Kuit Steinart Levy LLP > Manchester, England > Firm Profile

‘The most effective licensing firm serving the North West. Very strong lawyers at all levels who provide attentive and highly responsive service to their clients.’

‘Felicity Tulloch and Rebecca Lowe are stand-out practitioners. Excellent judgment, client care and knowledge.’

‘Rebecca Lowe is a very steady pair of hands, goes above and beyond in the preparation of her cases.’

‘The team here has helped me with a number of very complex licensing issues and a review. Working with them has always been easy and their response times are always very fast. They always provide a balanced view and their guidance is never overpowering. Each step is carefully explained and regardless of the complexity they have an ability to simplify everything in layman’s terms when required.’

‘Rebecca Lowe is outstanding. Our licensing issues have been very complex and Rebecca has guided us through all the processes with ease and ensuring the best end result.’

‘A well-run team that is personable, friendly and client centric. The firm represents good value on a fee basis.’

‘Elaine Roche is exceptionally good; efficient, timely and organised, she puts client service at the forefront of everything.’

‘A very accessible and knowledgeable team which keeps up to date with current developments.’

‘Working with Graham Wood is a real pleasure, as his knowledge and experience in the field of taxation is impressive.’

‘The team work collaboratively with immense efficiency across the multiple disciplines within the firm. This carries over to collaborations with external parties to ensure that clients receive a complete and robust service.’

‘Both Graham Wood and David Chambers provide a great depth of knowledge in their field and are able to communicate this across all levels of understanding in a clear and concise manner with a warmth and approachability.’

‘Great people who do what they say and a great combination of being technical and really good communicators.’

‘Trust, technical expertise, and people skills.’

‘The firm has provided me with fantastic employment advice. They work as a team and nothing is ever too much effort.’

‘Lauren Ogden has provided an extremely professional service. Progress updates have been timely, and where necessary, simple explanations provided that have been easy to understand.’

‘The immediate impact when I connected with Sally Bird was one of trust. She has brilliant communication skills.’

‘I was so lucky to be recommended Sally Bird and ti was a privilege to be able to have her look after me. I felt in safe hands and brilliantly guided. She had a genuine care for my mental health, and she is a role model for her behaviour, work ethic, and caring manner.’

‘Excellent HR practice with exceptional working knowledge of the legal and practical framework surrounding the topic. Pragmatic and on-point advice with an ability to cut to the important matters and guide the client to the desired outcome.’

‘Mark McKeating has excellent advice and great client management skills.’

‘Claire Treacy is always friendly, builds a great working relationship with us, is always on hand, provides advice efficiently, and adapts her style to us so it’s understandable.’

‘Kuit’s employment team is well led, client focused and functions as an interactive whole. It gives a real sense of working collectively, focused always on the interests of the client.’

‘Kevin McKenna is never less than impressive, especially under pressure. He has a cool head, incisive analysis and real tactical acumen.’

‘James Howarth has impressed. He is particularly skilled in assisting clients with what might be the more technical and difficult process aspects of employment and data protection law. These are areas in which many have a dangerously superficial understanding. James has real knowledge.’

‘Claire Hollins is swift to respond and has a good understanding of commercial as well as legal implications of a course of action.’

‘The employment team are friendly, approachable and extremely knowledgeable. They address all the legal issues from a human perspective, which aligns with our company values. I am rest assured that my team always receive straight-forward, quality advice.’

‘The team always give the impression of thinking creatively about their clients. Always on the ball. Excellent technical knowledge.’

‘Graham Wood is particularly clear in his advice.’

‘Kuits are among the best in town. They have a real depth of experience in the department with all the authority and confidence that that brings. They are also extremely personable, with a strong sense of teamwork between solicitor, counsel and client.’

‘Graham Wood is very approachable and pragmatic and has been a pleasure to work with.’

‘Graham Wood has an in-depth knowledge of the law and all matters concerning probate, the underlying trusts created by the wills that we are involved with and how to effectively resolve the dispute.’

‘Graham Wood is pragmatic and commercial, so much so that I referred a large probate matter to him as I knew the client would be in safe hands and Graham would look after her.’

‘Approachable and commercially minded. Tactically astute individuals.’

‘Peter Kaye is hugely experienced in a range of complimentary fields. Enables a clear view in private disputes of various strands.’

‘They have a really thorough understanding. They explain things very well and have put me at ease throughout what has been a particularly stressful period.’

