Aston Knight Solicitors fields a Bury-based team with broad expertise in the practice area, praised by clients for its ‘sensitivity and realism’ in approaching matters. Key team members include James Winterbottom, who is ’highly capable and dedicated’ and has supplementary expertise in clinical negligence, and Andrew Thompson, whose practice includes specialist dental law knowledge.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'This is a team that approaches complex psychiatric and psychological matters with sensitivity and realism, and their clear communication and preparedness make working with them both effective and rewarding.’
  • ‘James Winterbottom is a highly capable and dedicated solicitor whose instructions are invariably clear, well-structured, and clinically insightful. He shows a strong understanding of psychiatric complexity and is consistently attentive to both the legal and human aspects of a case. His correspondence is courteous and prompt.'

  • 'Andrew Thompson is a pleasure to work with—practical, efficient, and highly professional. His calm and methodical approach is an asset to the team, and he plays an important supporting role in maintaining the high standards I have come to associate with Aston Knight.’

  • 'I would highly recommend Aston Knight Solicitors for their dedication, innovation, and outstanding client service. Their focus on excellence and client care sets them apart in the field of personal injury law.’
  • ‘Aston Knight fight hard for their clients and do not avoid difficult cases even where other firms of solicitors have rejected the claimant.’

  • ‘Andrew Thompson is thorough and methodical - he leaves no stone unturned and has an excellent grasp of his cases and fabulous rapport with his clients.’

  • ‘Once James Winterbottom decides to take on a claim, he becomes very heavily invested in it; he will do whatever is required to bring it to a successful conclusion, regardless of how long this takes him; he will spend significant amount of time in obtaining witness evidence, and in attending to the finer details of expert evidence.’

  • ‘James Winterbottom is outstanding and ably supported by Andrew Thompson.’

  • 'I found the team at Aston knights solicitors very helpful in all aspects of my claim, very caring and considerate and compassionate In the difficult times I experienced.'

  • 'It has been such a relief to have Andrew Thompson and his team take such a huge part of the stress away and have a team which is fully knowledgeable about the process as well as completely upfront and honest about expectations.'

Other key lawyers

James Winterbottom; Andrew Thompson