Ann Robinson leads the family team at Blacks Solicitors LLP in Leeds. The team has particular experience regarding complex financial remedy work, involving businesses, properties, pensions, and cases with cross-jurisdictional elements. It exclusively deals with privately funded family matters. Clients appreciate the firm’s cross-departmental offerings, with support available from the corporate and commercial, residential property, and wills and probate departments.
Testimonials
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‘Blacks has very talented lawyers, who are very quick to cross-refer other practitioners in other teams to help with issues. It is comforting to know that their team is so collaborative and that you are going to get a holistic solution to your issues, even when they don't all sit neatly in one department. They are also friendly, knowledgeable people with lovely offices that are centrally located in Leeds.’
- 'Andrew Foulds was strategic, compassionate and incredibly helpful, and working with him, we were able to achieve a resolution with our father that we couldn't have imagined previously.'
‘The Blacks team are very human and understand the needs of clients. They regularly ensure that all available legal options are explained and reasonable adjustments to support are put in place to help clients though their case.'
‘Working with Josie Kirk from the Blacks family law team, I felt very informed and supported throughout my case. Josie outlined a clear plan for my case, including putting together a great legal team to support me winning my case in court.'
- 'Josie is a great solicitor who respects and understands the situation of clients, while ensuring to provide clear legal advice with potential outcomes. Josie went above and beyond to support my case, by arranging conference calls to accommodate my late working shifts and reviewing all documentation in very aggressive timelines, prior to me needing to sign.’
‘Josie Kirk was extremely supportive, empathetic and handled everything with the upmost care and urgency. Throughout the course of my proceedings, I received the best advice in regard to what my options were and how best to deal with matters going forward.'
‘The firm has both in-depth experience and the resources to deal with the challenging workload that it undertakes. A number of people are familiar with each matter and are able to progress the processes in an efficient and effective manner.'
- 'One thing that makes Paul Lancaster stand-out is that in dealing with family matters, the issues can become clouded with emotional and intransigent responses. Other lawyers can often make subjective comments not grounded in fact. Paul continually brings the cases back to the facts, he deals with the true facts of the case and removes the emotion.’