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Blanchards Bailey Llp

01258459361
4.8/5
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With a history dating back to 1924, our team of specialist legal experts provides advice and guidance to clients and ambitious business leaders across Dorset. Blanchards Bailey is home to the brightest minds in law and we believe it is teamwork that has been the key to our success. This is why we have chosen geese to embody our values and represent who we are. Geese provide the perfect metaphor for the importance of teamwork and the profound, powerful effect it has on personal or business endeavours. Read more...

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34 High Street
Shaftesbury
SP7 8JG

Bunbury House
Blandford Forum
DT11 9LQ

Newborough House
Dorchester
DT1 3BJ

34 High Street
Shaftesbury
SP7 8JG

Bunbury House
Blandford Forum
DT11 9LQ

Newborough House
Dorchester
DT1 3BJ

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Available lawyers at Blanchards Bailey Llp

Jerome Dodge

5.0 out of 5
(63)
Partner - Head of Private Client

Emma Needham

4.7 out of 5
(29)
Senior Associate

Caroline Walton

4.9 out of 5
(25)
Partner

Harriet Mentern

5.0 out of 5
(21)
Conveyancing Executive

Claudia Roper

4.8 out of 5
(18)
Conveyancing Executive

Ben Jones

4.9 out of 5
(12)
Partner

James Duncan

4.9 out of 5
(10)
Associate

Carla Phillips

4.9 out of 5
(8)
Associate

Catherine Roberts

5.0 out of 5
(3)
Partner

Deborah Fenton

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Senior Associate

Dominic Trowbridge

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Emily Wolstenholme-Rimmer

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Hayley Stack

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Jane Cordner

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How Blanchards Bailey Llp Compares

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This firm - 91%
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Would recommend to
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This firm - 96%
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You can use this data to see how Blanchards Bailey Llp performs against other law firms nationally. A score close to 100% indicates that this firm is highly valued by their clients.

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Yes 96%
No 4%

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This firm - 96%
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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 96%
No 4%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

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Nationally

Consumer
1st / 2
61st / 4507
Company & Commercial
1st / 2
138th / 4288
Housing & Property
1st / 2
385th / 4212
Family Law
1st / 1
65th / 3816
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 2
168th / 3466
Commercial Property
1st / 2
107th / 3276
Employment
1st / 1
145th / 3058
Regulations
1st / 2
71st / 2506
Money & Tax
1st / 2
100th / 1831
Professional Negligence
1st / 5
78th / 1177
IT & Intellectual Property
1st / 1
56th / 1037
Dispute Resolution
1st / 1
110th / 1031
Welfare & Benefits
1st / 2
62nd / 811
Agriculture
1st / 2
95th / 612
Energy & Transport
1st / 2
18th / 510
Education
1st / 1
29th / 266

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

4.8/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    544

  • Very Good

    60

  • Average

    6

  • Poor

    11

  • Awful

    16

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
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  • Legal knowledge
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June 24, 2025

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Determination of Trust and Conveyancing

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Very professional, approachable, personable and good communicators. Complex legal concepts were explained clearly and simply. Mark Taylor is an expert in his field who managed to solve problems in a pragmatic and courteous way. He is a tremendous asset to the firm.
Caroline Walton oversaw the conveyancing which was more complex than usual. It was managed in a smooth and efficient manner.
Would definitely recommend.

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Roy
Wills, Trusts & Probate

Matter Type:

Probate

Roy

June 20, 2025

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Brilliant Blanchards Bailey

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My wife was appointed executor to her Aunt's Estate. Many potential legal pitfalls and a great deal of stress involved with such a responsibility. The decision was made to involve Blanchards Bailey LLP (Blandford Forum) in the process. This turned out to be an excellent choice. James and Shannon and colleagues made the journey virtually stress free throughout the administration. All actions were executed in a timely and highly professional manner combined with excellent communication with ourselves. We have no hesitation in recommending the services of Blanchards Bailey.

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Christopher Charles
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Christopher Charles

June 19, 2025

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The review that you requested

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I have had a positive experience and am very happy with the outcome

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Trevor
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Trevor

June 16, 2025

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Conveyancing services

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Rheanna has helped us on numerous occasions recently with the purchase and sale of properties. She is approachable but very professional, and kept us up to date throughout proceedings. We would use her services again without hesitation.

