Legal 500 testimonials
Stephensons Solicitors LLP is applauded for ‘good partner interaction’, ‘commercial advice’, ‘thoroughness’, and ‘speed of service’, with clients recognising the firm as a ‘viable alternative’ to larger Manchester firms. The ‘commercial’ and ‘responsive’ David Baybut was appointed to the regeneration panel at Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council in 2008, and is well known among local lenders.
(Legal 500, 2009)
Stephensons Solicitors LLP is recommended for contaminated land and environmental offences work.
(Legal 500, 2009)
Stephensons’ Andrew Leakey deserves a special mention for contentious proceedings relating to contaminated land.
(Legal 500, 2008)
Stephensons boasts senior talent in David Baybut for general commercial property matters (including high-value development projects). The firm worked on a £150m public private sector capital contract involving European procurement issues.
(Legal 500, 2008)
Stephensons has a thriving commercial property department led by David Baybut. The firm has a broad range of clients in the public, private and banking sectors, and has significant resources across its five offices in the region.
(Legal 500, 2007)
Stephensons' Andrew Leakey specialises in environmental (particularly contamination) and consumer litigation.
(Legal 500, 2007)
Stephensons is recommended for social housing litigation from its St Helens office. Manchester City Council is a client.
(Legal 500, 2007)
Commercial property remains the driving force behind Stephensons, which more than doubled the total value of transactions handled for 2005 to £1.6bn. With clients in the public, private and banking sectors the firm covers a broad spectrum of work, and the merger with Berry’s in Bolton brings access to a lucrative healthcare market. Clients praise response times and commercial acumen.
(Legal 500, 2006)
Stephensons advised on an impressive £750m-worth of real estate transactions in 2004. The firm's expertise extends to advising a genuine variety of clients, including the Yorkshire Bank in 2004 and developers in the leisure and retail sectors.
(Legal 500, 2005)
