Firm Profile > gunnercooke LLP > Manchester, England

‘The nature of the Gunnercooke model makes it especially appealing. Work stays with the partner instructed and so a client can be sure that the work isn’t just being passed further and further down the ‘food chain’. The high calibre of the individuals and the service provided by GC is excellent value for money.’

‘Jill Parker is exceptional. She is a client’s dream of a legal adviser: offers good quality legal advice, commerciality and responsive. She works well with the other side so that negotiations don’t become tetchy or protracted with petty point scoring.’

‘Good access to senior partners, easy to deal with and pragmatic, great value for money. Their business model is such that they have ‘skin in the game’, which helps ensure first-class service every time.’ 

‘Suresh Bhatt is an absolute pleasure to work with. He is technically strong, he has a very good manner with clients, easy to get on with – explaining deeply technical legal detail in a clear and easy to understand way. I have also found him to be very accommodating – manages tight deadlines very well, always delivers and provides excellent value for money.’ 

‘In the short space of time I’ve been working with them, I’ve been very impressed with the firm and its ethos – which matches that of my own firm closely. A lot of firms say they are innovative, but gunnercooke truly are – the way in which the firm is structured means that you always have easy access to experienced lawyers who are focused on acting in a practical and commercial way.’ 

‘Suresh Bhatt has been encouraging and supportive of me and my firm (we are a relatively new start-up). He is very personable and has a firm grasp of the issues.’ 

‘Gunnercooke is innovative in pensions legal terms, with its fixed-fee pricing model and focus on senior experienced lawyers delivering commercial and pragmatic advice in a timely manner.’ 

‘Suresh Bhatt’s down-to-earth approach coupled with his pragmatism works well.’ 

‘Jo Tindall is excellent. Always quick to respond and help simplify complex situations and provide robust advice.’ 

‘Instructions are always well prepared and the team has a good breadth of knowledge and skills. They are very client-focused and a pleasure to work with.’ 

‘Jo Tindall is an excellent employment lawyer. Very client-focused, knowledgeable and calm under pressure. Her cases are always very well prepared, instructions are very clear, and she is also very tactically astute. A pleasure to work with.’ 

‘Their exclusively senior-level team is what more and more clients are looking for.’

‘Feels like a very personal service but with access to a wide range of expertise if needed. There is no being passed around different fee earners. Because of the set up there is great flexibility in how a case can be dealt with to suit each individual client.’

‘Roland Humphreys is an outstanding family lawyer. Technically very knowledgeable but with great personal skills. He is very empathetic but commercially aware. He always puts clients’ best interests at the forefront, but also “tells it like it is”. A real fighter. He has particular expertise in dealing with high-value financial settlement cases as well as complex children’s cases, often with an international element.’ 

‘Excellent knowledge, service and communication at all times.’

‘There are very strong individuals in the firm, Jen Morris gives accessible, practical advice of the best professional quality.’

‘Tom Seabrook is an excellent solicitor – his knowledge, advice and speed of communication is amongst the very best that I have experienced.’

‘Jen Morris listens and gets it. She responds promptly with advice that means you can get on with your day. No waiting, no having to interpret technical jargon into practical advice. What Jen provides is what the busy in-house lawyer needs – concise answers to complex problems.’

‘Anna Willetts is dual qualified as environmental consultant and solicitor. Absolutely no-nonsense, and with a rigorous approach to analysing notices, warrants etc – identifying good points which others have not spotted. Her experience of the waste industry, and litigation arising in it, is second to none. Very hard-working. Truly unique.’

‘This team provides a bespoke and extremely user-friendly service, which in many respects has the feel of having one’s own in-house counsel. Furthermore, they have proved to be efficient, conscientious, informative and most importantly flexible in their approach.’

‘The individuals we have worked with, including Marc Weisberger, have always been highly approachable and receptive to our requirements and resourceful in assisting us to complete complex cross-border transactions, which have required completion in narrow timescales.’

‘Marc Weisberger is very knowledgeable in derivatives matters.’

‘Efficient and professional.’

‘Sara Cato is outstanding – makes things clear and easy and is a huge asset to the company.’

‘Shilpen Savani was very good at client-handling and taking a commercial approach to the potential litigation.’

‘Robust, practical advice. Highly knowledgeable senior team members. Very hard-working and well trained junior team members.’

‘Shilpen Savani is knowledgeable, unflappable, efficient.’

‘Fergus Buckley was hands on, very accessible and delivered excellent advice.’

‘From a mediator’s perspective one can see immediately the quality of a firm from the preparation not just of the lawyers but the preparation of their clients by the lawyers. The teams from gunnercooke have been quite exceptional. Without conceding anything to the detriment of their clients, they have approached the mediation with the correct ethos: how can we achieve the best solution for our clients. I cannot recall any mediation in which they have not achieved a settlement, and that is in great part due to their realistic advice and support for their clients.’

‘Shilpen Savani’s support for his clients’ case has never clouded his judgment in assisting them to a sensible resolution. He is one of the ablest lawyers I have seen in mediation. I have also worked with Fergus Buckley and Laurence Katz, each of whom demonstrated their wholehearted commitment to their clients’ interests. It is clear that the ethos of the firm is client care which accounts for their popularity.’

‘The sheer wealth of experience is something which stands out as one of gunnercooke’s superb qualities. They are true experts in their respective fields but don’t stop that getting in the way of pragmatic and well-pitched advice.’

‘I have often worked with Shilpen Savani and he has always been professional, personable and highly competent. His advice is practical and accessible and I would have no hesitation in recommending him to others.’

‘Strong commercial awareness and highly responsive.’

‘Shilpen Savani – excellent client relationships based upon commercially sensible advice and strong strategic thinking.’