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Our accreditations
Law Society accreditations
Our solicitors are accredited by the Law Society in a number of specialist areas, reflecting our expertise and the strength of our practice in these niche areas of law.
Conveyancing Quality Scheme
Our residential property team are accredited by the Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS), showing that we meet the highest standards for handling residential property transactions. This provides assurance that we can offer a consistently reliable and trustworthy conveyancing service.
Criminal Litigation
This accreditation shows that our criminal law solicitors have the knowledge, skills and experience to effectively represent clients in a wide range of criminal law matters.
Our members of the Law Society’s Criminal Litigation Panel and Duty Solicitors are:
Peter Cunliffe, Craig Morris, Peter Hayes
Lexcel
This is a general accreditation achieved by the firm which shows that we meet the highest standards of client care and practice management. We have held this accreditation since 2001 and received our renewal in June 2024.
Other accreditations
Our solicitors also hold accreditations from a number of other organisations, reflecting our specialist skills and expertise across a number of areas.
Resolution
Resolution is a network of lawyers committed to removing conflict from family law matters such as divorce and separation. Members have specialist training in areas such as mediation, which can offer an alternative option for resolving family disputes.
Solicitors in our team who are members of Resolution are:
Donna Leigh
Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (known as ACTAPS)
The association was established in September 1997 for lawyers specialising in contentious trust and probate work.
Solicitor with this accreditation is:
Society for Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
STEP is a global association whose members are internationally recognised as experts in the area of family inheritance and succession planning.
Our members of the Society for Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) are:
Liz Taylor, Lucy Dunning, Sarah Greene, Debbie Leventhall
Employment Lawyers Association
The Employment Lawyers Association is a network of employment lawyers that works to promote best practice and provides additional training for members.
Our members of the Employment Lawyers Association:
Accredited Police Station Representatives
Accredited Police Station Representatives support clients during interview at police stations.
Our Accredited Police Station Representatives are:
Chloe Durose, Ellie Ingleton
Higher Rights of Audience
Solicitors with the Higher Right of Audience are able to represent clients in the higher courts.
Our solicitors who hold the Higher Rights of Audience are:
Health and Safety Lawyers Association (HSLA)
This is the professional association for all lawyers working in the area of Health and Safety law. They offer support, education and training for members.
Our members of the Health and Safety Lawyers Association (HSLA) are:
Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC)
The CLC offers training and licensing for legal professionals handling residential property transactions. Licensed Conveyancers have met the required standard to offer a safe, reliable conveyancing service.
Our licensed conveyancers are:
Jenna Allwood, Julie Shepherd, Amy Settle
Regulation
We are independently regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).