Chambers Review
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Crime - South West
What the Team is Known For
The Bristol-based team at DWF represents individuals facing criminal prosecution for a range of offences, with particular expertise in road traffic law. The firm represents clients charged with failure to stop and careless driving as well more serious charges such as death by dangerous driving.
Strengths
They care about their clients. The preparation with which they put into a case is second to none and they want to know the outcome of each hearing as a priority over all else.
They are thorough and diligent when dealing with heavyweight matters. They are a close knit team with local knowledge and expertise.
They provide excellent communication skills and a friendly and down to earth approach.
DWF's solicitors are always very experienced within the area in which they are dealing. I would say that they are experts and place client care at the top of their list of priorities
Notable practitioners
Jessica Murphy has notable experience in road traffic law as well as other general and serious crime matters.
She is an excellent lawyer, who leaves no stone unturned.
Jessica anticipates issues, gets onto them very quickly and has no difficulty resolving them. She deals with things intelligently and sensibly.
She has a very reassuring and approachable manner, but can draw upon years of experience on the full range of criminal cases to give practical and reliable advice.
Simon Macfarlane is developing a notable criminal law practice, with a focus on traffic law, in particular serious death by dangerous driving cases.
Simon is professional, conscientious and very diligent. He always goes the extra mile to ensure that the job is completed properly.
Simon is without doubt an extremely knowledgeable lawyer. His level of support is outstanding, he never fails to be prepared and he provides an excellent service.
He combines strong commercial instincts with the most robust representation. He understands every facet of criminal procedure and always gives every ounce of effort possible to his clients.