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How Major Family Law Limited Compares

Value for money

This firm - 98%
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Poor Competitive Excellent

Excellent does not necessarily mean ‘cheap’. It means that clients thought that the level of service received was Excellent for what they paid.

This score has been calculated using up to the last 300 reviews left by clients of Major Family Law Limited on ReviewSolicitors.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask reviewer questions about the value for money they felt they received by using Major Family Law Limited. These questions include:

  • Value for money (a rating of 1-5)
  • How much were you initially quoted or how much did you expect to pay?
  • Approximately how much did you end up spending for the legal services provided (ignoring disbursements and court fees)
  • Did you think this was underpriced, overpriced or about right?
  • Overall experience

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 0%
Overpriced 4%
About Right 95%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 99%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Major Family Law Limited and have had a satisfactory experience where they have indicated that they would recommend the services of the law firm to their friends and family.

You can use this data to see how Major Family Law Limited performs against other law firms nationally. A score close to 100% indicates that this firm is highly valued by their clients.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"Would you recommend this firm to somebody else?"

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 99%
No 1%

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Satisfied with
outcome of matter

This firm - 99%
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ReviewSolicitors uses our community data to show you how many clients used Major Family Law Limited and were satisfied with the outcome of their matter. Being satisfied with the outcome of your matter is an important consideration to have in mind.

You can use this data to see how Major Family Law Limited compares to the national average of clients being satisfied with the outcome of their matter after instructing a solicitor.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"Were you satisfied with the outcome of your case?"

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 99%
No 1%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

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

4.9/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    346
  • Very Good

    5
  • Average

    0
  • Poor

    0
  • Awful

    4

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Kerry

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Kerry

March 30, 2025

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Kerry

Anya is very helpful she has a professional approach and assisted me in the correct direction. Anya is very easy to speak to she has a friendly and pleasant approach and was able to deal with my matter quickly. I would definitely recommend her for any family law matter. Thank you again

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Sarah

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Sarah

March 19, 2025

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Game changer

I contacted MFL regarding divorce. Katie was incredibly helpful. I had no idea what I was doing or what my rights were until I spoke with Katie. She made the water clear and I walked away from the conversation knowing a lot more than I ever expected to. Would 100% recommend.

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Gary Hughes

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Matter Type:

Divorce

Gary Hughes

February 27, 2025

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Divorce Matters.

What a scary position to find myself in. Needing to appoint a Solicitor to act on my behalf. I had no idea who to approach, so I googled divorce solicitors. I read some reviews left for Major
Family Law ad decided to leave a message. From my free telephone consultation to the end result was well worth the google find. So professional, understanding, willing to listen, always explaining and above all Caring towards me. Both Carly Hope and Lucinda Connell, from the Ponteland branch were excellent in helping me along the way to the final outcome. Thank You.

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Anonymous

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Family law

Anonymous

February 17, 2025

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Divorce Settlement

I had a very positive experience working with Stephanie and the team at Major Family Law. From the initial phone call, Stephanie provided professional, knowledgeable advice while also being friendly and approachable, which made discussing the financial matters of my divorce much easier. Throughout the process, she remained easy to contact, always offering swift replies and guidance. Her honest and reassuring responses helped put my mind at ease, and her expertise was clear at every step.

Lottie also played a key role, offering excellent advice and assistance throughout the process. I am extremely grateful to Stephanie, Lottie, and the rest of the team for their support in making an unexpected and difficult time more manageable. They guided me through every step with sensitivity and professionalism, ensuring the best possible outcome. I’m so glad I was recommended to work with Major Family Law, and I would highly recommend them to anyone in need of family law services.

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Rachel

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Family law

Rachel

February 05, 2025

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Consultation regarding divorce

I had a free consultation with Katie regarding my divorce and shared finances. I will definitely be going ahead. Katie was very professional, knowledgable, understanding and explained everything really well. I feel very confident about hiring Katie and much less anxious about the rest of the process having spoken to her. Major Family Law have thus far been efficient and competent in booking, corresponding, meeting and following up.

