Moore Barlow > Southampton, England > Firm Profile

‘A high-quality firm with a relatively young and highly driven team of partners. Significant experience in the South of England and provide sensible good value advice to businesses.’

‘Kirsty Leary – an experienced and approachable practitioner who has provided clear and concise guidance to clients. Jeremy Over – an experienced practitioner who has worked on a number of flagship company sales in the technology sector.’

‘The Moore Barlow corporate team fulfils the classic criteria: small enough to care, big enough to cope. Partners are visible and add tangible value even on smaller transactions, and the team combines commercial acumen with a firm technical grasp.’

‘Roger Bailey leads transactions with a quiet but highly effective competence, both hands-on and accessible around the clock.’

‘They have been extremely helpful, supportive and quick to respond to all enquiries.’

‘We work closely with Thomas Clark and his team. We receive excellent service from everyone and they listen carefully to any concerns or specific matters that need to be addressed.’

 ‘The quality of service remains high, the work gets done without delay and, critically, the vendors don’t see any delay or breaks within the process.’

‘David Bright is a great, down-to-earth guy. No ego and not out to ‘win’ on our behalf. His calm, assured skill and experience mean we seldom experience deadlock or ‘toys-out-of-the-pram’ moments with the other side, something I have experienced with other lawyers in the past.’

‘David Ludlow is a committed lawyer who offers commercial and employment law experience.’

‘The team we worked with took charge of every detail with an entrepreneurial spirit and commitment. When working with international companies it is essential to know how to share information with respect to the reference country, and this too was done with great pragmatism. The creativity of the solutions and the flexibility in applying them was certainly an added value.’

‘The person with whom we worked was able to establish a correct human and professional relationship, took the time to fully understand the problem and was available whenever necessary. The distinctive trait is certainly flexibility combined with great competence.’

‘Very clear and definitive advice from David Ludlow which gave our partnership great reassurance and support. I have since recommended him to several colleagues because of the exceptional service.’

‘Overall, really good service from Moore Barlow. We have been working with them for many years now and they continue to provide pragmatic employment law advice to us. We work with Naomi Greenwood, who has endeavoured to understand our business which helps her to provide a sound, considered and appropriate level of advice to us on all aspects of employment law.’

‘The knowledge and experience of the team and their down to earth attitude.’

‘Heather Dobson is full of practical advice and strength.’

‘Chris Parsons is highly responsive and client focused. He turns work around quickly and takes feedback fully on board.’

‘Very cohesive team, superbly led, very practical and knowledgeable and a pleasure to deal with.’

‘Heather Dobson and Rebecca Chaplin know their subject inside out and have a wealth of experience. They understand issues before you have even finished explaining them.’

‘The team always helped with any technical terms and explained all situations which did comfort me when looking at daunting paperwork. It was all explained to me and they made extremely easy to understand.’

‘They were all very informative, caring and was always showing they were fully supportive in all aspects Would recommend to all of my contacts if they ever needed.’

‘My experience of the firm has been exemplary and I’m confident of their abilities to handle complicated cases such as my own.’

‘The people I’ve had working for me have been excellent. I feel valued as a client and I’m confident they’re taking the best care of myself and my case as is possible.’

‘The team was just excellent and this was evident when our main contact, Ruth Hewitt was on leave or unavailable the team at Moore Barlow covered this period of leave expertly.’

‘Ruth Hewitt was just outstanding and continues to be. Ruth’s empathy, understanding and compassion throughout this case was just so reassuring we felt that we were always at the forefront of her work. We cannot praise Ruth enough for the way she communicated the patience she exhibited in such a long protracted case.’

‘The team is exceptionally dedicated, always instructs excellent experts and does a really detailed and thorough job in large complex cases’

‘Fadwa Errhioui and Damian Horan are partners I can highly recommend.’

