Chambers & Legal 500 comments

Chambers UK is a legal directory which is published annually by Chambers & Partners. Based on thousands of interviews with lawyers and clients, the guide ranks solicitors and barristers in over 60 specialist areas of law.

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Here is what has been said about the family, property and private client team in the past.

Chambers UK 2011
"Clients welcome the lawyers' 'friendly and service-oriented culture.'"

"[Morgan Cole's] matrimonial finance work regularly involves very high-value assets and complex offshore trusts. In the last year it has continued to grow its collaborative offering."

Chambers UK 2010
"This firm boasts a cohesive team with a wealth of experience in complex financial matters. It frequently handles cases involving pensions and business assets, and has a growing collaborative practice. Jenni Howard has over 25 years of experience in complex matrimonial finance."

"This team handles an array of tax, trusts, estates and succession planning work from its offices in Cardiff and Oxford."

Chambers UK 2009
"This firm is well known locally for its work in both ancillary relief and children matters. The team calls on the resources of other departments within the firm when a case demands. Jenni Howard focuses on complex financial disputes, often involving tax and jurisdictional issues."

"The private client department...undertakes tax, trusts, estates and succession planning work. It is seeing an increasing interest in lasting powers of attorney."

Legal 500 2011
"Morgan Cole handles ancillary relief and offshore trust work with the ‘utmost professionalism’. Jenni Howard is ‘able to cut through to the essence of a case without sacrificing detail’."

"Providing ‘high-quality advice’, Morgan Cole provides advice to several sizeable trusts. Senior Associate James Greig is ‘ethical, knowledgeable and responsive’."

Legal 500 2010
"Morgan Cole focuses on ancillary relief cases for high-net-worth clients. The team is ‘fantastically well organised’, and includes the ‘totally unflappable, highly competent, professional and knowledgeable’ Jenni Howard."

"Morgan Cole is recommended for its depth and ability to serve clients across the UK. Richard Hale heads the multi-office team, in which Jean Abell is well regarded."

Legal 500 2009
"Morgan Cole continues to grow its family workload, with Jenni Howard advising on ancillary relief and collaborative cases for a growing roster of banking clients."

"Richard Hale heads up a cross-office team at Morgan Cole, servicing clients’ estate administration, tax planning and probate needs."