Testimonials
Any testimonials featured on this page, excluding Chambers [UK] or Legal 500 quotes, are not to be used without prior permission from Birketts LLP.
"Clients praise the group's multidisciplinary approach, and its particular strengths include real estate and construction finance."
Chambers | [UK 2009]
"I was particularly taken aback by the size of your team. I myself have been in private practice for over 21 years dealing with Debt Recovery and Insolvency matters and was expecting to meet a much larger team at your offices. I simply cannot believe that a team of your size can generate the amount of work that you do which in turn generates the volumes of enforcement work that you kindly afford Marstons. I feel compelled to say that both you and your team stand out from the crowd."
Amir Ali | Marston Group Limited
"Clients appreciate its ability to "quickly grasp all the salient commercial issues and drive matters forward, always delivering what the client wants.""
Chambers | [UK 2009]
"This "very credible firm" of "excellent communicators and networkers" is praised for its "extremely well-received HR events for clients.""
Chambers | [UK 2009]
"excellent, pragmatic legal support"
Legal 500 | [UK 2008]
"significant international experience"
Chambers | [UK 2009]
"'Pre-eminent local firm' Birketts LLP delivers 'first-class, prompt' service."
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"The team is big enough to have real strength and depth, but not so big that you lose personal service."
Chambers | [UK 2009]
"Birketts' Construction Team has over the years provided a comprehensive and professional service working with our own commercial staff to achieve a successful and cost effective solution to the issue in hand. Early advice, clearly inherent in establishing tactics, is readily available together with the relevant support to develop the strategy to proceed.
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Mike Lay | Commercial Manager, AMEC
"The team offers a comprehensive service and is praised for its "thoroughness in uncovering all the necessary information, so the risk of any untoward surprises is minimal.""
Chambers | [UK 2009]
"I am a qualified solicitor and so have inside experience of the profession. I rate the service received from Nigel Farthing as excellent. We were successful at the first attempt, as he predicted, and I would have no hesitation recommending him to others."
James Hervey-Bathurst | Eastnor Castle, Ledbury, Herefordshire
"Mark Henry and his team at Birketts have a proven ability to drive a deal to successful closure, whilst retaining focus on the client's needs. We have been very pleased with their quality and professionalism."
Boyd Mulvey | Create Partners Ltd
"Our experience of Birketts has been that we have benefited from timely, pragmatic good value and expert advice. Their approach has been to build relationships with our HR staff which means that Birketts understand our business - its pressures and direction - in order to ensure their advice "works" in practice."
Paul Cracknell | Director, Business Support, Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
"The HR team at the James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust greatly value the level of expertise and personal service that Birketts provides to us. We particularly benefit from the support they provide in keeping us up to date in a range of employment matters, as well as their rapid response to any specific queries we may have."
Liz Cooke | Deputy Director of HR, James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
"fast turnaround and no-nonsense style"
Chambers | [UK 2009]
"Clients are 'extremely impressed with the professionalism' of the team. "
Legal 500 | [UK 2008]
"Clients applaud the level of service and quick response time provided by this personable team: "You can just pick up the phone and ask the lawyers any question you might have.""
Chambers | [UK 2009]
"Clients appreciate Birketts LLP's responsiveness and deep understanding of agriculture."
Chambers | [UK 2009]
"'A safe pair of hands' with an 'approachable and personal style'"
Legal 500 | [UK 2008]
"Richard Hayes has bent over backwards to help me secure two large settlements. At all times he and the secretaries were polite and professional. He was impartial, patient, and supportive over the course of three years of ups and downs. He spread out all the options, in plain words without being pushy."
Mr Denny | .
"We have worked with Birketts on a range of projects requiring involvement from a number of their faculties. Every time, their advice has been at very short notice as well as being both professional and accurate. We have gained a great deal of experience with legal advisors worldwide and Birketts certainly range amongst the top firms we have come across."
Bernhard Bruggaier | Vice President, Acteon Group Ltd
"Having worked with the Birketts' Banking and Finance Team extensively over recent years, I continue to be impressed with their commercial yet highly professional approach to business. The Partner led offering really does help to make deals happen."
Stephen Younger | Relationship Director - Property Barclays Commercial Bank
"All the members of my team really enjoy working with Birketts' Social Housing Team. We always find them to be friendly and accessible whilst professional in their approach. They are responsive and pro-active in their advice and their knowledge of the sector is extremely thorough. Legal advice is always well-thought out, practical and commercial without being being bogged down in legal jargon."