‘Now the pre-eminent firm in the South East outside of London which regularly represents claimants who have suffered catastrophic PI. They have huge breadth and depth at all levels of seniority and are also doing great work in terms of promoting diversity in the workplace.’

‘Matthew Claxson’s calmness and coolness in the most challenging of circumstances is a credit to him and an asset to his clients. A seasoned and wily litigator but one who fully embraces collaborative working to get the best results for his clients.

‘Emma Potter has towering knowledge, is a great strategist and creates warm client relationships.’

‘Matthew Claxson is a visionary leader of his team at Moore Barlow. His commitment to his clients is unrivalled and he goes above and beyond to secure the best possible outcomes for them. He is totally committed and works incredibly hard.’

‘Matthew Claxson is an excellent leader. The whole team are excellent.’

‘I never fail to be impressed by their grasp of the issues as well as their client care.’

‘Vast experience of professional negligence.’

‘Claire Haverfield has excellent knowledge of the field and is easy to deal with – timely and efficient advice tailored to suit.’

‘Esther Millard is excellent. She is careful about getting things right so everything goes smoothly. Very easy to work with and efficient.’

‘Very engaging, forward thinking, friendly and a proactive rural team. One of the best specialist agricultural teams in the South East’

‘The Moore Barlow agriculture and estates team are a proactive group of individuals that come together as a team exceptionally well for the benefit of their clients’ needs and requirements.’

‘I have found Moore Barlow to be professional and incredibly efficient in all my dealings with the team. They are a pleasure to work with and their knowledge and experience is extensive.’

‘What make the team stand out is the efficiency with which they manage a case, communicate with us and get the job done.’

‘Moore Barlow’s agriculture and estates team provide an excellent service as well as good technical advice.’

‘Sarah Jordan has exceptional knowledge of the sector she provides a very efficient service to my clients.’

‘Sarah Jordan has put together an excellent team. Not only do they have good technical knowledge, but they have a good understanding of the agricultural/rural sector.’

‘All-round coverage and availability with practical realistic support and advice.’

‘There has always been prompt attention to all the matters and a thoroughly professional approach.’

‘It has been enormously helpful to have a legal team on which we can rely with so much confidence both for advice and execution.’

‘The charities team work hard to get to know their clients and to give a personal service that recognises our own specific needs. We are confident that they will give us accurate, timely and helpful advice in times of crisis as well as more routine needs.’

‘Gordon Reid is an experienced charity practitioner who has the confidence and knowledge to give grounded, realistic practical advice.’

‘Gordon Reid immediately understood what we were trying to achieve and provided excellent guidance on so many aspects of the project.’

‘Joanna Lada-Walicki offers excellent advice in a sympathetic manner – understanding that managing legal issues within a charity can be complicated. She not only advises on the law but also supports us in how we involve trustees, manage stakeholders, and handle the issues more broadly.’

‘Emily Travell is a good team player.’

‘The team are friendly, approachable, and efficient. There is a good range of lawyers at different levels of seniority, but all are specialised in this niche area of work, which is important.’

‘Moore Barlow has the client profile and business standards of a West End firm and is capable of handling high value trusts and probate disputes.’

‘The team are knowledgeable and considerate in their approach to cases and clients. This firm have been proactive and on the ball with the matters.’

‘Their ability to marshal the relevant issues quickly and efficiently, the practical and commercial approach to a case and attention and responsiveness to the client’s needs and risks make the team standout.’

‘Scott Taylor is an insightful and knowledgeable team leader. They have managed cases in which I have been instructed in a professional fashion, keeping me in the loop and remaining on top of issues which arise, either from the client, other side, or the court.’

‘Scott Taylor is a first-class solicitor who cares passionately about his clients and their cases and provides a stellar service in line with the best of the mid-ranking firms.’

‘Scott Taylor is an excellent partner, he is on the ball and very easy to work with.’

‘Moore Barlow have a strong team.’

‘Jan Galloway is passionate about her work and a breath of fresh air to deal with.’

