Sills & Betteridge LLP > Lincoln, England > Firm Profile

‘Siobhan Thompson is one of the most devoted and committed solicitors I have come into contact with. She is amazingly thorough. She is not afraid of taking the fight to the other side and she is tenacious. She is a practitioner to admire.’

‘Nicholas Flatt is highly regarded amongst his peers. He is a very skilled solicitor. His case-load reflects the depth of his knowledge and experience. He approaches his work with dedication and great insight.’

‘Chrystal Theofanous is exceptional and perhaps the most dedicated public law practitioner in the region. She challenges other professionals to consider every possible eventual outcome and is also willing to challenge the judiciary, when a decision seems to be wrong or unjust on the evidence.’

‘An exceptionally experienced and well regarded family firm benefit from extremely effective support to deliver an outstanding service for their clientele.’

‘Siobhan Thompson is a star. She is hard working, thorough, organised, easy to work with and wholly engaged with her cases. She is razor sharp and does not miss a trick. Her work is unrivalled and she is super efficient.’

‘This practice is strong across all areas of child law. The solicitors are first class and advice to clients is based on both sound judgment and experience.’

‘Sills & Betteridge has a very strong family team across all areas of practice. The team work very hard, are always well prepared and fight for their clients. They attract very good quality work in Lincoln and Nottingham.’

‘Helen Derry is an absolute professional in all aspects of her work. She fought for me, she supported me, made sure going forward I was secure and I cannot thank her enough.’

‘Sills and Betteridge LLP have looked after our commercial legal needs for a number of years. They have developed a strong understanding of the business, and been proactive in a number of areas supporting the growth of our business. Most importantly for us, dealing in ‘plain English’ and avoiding the challenge those not trained in legal language face in reading complex legal documents.’

‘The partners we work with at Sills & Betteridge have been excellent. They are approachable and have proven to be very responsive to our needs with excellent communication.’

‘James Conduit, partner, always available to deal with problems when needed, giving excellent support and appraisal of our problems.’

‘Sills’ commercial litigation team in Lincoln is one of the few reliable go to places for commercial litigation in Lincoln. They are very well established and have a good sized team backed by a respected commercial team. Very good client base and highly regarded for their integrity and common sense.’

‘Rob Pearson is a safe pair of hands in Lincoln and is knowledgeable and sensible serving his clients’ interests very ably.’

‘This practice has a good all round commercial team that understand its local businesses and is able to meet their needs. They are prompt in answering queries and gathering additional information where required.’

‘The service has always been second to none. The team are highly skilled and they offer through, professional and intelligent advice, whilst also using logical common sense when dealing with enquiries and/or issues that may arise.’

‘Robert Pearson: very personable, always on hand to respond quickly to questions or queries and offer straightforward explanation and advice.’

‘Full service law firm, including intellectual property work, outside London.’

‘Robert Pearson helped the client achieve high quality advice and assistance, at a competitive cost.’

‘Karen Bower-Brown impressed me with her logical and calm approach to our contentious issue with the validity of a will. I would readily recommend her.’

‘Karen Bower-Brown was an exceptional individual to work with. Karen made us feel that our case was important to her and that she would explore every potential route to help us win our case. We are without doubt that without her input and leadership, we would not have achieved the positive outcome that resulted.’

‘Karen Bower-Brown- her measured and knowledgeable approach led to a very satisfactory outcome when it was possible to have ended very poorly. Karen’s communication was excellent and responsive, while never unnecessary, such that legal bills accumulated appropriately and not excessively.’

‘Karen is an experienced Litigation Solicitor, and we found her knowledge to be of great value in dealing with our relations and securing a settlement quickly. She was kind and supportive and understood what I was going through, which helped me through this difficult process.’

‘Richard Bussell has excellent technical knowledge of his field. He also has a wide tax knowledge outside just inheritance tax, and has considerable accounts experience which gives him and an understanding of farming clients and their needs.’

‘Great knowledge of succession planning and overlapping business and family matters. Large range of specialisms which enable a one stop shop for complex matters.’

‘Andrew Durkan went above and beyond our expectations. He understood exactly what we needed and visited us at our home. He was easy to work with and made us feel comfortable. We couldn’t recommend him highly enough.’

‘Andrew Durkan explained things very clearly and was very patient making sure we understood the work he was going to do for us. He was very friendly, professional and approachable.’

‘Sills & Betteridge have always been an easy practice to work with. The staff are friendly and helpful. The team is accessible. If the person you need to speak to is not available, someone else will either answer the query or ensure your message is passed on and answered!’

‘Sills & Betteridge LLP have a wealth of experience and expertise across all spectrums. Their hands on friendly and professional approach sets them apart from others.’

‘The technical expertise of the team is second to none. They provide a truly outstanding service.’

‘Richard Bussell is absolutely excellent. He quickly gets a thorough understanding of complex issues and is able to convey these in an excellent and clear manner. His attention to detail is also excellent, and he quickly actions the things that he says he will.’

‘Sills & Betteridge have acted so efficiently and professionally while dealing with the sale of our properties. In particular keeping us informed and up to date during the problems presented with covid.’

‘Always being there to help and keep us informed and up to date with proceedings. I have been happy to recommend the team to others on a number of occasions.’

‘The team certainly deserves recognition for their knowledge and support. I recommend it highly.’

‘We found the team at Sills to be very professional and swift in every area.’

‘First-class employment and employee relations advice and Employment Tribunal representation.’

‘Stephen Britton, Partner at Sills & Betteridge, has provided me with high quality employment law advice and support over many years and I can wholly recommend him and his company.’

‘Stephen Britton is a fabulous employment lawyer. He takes time to understand the issues we have and why a particular course of action was taken. He takes time to explain all options open to us and the pros and cons of those options. The combination of easy to understand language and empathy engenders a good working relationship.’