Chambers Review
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Crime - North West
What the Team is Known For
Burton Copeland is a highly respected criminal practice in Manchester praised for its work in cases involving sexual offences. The team is regularly sought to defend high-profile private clients as well as professionals from a range of sectors. The firm also has a very strong legal aid practice, along with a highly regarded road traffic offence department. The practitioners at Burton Copeland are vastly experienced at various levels of court, including the Court of Appeal.
Strengths
Their client care is excellent.
They have vey good communication skills and provide a very high standard of service.
They have a good depth of talent and great experience in complex and sensitive cases.
Notable practitioners
Louise Straw is very well respected for her experience in handling serious sexual offence cases and is able to put her previous experience working at the CPS to good use.
Louise is the matriarch of the Manchester criminal arena and is phenomenally well regarded.
Her client care is the best I've seen.
Louise is very experienced, very straight-talking, efficient and wise. She is hard-working and has excellent client care skills.