‘Experienced, reassuring team with a sensible and caring approach. Achieves good outcomes but is sensitive to the difficulties of cases concerning families.’

‘Debra Emery – fantastically experienced solicitor, on top of all the papers and detail in a way that reassures clients and can wrong-foot opponents. Great at the practicalities and legal complexities inherent in affluent cases – tax, businesses, trusts. Decisive and astute she inspires confidence in clients and is great to work with.’

‘An excellent team of family lawyers and a go-to firm for family law. They have a laser like focus on their clients’ interests.’

‘Jan Galloway – impressive and respected, a fantastic family lawyer.’

‘Victoria Walker – experienced, considered, calm and determined. She is an excellent family lawyer who cares about helping her clients through their cases.’

‘Moore Barlow are the go-to family team in the area, offering strength in depth. They work collaboratively with each other on cases and ensure that cases are appropriately allocated in accordance with their complexity. The firm is capable of dealing with HNW cases involving complex financial structures, including trust and companies here and abroad. Having other departments with in-house expertise in relation to trusts, companies, wills and other private wealth services enhances the service they provide to clients.’

‘I can recommend Judith Ball as the doyen of family law in this area. She is irreproachable and a joy to work with. Personable and great with clients and opponents alike. Joanna Farrands is level-headed, diligent and constructive in what is a case fraught with emotions. Mandy Spring is highly experienced, hard-working and gives sensible and constructive advice to her clients. She can be tough with opponents when necessary and is always well-prepared. Beverley Cullis is very experienced and great to work with. Erin Lyon often supports Judith and Joanna on HNW and complex cases as well as running her own caseload. She is a superstar and nothing is too much trouble for her. Erin is clever and very able and her client-care skills are first-rate.’

‘They are a friendly and hardworking team. They are well organised and keep the clients at the forefront of their minds.’

‘Joanna Farrands is pleasant and client-focused. She works hard with her team to be efficient. Her knowledge is good.’

‘Jan Galloway is an extremely experienced private client lawyer. She is confident, clear, concise, and detail oriented. An expert in high value cases, she takes a solution-based approach. Victoria Walker is also a highly skilled specialist family lawyer. She is a mediator and is both practical and collaborative in her approach. Both of these individuals are excellent lawyers, personable, and hard working. I highly recommend them both.’

‘The team are all very approachable, they offer excellent client service. They provide client’s with realistic and pragmatic advice. They manage their client’s expectations. It is great having them on the other side as they are easy to work with and want to achieve what is best for the clients and their family.’

‘Jo Farrands is a brilliant lawyer and fights her client’s corner. Mandy Spring is an excellent lawyer that provides realistic advice to clients and manages their expectations. Jan Galloway really fights her client’s case. She is firm but pragmatic. Karen Barham is an amazing mediator.’

‘Particular expertise in agricultural partnership which is second to none.’

‘Philip Whitcomb: 0ne-of-a-kind solicitor, expert in his area.’

‘The firm is well respected locally and houses a large number of specialist lawyers in the property sector, meaning that it has the breadth and depth of support needed to deal with all types of property dispute. The firm is efficient, has some talented lawyers and is well respected locally.’

‘Clair Phillips is excellent with clients, thorough in her preparation and well respected.’

‘The team at Moore Barlow offer a breadth of knowledge and their strengths lie in their availability to offer advice and assistance with any issue.’

‘Chris Marsden is always great to work with.’

‘The team that I predominantly deal with are technically excellent and commercially minded, which enables decisions to be made and recoveries to be effected at the best rates for creditors and lenders alike.’

‘They have a real passion for fighting for their clients.’

‘I have worked with Claire Haverfield for over five years, and she offers an excellent service. She is super bright, commercially astute and prepared to litigate hard when required to obtain the best outcome for her clients. Cases are exceptionally well prepared and organised. She is also an absolute pleasure to work with.’

