Firm Profile > Clarion > Leeds, England

‘A good efficient team, who understand me and my objectives and tailor their advice to help deliver them.‘

‘Justine Osmotherley and Sarah Buxton have given clear concise advice that focuses on the issues, and gets results.‘

‘The team have a never say die attitude, often surprising their clients with what is possible.‘

‘Andrew Curtis has exceeded our expectations over and over again for the last year. As a client I have 100% confidence that he will get the deal done, on my timescale.‘

‘Clarion is a progressive and very user-friendly law firm.  The lawyers are all responsive, technically very capable and I feel like I am in the best possible hands. The litigation they are dealing with for me is complex and very high value, indeed for me it is of critical importance. I have complete faith and confidence in the team at Clarion to deliver a successful conclusion.‘

‘Attention to detail, feel like they’re very much part of our own team.‘

‘Simon Young leads the litigation team at Clarion.  He sets out a clear strategy and then manages his team with military precision to achieve that objective.‘

‘Clarions is unique in that it provides services for all sides of the legal profession in the same building. The parties I have personally dealt with have been nothing but attentive, professional, and diligent. Having dealt with many other firms I can categorically say that this firm is by far one of the best I have ever dealt with for their quick and resourceful resolutions to issues which have needed their attention.‘

‘The Individuals I have dealt with are Lindsay Texel, Eve Gregory, Sean Meehan. They have been attentive and diligent at all times. Lindsay and Eve are the most helpful, conscientious and genuinely care about their clients and always go that extra mile for them.’

‘Any team with Sarah Taylor present is a very strong one and a true competitor to all in the field of health and safety and other regulatory areas.‘

‘Sarah Taylor is a premier league solicitor. She is an outstanding lawyer, but is able to combine this with pragmatic advice and a measure of calmness in complex cases. The Clarion team is now one of, if not the foremost health and safety teams in the area. They have blue-chip clients who value their expertise in particular with regards to prosecutions and inquests.‘

‘Sarah Taylor has massive experience in this area of law.‘

‘Responsive and commercial in their approach.‘

‘Esther Kirwan is very easy to work with and has excellent technical knowledge.‘

‘Esther Kirwan is always helpful and eager to understand the business.‘

“Independent firm, consistency of staff, vibrant and approachable.”

“Vivienne Wild is reliable, non-judgemental and responsive and we have been her client since she moved to Clarion. She is proactive and is skilled in making relationships with all ages of clients. She has really taken the time to understand our priorities and these have been reflected in the way she has constructed our wills. She works well with our other advisers and is happy to be collaborative when required. We never have to chase her and when things change she makes the appropriate alterations but doesn’t milk it for fees!”

“The team at Clarion are client focused in terms of providing a seamless and efficient client service; and they consistently seek to provide innovative solutions to client challenges.  In particular, I find Vivienne Wild (partner) easy to work with because of this approach, and I am happy to introduce her to clients “face to face” as she is client friendly whilst also ensuring the clients are challenged with relevant thought provoking questions.”

“Clare King – excellent customer approach – blends excellent knowledge and professionalism with a warm and approachable attitude.”

“I think the fact that we mainly deal with one person is pretty unique. I’m sure there is an extremely able team behind Vivienne Wild but we have dealt with her consistently.“

‘Clarion have a can-do attitude, are realistic in their assessments of issues and able to communicate this clearly to clients. They work together efficiently, meaning a conversation held with one person is accurately reflected in future communications with others within the team.‘

‘More rounded and commercial advice than you could usually hope for. Really focused on understanding their clients and being innovative in addressing challenges. Great value-added offering.‘

‘Takes a non-aggressive approach unlike some other employment teams, which appear to have a “testosterone-fuelled” approach, and it pays dividends. Without fail, all members of the team that we deal with give clear, concise and no-nonsense advice in a professional manner.‘

‘Vast breadth of knowledge in the employment law space while providing pragmatic, commercially focused advice.’

‘Clarion offers a very competent team of specialists in construction law. but in comparison with their peers has a smaller hands-on team which avoids unnecessary delays and routine matters are dealt with by senior individuals meaning should an issue arise later they have an in depth knowledge of the project.‘

‘Phil Morrison has worked as an integral part of our team for many years. His direct approach and understanding of real business issues often yields a simple robust solution. Working with us through the life of a construction contract from its inception places us in the best possible position to deal with any contractual issues which can arise from time to time in the construction industry.‘