Reviews

What clients say

Reviews are anonymised in line with SRA guidance — we publish initials and a brief description of the matter type, never identifying case details.

• Lucy Brakewell is a well-respected, highly experienced, dedicated and intelligent solicitor who genuinely cares about her clients and has achieved remarkable outcomes for them. Anyone facing criminal charges and needing the best possible legal representation would be wise and lucky to retain Lucy Brakewell for their defence.

• I was facing a ban that would have cost me my job and my home. Lucy explained the exceptional-hardship process in plain English, prepared the evidence properly, and won the argument at first hearing. I cannot recommend her enough.

• Arrested at 11pm. Lucy was at the station within the hour. Calm, clear, professional — completely different experience to the duty solicitor we'd had before. She gave me my best chance at the worst moment of my life.

• Honest assessment from the first call. Lucy didn't promise the world — she told me what was realistic, what I should plead and why, and what to expect from the bench. Outcome was better than I'd dared hope.

• She represented our 16-year-old after his first brush with the law. Patient with him, honest with us, and got the matter dealt with as a youth caution. He got a second chance — that means everything to our family.