‘Bruce Jones was knowledgeable and professional throughout and he dealt with matters within the agreed timescales and for the agreed cost. Just an overall good service. ’

‘Bruce Jones clearly had a great deal of specialist knowledge in the area.’

‘We have had a number of IP matters to be dealt with in the past 12 months, and Kuits always have expert knowledge on hand, to assist and give the most appropriate advice for us. They always look at the matter in hand to determine the most appropriate and cost effective option in terms of whether a partner or associate would deal with each particular issue, always ensuring they have our best interests at the forefront.’

‘From the outset, our dealings with Bruce Jones have been excellent. As you’d expect, he is extremely knowledgeable in his area of expertise and gave us confidence from the outset in what seemed at the time to be an extremely worrying situation.’

‘Costs have always been transparent and fair.’

‘We would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending.’

‘Bruce Jones has led us on a difficult and complex journey through multi jurisdictional global contracts dealing with cross border licensing of patents and IP whilst maintaining a sense of perspective and most importantly patience. The work has been of an exceptional standard and has been delivered both on time and within the fee estimate- this alone makes him a stand out partner on the Manchester scene.’

‘I couldn’t be happier with the incredible legal guidance we received and they made a potentially complicated and difficult process much easier to navigate.’

‘Helen Mather provided clear and straightforward advice, kept the communication flowing, and showed a genuine commitment to achieving the best outcome for me.’

‘Chloe Murphy and Holly Wragg were both exceptionally detailed in their work and went above and beyond expectations especially later on in the process where late evenings and last minute updates were needed to ensure a successful outcome.’

‘At the heart of Kuits LLP’s success in Manchester is the holistic approach it adopts towards client service, and their unwavering commitment to understanding and achieving the commercial objectives of their clients.’

‘Their strength lies in their ability to seamlessly integrate legal solutions with commercial realities, ensuring outcomes that are not just legally sound but also strategically advantageous for their clients.’

‘Kuits has a team of widely experienced and highly commercial lawyers who are very well connected in the marketplace. I find them to be extremely focussed on client satisfaction, very accessible and highly responsive. They focus on my key commercial drivers and they deliver on time every time within our agreed budgets.’

‘Rob Buckley is our go-to lawyer on all matters – he makes it his business to thoroughly understand my business objectives and has always provided me with sound commercial legal advice.’

‘The team has great knowledge and commerciality.’

‘Client-focussed with solicitors who form a good working relationships with clients and counsel.’

‘Nichola Evans is unquestionably the most knowledgeable solicitor that I have worked with. Her knowledge has no obvious gaps and very much dissipates through the team.’

‘Peter Kaye – a great leader, who brings the best out of more junior members of the team. Daniel Adcock-Kirsh – hard working and good with clients.’

‘The team is headed up by highly experienced and highly intelligent partners, who have “been there and done that” when it comes to litigation and arbitration. They lead a team of committed and hard-working associates who really get stuck in and help move a case along.’

‘Damian Bailey (Partner): Damian has seen it all. He combines being a highly intelligent lawyer with hard-nosed practicality and commerciality – so he sees all angles of the case but is still no-nonsense. This allows him to push his clients’ cases forward but to also get deals done.’

‘As a firm, Kuits are always willing to look at solving client issues and focus on the client’s requirements rather than taking a very legal approach to issues. In particular they are pragmatic and take a commercial approach.’

‘We have worked with Kuit’s for a number of years, and have always found them to be professional and capable of anything we need assistance for. The litigation team has assisted us on a number of issues over the past couple of years and I’ve been impressed with how they are able to handle any issues we have thrown their way.’

‘Within litigation we have mainly dealt with Daniel Adcock-Kirsh, who has assisted us with a few legal claims or queries. Every time I have contacted Daniel he responds immediately, and always provides the most appropriate advice and also dealt with certain issues on our behalf, acting in our best interests at all times.’

‘The team are fully engaging and supportive of clients. They very much work together as a team to support clients on specific cases. They work quickly and efficiently.’

‘Meave O’Neill, George MacMillan and Alison Kellett are all fantastic service providers. Knowledgeable in their field and I am confident of their advice and guidance. They go out of their way to support clients.’

‘A very well-constructed team, with expertise in abundance.’

‘George MacMillan and his team are always at the end of the phone to provide immediate consultancy and guidance, often before any formal instruction.’

‘Very personable, available, approachable, quick and knowledgeable.’