‘Claire Haverfield is quite simply excellent. She is ‘hands on’ and fully engaged in the case. She also provides clear, practical advice to clients. Her cases are exceptionally well prepared and organised.’

‘David Foster is very experienced and brings a mature and balanced approach to complex disputes.’

‘David Foster is a stand out practitioner with exceptional experience and excellent client care.’

‘The firm do not shy away from difficult cases. They are efficient and collaborative. The client is treated with courtesy and respect.’

‘Mark Osgood is an extremely honest and good solicitor. He is thorough, collaborative and, unlike many other solicitors I have met, is not overly aggressive in his attitude. He never fails to return my calls on the same day and is always supportive. I can’t recommend him highly enough.’

‘An effective combination of approachability for clients, with professionalism and tenacity at debt recovery.’

‘Ben Millward is a pleasure to work with. He has a sensible and pragmatic approach to debt recovery.’

‘City experience without City prices. The team all have good knowledge and they provide an efficient and effective service.’

‘Ashley Moughtin is superb. He is personable and works hard to obtain good results for his clients. He fully understands the commercial realities for his clients and he uses these skills to provide a high level of service.’

‘Commercially savvy, timely responses and supportive navigating complex matters.’

‘Over the years, the team has ensured that they understand our business and our aspirations for the future, this means they can think ahead to support our needs.’

‘Katherine Maxwell has worked closely with me, she understands my capabilities and therefore is able to tailor her advice to my weaknesses to ensure that the advice I receive is targeted and that I understand any risks when working on projects. We have built up a strong working relationship that gives me the confidence to rely on her advice.’

‘Katherine Maxwell – phenomenal with her commercial advice, understands the needs of the business, and provides solutions accordingly.’

‘A personable and at the same time (totally) professional service is provided by Moore Barlow and is one of its key strengths as a business. The team are always available to provide counsel and advice when requested and their turnaround times in completing instructed work is excellent.’

‘Excellent communicators – Katherine Maxwell at Moore Barlow is great at disseminating and explaining complex employment scenarios in a way that is easy to both digest and understand. This has helped our business in being able to take important decisions on various matters.’

‘This team at Moore Barlow have got the fundamentals of excellent client service right. Clear about what they will do, when they will do it and how much it will cost. They then do it on time and in a very user friendly fashion and send a bill for the amount that was agreed.’

‘Katherine Maxwell was incredibly responsive, empathetic and understanding of the situation. She has a strong approach to client advocacy and is someone I would trust for future legal affairs.’

‘I live overseas but was the sole executor for my mother’s estate. Following a recommendation from a UK relative I sought out Moore Barlow. They did an excellent job and were very transparent throughout.’

‘Moore Barlow LLP’s private client department offers London quality advice without the premium of London prices. The breadth of work undertaken by them is wide and of very high quality. They are able to steer their clients through difficulties with ease.’

‘Good solid legal advice that has been fully researched.’

‘The likes of Luc Algar and Louise Campbell are first class.’

‘Willingness to help. Quick to aid and good in delivery. Thoughtful in offering wider training across my team. Not just focused on our key account holder but interested in developing relationships with the whole team.’

‘Luc Algar is a really on the ball, intelligent solicitor who is willing to explore the client’s needs. Good in delivery.’

‘As our own business moves from start-up to growth mode, Moore Barlow have continued to scale and develop their service proportionally to meet our developing needs. They continue to adapt to our new systems, work collaboratively with us to ensure transparency in matters, and increase pace in delivery. We look forward to continuing to do business with them in the coming years.’

‘Approachable, versatile and a non nonsense approach.’

‘Dorothy Agnew has been exceptional at providing me with IP/legal advice, she also drafted a strong collaboration agreement between myself and a clinical research organisation.’

‘Dorothy Agnew was able to answer all of my queries and provide recommendations that have gone to steer my direction of travel in my innovation journey as an entrepreneur.’

