Capsticks LLP > London, England > Firm Profile

‘Outstanding in the field of professional regulation. Capsticks is unique within the professional discipline for its extremely wide range of regulator clients across multiple sectors, including healthcare, legal services, education and more.’

‘The firm has a very good reputation for the quality of the work it provides to a number of regulators.’

‘A top-tier team that is extremely highly regarded across the sector for meeting its clients’ needs. Expert in their area and they have a great market presence.’

‘They have unrivalled expertise in SRA work.’

‘Nicole Curtis is an exceptional lawyer and extremely supportive. Her clients, rightly, value her extremely highly. Nicole undertakes a huge amount of work, and she never seems to stop or ever drop the ball.’

‘Ian Brook is very responsive and thoughtful; and Keziah Pearson is a relentlessly hard-working partner, who is highly regarded by clients and peers alike.’

‘James Penry-Davey stands out in this area of practice. Conscientious, hard-working, focused, and with good common sense. A very safe pair of hands.’

‘Jenny Wood – a kind lawyer who wants the best for her client and is solution orientated, offering up pragmatic new ways of working.’

‘Capsticks are responsive, personable, easy to work with, attentive and give the impression that they cannot do enough for you. They are a joy to work with.’

‘Majid Hassan is brilliant. Efficient, knowledgeable, great work ethic. He is superb at what he does.’

‘Capsticks was one of the first specialist healt care firm of solicitors. It provides a breadth and depth of talent which is difficult to match.’

‘The Capsticks clinical negligence department is excellent to work with. Their partners and associates are bright, communicative and have excellent commercial awareness. ’

‘In my opinion Capsticks are the preeminent specialist clinical negligence NHS panel firm. They have oodles of experience in the field and a close understanding of the demands of NHS work. Their recruitment is excellent.’

‘Cassius Box has unrivalled experience, intelligence, and is respected by his opponents.’

‘The Capsticks clinical negligence defendant team is fantastically efficient, particularly dealing with high-value claims where claimants reside abroad.’

‘Has very high-quality work and a good range of clients.’

‘Mike Owen never fails to deliver. He is always there with great, honest, clear advice. He is extremely supportive to the team.’

‘This practice is excellent at communication, advice, attending meetings, and generally getting the best position for their client.’

‘Michael Owen is a pleasure to work with and his team members Catherine and Charlotte are brilliant. Nothing is too much trouble for him and his team.’

‘Mike Owen is a strong housing lawyer and expert in his field. He provides robust evidence and clear advice.’

‘Spencer Vella Sultana is an exceptional leader and has built a great team.’

‘They have excellent all-round knowledge. They have delivered some great training. They are very prompt with responses. Great customer service.’

‘The partners are very approachable. They don’t over complicate things with legal terms. They are very friendly. They are always happy to meet face to face when requested.’

‘Charlotte Rawson is a credit to Capsticks. She is friendly, clear, and skilled in her expertise. She is a go-to solicitor for housing management enquiries. She presents information in a clear and concise manner whilst ensuring the key details are not overlooked.’

‘The Capsticks team have unrivalled knowledge and experience in the healthcare sector. They understand how the NHS works and are focused on meeting client needs.’

‘Capsticks are the market leaders in healthcare law. They offer particular expertise and experience in representing NHS Trusts in complex inquests and related investigations and claims.’

‘Amy Holden is superb: conscientious, authoritative and tactically astute. She is a compelling advocate.’

‘This is an impressive firm with a fantastic work ethic. Instructions are succinct, helpful and have great clarity.’

‘In terms of the quality of their work, it is second to none and often involves complex issues of fact and law.’

‘Amy Holden is a superb solicitor and deals with complicated medico-legal matters. She is very well respected by clients and lawyers alike.’

‘The team have been helpful and supportive. Offering constructive ideas in a clear manner and have been efficient.’

‘Personable, conscientious and with a high degree of sector relevant experience.’

‘Capsticks LLP take the time to listen to what our healthcare providers need and really grasp the fact that their primary duty is to care. It is extremely rare to find Lawyers who are so in touch with what it means to work in the NHS. ’

‘Adam Hartrick is a true expert in Healthcare Law. We always value his input in extremely complex and sensitive matters. Our doctors and nurses appreciate his compassionate approach.’

‘The team are always available to advise on ad hoc and urgent queries. They have built excellent relationships and trust with key stakeholders within our organisation.’

‘Adam Hartrick and his team have a wealth of expertise around coronial and healthcare regulatory matters. The team are approachable and work in a collaborative way with clinicians and other members of staff. Communication is excellent throughout whichever process they are instructed on.’