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Charlotte Samways
Employment

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Employment Law

Charlotte Samways

June 06, 2025

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Excellent Service

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My experience working with Blanchards was excellent. I was going through a challenging time at work and needed some employment advice and support with writing a letter. The turnaround for this needed to be quite quick and that's the service I had. I initially made the call and spoke to Claire who was really lovely and personable, and acted on it straight away. She called me back when she said she would and emailed me regularly to keep me informed. The Employment Law Solicitor, Sophia spoke to me within a day and really gave her time to me and listened. She was honest, open and gave excellent advice. There after the service continue all the way through to the end. It was extremely efficient, and I will definitely be using them again. Thank you so much I couldn't have done it without you.

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Peter
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Peter

May 27, 2025

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Dealing with House Purchase smoothly and efficiently

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I have used Caroline at Blanchard Bailey on several occasions for residential property purchases.
I found the entire experience very efficient. All my queries were answered promptly.
Highly recommend.

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Marianne Carole
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Marianne Carole

May 13, 2025

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Extremely professional service

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Having just lost my husband I had so much help from Lauren with sorting his Will and Trust fund. Her caring attitude helped me through a very difficult situation and I will be forever thankful for her advice.

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Andrew
Family Law

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Family law

Andrew

May 06, 2025

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Julie was very welcoming on arrival. I described what had happened over the past few weeks. Julie was very understanding and gave clear and concise instructions for myself as well as explaining the overall process and all of my available options.

Once we had completed the meeting I was armed with a clear understanding and a far more comfortable feeling that i was back in control.

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Duncan
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Duncan

May 02, 2025

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Caroline Walton simplified the whole process of selling our house.

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The entire sale was handled professionally and without fuss. Caroline and her team were efficient and knowledgeable and made the sale of our house very easy.

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Audrey
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Wills

Audrey

May 01, 2025

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Great service at Blanchards Bailey

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I have found Lauren May at Blanchards Bailey to be always pleasant, efficient and very helpful and I would recommend this firm to others.

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Cathy
Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Cathy

September 19, 2024

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Cathy

I was recently purchasing a new home and was so pleased to be able to find Sarah Trickey at Blanchards Bailey. Sarah had previously acted as conveyancer for me but had moved from the previous company. Her no nonsense attitude, sense of humour and professional manner made my house move so much easier and the price was right too! Thank you Sarah and Blanchards Bailey for making one of life’s most stressful experiences (almost) a doddle 😊

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Ellen

Ellen

August 15, 2024

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Ellen

A very disappointing service from the Probate department - not sure if it was a case of too many clients or a culture within the company - it felt like our file would come to the top every couple of weeks, one task would be done (or just considered) and back to the bottom of the pile it went. Only when a formal complaint was submitted did any concerted action happen. This laidback approach wouldn't work in any other profession. The management needs to look at how Probate applications are processed, with weekly checks and updates for all clients.

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Ann
Housing & Property

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Residential Conveyancing

Ann

August 08, 2024

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Ann

Recently used to sell a property and for another legal enquiry, both dealt with very well and without any problems, would recommend

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July 09, 2024

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Always very efficient and helpful and caring.

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Jeremy
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Probate

Jeremy

February 27, 2024

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Jeremy

Solicitor Natasha Long made a complex and lengthy probate as straightforward as it could be. She was clear, informed and organised at all times. I would definitely recommend Blanchards Bailey.