‘John Warchus has always given good advice to us in a prompt manner.’

‘Karen Barham is an imaginative and brilliant mediator bringing a real talent to solving difficult and challenging family breakdowns. She has a real knack of taking clients with her’.

‘Karen Barham is an excellent, experienced mediator – one of the best in the Surrey area’.

‘Karen Barham- she is equipped with humour, staying power, wisdom, experience, authority but she also engages at a deep level and I think ensures that people feel properly understood. I have sent her some truly monstrous cases for resolution and they keep bobbing to the surface!’.

‘Dispute Resolution is at the heart of what Karen Barham does and her innovation in attempting to enforce the use of Part 3 Costs orders to encourage parties to use dispute resolution rather than court is an important part of what Karen has contributed to the industry’.

‘Karen Barham is an excellent, highly experienced and hands-on mediator. She gets to the heart of the matter very quickly, and clients have reported to me that she works very hard to achieve solutions. She is empathetic and hugely practical’.

‘Karen Barham quickly gets to grips with issues, persuades even the most trenchant of couples to mediate and if there is any chance of resolution being found, Karen is your woman. She combines this dedication to her work with the quickest wit and the greatest charm’.

‘Karen Barham is the real deal – an incredibly skilled mediator, has seen every case before and brings a wealth of experience, acumen and common sense to her work’.

‘Karen Barham, Jo Farrands and Jan Galloway are all very approachable. They really believe in alternatives to court for clients. They are committed to making a client’s journey better and reducing conflict which can only be seen as a good thing for clients’.

‘Customer care is exceptional. The timely response and the knowledge that you are receiving the best available advice is why I would always pick up the phone and call Ben Collingwood if I need legal advice.’

‘Ben Collingwood simplifies complex issues with consummate ease. He is supportive and quite brilliant in his ability to communicate effectively, with the advice I need. Nothing is ever too much and Ben will always make himself available quickly when the need arises. His advice is specific and totally reliable.’

‘Their knowledge of independent sector education matters is first-rate.’

‘The practice provides a wide range of advice covering simple debt recovery actions to complex educational, charitable and employment matters.’

‘All the individuals we have dealt with at the firm are confident experts within their prescribed fields, and they willingly refer you to the individual best able to deal with your issue. Joanna Lada-Walicki has been the senior partner lead on most of our educational issues and both Ben Collingwood and Adam McRae-Taylor have ably assisted.’

‘Moore Barlow has provided outstanding and very perceptive advice. This advice has always been well-thought-out and considered in a timely fashion. They are an extremely reliable source of valuable legal information, across the various different departments.’

‘Joanna Lada-Walicki offers wisdom and attention to detail. Her advice is always very thorough, perceptive and reliable. She listens and analyses the history before carefully considering the different options and their potential outcomes. These are well-explained to the client and help is provided to enable the best path to be followed.’

‘I’ve worked closely with Olivia Stanton, Joanna Lada-Walicki, Adam McRae-Taylor and Ben Collingwood. All four of them have been very quick with turn-around, friendly and approachable, hard-working, and have given excellent counsel.’

‘At all touch points with the business, from initial inquiry to invoicing, the whole organisation cares about its business and customers. All superb.’

‘Work most closely with John Warchus, great guy and friend to our company now after many years of partnership. Always provides concise and appropriate advice. We feel confident in the advice received and our legal standing accordingly. His knowledge of our sector is invaluable, he really understands our business and how we operate.’

‘Easy access to the team with reliable and prompt advice given.’

‘John Warchus had gained a very good knowledge of our business and is very approachable.’

‘Moore Barlow has a very useful practice for clients outside of Central London with a range of unique skills to support international business requirements.’

‘I found the lead Partner to be very knowledgeable and experienced in this international labour field and his assistant solicitors gave me excellent and timely support. We use Moore Barlow’s practice on an ongoing support basis. We appreciate the expert guidance that is more local to our own offices and can meet the lawyers concerned at any time.’

