Blandy & Blandy LLP > Reading, England > Firm Profile

‘Extremely approachable staff and very understanding, they take time to thoroughly listen and explain every step.’

‘Claire Dyer has been exceptional. She is thorough, professional, friendly, and has been working for me for many years, always giving her best without wasting time and money.’

‘Peter is responsive, knowledgeable, and efficient. I thought he was a very good family lawyer, and would thoroughly recommend him.’

‘They are efficient, organized, clear, and prepared – everything is provided in good time. They are available to assist you whenever needed. For their clients, it is clear they always go the extra mile, supporting them, giving clear and robust, but empathetic advice, and helping them to get to the right outcome.’

‘Claire Dyer is brilliant to work with – clear-sighted, always on top of the case, very discursive and collaborative. In the last few years I have done more work with Elizabeth Owen who is extremely efficient and organized, always ahead of the game.’

‘Peter Hilton, a new addition to the team, is very hard-working, conscientious and bright. He does not miss a single detail and is also very sympathetic.’

‘High-quality law firm – key capability in resolving disputes by ADR and other collaborative methods.’

‘Tasha Bevan-Stewart – highly experienced partner who is a walking example of how constructive conflict resolution should be done.’

‘Personable, knowledgeable and supportive.’

‘Jonathan Gator is outstanding and kind. Elizabeth Short – pleasant, personable and diligent. Both seemed to care about the quality of their work and service more than their fee position.’

‘Jonathan Gater is a very experienced lawyer, he is personable, always makes himself available, and combines friendliness with outstanding professionalism.’

‘Excellent people to deal with, the practice has a wealth of knowledge in-house and their communication and liaison has always been to a very high standard.’

‘Graham Benwell has always been excellent – very professional, wise advice, timely in responses, and all round very good indeed.’

‘Excellent, creative and dedicated private client team that puts the needs of their vulnerable clients at the centre of their work. The team has taken its responsibilities to demand the very best care and support for clients without mental capacity to make health and welfare decisions.’

‘There is never any difficulty in contacting Graham Benwell whatsoever, and his responses have always been prompt and accurate. I have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending his services.’

‘Experience, knowledge, up to date understanding of the ever changing rules, proactivity.’

‘Karen Jones is a standout partner.’

‘A competent team who provide speedy and reliable advice.’

‘Karen Jones is a leader in her field. She is hardworking, accessible, knowledgeable and provides strategic assistance.’

‘To assist with our case, we had involvement from a trainee solicitor, solicitor and a partner which gave an outstanding balance of experience.’

‘Karen Jones bought unprecedented experience.’

‘Karen Jones – extremely professional and great to deal with.’

‘The team acts with utmost professionalism yet remain personable. One is always confident they have the knowledge and experience and is acting at all times in its client’s interests.’

‘Professional and personable. They take time to respond and give full clear guidance.’

‘Excellent partner.’

‘Very efficient.’

‘Good, high quality advice, friendly and approachable team’

‘Nick Burrows, easy to work with, high quality advice, excellent communication skills’

‘Blandy & Blandy look for solutions to enable clients to achieve their objectives rather than looking for reasons why they can’t.’

‘The partners I work with all seek solutions rather than problems, aiming to support and enable clients through management rather than avoidance of risk.’

‘While Blandys feels very traditional, its understanding of modern business practices is excellent. It also has a genuine international network and the service has been efficient and informed throughout.’

‘Nick Burrows provides a genuine partner-led service. In advising trustees on difficult issues he provides advice both in terms of precise technical obligations, and also in how the trustees should bring those to bear on their own individual and collective decision making. He is approachable and engaging and is confident around areas of charity law and operation.’

‘The team is very knowledgeable about technical areas of charity law. They have some exceptionally long-established charity clients so they are experts in issues around changes of objects to reflect the needs of the times.’

‘Nick Burrows gives clear instructions and communicates succinctly and effectively, as well as being knowledgeable about his field of practice.’

‘Excellent, high quality advice.’

‘The team delivers a very well-connected service, especially for matters which might span two subject areas/specialisms.’

‘Without exception, they treat you as a valued customer, communicate clearly and ensure that they are always contactable at short notice.’

‘Blandy and Blandy know our school well across all areas of specialisation and I always get the support I need.’

‘The team is led by very experienced partners. I always feel confident in the advice given and consider them to be part of our team. The team is well respected throughout the industry.’

‘Client care is excellent – they are responsive.’

‘John Dingle is an excellent client partner.’

‘Individual attention, prompt, practical knowledge, and no-nonsense advice.’

‘David Murray’s abilities are above compared to other firms I have dealt with.’

‘Good clear advice.’

‘David Few is an excellent corporate lawyer. He is very skilled at “hovering in the helicopter” and looking at a scenario holistically and this delivers strong positive results.’

‘I have always found them to be both extremely knowledgeable and professional in all areas. Dealing with Blandys, we have always felt that we were in safe hands and that they were looking out for our best interests.’

‘We found David Few to be extremely approachable and diligent with a good attention to detail.’

‘Quality lawyers doing quality work and looking after clients well. That sums up Blandy & Blandy for me.’

‘Exceptional focus on the client, great listening to needs of the client to execute the legal strategy/position.’

‘Accessible, patient and available.’

‘Very well established and extremely impressive team led by Philip D’Arcy. Well appointed and convenient offices and very accessible team.’

‘Philip D’Arcy is perfect for this role. He is calm and reassuring but a first class lawyer and an excellent communicator. As a barrister he is a delight to work with, clients have invariably been given first class advice, realistic and comprehensive and the whole team are great to work with.’

‘In my experience this firm can handle complex trust disputes at reasonable rates, and are approachable and friendly.’

‘Philip D’Arcy is very experienced and knowledgeable.’

‘Good regional firm, with a long history and good reputation in the Reading area.’

‘Philip D’Arcy is a very experienced and capable lawyer and a pleasure to work with.’

‘The solicitor we used was very approachable and ready to talk through any problems we had at any time or would call us back promptly if she was busy. She patiently explained the rationale for her decision making. She checked with us to ensure we were in agreement with future actions at each step of the legal process and was prepared to change her stance according to the feedback we gave her.’

‘Blandy & Blandy are an exceptional regional firm with a long standing and excellent reputation for providing solid and practical advice. I have always found them very easy to work with because their messaging is clear and always appropriate. Put simply, they have always been a joy to work with and continue to be.’

‘The team have a number of different people they can call on with different levels of experience. We were kept informed of the costs in advance of any work done for us so we knew what to expect with regard to invoices. The costs were explained in an easy to understand way.’

‘Asma Muneer stands out for trusts of land and cohabitation cases. Her ability to provide detailed and comprehensive instructions is exceptional, as are her client handling skills in what can be extremely difficult and emotive cases. She is always professional and easily able to project to her clients (and me) a positive perspective and outlook.’

‘I have worked with Asma Muneer. She is easy to work with and has always updated me on developments in the case.’

‘Friendly and approachable across all departments.’

‘The legal advice and professional approach that we have received is exceptional. We have needed help with various different employment issues and were kept up to date on the Covid laws and rules. We have also received help with the ending of our current lease.’