and with real skill.’

‘Bevan Brittan has an extremely well-established and well-regarded property litigation practice, particularly renowned for its public sector client base and intimate knowledge of the public sector (especially the NHS). It therefore has a depth and breadth of expertise, covering all the usual areas of commercial and residential landlord and tenant and real property law, whilst also being able to draw on its in-depth expertise on public sector constitutional and other matters where necessary.’

‘James Teagle has extensive knowledge and on a recent matter, showed excellent negotiation skills in order to get the best possible result for the client.’

‘The team provides positive and prompt advice.’

‘James Teagle is an extremely accomplished property litigator, but also a wonderful human being to work with. He is polite, unfailingly courteous and unflappable even under immense pressure. He is also immensely hard-working.’

‘Good, honest, straightforward and practical advice.’

‘James Teagle is a very effective solicitor.’