Alderson Law LLP

01670519714

Address
Pethgate House
Castle Square
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 1YL
01670519714
www.aldersonlaw.co.uk

2.5/5

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Value for money

This firm - 56%

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We use data science to amalgamate the answers to these questions and create a ‘ReviewSolicitors score’ out of 100. The above chart representation score is a simple percentage representation of the averaged score across those who have reviewed this law firm.

Underpriced 14%

Overpriced 42%

About Right 42%

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outcome of matter

This firm - 38%

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Yes 38%

No 62%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

Consumer

2nd / 2

1769th / 4486

Company & Commercial

2nd / 4

1640th / 4271

Housing & Property

3rd / 5

2124th / 4211

Family Law

2nd / 3

2036th / 3805

Wills, Trusts & Probate

2nd / 4

1743rd / 3459

Commercial Property

1st / 2

1544th / 3268

Employment

2nd / 4

1349th / 3049

Regulations

1st / 2

881st / 2494

Personal Injury

1st / 2

1188th / 2330

Crime/ Criminal Defence

2nd / 3

927th / 2079

Money & Tax

1st / 2

883rd / 1826

Professional Negligence

1st / 1

600th / 1170

Clinical Negligence

1st / 1

578th / 941

Welfare & Benefits

1st / 2

411th / 810

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Debbie

July 15, 2025

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Terrible service

I wish I had these reviews prior to contacting this unprofessional firm! Gillian Fawcett was incapable of completing the very straight forward process for my first ever house purchase. After months of bad communication, not giving me any updates, they simply said they were refusing to work on my case without any explanation whatsoever but only after I was pressing and asking for updates! No care in the world, no apology and no effort in trying to send my new solicitors any paperwork which had already been done to speed up the process.

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The Retro

August 15, 2023

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Excellent communication.

Although I was unable to get a solicitor because of timing, they were very quick to return calls and were very helpful and polite. Fully recommend.

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Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Chief

June 05, 2021

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Very unprofessional

Terrible communication, often rude, did not chase up loose ends. These people do not deserve to run this service. Gillian Fawcett was incapable of completing the very straight forward conveyancing for a purchase. After 7 months of false information I had to switch to another solicitor, the job was then completed the job within two weeks.

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Housing & Property

Matter Type:

Residential Conveyancing

Anthony

February 22, 2021

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Not Good

We recently sold our mums house due to her passing in April last year.

We had a trust deed that needing to sorted out so we went with Alderson Law in Blyth, this part of the service was very good so we decided to use Alderson law in Morpeth for the conveyancing .

This turned out to be a very bad decision, I constantly had to chase them up for updates, they said they had sent documents (which on several occasions was not true). On one occasion I finally got to speak to the solicitor handling the conveyancing and she was rude to say the least.

You have to constantly chase them up for updates, they rarely reply to emails and for the price they charged, supplied a shocking service.

Our estate agents also said it was one of the worst they had seen in a while.
The trauma of loosing a loved one and having to sell the family home was bad enough let alone having to deal with the shocking service we received.

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Mark

June 24, 2020

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Shocking service

Have used Alderson Law for years , but they’ve got rid of the good solicitors. I’ve purchased 6 properties through them but the last one was a nightmare... you have to constantly chase via phone and email... they either don’t answer emails or take over 7 day even just to acknowledge.... rubbish not be using them again once this last property is complete

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Brian

April 29, 2019

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Fantastic service

I have been using this solicitors for about 8 years. For numerous house purchases. and I have always dealt with Jillian and her secretaries. Over the years they have been fantastic. She is quick on getting the paperwork for the purchase of the houses. And is always available for any queries. Would not go anywhere else

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Andrew

March 23, 2019

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Worst solicitors I have ever instructed

Where to start??! From the first instruction I have found Anderson Law to be unprofessional and incompetent. They are incapable of communicating in a competent manner. I have received confidential documents relating to other clients private matters instead of the correspondence that was intended for me. They only want their money with no interest in whether they are serving you as a client and doing as you instruct them.

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Luke

April 16, 2019

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Exceptional

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Julie was an absolutely fantastic source of legal advice and representation. During all of our meetings she showed empathy towards me and actually went out of her way to minimise my costs at all times. I am glad to have found a solicitor who cares, deeply and genuinely, about their clients.

During the entire 9 months of my case she kept me informed, was always there, and above all was honest and transparent with me.

Alderson Law was recommended to me by someone who had used them in the past and I was certainly not let down. I will definitely recommend them to people in the future.

Lawyer named in this review:
Maureen Julie Nicholson

Maureen Julie Nicholson

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Clinical Negligence
- Accident and Emergency Claims
- Amputation Negligence Claims
- Anaesthetic Awareness Claims
- Birth Defect and Wrongful Birth Claims
- Birth Injury Claims
- Birth Injury To Mother Claims
- Blood Transfusion Claims
- Bowel Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
- Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
- Breast Surgery Compensation Claims
- C. Difficile Claims
- Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
- Cauda Equina Syndrome Claims
- Cerebral Palsy Claims
- Cervical Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
- Clinical Negligence
- Cochlear Implant Claims
- Cosmetic Dentistry Claims
- Cosmetic Surgery Claims
- Defective Medical Device Claims
- Dental Negligence
- Dental Negligence Claims
- Dermal Filler Compensation Claims
- Diabetes Claims
- Erb’s Palsy Compensation Claims
- Eye Surgery Claims
- Failed Sterilisation Claims
- Fatal Medical Negligence Claims and Inquests
- Faulty Defibrillator Claims
- Fertility Negligence Claims
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- Group B Streptococcus Claims
- Hospital Negligence Claims
- Knee Replacement Claims
- Laser Eye Surgery Claims
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- Lung Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
- MRSA Claims
- Medical Misdiagnosis Claims
- Medical Negligence
- Meningitis Misdiagnosis Claims
- Metal-On-Metal Hip Replacement Claims
- Misdiagnosed Miscarriage Claims
- Nerve Damage Claims
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- Ophthalmic Negligence Claims
- Oral Cancer Claims
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- Ovarian Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
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- Pregnancy and Gynaecology Injury Claims
- Pressure Sore Claims
- Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
- Restorative Dentistry Claims
- Sepsis Negligence Claims
- Skin Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
- Sorin Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler Claims
- Spinal Surgery Claims
- Stillbirth Compensation Claims
- Stroke Misdiagnosis Claims
- Surgery Compensation Claims
- Surgical and Transvaginal Mesh Claims
- Testicular Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims
Consumer
- Consumer Disputes
- 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
Crime/ Criminal Defence
- Assault
- Business Crime
- Criminal Damage
- Criminal defence - All
- Drugs offences
- Fraud
- Murder and Manslaughter
- Professional Conduct
- Regulatory Defence
- Theft
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
- 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 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
- New home purchases and sales
- Option agreements and conditional contracts
- 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
Personal Injury
- Against The Council
- Benefits Available To Asbestos Victims
- Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme
- Gym Injury Compensation
- Personal Injury Law
- Welfare Issues After Serious Injury
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

Commercial Property
- Commercial Leases
- Commercial mortgages
- Developer disputes
- Development plot sales
- Environmental policy law
- Finance
- Investment purchases and Buy to Let
- Landlord and tenant
- 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
- 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
- Unfair Loan Charges
Regulations
- Health and Safety

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