Corporate and Commercial Team
‘The Prettys team naturally blends a professional service with a friendly and approachable culture. They provide strong legal advice, whilst remaining open to challenges and therefore accepting commercial realities.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Corporate and Commercial Team
‘Ian Waine stands out in my experience. Apart from being a very interesting and engaging individual, Ian always impresses when it comes down to the matter at hand. His advice is clear and concise and yet he’s still open to hearing our opinion – this attribute, in particular, is one of the reasons we have used Prettys for many years.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Ian Waine
‘Daniel Billson is a great corporate and contract lawyer. I really like working with Daniel, not only is he extremely competent and experienced in his field, he is a great human being who has no trouble understanding matters from the client’s perspective.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Daniel Billson
‘The Prettys team are experienced and knowledgeable and are large enough to provide cover and expertise in specific areas. They appear to communicate well with their clients and provide regular informative events.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL TEAM
‘Daniel’s response style really stands out, he is firm and authoritative, but also reflective of our commercial imperative to negotiate quickly and decisively.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Daniel Billson
‘Prettys are always ready to take on another legal challenge. Response to our needs is always very quick, and we get quality work, packaged in a user-friendly way. Some of our contractual discussion points are quite tricky. They have proved very capable and resourceful over the years.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL TEAM
Commercial Property Team
‘Prettys commercial property team adds value to the work that we undertake through their expertise and detailed knowledge in freehold and lease situations. They are hard working and flexible.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TEAM
“Rebecca handled a property sale for us and we can not thank her enough. We were on a very tight time table and Rebecca managed to turn the whole process over in just two and a half weeks, whilst still managing to provide excellent, thorough advice. Would highly recommend.” Review Solicitors
Rebecca Cleal
“I wanted to take today as an opportunity in thanking yourself and team member Paul Munnings, yet again he has gone out of his way, even on his days off to get this all completed on time, continued support and advise to myself and my family. Evening replies back to my emails…He’s been absolutely brilliant, gone above and beyond all expectations. You have yourself one brilliant solicitor!” Amy Perkins
PAUL MUNNINGS
“In 2021 we sold 19 new build properties worth some £6m with the assistance of Prettys. Rebecca has been an outstanding source of wisdom throughout the project with great advice, proactively correcting some errors from our previous engagements and a very creative approach to handling some pretty decent sized (and potentially costly) issues ranging from boundary concerns, agreements with the Highways through to disputes with residents. We at Tendering Developments Ltd and all our Group Companies value our relationship with Prettys and want to say a massive thanks to Rebecca, Graeme, Zoe, Aimee, Paul, Ellie and all others involved in contributing to our success these last few years.” Oluwaseun Olushanu
Rebecca Cleal
Employment Team
‘The team is exceptional and very customer-focused. They are very up-to-date with current practice and always offer a pragmatic and sensible solution to however complex an issue might be. They always see it through the lens of the employer.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Employment Team
‘Vanessa Bell is very approachable, understanding, supportive and reassuring’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Vanessa Bell
‘Matthew Cole is brilliant. He is very responsive, understands the problem presented and always offers great solutions. Matthew is a realistic practitioner, honest and trustworthy.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Matthew Cole
‘A fantastic team to work with; there is always someone available to assist or advise. We have a longstanding relationship.’ rnLegal 500 [UK 2024]
EMPLOYMENT TEAM
‘Sheilah Cummins and Vanessa Bell are both excellent – they are knowledgeable and professional, taking the time to get to know their clients and provide an outstanding service.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Vanessa Bell u0026 Sheilah Cummins
‘Matthew Cole is always professional and pragmatic, offers clear guidance and reassurance which at times has been enormously encouraging from both a professional and personal perspective. He listens to my ramblings and still manages to understand my questions and our organisational needs. I trust the advice I am given.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Matthew Cole
‘Sheilah Cummins is thorough whilst taking into consideration what client is trying to achieve. The team overall is super supportive, professional and goes above and beyond our expectations.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Sheilah Cummins
Commercial Litigation AND Construction Team
‘Their in-depth knowledge of construction related legal matters combined with their practical problem solving approach to dispute resolution provides an excellent all round service.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Commercial Litigation and Construction Team
‘Peter Blake’s approach has been very practical, diligent and timely.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Peter Blake
‘The practice has a good variety of fee earners at different levels and a good amount of specialisation within the litigation team such that clients get work done at the right level and niche expertise is delivered from the most experienced and knowledgeable people about technical aspects of a case. The practice also works in an agile way.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Commercial Litigation and Construction Team
‘Bushra Elzubeir is greatly knowledgeable in his field and applies great thought processes and strategies to his thinking, bringing additional depth and specialist skills to commercial disputes. Bushra is incredibly articulate and has a reassuring nature. He gave me great confidence, not only in myself but in my case. He has always had my complete trust and confidence. He is an excellent communicator, often translating complex legal jargon into digestible bitesize chunks.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Bushra Elzubeir
What I look for in a team or firm of solicitors, is a top-notch ability and an air of confidence to pursue my case with as much impact as possible to achieve the desired result. The team at Prettys integrates to deliver the service I require whilst making me feel like an individual and a client that matters. Their customer service is extremely good, I certainly do not feel like just another number.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Commercial Litigation and Construction Team
‘Graham Mead is dedicated to providing the highest level of legal representation. With his wealth of experience and deep knowledge of the law, Graham is a true asset to his team. He has an unwavering commitment to client service and takes the time to understand our needs and goals, then works tirelessly to achieve the best possible outcomes.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Graham Mead
‘The construction team at Prettys is knowledgable and experienced of construction related legal and contractual matters. However, they are not driven by legal arguments alone having an excellent problem solving and practical approach to resolution of disputes.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Commercial Litigation and Construction Team
‘With Graham Mead, you quite simply know where you are, both in terms of likelihood of success and finances.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Graham Mead
Data Protection AND Privacy Team
“Emma Loveday-Hill at Prettys has become very much a part of our team. She is my ‘go to’ person for all aspects of data protection compliance. I know that with Emma on board I can be sure we are going to be keeping on the right side of the law and protecting our thriving business. Data is key part of any business but especially one like ours and it pays to have a strong external support team to help us comply”. Tracie Cook, Change Group Corporation
Emma Loveday Hill
‘Matthew Cole is brilliant. He is very responsive, understands the problem presented and always offers great solutions. Matthew is a realistic practitioner, honest and trustworthy.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Matthew Cole