Lester Aldridge LLP > London, England > Firm Profile

‘Rebecca Walker is great re the insolvency issues and Lisa Watson Cooke is great on the charity side.’

‘Rebecca Walker is extremely professional, very responsive and pro-active during our engagements.’

‘The responsiveness of the team, their experience in the field and their creativity.’

‘Linda Jacques is exceptionally responsive, knowledgeable and creative in the support she provides to her clients. The collaboration is always easy and smooth.’

‘Lucy Goff’s background in sailing makes her very knowledgeable of everything to do with yachting and she can easily understand all aspect of our work.’

‘The team are often my first port of call in any legal matter. Their combined experience and expertise makes them an obvious choice.’

‘The team offers a pragmatic and considered approach in all aspects and provide reassurance that your legal matters will be dealt with with skill and expediency.’

‘The team take a thorough and careful approach to case preparation, and the commercial aspects of the litigation are not overlooked when considering the legal merits.’

‘I have received excellent advice and support from Chris Evans, the head of the dispute resolution team, and his enthusiastic colleagues.’

‘Excellent advice, with often complex issues presented in a pragmatic and relatable manner.’

‘Lester Aldridge’s team has been exceptional in helping us navigate the legal minefield in terms of corporate and employment law so far but we chose them for their full capabilities in-house and the synergies within their teams. We haven’t been disappointed.’

‘Their knowledge base on specialist subjects e.g. immigration and international recruitment have enabled us to offer a range of bespoke services that have met the needs of our clients and community across the care sector.’

‘I highly recommend Lester Aldridge for their outstanding legal services. They have a team of skilled professionals who excel in various legal areas, ensuring they can handle any legal issue efficiently. Their responsiveness is impressive, they make your case their top priority.’

‘A wealth of knowledge in all areas connected to the healthcare sector.’

‘All our contacts are extremely knowledgeable, accessible and speak with authority on their particular specialisms.’

‘The team always make themselves available to discuss matters without lengthy notice.’

‘Lana Farrell is always cheerful and helpful. She listens to what her client is saying and tailors the advice to each situation.’

‘Lester Aldridge always goes above and beyond in my experience. They appreciate the pressures involved when trying to secure commercial assets and will always do their utmost to ensure they act diligently and quickly when negotiating legal documents.’

‘Mark Benham, Bethan Dodd, and Tom Alder are an absolute pleasure to deal with. Their advice is always clear and sensible. They always respond quickly to requests for assistance.’

‘Suki Samra is extremely professional and knowledgeable.’

‘Michelle Musker is always readily available to jump on a call and work through queries.’

‘Jon Deadman has great knowledge.’

‘The experience within the environment and planning team is second to none. They have an extensive knowledge of the public sector and its workings as well as the decision-making process for planning applications.’

‘Matt Gilks is a trusted advisor who has extensive experience across a range of sectors. He has established himself as one of the south coast’s leading planning lawyers.’

‘Matt Gilks has a can-do attitude and approach to his work. His experience, which includes planning enforcement, is very useful when assessing complex planning matters. I would highly recommend him.’

‘My experience of working with the Lester Aldridge corporate team has been very pleasant. Dean Drew in particular clearly takes great interest in building close relationships with his clients, in order to better understand their needs, and is then able to give us clear and concise instructions.’

‘Team is most committed and very responsive, understands clients requests.’

‘Lester Aldridge has full in-house capabilities for the needs of a company – this is why we chose them for their full capabilities as a team. They work well together and have great synergies.’

‘Personal approach from the partners and team. The team helped the shareholders through a transaction ensuring the key aspects were understood.’

‘Grant Esterhuizen – I would definitely have to recommend as being one of the best corporate and commercial lawyers I have ever worked with. His professionalism, legal expertise and insight on all matters he has dealt with on my behalf are impressive. I have never doubted his advice, due to the positive outcome on any of the matters he represented on my behalf.’

‘David Healy is a highly experienced practitioner in the largest of claims, bringing common sense, preparation, and excellent client care skills to what are often challenging cases.’

‘Karen Watts has long experience across a range of personal injury claims and sound judgement in her approach to resolution of disputes. Fiona Brooke is careful, comprehensive, and detailed in her approach to case preparation, which reaps benefits in early and successful settlement of claims.’

‘David Healy is very experienced, personable and fantastic with clients.’

‘The claimant personal injury team in Southampton are an absolute pleasure to deal with and fight claimant cases hard, taking them to trial where necessary. Their preparation and attention to detail is second to none.’

‘David Healy is massively experienced, incredibly dynamic, gets to the heart of a case and runs it hard.’

‘Fiona Brooke is experienced in personal injury. Loved by clients.’

‘Experienced and professional team.’