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Dan

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Family law

Dan

January 30, 2025

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Thank you Major Family Law

Stacy Williams at Major Family Law and her team with Louise Thain guided me steadfastly through the trials and complexities of my divorce with brilliant expert professional knowledge and a calm assured clarity of understanding and communication for which I am hugely grateful.
I feel very fortunate to have had such fantastic strong representation, bringing a difficult case to a positive conclusion with the right outcome.

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Anonymous

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Family law

Anonymous

January 19, 2025

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Amazing outcome from a minor but complex motoring case.

I received two minor motoring offences at the same time that had me very worried. Jonathan Dunkley from Major Family Law was instrumental in spotting errors in the case, advising me of my best course of action and coming up with a strategy to deal with it. He ultimately represented me so that the case had an outcome that I could have only wished for at the start of a very stressful time. I can't thank him enough.

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Anonymous

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Matter Type:

Divorce

Anonymous

January 17, 2025

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Family Law

Impressive Exceptional Free Service!!
At very short notice i had a a free 45min session with Calvin Walker today about my marriage to my husband of 42yrs announcing out of the blue he can no longer live with me.
Calvin was calming and articulate in explaining the entire process of Separating / Divorce & Finance etc and everything else to consider when faced with this life changing experience.
He was considerate in his approach and detailed in what to be aware of and shared knowledge of all the things to way up when i really didn't have the headspace or the energy.

Thank you so so much Calvin for helping me navigate this hideous time in my life!!

Also, many thanks to Helen Charlton who took my call this morning and set up the call with Calvin.
very much appreciated.

Keep up the great work Calvin!!

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Anonymous

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November 20, 2024

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Professional, approachable

Jonathan was lovely to talk to, professional and took the time to reassure me which is what I needed at the time. Telephone approach was refreshing and informative.

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ZTB

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Family law

ZTB

November 12, 2024

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Excellent

Helen Charlton is a wonderful ambassador for the company - calm, professional, helpful and she does exactly what she says she will do, when she has promised to do it. Lewis Hulatt is also excellent - knowledgeable, responsive, easy to communicate with and thoroughly professional.
Highly recommended.

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Jenny

April 05, 2025

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Jenny

Fabulous service from start to finish. Jonathan Dunkley assisted me to get the very best out of the divorce settlement as possible under the circumstances. Highly recommend him and all the team too. Thank you all so much.

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April 01, 2025

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dearchristo

Jonathan was very helpful supporting me navigate court proceedings for the first time. He was thorough and experienced.

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Gale

Gale

March 31, 2025

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Gale

Spoke with Lottie regarding my divorce. She was amazing, very easy to talk to and very approachable. Her advice was clear and understandable and the firm’s transparency on what their fee are is commendable.
I would highly recommend them for their professionalism, friendliest and specialist knowledge.
Thank you Lottie
Gale

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March 26, 2025

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A client

I booked a consultation with Jo at Major Family Law and can't rate this highly enough. She processed a lot of information very quickly , and gave concise, clear and direct actionable advice in a compassionate and informed way. She listened and her advice has empowered me to negotiate both a legal and fair settlement. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the service, I'm very grateful for the time Jo spent with me.

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Kevin

Kevin

March 21, 2025

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Kevin

Absolutely fantastic service. Having went there with a lot on my plate this was quickly reduced. Very much appreciated.

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About this branch

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Not all Divorce, Child and Family Law Issues necessarily end up in Court. Resolving your case out of Court is likely to be cheaper and less stressful than contested litigation. We can help you with our Free First Meetings, uncontested Divorce Fixed Fees, arranging a bespoke ‘Pay As You Go’ service or learn more about Arbitration, Private Hearings and Collaborative Law.

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Personal areas of law

  • Family Law
    • 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
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