As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Ellisons. These questions include:

Value for money (a rating of 1-5)
How much were you initially quoted or how much did you expect to pay?
Approximately how much did you end up spending for the legal services provided (ignoring disbursements and court fees)
Did you think this was underpriced, overpriced or about right?
Overall experience

We use data science to amalgamate the answers to these questions and create a ‘ReviewSolicitors score’ out of 100. The above chart representation score is a simple percentage representation of the averaged score across those who have reviewed this law firm.

Underpriced 0%

Overpriced 5%

About Right 94%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 99%

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You can use this data to see how Ellisons compares to the national average of clients being satisfied with the outcome of their matter after instructing a solicitor.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"Were you satisfied with the outcome of your case?"

The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

The above score is a simple percentage representation of the total amount of clients who selected the “Yes” option:

Yes 99%

No 1%

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Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Ellisons offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally.

Consumer

1st / 16

75th / 4507

Company & Commercial

1st / 18

25th / 4288

Housing & Property

1st / 16

8th / 4212

Family Law

1st / 17

4th / 3816

Wills, Trusts & Probate

1st / 15

8th / 3466

Commercial Property

1st / 15

18th / 3276

Employment

1st / 16

55th / 3058

Regulations

1st / 14

17th / 2506

Personal Injury

1st / 13

70th / 2342

Immigration

1st / 33

22nd / 1990

Money & Tax

1st / 10

27th / 1831

IT & Intellectual Property

1st / 7

13th / 1037

Dispute Resolution

1st / 1

48th / 1031

Clinical Negligence

1st / 31

52nd / 938

Banking

1st / 13

7th / 692

Agriculture

1st / 4

42nd / 612

Construction

1st / 26

1st / 579

Charities

1st / 6

12th / 560

Energy & Transport

1st / 7

6th / 510

Data shown above is based on the reviews and client feedback collected by ReviewSolicitors over the last 12 months.

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4.9/5

Reviews summary

Excellent

1189
Very Good

79
Average

3
Poor

4
Awful

4

Overall experience

Value For Money
Communication
Initial Impressions
Approachability
Documentation Accuracy
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Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Anonymous

June 30, 2025

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Home purchase - leasehold - excellent service

Marion was very knowledgeable and helpful throughout the process. As a first time buyer I had a lot of questions and always received timely and helpful responses. There were challenges and delays outside of our control which I was not concerned about as I knew everything was being managed professionally and efficiently. I was kept informed throughout the process. The quote was provided upfront from initial enquiry and I was fully informed of disbursements. Client onboarding was a smooth process. Paperwork and reports were clear and easy to understand. I would highly recommend Ellisons and Marion Knocker for home purchases. After discovering how much legal work leasehold properties require I would assess the costs as good value for money. I am confident that the work in reviewing the lease and the deed, and subsequent resolving of any potential issues, has protected my investment.

Lawyer named in this review:
Marion Knocker

Marion Knocker

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Paul Ager

June 26, 2025

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House buying and selling

Marion was a delight to work with and VERY professional and knowledgeable
And would recommend her every time

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Marion Knocker

Marion Knocker

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Jack Shakeshaft

June 25, 2025

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House sale and purchase

Myself and my partner can't fault our experience with Ellison's Solicitors. Our Solicitor, Marion Knocker, was brilliant. We always received responses to emails on the same day. Any and all questions we had were answered comprehensively.

Ellison's, and Marion, took away a lot of the stress of moving.

We would highly recommend Ellison's & Marion to friends and family and will be sure to use them again if the need arises.

Lawyer named in this review:
Marion Knocker

Marion Knocker

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Sarah Elliott

June 23, 2025

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First Home Purchase

We recently used Kelly McLean as our Solicitor for buying our first home and honestly couldn’t have asked for a better experience. She was professional, always quick to respond and kept things moving smoothly from start to finish. Communication was excellent throughout and every question we had was answered clearly, she was always happy to explain things in a way that made sense. Everything was handled efficiently and the whole process felt stress free. Great value for money too. Will definitely be coming back to Kelly for any future legal needs .

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Jennifer R

June 18, 2025

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Fantastic from start to finish

Marion was absolutely brilliant from initial enquiry to completion of purchase. So responsive to any questions and consistently chasing any outstanding issues. Friendly, professional and outstanding. Compared to our previous experience with another firm it was at the complete opposite end of the scale. We will be recommending Ellisons and Marion to anyone we come across in future. Thank you so much for making the purchase of our first property a smooth process and your professionalism, courtesy and tenacity.

Lawyer named in this review:
Marion Knocker

Marion Knocker

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Anonymous

June 13, 2025

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House purchase

Direct Contact with my Solicitor, would recommend.
Pleasure to deal with

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Claire Turner

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Company & Commercial

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Corporate Law

Collette

June 06, 2025

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Continuing great support

Thank you to the Ellisons Team who are supportive of all our business needs.

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Jake Claydon

June 02, 2025

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First class service

We used Marion for the purchase of our property, she was really thorough, replied swiftly, kept us in the loop.

