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Forbes Solicitors LLP

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We offer the full range of legal services to individuals, commercial clients and a number of specialist sectors where we excel nationally.

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Forbes Solicitors LLP
have 5 other locations

13-14 South Parade
Leeds
LS1 5QS

36 Park Row
Leeds
LS1 5JL

1 Buckingham House
Preston
PR1 3LS

1 Balloon Street
Manchester
M4 4BE

Rutherford House
Preston
BB1 8DD

13-14 South Parade
Leeds
LS1 5QS

36 Park Row
Leeds
LS1 5JL

1 Buckingham House
Preston
PR1 3LS

1 Balloon Street
Manchester
M4 4BE

Rutherford House
Preston
BB1 8DD

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Available lawyers at Forbes Solicitors LLP

Lisa Atkinson

5.0 out of 5
(73)
Senior Associate

Kathryn Lofthouse

4.9 out of 5
(68)
Residential Property Paralegal

Natalie Rossall

5.0 out of 5
(28)
Paralegal

Jennifer Ross

5.0 out of 5
(17)
Associate (non-solicitor)

Rubina Vohra

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Elizabeth Ashcroft

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Trainee Solicitor

Gareth Price

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(14)
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Michelle Kemp

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(13)
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Robin Bower

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John Bennett

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Kiran Iqbal

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Adrienne Baker

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Tara Quinn

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How Forbes Solicitors LLP Compares

Value for money

This firm - 95%
National Average
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Excellent does not necessarily mean ‘cheap’. It means that clients thought that the level of service received was Excellent for what they paid.

This score has been calculated using up to the last 300 reviews left by clients of Forbes Solicitors LLP on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Forbes Solicitors LLP. 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 4%
Overpriced 3%
About Right 92%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 97%
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You can use this data to see how Forbes Solicitors LLP performs against other law firms nationally. A score close to 100% indicates that this firm is highly valued by their clients.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"Would you recommend this firm to somebody else?"

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 97%
No 3%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 97%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Forbes Solicitors LLP and were satisfied with the outcome of their matter. Being satisfied with the outcome of your matter is an important consideration to have in mind.

You can use this data to see how Forbes Solicitors LLP 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 97%
No 3%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

Locally

Nationally

Company & Commercial
1st / 12
13th / 4325
Housing & Property
1st / 15
318th / 4225
Family Law
1st / 17
110th / 3834
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 20
120th / 3478
Commercial Property
1st / 17
62nd / 3290
Employment
1st / 9
77th / 3077
Personal Injury
1st / 28
8th / 2353
Crime/ Criminal Defence
1st / 17
9th / 2097
Immigration
1st / 4
37th / 2002
IT & Intellectual Property
1st / 7
6th / 1048
Dispute Resolution
1st / 8
53rd / 1034
Clinical Negligence
1st / 13
18th / 938
Banking
1st / 3
13th / 697
Construction
1st / 3
20th / 582
Driving offences
1st / 7
31st / 377
Education
1st / 2
17th / 264
Actions against the police
1st / 4
7th / 80

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

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Client Reviews

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Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    864

  • Very Good

    29

  • Average

    5

  • Poor

    2

  • Awful

    22

Overall experience

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Inaaya
Personal Injury

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Accidents At Sea And Cruise Injury

Inaaya

May 08, 2025

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Excellent service and support from Robin

Robin was incredibly helpful and professional throughout my claim. He was great at communicating, always friendly, and made the whole process much easier. I really appreciated his support and would highly recommend him to anyone.

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Dave Warlow
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Disputed Probate

Dave Warlow

May 07, 2025

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Preparation of Wills

Myself and my partner, Linda Whalley, used Forbes for the preparation of our wills.
The service we received was professional, considerate and delivered in a timely manner.

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Maria
Crime/ Criminal Defence

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Matter Type:

Criminal Damage

Maria

May 02, 2025

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Couldn’t be more happy!