‘The team is very responsive and always provide timely cost effective legal advice. We can rely on them any time of day and make us feel safe knowing they are always on hand.’

‘Adam Hartrick is absolutely fantastic, he provides first-class advice and is always available to help with our queries. He ensures his costs are proportionate and very considerate to our witnesses who may have to face difficult cross-examination.’

‘Mary Mundy has been able to steer the Trust team through complex (for the Trust in particular) procurement of a CDC.’

‘Lee Clarke has been innovative and focused in working with the Trust and the private sector partner so that the legal agreement can support both a public sector and private sector solution. This is both innovative and flexible.’

‘The Capsticks team always provide proactive and commercially sensible advice. They are not risk averse. As they represent a number of healthcare clients, it enables collaboration on regional and national issues in order to bring to a resolution.’

‘Andrew Rowland has excellent verbal and written skills. Client care is great together with his legal knowledge, he has the ability to explain and offer solutions on the most complex of issues.’

‘The team is professional, prompt and has a wealth of procurement law expertise to bring to bear.’

‘Everyone on the team is knowledgeable, clear, calm and ordered in their thinking and provides cogent, easy-to-follow advice. Of particular note are Dylan Young and Mary Mundy.’

‘Track record of delivery and a detailed understanding of issues affecting healthcare workforce.’

‘Effort to go the extra mile, relationships and trust built up over a long period and always capable of thinking pragmatically.’

‘Particularly excellent support from partners and good solid legal advice.’

‘Pragmatism and straightforward advice – making the complex issues easy to understand. Engagement with the team. Approachability.’

‘The team are all really friendly, helpful, professional and precise.’

‘Each individual provides explanations in an open and non-technical way, plus they are aware of the specific needs of me as a customer.’

‘In Birmingham the stand out partner is Lucy Erskine. She is extremely able and a joy to work with.’

‘The team at Capsticks are first rate.  The team are strategic and pragmatic when it comes to managing cases and are really on top of the law.’

‘Sarah-Jayne Martin is really impressive. She was completely on top of all the detail, and was on hand throughout to discuss both factual and legal issues, which were complex. We were successful in getting the case dismissed. ’

’I worked with Alice Eastwood who came across as very thorough, understanding and supportive. I had confidence with the level of knowledge regarding the case.’

‘Capsticks have an excellent healthcare team in all of their offices but particularly the Birmingham location. They have a great rapport with NHSR contacts.’

‘Special mention for Sarah-Jayne Martin and Olivia Banks, whom I have been fortunate to work with. They have been absolutely on top of all of the issues.’ 

‘Very knowledgeable in the sector.’

‘There is very obvious partner oversight of more junior solicitors, providing useful feedback and further insight, especially in terms of strategy.‘

‘Very good cohesive team.’

‘Capsticks has a high profile within the clinical negligence market.’

‘Their teamwork is second to none, and they know they market inside and out. The team in Leeds is strong, and the interaction between the offices is, in my experience, seamless.’

‘The firm has a breadth and depth of expertise in working for health organisations which is unrivalled.’

‘Everyone is very knowledgeable, always provides high-quality advice and is very accessible. ’

‘Highly professional and diligent, but without losing the personal touch.’

‘Superb judgment and excellent commitment.’

‘The Capsticks team provide an unique balance of expertise and commercial understanding. Their knowledge of the sector is excellent, meaning that they can provide an all-round service for their clients.’

‘Francesca James and Andrea James in particular stand out to us, they are very detailed, explain issues really well and work collaboratively and commercially to resolve problems. They’re approachable, responsive and work to tight deadlines when required. It always feel like a team effort to get matters over the line.’

‘Tom Bradbury consistently delivers an exceptional level of service. His professionalism, personal approach and dedication to delivering high-quality outcomes puts him head and shoulders ahead of the competition.’

‘Natalie Hurst stands out: she is diligent, driven, a highly efficient communicator, meticulous, cost efficient and dependable. I’m extremely appreciative that she’s on our side as she seems to truly care about getting the best resolution for our organisation. An asset to Capsticks.’

‘Francesca is very knowledgeable and has a very calm and reassuring demeanour, this is noticeable by all parties which allows Francesca to build excellent relationships with the other side’s solicitors. No query is ever too much – knowledgeable across all things housing and offers solutions to problems without being prompted.’

‘The team has a good degree of experience in the regulatory context of public law.’

‘Peter Edwards is an experienced partner.’

‘They have superb legal knowledge. They work fantastically well as a team with counsel. They always think deeply about their cases both on legal issues and strategy.’

‘Francis Lyons has a razor-sharp legal mind and good instincts for a winning argument.’

‘Andrew Latham always goes the extra mile for his clients and achieves the very best outcome even in the most challenging cases.’

