Birketts Reviews 

I encountered a challenging situation involving inheritance and family affairs. My lawyer, Shrone, successfully resolved all the issues and provided exceptional service. I am exceedingly pleased with the results and deeply appreciate Shrone's helpfulness, kindness, and compassion.

I cannot recommend Francesca Skakel highly enough. She is, without a doubt, a first-class solicitor with a razor-sharp mind when it comes to family law.

What truly set Francesca apart for me was her approach to resolving my problem. I greatly appreciated her advice and strategic thinking in reaching a solution without escalating matters and going to court. Unfortunately, in my experience, some family solicitors will deliberately escalate disputes to profit from the acrimony. However, Francesca genuinely has an eye on how family disputes can be resolved amicably.

It is very rare to find someone with this blend of legal expertise and a focus on peaceful resolution. If you're looking for a family solicitor who prioritises finding a sensible solution while protecting your interests, Francesca is an exceptional choice.

I have been working (as a client) with Rachel Frost-Smith and Francesca Skakel for the last 5 months.
Their professional expertise, work ethic and interpersonal skills are exceptional. They go above and beyond and it was obvious from day one that they are passionate about what they do.
Rachel’s and Francesca’s commitment and compassion made it possible for me to cope with an extremely stressful situation.
Although the outcome is still unclear, I am certain that I am in good hands and can look forward to a happy future.
Thank you Rachel and Francesca!

I have collaborated with Francesca Skakel on a variety of divorce and family cases and clients are always happy with her thorough, accurate and empathetic advice. She goes above and beyond, and is very considerate of each client's unique needs, which makes a big difference - especially for neurodivergent or cost-conscious clients. Jessica Richardson, as well, is a very skilled and compassionate family lawyer. They are both easy to work with and keen to provide holistic support. Have only had positive experiences with Birketts - I often recommend to clients.

Difficult family matter was handled promptly and tactically by Francesca. She always responded quickly with robust advice. Thanks, I will continue to use.

Katie Beaven was a pleasure to work with. She was methodical, clear and straightforward to work with.

Awful, avoid!

Sharon Bell is an outstanding legal professional. She put my nerves at ease, I felt as though I was in very capable hands throughout the entire process.

Emily Turner has been nothing but purely proffessional. She / her has helped more than was expected with other circumstances and has been most pleasant throughout the work. Emily has worked at hours I would not expect from her and has helped out with various other issues I have needed to resolve and am very grateful for the assistance supplied during this transaction. I would recommend the use of Emily at any time,

I have been a devoted client of Birkett’s for over 10 years. Unfortunately, with the recent departure of our legal advisor from the company, the level of support and professionalism has significantly declined.
It seems that Birkett’s is now more focused on serving larger corporate clients, which no longer aligns with the needs of smaller, individual matters.
We sought advice on a sensitive issue related to our ‘current’ immigration status and were met with dismissal and hostility. When we asked further questions regarding our upcoming status, we were met with cold indifference.
After maintaining a positive and trusting relationship for over a decade, this sudden shift in service has been extremely disappointing. As a result, we will no longer be returning to Birkett’s for our legal needs.

Shibli at Birketts has been Fantastic!
So incredibly responsive to queries and very proactive. Swift, easy transaction, cannot fault her!

Shibli Begum and her assistant Jamie-Lee recently completed the sale and purchase of our home. We are blown away by the service we were provided. No matter the time of day Shibli would always update us on the latest position of our transaction and explained all the legal jargon extremely well which we were very grateful for. Jamie-Lee was also very helpful when it came to signing documents and keeping us updated. We would recommend Shibli and Jamie-Lee to anyone and would definitely be using their services again.

Birketts undertook the conveyancing for me, of the purchase of a residential property in a village near Cambridge. The service was excellent, queries were dealt with quickly and comprehensively and the process was explained clearly. Good communication was maintained between the parties and I had confidence in the whole process. Shibli Begum my solicitor was very courteous and helpful.

We highly recommend using Birketts for the sale or purchase of a property. We recently worked with Shibli, and we cannot recommend her highly enough. Despite having to deal with complications caused by an extremely difficult and uncooperative solicitor on our buyer’s side, Shibli remained professional and incredibly efficient throughout the entire process. Her communication was always clear and timely, and she ensured we were fully informed at every stage.

Similar to a couple of other reviews I have read on your website our experience of working with Shibli and Jamie in your residential property team was exceptional. Shibli was so communicative and her advice was received regularly and was always concise. Where necessary we had several conversations in which it was so beneficial to have frank discussions about some of the trickier legal issues. We had one property sale fall through because we decided to pull out and Shibli's advice was crucial in our decision. Hindsight showed that this was absolutely the right course of action. We soon moved on to another transaction and were able to go from first offer to completion in six weeks. As well as Shibli pulling out all the stops our vendors also had a very good solicitor too so it shows what can be done when the legal stars are aligned! We would wholeheartedly recommend employing the services of Shibli and her team in any residential property purchase.

Great communication and all work was done thoroughly. Very friendly as well especially Emily Egan. Would definitely recommend.

We had the pleasure of working with Krishma Bathia and the team at Birketts LLP for my wife's Indefinite Leave to Remain application, and we couldn’t be more pleased with the service we received. From start to finish, Krishma was incredibly responsive, consistently providing clear and practical advice that made the entire process seamless. She guided us through every step with professionalism and a genuine commitment to ensuring the best possible outcome. Thanks to Krishma’s expertise and support, we felt confident and well-prepared throughout the application process and my application was approved. We highly recommend Krishma Bathia and Birketts to anyone seeking assistance with their visa applications.

Sara-Michelle Colvin is fantastic!

Sara-Michelle managed our ILR application as contracted by my partner's company. When it was time for us to go for citizenship, we knew we wanted to work with her again. The process was so simple, and she kept us up to date the whole time, answering all of our questions. Our application was successful and we would recommend her to anyone looking to apply for citizenship

Incredibly slow service of providing a report when buying a property.
Started the process in October and only recieved the report in May.
Gaynor Smith who dealt with my case was uncommunicative throughout the process which meant I had no idea what was happening or why it was taking so long.
The produced report was incomprehensible - far too much information gathered and no report to interpret it from a legal standpoint. Unsure what the £3000 price tag paid for.

This awful company and associate company PJN legal refuse to accept their responsibility for my losing my employment and potentially costing me £750k. It has also left me mentally disabled with no future prospects. Please do not instruct this company on anything they biased and unfair in there approach to sensitive situations.
Update 17/10/23 - I was very much a customer of Birketts LLP and PJN and have proof of their appointment which I have used to justify this review on 2 occasions. They are just trying to avoid the inevitable but continue to choose the denial route to avoid any future compensation. Please learn form my horrible lesson dealing with this company.