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The family law practice at Tees Law in Cambridge is ‘very approachable, and always willing to help and offer great advice’. Practice head Clare Pilsworth is ‘excellent at cutting through a lot of the noise to pick out what is relevant and important’. Associate Anna Jones is ‘an excellent solicitor for children cases’. The firm is praised for its work on mid-market matrimonial and children matters, though it frequently handles cases involving assets in excess of £1m.

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Testimonials

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  • 'They are very approachable and always willing to help and offer great advice.'

  • 'Claire Pilsworth is still helping with the odd anomaly that is being thrown up and nothing ever seams to much trouble.'

  • ‘I have experience of the Family, Probate and Wills teams. I can honestly say that all those I have been dealing with have been incredibly professional and knowledgeable, and most importantly have taken the time to listen. I have had dealings with the Family team for over a year, and I have been totally reassured that they have the skills and capabilities to support a very complex situation. They work closely with barristers who also have specialist skills to support. Where there has been a requirement for other skill sets, I have been very quickly contacted by relevant people.'

  • 'Meetings have been held by telephone or on virtual meeting systems, and this has always worked smoothly. The difference I have found between this law firm and the many others I have worked with in the past, both personally and professionally is that they conduct all business from a start point of kindness and understanding, which has been fantastic when dealing with difficult and emotive topics.’

  • ‘I have developed a really good, open and honest relationship with Clare Pilsworth, and find her to be so kind, as well as able to give me advice and guidance in a professional and understanding manner. I feel so lucky to have Clare on my side, and totally believe she 'has my back'. I trust her implicitly and would highly recommend her to anyone facing a difficult family matter.’

  • ‘In my experience the team are friendly, approachable and whilst professional they are also caring and supportive too. The billing and other communication is easily understandable and very open.’

  • ‘My Solicitor is Anna Jones. Anna has always been easy to contact, available for a call or visit whenever required. Anna’s advice is thorough and clearly explained, so I have always felt very prepared. I do appreciate Anna’s kind and sincere manner.’

  • ‘Very supportive and accessible team of professionals that have been able to advise and represent me over the last 2 years or so. Their approach is deliberately relaxed but no less informative to ensure I am comfortable and understand things as and when they arise. There is always somebody available as a support whenever I have had to speak with Tees and I would have no hesitancy in recommending them in the future.’

  • ‘Clare Pilsworth is clearly a very experienced partner who I have found to be particularly supportive and a source of advice to navigate through issues. Clare will always have an option, response or direction on any question I have to address matters and is excellent at cutting through a lot of the noise to pick out what is relevant and important. She has always been responsive to questions, accessible throughout and surrounds herself with equally reputable colleagues.'

  • ‘I have been instructed as a family barrister in private children matters by Anna Jones of Tees Law. I mostly dealt with Anna directly but whenever I had to contact the practice more generally my enquiries were dealt with quickly and efficiently which is not always the case in my experience with other firms’

  • ‘Anna Jones is an excellent solicitor for children cases. I have seen her work with stressed and anxious clients with calm and reassuring efficiency instilling them with confidence and clearly making them feel fully supported in the most difficult of situations. Her briefs are always on time and are model instructions. A pleasure to receive. She is always the master of all the detail of her cases which is sometimes very considerable and I have seen her well drafted correspondence with other parties produce good results on some seemingly intractable issues.’

  • 'Tees are regional and national leaders in family law. They are able to offer a holistic service with their wealth teams being particularly helpful in financial remedy cases. Tees are expert in cases involving farming land and trusts.'

  • 'Clare Pilsworth - my first choice recommendation to all clients. She is effective, pragmatic, knowledgeable and expert. Clients appreciate her going the extra mile and her ability to achieve results that are often thought unlikely. Absolutely fantastic.'

  • ‘Good knowledge of family law, friendly staff, generally high quality.’

  • ‘Tees Law have a strong regional presence and their family team maintains that. They cover all areas of family law and have the depth in their team to handle anything that arises.’

  • ‘Clare Pilsworth adopts a strong sensible approach maximising the arguments in her client's favour but without losing sight of the overall benefits to the client in achieving a settlement. She avoids tactics and language that would inflame the situation and deals promptly with issues that arise. She has a clear understanding of the law in practice and her clients benefit from that.’

  • ‘Clare Pilworth is a delight to work with - sensible in her approach, knowledgeable and empathetic to the family's circumstances.'

  • ‘Tees Law are a capable and well regarded law firm that I enjoy dealing with.’

  • 'A small team (Clare Pilsworth plus an assistant) but they do good solid Cambridge work and are good to work with on cases locally.'

  • 'Clare Pilsworth - a solid operator who is solution-focused.'

  • ‘Anna Jones is a pleasure to work with.’

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Clare Pilsworth

Other key lawyers

Anna Jones