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Barr Ellison LLP

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‘I cannot praise the company highly enough’, says one client of Barr Ellison LLP in Cambridge, where lead partner Sarah Martin and associate Karen Anker are ‘friendly, understanding, competent, and get the job done to the best possible result'. The ’calm, measured and clearly experienced' Anker is a specialist family and wealth protection lawyer who frequently handles mid-range financial claims on divorce. The ‘experienced, knowledgeable and thoroughly professional' Martin acts for numerous high-net-worth individuals, academics, and entrepreneurs.

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Testimonials

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  • 'I cannot praise the company highly enough. Their staff are friendly, understanding, competent, and get the job done to the best possible result. I have recommended Barr Ellison on numerous occasions as they sort the case out - even with a single letter - while the client's solicitor is dawdling behind unable to get a conclusion.’

  • 'Karen Anker was amazing. Kind, friendly, and dealt with a difficult case that she hadn't come across before. Her guidance was excellent and she got on with the case and had it sorted. I highly recommend her and her team.'

  • ‘Sarah Martin is a very experienced, knowledgeable and thoroughly professional solicitor who inspires confidence. She is very aware of the cost of proceedings and endeavours to keep costs within her estimates.’

  • ‘Karen Anker at Barr Ellison made every meeting and contact easy to understand and by being honest and thoughtful at every step, guided me to a position where I was prepared for the outcome and where I felt completely supported with clear expertise and experience, but also in a way that didn't promise anything that couldn't be achieved.'

  • ‘Karen Anker is not only highly skilled and experienced, but she isn't afraid to say when she disagrees, and more importantly, she explains why in a calm, measured and clearly experienced way. She made every effort to be the complete voice of reason and to help me focus on the important aspects of the case without making me feel like my opinion wasn't being heard.’

  • ‘Amazing support, advice and care on all requirements. Karen Anker was helpful and very patient through my difficult time and sensitive matters.’

  • ‘The practice is very well organised and always prompt to respond. It adapted quickly and efficiently to cope with the additional technological challenges of Covid-19 and lockdown.’

  • ‘Sarah Martin was very good at advising me on the issues and practicalities of my divorce settlement.’

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sarah Martin

Other key lawyers

Karen Anker