Jones Nickolds > Beckenham, England > Firm Profile

‘I used Jones Nickolds for a lengthy and protracted case. They were absolutely fantastic from the first meeting I had with them. Each individual I dealt with throughout the firm was nothing short of brilliant. I got the feeling that as a firm they are small enough to care about you and your case but have the expertise, knowledge and individuals in place to take on a case of any size or complexity.’

‘They are an organised and efficient firm who deal with a range of issues for their clients in a cost effective but high quality way.’

‘Jones Nickolds is a market leading niche firm which enjoys a stellar and richly deserved reputation. They are best known for providing a central London service in Kent at competitive rates. They enjoy a superb reputation for mediation work in conjunction with more traditional litigation and dispute resolution work.’

‘Lisa Jones is a highly experienced and astute performer who is not afraid to tell it how it is when necessary but still has the most soothing of bedside manners. Clients always know she is on their side. Claire Nickolds is tireless and uncompromising in pursuit of her client’s interest. She never gives up but has the judgement to deliver bad news when needed. Gemma Irving is a daunting opponent who knows her stuff. She goes the extra mile for every client.’

‘Claire Nickolds has an outstanding legal mind and the ability to cut straight to the matter at hand. From our first meeting, I had complete confidence in her ability to get me the best possible result and I appreciated her perfect mix of commercial savviness and compassion in what was an extremely difficult period of time. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her.’

‘Claire Nickolds is a supremely confident and learned practitioner. She has a wealth of experience and utilises that knowledge to achieve the optimal results for her clients.’

‘Rachel Woodd is a standout mediator. She combines intellect and outstanding emotional intelligence to achieve mediated solutions in even the most difficult cases. A star of the mediation world. Claire Nickolds is a force to be reckoned with, whilst being personable and a pleasure to deal with.’

‘Gemma Irving is a solicitor with empathy, sympathy, expert knowledge and a brilliant manner. She was honest and fair, yet firm when the occasion called for it. Gemma Irving and Georgia Wright were nothing short of first class. Her and the team were simply excellent.’

‘Jones Nickolds is an excellent firm: they offer a central London service without the central London price tag. It is without doubt the market leader for family law in Kent and its surrounds – and with a significant presence in central London too’.

‘Rachel Woodd is the ‘go-to’ mediator at Jones Nickolds. Rachel is a truly exceptional mediator, and has carved out a niche combining her day-to-day practice as a solicitor with a burgeoning mediation practice’. 

‘The mediation team at Jones Nickolds is fantastic. Rachel Woodd is exceptional, she has the gravitas of a senior and well known family solicitor coupled with a warmth and empathy and intuitive understanding as to how to make mediation work’.

‘The firm provides a full family law mediation service and are reliable both in terms of the administration of mediation and in finding solutions where possible’.

‘Their approach to ADR and mediation flows into their general practice and, given they are not based in central London but still within London it means that they have London approach and cross-over but are able to price efficiently’.

‘Practicality and commerciality with empathy is why I put forward Rachel Woodd as a mediator so often. She is able to mediate on complex matters (be it legal or emotional complexity) with skill and compassion and she is always top of my list when recommending mediators to clients’.

‘Jones Nickolds offer a premium service at a very reasonable price. They promote alternatives to court where appropriate and have excellent senior & junior lawyers’.

‘Rachel Woods is an incredibly measured, pragmatic mediator who gives clients the benefit of her legal knowledge in an impartial manner helping them to come to an informed and sensible settlement’.