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Personal areas of law

  • Consumer
    • Litigation - Breach of contract
    • Litigation - Insurance disputes
    • Litigation - M&A and warranty disputes
    • Litigation - Product liability claims
    • Litigation - Property litigation claims
    • Litigation - Trust and pension issues
    • Litigation Law
  • Education
    • Education
  • Employment
    • Agency Staff / Temp Workers
    • Constructive/Unfair Dismissal
    • Disciplinary Hearings
    • Discrimination at Work
    • Employee Team Moves
    • Employment Contracts
    • Equal Pay Disputes
    • Family Leave
    • Flexible Working
    • Gardening Leave
    • Harassment/Bullying at Work
    • Holiday Pay Issues
    • Maternity and Paternity
    • Media and Sports
    • Part Time Workers
    • Pension Law
    • Privacy and Data Protection
    • Professional Discipline
    • Redundancy
    • Restrictive Covenants
    • Senior Executives
    • Settlement Agreements
    • Stress at Work
    • TUPE
    • Tribunal Claims
    • UK Employment Laws
    • Unfair Dismissal Claims
    • Whistleblower Protection
  • Family Law
    • Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
    • Asset protection and tax mitigation
    • Child Arrangements Following Divorce
    • Child Law
    • Child Relocation After Divorce
    • Child contact
    • Children
    • Children Act proceedings
    • Civil Partnership Dissolution
    • Civil partnerships
    • Cohabitation agreements and disputes
    • Cohabitation and Unmarried Relationships
    • Collaborative Law
    • Divorce After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Family Mediation
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • Injunctions
    • Matrimonial finance
    • Out Of Court Divorce
    • Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
    • Pension and property advice
    • Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
    • Separation
    • Separation Agreement
    • Social Services
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Housing & Property
    • Anti-social Behaviour
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Buying at auction
    • Declarations of trusts
    • Deeds of Gifts
    • Deeds of easements, variation, deeds of rectifications
    • Dilapidation Claims
    • Evicting Squatters and Trespassers
    • Exclusivity and lock-out agreements
    • Extending your Lease
    • Freehold Enfranchisement
    • Housing Associations
    • Housing Management
    • Housing disputes
    • Injunctions
    • Investment and buy to let properties
    • Landlord and Tenant
    • Lease Extensions
    • Leasehold properties
    • Matrimonial transfers
    • Neighbour Disputes
    • New home purchases and sales
    • Option agreements and conditional contracts
    • Planning
    • Possession and repossession proceedings
    • Property Disputes
    • Purchase and Sale
    • Remortgaging
    • Renting and Tenancy Agreements
    • Repossessions
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Restrictive Covenants, Easements and Wayleaves
    • Right of First Refusal
    • Right of Way and Rights to Light
    • Right to Manage
    • Service Charge Disputes
    • Service Charge Recovery
    • Tenancy Breaches, Injunctions and Forfeiture Claims
    • Tenant Eviction
    • Transfer of title
    • Transfers of equity
    • Transfers of parts of land
    • Unpaid Rent, Service or Ground Charges
  • Money & Tax
    • Debt and Bankruptcy
    • HMRC Tax Investigations and Disputes
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Insolvency and bankruptcy
    • Property Holding Structures
    • Tax
    • Tax Advisory Services
    • Tax Compliance Services
    • Trusts
  • Professional Negligence
    • Barristers
    • Financial advisors
    • IT professionals
    • Insurance brokers
    • Professional trustees
    • Valuers
  • Welfare & Benefits
    • Benefits
    • Housing
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Agriculture
    • Agricultural land for sale or development
    • Buying and selling a farm
    • Commercial contracts for farming businesses
    • Employment of farm workers
    • Equestrian property
    • Farm partnerships and corporate structures
    • Farming disputes
    • Veterinary negligence
  • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leases
    • Commercial mortgages
    • Developer disputes
    • Development plot sales
    • Environmental policy law
    • Finance
    • Investment purchases and Buy to Let
    • Landlord and tenant
    • Planning law
    • 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
    • Agency agreements
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
    • Asset Tracing
    • Business structures and joint ventures
    • Commercial Law
    • Commercial Litigation Matters
    • Competition law
    • Contractual Disputes
    • Corporate Law
    • Corporate finance
    • Credit Control
    • Data Protection
    • Debt Recovery
    • Employment - business
    • Franchising
    • Insolvency and Bankruptcy
    • Intellectual Property
    • Management buyouts
    • Merchandising and sponsorship
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Mis-sold Interest Rate Swap Agreements
    • Partnership and LLP law
    • Sales and Purchases
    • Setting up a business
    • Share option schemes
    • Shareholder Agreements
    • Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
    • Statutory Demands
    • Summary Judgment
    • Tax
    • Unfair Loan Charges
  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
  • Energy & Transport
    • Energy
  • IT & Intellectual Property
    • Intellectual Property Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Regulations
    • Health and Safety
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