Blandy & Blandy LLP > Henley-on-Thames, England > Firm Profile

‘A strong team who do great, varied work in private children and financial remedies. A collaborative approach, they don’t litigate for the sake of it, but truly try and find settlement where possible.’

‘Tasha Bevan-Stewart is adept at handling some of the thorniest of family law disputes, whether because of the assets, the international elements or the characters involved. Any case which is capable of settlement will be settled. If that is not possible, then Tasha will proceed to litigate with an iron fist in a velvet glove. She goes to court and wins.’

‘Definitely the biggest hitters in the Thames Valley region when it comes to Family Law. The sheer depth of knowledge and experience, doing heavyweight finances and children work but also able to help with the less complex due to size of team. They are also have great experience on the out of court dispute resolution contingent.’

‘Claire Dyer exudes gravitas without trying. She fights hard for her clients and has excellent judgement. She has great empathy for her clients but is unflinching in her case analysis. Her experience and strategic thinking is top drawer. She is a great leader to the associates who work with her, both in terms of the guidance that she gives and in terms of the pastoral support.’

‘Peter Hilton is excellent, clients always have realistic advice.’

‘Rebecca Ledgerwood is miles ahead of peers of a similar years in practice. She has a very wise head on her shoulders and is tactically smart and pragmatic. I have worked on some tricky cases with Rebecca and I have always been incredibly impressed by how hard she works, how much her clients trust her, and how well she knows the case. She is brilliant.’

‘Peter Hilton is becoming a name to watch when it comes to money work. He is all over the figures and clients love his compassionate but firm manner. He is a joy to work with.’

‘The practice is truly collaborative, is great at communicating with clients and referrers and has a strong presence within the community.’

‘Louise Nelson is excellent. She is very informative and a very good communicator.’

‘Experienced, knowledgeable, professional and encouraging.’

‘A stable and consistent team of highly qualified and approachable solicitors. A very family-oriented approach.’

‘Working with Caroline Casagranda is always as straightforward and swift as it can be. The efficiency is heartening.’

‘There is a large team with a broad depth of experience. I find the whole team capable of dealing with complex matters and being able to explain everything in simple terms for their clients. They are very personable, and I think this helps for this type of work as people are often in a difficult emotional state and need guidance/assistance.’

‘I am always happy to recommend this team to any of my clients, due to their experience and professionalism as well as ability to deal with people as individuals.’

‘Very professional, friendly and knowledgeable. They treat their clients exceptionally well.’

‘Karen Jones and Sabah Siddiq are exceptional.’

‘They are a well-focused planning practice. They offer very clear advice.’

‘I use Blandy & Blandy in preference to London based firms as they have a focused and intelligent planning team that provides more attention to detail on a case.’

‘Karen Jones gives clear explanations to clients. The written opinions on complex matters are always impressively clear, succinct, and forceful where needed. She responds well to instructions and engages enthusiastically with projects.’

‘They have an excellent small planning practice led by Partner Karen Jones, which punches well above its weight.’

‘Karen Jones is a fountain of knowledge. She is very experienced, a great strategist, and very accessible.’

‘Blandy & Blandy is a highly professional practice with a great planning law team. Having used them on several occasions for client requirements, they have always done a super job in a reasonably short timeframe.’

‘Sabah Siddiq is super to work with. She is detailed, responsive, friendly, helpful, and most importantly, she always gets the job done.’

‘Sue Dowling is our sole and primary counsel for all licencing matters. Diligent, thoughtful and robust, she is always available to support our projects whenever required.’

‘Blandy & Blandy are good at coming up with a licensing plan on how we can achieve what we want, sometimes having to be creative.’

‘Sue Dowling is a stand-out individual. She works well with and interacts well with the in-house legal time as well as catering and publican colleagues. She also is able to work her way through local authority procedures with charm and ease.’

‘The licensing team have assisted on literally hundreds of high-profile and highly sensitive matters for us, such is their ability.’

‘Sue Dowling is responsive and very approachable in her advice.’

‘The individual I dealt with has been very efficient and effective to my particular needs. Responses have been well crafted and generally achieved the results I desired. Always polite and sensitive to my situation. Wanted to win as much as I did.’

‘They are in tune with commercial businesses and provide clear and transparent advice.’

‘Tim and the team are wonderful to work with. They have a deep understanding of our business and the unique challenges that we face and offer practical, actionable advice and guidance that is invaluable to us.’

‘Tim provides us with commercially valuable guidance that helps us to navigate our challenges with ease.’

‘I love working with Blandy & Blandy team. I trust their judgement – which balances employment law with business / commercial reality.

‘I adore working with Tim – he is so calm, reassuring and gives such practical advice. He is incredibly knowledgeable and pragmatic – I always feel in safe hands.’

‘The team at Blandy and Blandy really take the time to get to know your organisation and how it works, we find this extremely beneficial when they are providing us with the advice and legal support we are seeking.’

‘Very personable approach, timely and efficient responses, and a practical high-quality service. Both Sue Dowling and Andrea Corr are the key individuals who we have a very good relationship with us and have helped us with general employee relations issues as well as guidance and support when gaining our sponsorship licence.’

‘The team are creative, responsive and practical. They look for ways to make things work rather than reasons why they can’t.’

‘Nick Burrows is exceptional. Very responsive, helpful, flexible and knowledgeable.’

‘The service feels so tailored and personal to your needs, the team are always trying to exceed you expectations.’

‘Attention to detail and always being pro-active ’

‘The charities team is exceptionally knowledgeable.’

‘Nick Burrows is a real leader in the charities field. He has years of experience and offers thoughtful and practical advice.’

‘Jennifer Scott is experienced beyond her years.’

‘The range and diversity of the work is the outstanding feature of this team. Their clients range from 14th century almshouse trusts to modern international structures.’

‘The collective experience of the whole property team is huge, they’ve seen it all before, and can advise on the risks and recommended actions from a perspective of personal experience.’

‘Very experienced partner led team. Katja Wigham led our project, was always available and gave us a strong steer where necessary. A very experienced partner.’

‘Gemma Stephenson is very approachable, quick to progress all new jobs.’

‘They are excellent at recognising deadlines and providing urgent advice at short notice.’

‘Katja Wigham has always provided the most excellent service with timely response and does so in a friendly but efficient manner. She has always been able to pull in another member of staff for any specialist service required.’

‘The commercial litigation team dealt with our matter robustly and tenaciously, and the client felt fully supported throughout. Every member of the team is polite, professional and responsive.’

‘The AML technology was easy to use.’

‘David Murray is highly experienced with a wealth of knowledge but also, importantly, has an excellent manner with clients, instilling confidence at a stressful time.’

‘David Murray’s meticulous preparation and handling with the matter ultimately led to a huge win and a very happy client.’

‘David Murray is very calm and dependable and puts clients at ease.’

‘Blandy & Blandy provide excellent and clear advice regarding disputes, including as regards settlement negotiations and case management.’

‘They are extremely efficient and professional. We have used them for a variety of reasons and they have always served us well.’

‘The team are well established and a corner stone of the Reading Legal Market Place. Their reputation is for excellent delivery of their work at a fair price.’

‘David Murray is a well known individual in the Reading market place giving excellent advice in the Corporate and Insolvency markets. ’