‘Karen Watts is an experienced and capable solicitor.’

‘Lester Aldridge are a highly supportive and enthusiastic firm. They are responsive, incredibly accommodating and listen and engage with us regularly.’

‘The department has strong clinical negligence solicitors. David Healy has the benefit of a science background.’

‘Liz Oaten (solicitor) is very supportive for her clients. She has an excellent approach.’

‘They work well together as a team. They work coherently.’

‘Liz Oaten is such an intelligent and experienced solicitor with expertise being the defendant and claimant.’

‘Knowledgeable and intelligent work in the clinical negligence market.’

‘Liz Oaten is always a great advocate for her clients. She has sound judgment and good rapport with experts.’

‘They have good knowledge through all levels of management.’

‘They offer a very personal and friendly service.’

‘Good support is on hand whenever it is needed.’

‘Highly competent, good legal knowledge and analysis, commercially realistic.’

‘Lester Aldridge provides great service from knowledgeable lawyers.’

‘Rachel Gimson is a great no-nonsense lawyer. Practical and commercial with good knowledge of professional negligence, particularly property-related professional negligence.’

‘The team were all great. The individual whom I worked with and the team were knowledgeable and supportive during the long process.’

‘They are extremely supportive, proactive and very experienced.’

‘Your allocated solicitor is very interactive, you feel very supported and that they are on your journey together.’

‘The Lester Aldridge team have a winning combination of expertise, experience and client care. They are always to go above and beyond for their clients. Clients receive excellent advice and feel supported throughout their journey.’

‘Laura Guntrip is utterly unflappable. She steers her clients cases with a sure hand and a calm head. Nicole Ridgwell has an encyclopedic knowledge of the law in this area and gives clear and insightful advice.’

‘A very proactive practice, always very keen to ensure that we are kept up to date with legal and regulatory changes and very knowledgeable, supportive and engaging.’

‘Nicole Ridgwell is fantastic. Nicole has supported us with a number of different situations. She is friendly, patient and extremely well informed. She always gets back to us quickly and her support and advice has been invaluable.’

‘Each time we have spoken to Lester Aldridge their skills and expertise around the health and social care sector have been invaluable.’

‘I dealt mainly with Rebecca Stubbs, and I found her to be very efficient and knowledgeable. I trusted her expertise and her advice. Her friendly manner made communication easy, and she was happy to explain every detail with regards to my case. Rebecca was always clear and transparent.’

‘Excellent, professional, efficient, and personal service.’

‘I have found Lester Aldridge and Rebecca Stubbs in particular to be very proactive and quick.’

‘Kate Stewart has worked with us on a number of thorny property matters that are not straightforward and gives thoughtful well-reasoned advice considering both legal and commercial options to reach a solution for us.’

‘The team at Lester Aldridge are highly client focused, providing excellent practical advice in difficult and complicated situations. They have a deep knowledge of the care home sector, and an understanding of the needs and governance of not-for profit organisations. Their legal knowledge is excellent and spans all aspects of a case. They understand what is needed to take a claim forward and achieve a positive outcome for their clients.’

‘I have worked closely with Kate Stewart on a number of matters. Kate is a superb lawyer. Deeply knowledgeable, with excellent instincts, a grasp of both detail and the wider strategic picture, and an absolute pleasure to work with. Sensible, practical, highly intelligent, she is always ready to go the extra mile to help her clients and colleagues. She has laser like focus on what needs to be done to get her clients the results they need.’

‘A comprehensive and highly competent team who handle all cases with the same passionate commitment to their clients. Clients never feel anything other than incredibly well looked after and represented.’

‘Excellent client care and an ability to keep counsel involved in the case throughout. ’

‘Rosemary Sharp is stand out. She is hard working, runs a clear and concise case, and is brilliant with clients. I love working with her as she just makes it so easy.’

‘Lester Aldridge LLP is a welcoming firm where clients feel at ease discussing matters that are legally and practically difficult. The clients receive an approach that puts them at ease. They know the law and practice with precision and know where to signpost clients for expert reports and for moral support. ’

‘Rosemary Sharp is an excellent solicitor. She is extremely pragmatic and always keep her eyes on what the client seeks to achieve. She provides realistic expectations to her clients which manages their finances, emotions and times towards an appropriate result. ’

‘The team at Lester Aldridge is strong, with a depth and variety of experiences to enable clients to have representation which reflects the complexity or uniqueness of their case.’

‘Rosemary Sharp is excellent. She has great attention to detail and is very client-focused.’

‘The assistance in cross-border administration of estates  is precise, with an ability to adapt to the international nature of the matter.’

‘They take the time which is needed to review the matter in detail and to progressively respond in a detailed way.’