Barr Ellison LLP > Cambridge, England > Firm Profile

‘The personal injury team is excellent; real deep speciality, especially in traumatic brain injury claims, with a great personal service.’

‘Emma Truin: the team lead. Her clients love and trust her; great experience, skill, and compassion.’

‘Mark Copley is a very punchy litigator, willing to take on difficult cases.’

‘Excellent Cambridge-based team who have offices in the City and Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Local knowledge very strong. Close collaboration in terms of recommendations for clients.’

‘Emma Truin and Mark Copley are exceptional. They are always trying to do the best for their clients. Emma is also the managing partner.’

‘Barr Ellison are highly professional, and a very friendly, approachable team.’

‘The team know their clients very well, and build solid rapport with both clients and those professionals working around them.’

‘Mark Copley is a very able solicitor who has a comprehensive grip on a case and will achieve the best possible result for the client.’

‘I cannot praise the company highly enough. Their staff are friendly, understanding, competent, and get the job done to the best possible result. I have recommended Barr Ellison on numerous occasions as they sort the case out – even with a single letter – while the client’s solicitor is dawdling behind unable to get a conclusion.’

‘Karen Anker was amazing. Kind, friendly, and dealt with a difficult case that she hadn’t come across before. Her guidance was excellent and she got on with the case and had it sorted. I highly recommend her and her team.’

‘Sarah Martin is a very experienced, knowledgeable and thoroughly professional solicitor who inspires confidence. She is very aware of the cost of proceedings and endeavours to keep costs within her estimates.’

‘Karen Anker at Barr Ellison made every meeting and contact easy to understand and by being honest and thoughtful at every step, guided me to a position where I was prepared for the outcome and where I felt completely supported with clear expertise and experience, but also in a way that didn’t promise anything that couldn’t be achieved.’

‘Karen Anker is not only highly skilled and experienced, but she isn’t afraid to say when she disagrees, and more importantly, she explains why in a calm, measured and clearly experienced way. She made every effort to be the complete voice of reason and to help me focus on the important aspects of the case without making me feel like my opinion wasn’t being heard.’

‘Amazing support, advice and care on all requirements. Karen Anker was helpful and very patient through my difficult time and sensitive matters.’

‘The practice is very well organised and always prompt to respond. It adapted quickly and efficiently to cope with the additional technological challenges of Covid-19 and lockdown.’

‘Sarah Martin was very good at advising me on the issues and practicalities of my divorce settlement.’

‘The support has been very personal, dealing with individuals who respond promptly and building a genuine relationship of trust.’

‘Emma Parsons leads the team with enthusiasm and passion. Clients are engaged in an approachable manner which is underpinned by excellent technical knowledge. There is focus on communication and on keeping all relevant parties updated throughout on progress. This maintains confidence in delivery even when matters have a high degree of complexity.’

‘Chris Jones and Denise Green have both been extremely approachable and seem extremely competent in their particular spheres of expertise.’

‘Chris Jones has been an absolute rock. I have no doubt that the whole team made sure that the tax due was handled properly and any areas that we were able to claim any tax allowances were made correctly. I couldn’t have been in better hands.’

‘Chris Jones delivered an excellent service. I had grown quite anxious about this process and had delayed the matter by some years. I appreciated his patience with my conversation which was garrulous driven by anxiety. They helped us achieve clarity about our intentions and what we needed.’

‘I was impressed by the team’s efficiency, thoroughness and organisation, all of which contributed to a very good experience from my side. Francis Durrant and Chris Jones were both very good at making complex issues seem simple, and communicating clearly the salient points of the documents we were dealing with. They were both courteous, understanding and extremely good at their jobs.’

‘Courtney Searle was very knowledgeable.’

‘In my view, Barr Ellison LLP is the premier law firm in Cambridge. The solicitors have the required level of professional skill and responsiveness, and all of the associates and support staff whom I have met have been cheerful, friendly and prepared to listen and understand the issues which have brought us to them.’

‘Unlike other practices we have interacted with on commercial property Barr Ellison just picked up the brief and progressed matters without unnecessary artificial complication’

‘Kelly Peck immediately comprehended our requirements in an unusual option/lease agreement and her expertise was always evident. Our wordings were demanding but they were incorporated succinctly and with professionalism. We felt comfortable with her acting for us.’

‘Exceptional communications; pragmatic approach to risk; clear willingness to signal when a term is unacceptable; informal contacts with opposite numbers tht are productive rather than confrontational’

‘Kelly Peck was exceptional. Her communication and calm under pressure was fantastic as we navigated the purchase of some land.’

‘They have always been incredibly responsive and skillful across a multitude of different buildings and complex challenges. We find them to be a hugely competent and social engaged, but also very approachable firm which always meets our needs.’

‘We worked for a long time with Elizabeth Deyong who was absolutely pre-eminent in her field in this region. Lucy Harrison worked alongside her and has learnt from the best, becoming our go-to person for all our property work. We value her efficiency, strong work ethic, commitment as well as generosity.’

‘Friendly and motivated team. Very impressed with their speed of execution.’

‘Kelly Peck and her team – motivated, friendly and very responsive. Good at problem solving and quick to execute.’