Andrew Savage | Development Director Broadland Housing Association
"Birketts LLP is a 'top-class firm, with a compact team that is intelligent, responsive, and always on the ball'."
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
""It offers out-of-this-world service.""
Chambers | [UK 2010]
"'Too many lawyers are unable to translate intellectual legal commentary into practical legal advice, but they do not suffer from that', say clients of Adrian Seagers and the Birketts LLP team."
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"Birketts LLP remains dominant in Ipswich, with 'excellent and personal service' evident throughout the team. James Austin and Mark Henry provide 'friendly, customer-facing and realistic advice' and have the ability to express 'reasonable and commercial thinking in layman's terms'."
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"Adrian Possener leads Birketts LLP's 'user-friendly, efficient and professional' team."
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"Clients note that its 'committed and highly competent' service rivals London firms."
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"Clients of Birketts LLP feel 'assured of its expertise and commercial understanding'. "
Legal 500 | [Uk 2009]
"Clients laud Birketts LLP's Robert Howard as 'peerless in his field of uncontested debt recovery'. "
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"Birketts LLP's team has 'strong business acumen and gives practical and sound advice'. "
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"Birketts LLP offers 'five-star' service through Mark Henry and the 'calm, knowledgeable' Paul Matthews. "
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"Birketts LLP's team attracts very high praise from clients. Jolyon Berry's Ipswich team and Jeanette Wheeler's Norwich group offer 'timely, practical and conscientious' advice."
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"Malcolm Savory's newly rebranded corporate criminal defence team at Birketts LLP offers sound advice and value for money. Barrister Laura Thomas' court experience and organisational skills are impressive. "
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"Jolyon Berry and Birketts LLP 'continue to provide excellent, pragmatic and practical legal support' as part of the employment practice. "
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"Good value and high standards at Birketts LLP are embodied in 'professional, caring, efficient and very patient' litigator Richard Hayes. "
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"Clients praise the team's 'excellent negotiation skills and professional conduct'. "
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"Clients across the UK report 'meticulous service and considered advice' from this practice as the firm pushes into Cambridge."
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"The practice's 'technical knowledge is first class'. "
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"Birketts LLP 'demonstrates deep industry knowledge' and impresses clients with its flexibility and responsiveness. "
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"Richard Eaton's reputation for contentious and enforcement issues at Birketts LLP has been complemented by the arrival of the 'well-informed and thorough' Graham Wright."
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"Birketts LLP remains dominant in Ipswich, where Chris Schwer, James Dinwiddy and Chris Barker bring 'speed, accuracy' and a 'professional, commercial approach' to bear. Clients appreciate their ability to quickly identify relevant issues. "
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"'relevant and sensible advice'"
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"professional and commercial 'understanding of clients' needs."
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"'Extremely professional and helpful.'"
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"An ability to 'think through different aspects of a matter and break them down into fundamental issues' pervades James Austin's team at Birketts LLP."
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"Birketts LLP is a leading choice for all shipping matters, providing a 'high-quality service'; it has a team of 'very talented and dedicated lawyers with a genuine desire to help'."
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"Max Roessler's team at Birketts LLP inspires great confidence in clients, particularly for disputes'"
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"Clients across the UK report 'meticulous service and considered advice' from this practice."
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
""These are the best people for landowners, they have the greatest expertise in East Anglia.""
Chambers | [UK 2010]
"The firm's recent expansion and significant regional coverage make it a key player in the region. Clients certainly compliment the exceptional level of service and expertise they receive from this outfit. "
Chambers | [UK 2010]
"This exceptionally talented group of lawyers is commercially intuitive and always a pleasure to deal with."
Chambers | [UK 2010]
"The group provides an excellent service; the lawyers get to the nitty-gritty of every problem quickly, prioritise effectively and cope well in emergencies."
Chambers | [UK 2010]
"An ability to 'think through different aspects of a matter and break them down into fundamental issues' pervades James Austin's team at Birketts LLP."
Legal 500 | [UK 2009]
"These are the best people for landowners, they have the greatest expertise in East Anglia."
Chambers 2010 | [UK 2010]
". . . all my dealings with your company were through Mr Martin Squire who I couldn't compliment more highly. His ability to arrange for me to have meetings with the most eminent professionals, available in this country and for them to give me their full support, was more a reward to me than any amount of compensation ever could have been."
Mr D Sherwood | .