Solicitor at Gowen & Stevens LLP
Esther Janalli-Brown
Solicitor - Partner
SRA ID: 279769
Esther Janalli-Brown is a Associate with Gowen & Stevens LLP. She has 20 years' experience in the areas of Wills, Trusts & Probate working as a Partner
5 Mulgrave Chambers, 26-28 Mulgrave Road, SM2 6LE
Licensed for 21 years
Practice Areas
Wills, Trusts & Probate
- Wills, Trusts & Probate 100%
3 Client Reviews
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About Esther Janalli-Brown
Esther Janalli-Brown is a Associate with Gowen & Stevens LLP. She has 20 years' experience in the areas of Wills, Trusts & Probate working as a Partner
Languages Spoken: English
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Status
Acquired
Updated
United Kingdom
Currently Registered
15/09/03
05/02/24
We found no instances of professional misconduct for this solicitor
WORK EXPERIENCE
Title
Name
Duration
Non-member Partner
Copley Clark
?-01-10-2019
Associate
Parfitt Cresswell
?-06-02-2020
Associate
Meaby & Co Solicitors LLP
?-01-02-2024
Solicitor
Gowen & Stevens LLP
01-02-2024-present
Highly recommend
I would highly recommend , I used Esther Brown for wills and probate.
I found her to be extremely knowledgeable, helpful and she was also experienced with dementia patients . Great communication , listen to our needs, would used again .
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Brilliant service
I used Esther Janalli-Brown to deal with a really complex multi-jurisdiction estate matter. Aside from her excellent legal knowledge she was really supportive and helpful throughout. It was a very stressful time for me and I appreciated her practical advice to keep things moving and achieve a successful outcome.
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Probate service
I took them on to provide Probate services for my Mother for a lump sum of £2,000.
They took a stance on my Mothers Probate with respect to the HMRC submission that was....unique, shall we say? Certainly everyone else I consulted with said they were wrong.
They wouldn't move from that stance and I made it clear that I wouldn't sign any documentation that had their version on it, so we parted ways.
That resulted in being sent a bill for an absurd amount of money (almost £850), even though they had effectively done nothing.
Charging £30+VAT, just to read an email, is obscene.
It's even more obscene when that e-mail is from me to them, pointing out a basic mistake that they had made in a calculation.
When I queried this, I was told that "it was part of the normal process".
So they can make as many mistakes as they want, you can correct them, and they will charge you at every step of the way.
They then refused to return any of my documentation (including my Mothers Will) until I paid their bill in full.
They called it a lien - normal people would call it extortion.
To really add insult to injury, when I tried to pay, they used a payment processor that said the balance was £0. Since they didn't include their bank account details on the invoice, I had to ask them to send them.
Quite frankly, I'm surprised they didn't try and charge me for that email too.
I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw the entire Company with one arm tied behind my back and the other broken in two places.
AVOID!!!!!!!
Lawyer named in this review: Esther Janalli-Brown
A representative from Gowen & Stevens LLP responded to this review on 22 May, 2025
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry you are not satisfied with your experience as we consistently provide a high quality service to our clients. We take our professional and ethical obligations very seriously and whilst we cannot comment on individual matters we are always happy to discuss any concerns through the appropriate channels. Please contact us directly if you would like to discuss this further.
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