Empowering you to take control of your future
Here at Blackfords LLP, we are a leading law firm based in London with offices across the UK. We pride ourselves on providing our clients with the highest standards of care and service. Our independent, expert lawyers in London, Cardiff, Woking, and Croydon offer unparalleled levels of law expertise in dealing with the highest-profile cases and dispute resolutions.
What We Offer
Clients come to us because they have complex and challenging legal problems and they trust us to provide support in all areas of their business or private life. Our straight-talking lawyers, many of whom are leaders in their field, provide clients with strong, discreet advice as they innovate robust solutions. We offer a comprehensive range of services, including Dispute Resolution, Criminal Defence, Education Law, Family & Children Law, Motoring Law, Private Prosecutions, and Regulatory Law.
Dispute Resolution
Our Dispute Resolution team is experienced in handling complex and high-profile disputes, including bribery and corruption, competition and market abuse, data protection, and dawn raids. We also handle financial and economic crime, proceeds of crime act 2002, reputation damage, and section 2 and other compulsion notices.
Criminal Defence
Our expert Criminal Defence team has extensive experience in handling serious fraud cases, appeals against conviction or sentence, arrests and interviews under caution, crown court, cybercrime, extradition and European arrest warrants, funding your matter and legal aid, magistrates' courts, representation and police station advice, and youth crime and youth courts.
Education Law
Our Education Law team advises on a range of issues, including adoption arrangements for children, care proceedings, child abduction, children and social services, civil partnership dissolution, cohabitation, divorce and financial arrangements, domestic abuse, pre-nuptial agreements, and relocation of children.
Family & Children Law
Our Family & Children Law team advises on adoption, arrangements for children, care proceedings, child abduction, children and social services, civil partnership dissolution, cohabitation, divorce and financial arrangements, domestic abuse, pre-nuptial agreements, and relocation of children.
Motoring Law
Our Motoring Law team has extensive experience in handling private prosecutions, regulatory law, care homes and the care quality commission, coroners' inquests, disclosure and barring service checks, driving licence, DVLA disputes, election law, environmental law, food safety, foster care registration disputes, general dental council licensing, medical defence, medicine and healthcare products regulation, police complaints investigations, professional discipline, security industry authority licensing, sports law and testing procedures, and trading standards law.
Private Prosecutions
Our Private Prosecutions team advises on a range of issues, including private prosecutions, regulatory law, care homes and the care quality commission, coroners' inquests, disclosure and barring service checks, driving licence, DVLA disputes, election law, environmental law, food safety, foster care registration disputes, general dental council licensing, medical defence, medicine and healthcare products regulation, police complaints investigations, professional discipline, security industry authority licensing, sports law and testing procedures, and trading standards law.
Regulatory Law
Our Regulatory Law team advises on a range of issues, including care homes and the care quality commission, coroners' inquests, disclosure and barring service checks, driving licence, DVLA disputes, election law, environmental law, food safety, foster care registration disputes, general dental council licensing, medical defence, medicine and healthcare products regulation, police complaints investigations, professional discipline, security industry authority licensing, sports law and testing procedures, and trading standards law.
Overall Experience
The overall experience of clients with Blackfords LLP is overwhelmingly positive, with many clients expressing gratitude and admiration for the firm's services.
Excellent Service and Professionalism
Many clients praised the exceptional service provided by Blackfords LLP, specifically highlighting the professionalism, compassion, and dedication of their solicitors, particularly Shalin Sood and Kiran Gibson. Clients appreciated the prompt and efficient assistance they received, which led to successful outcomes in their cases.
Compassionate and Supportive
Several clients complimented the firm's solicitors on their compassionate and reassuring approach, which helped to ease their distress and anxiety during difficult times.
Trustworthy and Reliable
Clients trusted the firm and its solicitors, appreciating their honesty, integrity, and commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes.
Poor Service and Unprofessionalism
A few clients expressed disappointment and frustration with the service they received from Blackfords LLP, citing unprofessional behavior, a lack of dedication, and poor communication.
Lack of Support and Rude Behavior
Some clients reported feeling abandoned and unsupported by the firm's solicitors, who they perceived as rude, abrupt, and more aligned with the interests of the authorities than their own.