‘Fast response time with responses tailored to client’s level of understanding.’

‘A highly respected litigation department that is well trusted across Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Kent.’

‘David Foster is a brilliant litigator and an excellent strategist, with exceptionally good judgment. With his rounded experience as a mediator, there is rarely a case which David cannot resolve. Rachel Hetherington is a real rising star, a highly competent and diligent lawyer and is well respected by clients.’

‘I have worked with Claire Haverfield for over five and a half years. Claire offers an excellent service. She is super bright, commercially astute and prepared to litigate hard when required to obtain the best outcome for her clients.’

‘I have recommended Claire Haverfield to clients in the past and will continue to do so. She gives clients her full attention and is very hands-on with her cases. She is excellent at what she does, commercially astute and prepared to litigate hard when required. She is very well organised and her cases are well thought through and organised. A real pleasure to work with.’

‘The team at Moore Barlow LLP are a diverse group, providing a comprehensive package of talent across all facets of business-related needs from a legal perspective.’

‘Moore Barlow LLP constructed an excellent strategy with regards to licensing the technology and all necessary legal framework documentation.’

‘Quick to pinpoint and solve the problems.’

‘Dorothy Agnew receives our highest praise. Her quick understanding of commercial technology and its potential allowed a great licensing deal to be generated.’

‘Dorothy Agnew is a fantastic person to work with, and only has the best interests for the client at heart. We felt completely confident with her at our side.’

‘John Warchus has guided us for many years and is a solid person to rely on.’

‘John Warchus is our main contact; his expertise and knowledge prove invaluable.’

‘Responsive, prompt, professional, and efficient in terms of problem solving. John Warchus has been helpful and communicative throughout the process.’

‘The Moore Barlow PI team is exceptional, with breadth of experience and expertise to match any other law firm.’

‘Damian Horan and Fadwa Errhioui are both excellent solicitors doing a great job for their clients’.

‘Matthew Claxson is an outstanding partner who is brilliant with clients and opponents alike, being a firm believer and fine example of how to use collaborative working for the best client outcomes. Excellent at developing his junior associates too.’

‘Damian Horan is possibly the very best in his field of expertise. He is meticulous in his work and has a proven track record of considerable success for his clients and has settled some of the highest value cases in English legal history for his spinal cord injury clients. Every client is represented with the highest degree of professionalism and managed with genuine compassion and determination to achieve justice.’

‘Trevor Sterling is a top-notch lawyer who works hard for clients and gets great results. Astute and incisive, Trevor has an enviable caseload of catastrophic injury work.’

‘Daryl Robinson has a deftness of touch and is beloved of his clients and respected by his opponents for his honest and straightforward, no holds barred approach: combative but constructive.’

‘Sophie Davies is a true star for the future. She works exceptionally hard in bringing together all important evidential strands in a case. Her knowledge of any given catastrophic case she is working upon is utterly compendious, she retains all details and is able to deploy them effectively. She is personable and bright and has the complete trust of her clients.’

‘Amandeep Khasriya is great with clients.’

‘Very friendly, well regarded agricultural specialists’.

‘Excellent regional practice on the south coast with appropriate disciplines’.

‘My assignment was handled by Charlotte Brackley. Charlotte was not only capable but user friendly, thoughtful, innovative and exuded common sense’.

‘This practice provided us with an excellent service in the recent sale of a family farm. They were able to efficiently deal with all aspects of the sale’.

‘Charlotte Brackley provided us with a prompt, responsive and efficient service. We managed to complete a complex sale within a reasonable time frame’.

‘Despite having several offices they have a very joined up approach which means that they are a good team for clients and agents to navigate when their primary contact is on leave/out of the office’.

‘Both Sarah Jordan and Charlotte Brackley are incredibly approachable. They are also not afraid of picking up the phone and asking a question if they don’t know the answer, rather than stalling the deal as some solicitors do’.