Graeme Parkinson was an amazing lawyer and always kept me informed throughout the process. He had a friendly approach which made the situation feel a lot less daunting whilst still being very professional and informative. Sam hinds was also great and carried a very similar approach. Couldn’t be more grateful!

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Evelyn Pursell
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Matter Type:

Disputed Probate

Evelyn Pursell

May 01, 2025

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Amended Will

I was very impressed with the professional service provided by this firm. Shannon Thompson was both patient and understanding of my requirements.
I am very pleased with my updated Will and will certainly use this firm again if needed.

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Steve Hinde
Housing & Property

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Matter Type:

Purchase and Sale

Steve Hinde

May 01, 2025

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Property Sale

The service from Kathryn, and the team at Forbes was exceptional.

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Chris
Personal Injury

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Accident Abroad

Chris

April 29, 2025

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Efficient and helpful

I found Robin’s personal attention to my case felt direct and helpful compared to other Solicitors I had contacted prior to agreeing to sign up. My first impression was met with satisfaction when my case completed though simple and straightforward direct communication with Robin rather than any admin or assistants.

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Paula
Family Law

Matter Type:

Asset protection and tax mitigation

Paula

April 28, 2025

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Grandchildren issue

My contact with my grandchildren had broken down after 6 years. Adrienne has been amazing in advising me. I will not hesitate to contact again if required.

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Amy Willis
Personal Injury

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Matter Type:

Accidents At Sea And Cruise Injury

Amy Willis

April 23, 2025

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Experience

Robin has been absolutely fantastic. He was very thorough, informative and knowledgeable and has kept me in the loop throughout this process. Robin has answered my questions when needed and has remained very professional. I could not recommend a solicitor more and a massive thanks to Robin!

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

April 22, 2025

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Excellent Service

Excellent service from start to finish.
All member of the team were professional and compassionate. Excellent legal advice.

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Zak brown

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Zak brown

April 22, 2025

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Court negligence win!

Lisa was competant and answered every question i had promptly.

It took 6 months as the court and police tried to blame eachother

However £3000 (£2400 to me as no win no fee is faster) is not bad for a night in custody!!!!!

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April 10, 2025

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A good experience with staff

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February 14, 2025

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They just not worth it!

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Lynn

Lynn

February 04, 2025

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Lynn

Not impressed with these. They charge for even a telephone conversation. Heard very little on updates on my dad's will and I'm the executive. If you want a expensive solicitor and get ripped off go with these. I've had more free advice from Farley and there not even dealing with it at no cost.

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Paul

March 14, 2024

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Paul

Kathryn & Michelle in the conveyancing team were great in getting our moves done by the deadline we needed to meet. Highly recommended.

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Barry

Barry

September 20, 2023

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Barry

Highly recommended, very professionally, I really cant recommended them enough.

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Forbes Solicitors has offices across the North but our roots are firmly based in Lancashire. We offer the full range of legal services to individuals, commercial clients and a number of specialist sectors where we excel nationally. Our clients tell us that we stand out from other firms. We are real people who are passionate about getting the best results. Working together and listening to our clients, we provide genuine and practical advice.

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • Actions against the police
    • Actions against the police
    • Police negligence
    • Wrongful arrest or false imprisonment
  • Clinical Negligence
    • Clinical Negligence
  • Crime/ Criminal Defence
    • Criminal Damage
    • Criminal defence - All
  • Education
    • Education
  • Employment
    • Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
    • Disciplinary Hearings
    • Discrimination at Work
    • Employment Contracts
    • Employment Law
    • Tribunal Claims
    • UK Employment Laws
    • Unfair Dismissal Claims
  • Family Law
    • Family law
  • Housing & Property
    • Residential Conveyancing
  • Immigration
    • Immigration Law
  • Personal Injury
    • Personal Injury Law
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Banking
    • Banking
  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Developer disputes
    • 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
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Law
    • Contract law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Credit Control
    • Debt Recovery
    • Employment - business
    • Intellectual Property
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Share option schemes
  • 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
    • Engineering contracts
    • Framework agreements
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
  • 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
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