‘George MacMillan epitomises Kuits’ approach to business and reflects completely what was said previously – he is very personable, available, approachable, quick and knowledgeable.’

‘The whole team’s process is thorough and they really strive to keep their positive culture going in recruiting new team members.’

‘Kuits are thorough and comprehensive in all private law children matters and represent their clients to the best of their abilities.’

‘Kuits has strong expertise in the private law areas they work in, which means they stand out in their field.’

‘Every case is treated with the upmost care and attention. The clients get a Rolls-Royce service.’

‘Colin Davies is an exceptional solicitor. He is old school and does not take on more cases than he can deal with which is a rarity these days. He deals with complex family matters, that often have cross-overs areas. I would highly recommend him.’

‘Colin Davies is extremely personable and offers empathy when you are going through the most traumatic time in your life.’

‘Ayesha Griffin is a fearless solicitor who has great attention to detail.’

‘The Kuits team stands out as being very commercially savvy and able to navigate us through some very complex areas to achieve our end objectives. The commercial property team has strength-in-depth in all the key areas that we need so they are able to adapt to the needs of all our transactions. They are used to working under pressure and have the right people with the right expertise to deliver the service we need when we need it.’

‘Kuits leave us in no doubt that we are an important and valued client to them, they constantly strive to be highly accessible, proactive and responsive as required. Nick Nyunt understands how we think and what is important to us. He leads from the front in terms of providing excellent service.’

‘Kuits are extremely commercially savvy. They have helped us navigate complex commercial situations on many occasions and their in-depth understanding of the commercial real estate and funding markets has proved invaluable to us. They leave no stone unturned in finding a commercial solution no matter what the nature of the problem.’

‘Kuits appears to have a very diverse workforce and to see the merit in different approaches and thought processes within the organisation.’

‘Nick Nyunt is one of the best commercial real estate lawyers I have ever come across.’

‘Sally Knight and David Moroney lead on our investment work. They are very good lawyers and very proactive which means they deliver what we need on time and on budget. Christopher Hardy has a tremendous amount of experience in the borrower funding space. He is very user-friendly and applies his wide experience to ensure we get the right funding terms.’

‘Andrew Knight and Steve Jackson enable us to ensure that our property estate operates smoothly and are unflappable and expert in what they do.’

‘Steve Eccleston has a strong real estate finance background and is an excellent problem solver when needed. ’

‘Lead partner was hands-on and did not delegate important pieces of work to junior team members.’

‘Integrity, responsiveness, and professionalism.’

‘Kuits focuses on providing a personal touch, building close relationships with existing and potential clients. They are excellent at putting clients at ease, explaining each stage of the process and likely outcomes.’

‘Robert Levy is an absolute pleasure to work with, having a well established background and experience of handling all manner of tax investigations. His interpersonal skills and depth of knowledge are impressive.’

‘Good knowledge of the law, sensible approach to resolving disputes on a commercial basis.’

‘Wendi Bussin – standout practitioner, great legal knowledge, excellent client skills, engages well with the opposition. Thorough and meticulous in her preparation.’

‘Robert Levy: very personable, good network and understanding of a wide range of legal aspects across sectors and fields.’

‘Extremely professional and efficient at every touchpoint. Specialist teams are well versed in their particular fields of expertise, which very quickly settled me as a new client.’

‘A dedicated team, good at identifying client needs and meeting them by collaborative working. Innovative in their problem-solving approach.’

‘Matthew Grellier is my go-to individual for his careful and holistic approach.’

‘The team at KSL offer us a wide-range of services and are able to support our growth in many different ways.’

‘We have worked with a range of the KSL team and have always been impressed by their knowledge and work output. We work in a complex environment, and across European and Asian borders and KSL always grasp these issues rapidly.’

‘They have a very collaborative way of working, are very responsive when given a task and have a wide understanding of the market we operate in. They take a very balanced view.’

‘Matthew Grellier is always extremely responsive when we have a challenging situation. He works quickly and effectively to provide the advice we have asked for. His knowledge and experience is extremely broad in the field we operate in. He always offers a balanced view and is keen to look for potential solutions and alternatives.’

‘The practice has the skills, knowledge and expertise within the building and construction discipline. The team understands our aims and objectives and also understands the dynamic and the structure of our governance as well as our priorities.’

‘The individuals who I work with have knowledge and expertise to help us with our building contracts, title deeds and other types of legal agreements. The team members who we work with are highly professional individuals and always deliver what is expected of them and in a timely manner to high-quality and standards.’