We needed to complete before the stamp duty changes and was no issue for us, had time to spare! 100% would recommend.

Lawyer named in this review:
Marion Knocker

Marion Knocker

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Joshua

May 19, 2025

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Marion at Ellisons was fantastic

We could not speak more highly of Marion and her determination to help us. We had a horrible experience with our first solicitors however Marion Knocker has shown us true professional service.

Thank you so much Marion.

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Marion Knocker

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April 17, 2025

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Reassuringly brilliant!

Sally has been helping me with a matter and has been a real pleasure to work with. She's very knowledgable, has an excellent ability to cut through the noise and focus on the real issues. Her pragmatic - and kind - approach is one that I particularly valued.

A special mention should go to her Solicitor Apprentice Kieran Knight, who has demonstrated exceptional insight beyond what might ordinarily be expected of someone in his position. He's a real asset to the team!

Lawyer named in this review:
Sally Ward

Sally Ward

Our new Wills were handled by Amy Burton and she was brilliant throughout.A very good understanding of client service with quick response,good advice and a pragmatic approach to issues.
Perfect

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Ellisons is a full service top 200 UK law firm, and one of the region’s oldest, most established and fastest growing firms. With a team of over 270 colleagues, the firm has offices located across Essex and Suffolk, alongside an office in London: Colchester, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Tendring. Ellisons offer comprehensive range of services to businesses and individuals across the UK and beyond - aided by our membership of the Alliott Global Alliance (a worldwide alliance of professional firms).

Practice areas

For you and your family: Wills, Trusts and Probate Family and Divorce Residential Conveyancing Insolvency Personal Injury Immigration Employment Dispute Resolution For your business: Corporate and Commercial Commercial Property Rural and Agriculture Insurance Litigation Insolvency Immigration Employment Dispute Resolution Construction and Regulatory

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Personal areas of law

Consumer
- Consumer Disputes
- Dispute resolution - civil mediation
- Litigation - Breach of contract
- Litigation - Insurance disputes
- Litigation - M&A and warranty disputes
- Litigation - Product liability claims
- Litigation - Property litigation claims
- Litigation - Trust and pension issues
- Litigation Law
- Travel - Airlines going out of business
- Travel - Falsely advertised accommodation
- Travel - Holiday Sickness
- Travel - Travel agents going out of business
- Travel - Trip cancellation
- Travel - Unsanitary hotel conditions
- Travel - Volcanic ash disruption
Employment
- Agency Staff / Temp Workers
- Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
- Disciplinary Hearings
- Discrimination at Work
- Employee Team Moves
- Employment Contracts
- Employment Law
- Equal Pay Disputes
- Family Leave
- Flexible Working
- Gardening Leave
- Harassment/Bullying at Work
- Holiday Pay Issues
- Maternity and Paternity
- Media and Sports
- Military
- Part Time Workers
- Pay Issue
- Privacy and Data Protection
- Professional Discipline
- Redundancy
- Restrictive Covenants
- Senior Executives
- Settlement Agreements
- Stress at Work
- TUPE
- Tribunal Claims
- UK Employment Laws
- Unfair Dismissal Claims
- Whistleblower Protection
Family Law
- Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
- Asset protection and tax mitigation
- Child Arrangements Following Divorce
- Child Law
- Child Relocation After Divorce
- Child contact
- Children
- Children Act proceedings
- Civil Partnership Dissolution
- Civil partnerships
- Cohabitation agreements and disputes
- Cohabitation and Unmarried Relationships
- Collaborative Law
- Divorce After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
- Domestic Abuse
- Family Mediation
- Family law
- Financial Matters
- Grandparents' Rights
- Inheritance Act claims
- Injunctions
- Lasting power of attorney
- Matrimonial finance
- Out Of Court Divorce
- Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
- Pension and property advice
- Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
- Separation
- Separation Agreement
- Social Services
- Unmarried Couples' Rights
Housing & Property
- Anti-social Behaviour
- Boundary Disputes
- Buying at auction
- Declarations of trusts
- Deeds of Gifts
- Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
- Dilapidation Claims
- Evicting Squatters and Trespassers
- Exclusivity and lock-out agreements
- Extending your Lease
- Freehold Enfranchisement
- Housing Associations
- Housing Management
- Housing disputes
- Injunctions
- Investment and buy to let properties
- Landlord and Tenant
- Lease Extensions
- Leasehold properties
- Matrimonial transfers
- Neighbour Disputes
- New home purchases and sales
- Option agreements and conditional contracts
- Planning
- Possession and repossession proceedings
- Property Disputes
- Purchase and Sale
- Remortgaging
- Renting and Tenancy Agreements
- Repossessions
- Residential Conveyancing
- Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
- Right of First Refusal
- Right of Way and Rights to Light
- Right to Manage
- Service Charge Disputes
- Service Charge Recovery
- Tenancy Breaches, Injunctions and Forfeiture Claims
- Tenant Eviction
- Transfer of title
- Transfers of equity
- Transfers of parts of land
- Unpaid Rent, Service or Ground Charges
Immigration
- Administrative reviews, appeals and judicial reviews
- Ancestry visas
- Applications for British citizenship
- Applications for discretionary leave
- Applications to extend leave to remain or for settlement
- Citizenship
- Deportation appeals
- EEA Family Permits
- EEA Registration Cards
- EEA Residence Permits
- Entry clearance applications and appeals
- Family Based Visas
- Family Reunion Applications / Appeals
- Family Visit Visa Applications /Appeals
- Further leave to remain applications
- General Visit Visa Applications / Appeals
- Illegal Workers and Civil Penalties
- Immigration Law
- Indefinite leave to remain applications
- Marriage Applications/Appeals
- Nationality, Citizenship, Registration application
- Partner and family visas
- Re-entry bans
- Settlement Applications and indefinite leave to remain appeals
- Tier 1 (investors, entrepreneurs and exceptional talent)
- Tier 2 (sponsored skilled workers)
- Tier 4 (students)
- Tier 5 (temporary workers)
- UK ancestry
- Visas
Money & Tax
- Debt and Bankruptcy
- HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
- Inheritance Tax
- Insolvency and bankruptcy
- Property Holding Structures
- Trusts
Personal Injury
- Accident Abroad
- Accident At Work
- Accidents At Sea And Cruise Injury
- Accidents In Public Places
- Against The Council
- Amputation
- Asbestos Compensation
- Asbestos Lung Cancer
- Asbestosis
- Back Injury At Work
- Benefits Available To Asbestos Victims
- Broken Bone Or Fracture
- Burns, Scars and Lacerations At Work
- Bus and Coach Accident
- Car Accident
- Car Passenger
- Children's Accident
- Children's Serious Injury
- Defective Work Equipment
- Fatal Accident
- Fatal Asbestos
- Head Injury At Work
- Head and Brain Injury
- Holiday Accidents and Illness
- Holiday Sickness and Illness Compensation
- Motor Insurance Policy
- Personal Injury Law
- Pleural Thickening
- Repetitive Strain Injury
- Road Traffic Accident
- Road Traffic Accident Abroad
- Serious Injury
- Spinal Injury Compensation
- Sports Injury
- Tinnitus
- Vibration White Finger
- Welfare Issues After Serious Injury
- Whiplash
- Workplace Slip and Trip
Wills, Trusts & Probate
- Disputed Probate
- Disputed Trusts
- Disputed Wills
- International
- Probate
- Trusts
- Wills

