Morrison Spowart Solicitors

Morrison Spowart is a well-established friendly professional law firm specialising in Family, Crime, Housing and Property Disputes, Community Care and Services for the Elderly, Public Law, Wills and Probate. We also on a referral basis with a provincial firm offering a Conveyancing service. The Firm has 2 Directors and a number of solicitors and consultants specialising in key areas of law.

Relationship breakdown - We understand that this can be a difficult and distressing time for clients who are likely to be facing emotional and financial difficulties. We can guide you through the difficulties sensitively and efficiently with a view to achieving the best outcome for you.

We aim to deal with cases in a constructive and non-confrontational manner, with referrals to mediation in the first instance where appropriate, so as to avoid the costs.If however court proceedings do become necessary, we will work hard to bring your case to a fair conclusion. We have expertise in advising on the legal procedure of divorce, the dissolution of civil partnerships and judicial separation.

We have a specialist team of solicitors with extensive experience and expertise in the law relating to children. We specialise in Public Law matters (often known as care proceedings) - this is when social services are involved with a family for the protection of a child.

In these Proceedings Social Services may be attempting to remove a child from his/her parents or they may be placing a child with a member of his/her extended family for example under a Special Guardianship Order.Care Proceedings are a specialist area of law in which Morrison Spowart have an excellent reputation.

Our Criminal Defence Department is well respected and has a strong, experienced team with extensive legal knowledge. Our reputation is built on working extremely hard for our clients by ensuring that every possible challenge is made to the prosecution case and building a solid defence. We regularly receive referrals from charitable and other non-profit organisations, as well as other professionals.

Appearing regularly in Chambers Directory, we are described as a leading firm in the UK, acting on behalf of publicly funded tenants, homeless applicants and trespassers/squatters. We have a proactive team of experienced and extremely knowledgeable solicitors who will work hard to bring your case to a fair conclusion.