‘Capsticks offer a very high-quality end to end service. Their people are high performers and are impressive both as individuals and collectively as a team.’

‘They work in an open and collaborative way and are attentive and responsive to the client’s requirements.’

‘Each member of the Capsticks team is highly accomplished, skillful, and insightful. The Capsticks team know their business and consistently deliver to a very high standard.’

‘Tiffany Cloynes was very knowledgeable and helpful and gave me confidence that I was in safe hands. She was very proactive and thorough. The whole team were excellent and provided me with regular updates and advice.’

‘Tiffany Cloynes was very friendly and approachable and very knowledgeable on Local Government transactions; she was always on hand in the background if we needed her.’

‘Team works well together, sharing information so they are able to quickly pick up if colleagues are absent. ’

‘The last year we have worked primarily with Zulqarnain Saddique and Tracey Blundell who both give practical advice in plain English and respond quickly and fully to questions and instructions. ’

‘We have always found Capsticks to provide solid advice whilst also being extremely responsive to our needs as a client. We have dealt with several different team members and each person has been extremely knowledgeable and added value to each project we have used them on.’

‘Each member of the team has been excellent and provided advice that can be easily understood by a layperson. We always feel that they understand what we are looking to achieve and strive to deliver.’

‘Real estate team was outstanding.’

‘Been helpful, excellent communication, personal and efficient.’

‘Capsticks LLP take the time to listen to what our healthcare providers need and really grasp the fact that their primary duty is to care. It is extremely rare to find Lawyers who are so in touch with what it means to work in the NHS. ’

‘Adam Hartrick is a true expert in Healthcare Law. We always value his input in extremely complex and sensitive matters. Our doctors and nurses appreciate his compassionate approach.’

‘The team are always available to advise on ad hoc and urgent queries. They have built excellent relationships and trust with key stakeholders within our organisation.’

‘Adam Hartrick and his team have a wealth of expertise around coronial and healthcare regulatory matters. The team are approachable and work in a collaborative way with clinicians and other members of staff. Communication is excellent throughout whichever process they are instructed on.’

‘The team is very responsive and always provide timely cost effective legal advice. We can rely on them any time of day and make us feel safe knowing they are always on hand.’

‘Adam Hartrick is absolutely fantastic, he provides first-class advice and is always available to help with our queries. He ensures his costs are proportionate and very considerate to our witnesses who may have to face difficult cross-examination.’

‘Mary Mundy has been able to steer the Trust team through complex (for the Trust in particular) procurement of a CDC.’

‘Lee Clarke has been innovative and focused in working with the Trust and the private sector partner so that the legal agreement can support both a public sector and private sector solution. This is both innovative and flexible.’

‘Mike Owen never fails to deliver. He is always there with great, honest, clear advice. He is extremely supportive to the team.’

‘This practice is excellent at communication, advice, attending meetings, and generally getting the best position for their client.’

‘Michael Owen is a pleasure to work with and his team members Catherine and Charlotte are brilliant. Nothing is too much trouble for him and his team.’

‘Mike Owen is a strong housing lawyer and expert in his field. He provides robust evidence and clear advice.’

‘Spencer Vella Sultana is an exceptional leader and has built a great team.’

‘They have excellent all-round knowledge. They have delivered some great training. They are very prompt with responses. Great customer service.’

‘The partners are very approachable. They don’t over complicate things with legal terms. They are very friendly. They are always happy to meet face to face when requested.’

‘Charlotte Rawson is a credit to Capsticks. She is friendly, clear, and skilled in her expertise. She is a go-to solicitor for housing management enquiries. She presents information in a clear and concise manner whilst ensuring the key details are not overlooked.’

‘In Birmingham the stand out partner is Lucy Erskine. She is extremely able and a joy to work with.’

‘The team at Capsticks are first rate.  The team are strategic and pragmatic when it comes to managing cases and are really on top of the law.’

‘Sarah-Jayne Martin is really impressive. She was completely on top of all the detail, and was on hand throughout to discuss both factual and legal issues, which were complex. We were successful in getting the case dismissed. ’

’I worked with Alice Eastwood who came across as very thorough, understanding and supportive. I had confidence with the level of knowledge regarding the case.’

‘Capsticks have an excellent healthcare team in all of their offices but particularly the Birmingham location. They have a great rapport with NHSR contacts.’

‘Special mention for Sarah-Jayne Martin and Olivia Banks, whom I have been fortunate to work with. They have been absolutely on top of all of the issues.’ 

‘Very knowledgeable in the sector.’

‘There is very obvious partner oversight of more junior solicitors, providing useful feedback and further insight, especially in terms of strategy.‘