Business areas of law

Agriculture
- Agricultural land for sale or development
- Buying and selling a farm
- Commercial contracts for farming businesses
- Employment of farm workers
- Equestrian property
- Farm partnerships and corporate structures
- Farming disputes
Banking
- Banking
Charities
- Charities
Commercial Property
- Commercial Leases
- Commercial mortgages
- Developer disputes
- Development plot sales
- Environmental policy law
- Finance
- Investment purchases and Buy to Let
- Landlord and tenant
- Planning law
- Purchase and Sale Of Commercial Property
- Purchase of development land
- Rights of way issues
- Sales or purchases of shops, factories, warehouses, offices and licensed premises
Company & Commercial
- Agency agreements
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Asset Tracing
- Business structures and joint ventures
- Commercial Contracts and Agreements
- Commercial Law
- Commercial Litigation Matters
- Competition law
- Contract law
- Contractual Disputes
- Corporate Law
- Corporate finance
- Credit Control
- Data Protection
- Debt Recovery
- Employment - business
- Franchising
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy
- Intellectual Property
- Management buyouts
- Merchandising and sponsorship
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Mis-sold Interest Rate Swap Agreements
- Outsourcing agreements
- Partnership and LLP law
- Sales and Purchases
- Setting up a business
- Share option schemes
- Shareholder Agreements
- Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
- Statutory Demands
- Summary Judgment
- Tax
- Unfair Loan Charges
Construction
- Building contracts and professional appointments
- Construction
- Construction and engineering dispute resolution
- Contracts for the supply, installation and maintenance of specialist mechanical and electrical plant
- Crane oversailing and scaffolding licences
- Development agreements
- Development loan facilities
- Due diligence audits for banks and other financial institutions
- Engineering contracts
- Facility maintenance agreements
- Framework agreements
- Guarantees and bonds
- In-house training
- Warranties, third party rights and reliance letters
Dispute Resolution
- Mediation
Energy & Transport
- Aviation
- Energy
- Maritime and Shipping
IT & Intellectual Property
- Advertising and Marketing Compliance
- Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy
- Computer and IT Law
- Confidential Information, Know-How and Trade Secrets
- Copyright
- Dealing with intellectual property infringements
- Design rights and product designs
- Domain Names
- GDPR
- Intellectual Property Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Patents
- Personality and Image Rights
- Trade Marks and Designs
Regulations
- Environment
- Health and Safety
- Licensing

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Overall experience

Home purchase - leasehold - excellent service

House buying and selling

House sale and purchase

First Home Purchase

Fantastic from start to finish

House purchase

Continuing great support

First class service

Marion at Ellisons was fantastic

Reassuringly brilliant!

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