Northwich-based legal firm Susan Howarth & Company Solicitors are celebrating further professional success this month following the launch of the Chambers & Partners UK 2024 Legal Guide.
Arguably the legal industry’s most prestigious directory covering over 180 jurisdictions throughout the world, Chambers & Partners is notoriously the most difficult one to crack, with smaller practices and public law both often underrepresented in their regional Family rankings.
Directors Susan Howarth and Victoria Poole have both been recognised by Chambers as Notable Practitioners for 2 consecutive years, this year achieving Ranked (Band 2) and Top Ranked (Band 1) statuses respectively.
Of the two Directors, Chambers says:
- Susan “has notable experience in handling sensitive family law cases, including cases of coercive control, while also advising on financial remedy matters”
- In clients’ words: "Susan was brilliant. She is very sensible in her approach and pragmatic with her advice."
- Victoria “has considerable expertise in family law and regularly advises on difficult cases that may involve domestic abuse or coercive control. She is also an accredited family mediator.”
- In clients’ words: "She is very client-focused, thoughtful and always shows great concern. She fights her client's corner and is very committed."
Ranked for 5 consecutive years, this year also sees the practice maintaining its position as a Band 2 ranked law firm for Family/Matrimonial legal services in the Chester & Surrounding areas; with Chambers & Partners highlighting that Susan Howarth & Co. Solicitors has “particular experience in children matters. It frequently acts on child arrangements orders and care proceedings, and is experienced in advising on cases concerning relocation, abduction and assault. The team is also adept at assisting clients with financial remedy proceedings.”
Clients are quoted as saying "The team's knowledge base is incredible" and "They are of the highest professional standard."
Director Susan Howarth said, “Victoria and I are honoured to be recognised for the work we do, but we are prouder still that the whole department continues to receive acknowledgement for their constant commitment to client care, particularly to vulnerable clients, and the provision of such a high level of legal expertise – we are all delighted to continue attaining this level of recognition in such an esteemed legal guide’.
The practice has built a strong reputation as one of the best family law firms outside of the cities, offering the full spectrum of services to both private and publicly funded clients and with the benefit of a Family Law Contract and a Mediation Contract with the Legal Aid Agency to enable the efficient delivery of those eligible for legal aid.
Susan Howarth went on to say, “regardless of practice size, structure, location or profitability, with the right ethos, determination and commitment, we’ve shown it’s possible to deliver the very best legal advice, expertise and service level to all clients”.
Established for over 25 years, Susan Howarth & Company Solicitors has been recognised by The Legal 500 UK for the last 10 years in respect of its Family Law and Care specialist services, maintaining its Band 3 Leading Law Firm status for the last 5 consecutive years and this year with Susan being inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Lexcel-accredited for 11 consecutive years, the firm offers services to both private and publicly funded clients and the company has the benefit of a Family Law Contract and a Mediation Contract with the Legal Aid Agency to enable the efficient delivery to those eligible for legal aid.
Specialist staff are members of Resolution and are Law Society Family Law and Children Law-accredited.
Susan Howarth & Company Solicitors has won the 2023 and 2022 AI Legal Awards for Best Family and Childcare Law Firm (North West) and has been a finalist in the 2020 and 2021 Lexis Nexis Family Law Awards for the Family.
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