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Inquests
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Farleys Solicitors continues to represent the family of Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old who died due to a severe respiratory condition due to prolonged exposure to mould in his home environment.
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Farleys is an expert in its field and work tirelessly for its clients in some very challenging and complex cases. The whole team is truly excellent and brings real expertise to its cases.
Inquests respondentUKFarleys is an expert in its field, often in complex Article 2 cases. A highly experienced team of solicitors, Farleys provides excellent service and always go above and beyond the call of duty.
Inquests respondentUKFarleys has dedicated solicitors who genuinely care for the barristers it instructs. It works very hard for its clients and goes over and above.
Inquests respondentUKI found Farleys to be approachable. Any concerns I had were dealt with in a timely manner. All staff were kind and compassionate. Every encounter I have had with Farleys has been excellent.
Inquests respondentUKFarleys is very good at keeping on top of cases and keeping everyone up to speed. Counsel and clerks always know where they are and what they are working on.
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Band 2 Kelly Darlington
Kelly Darlington is an experienced practitioner who heads the inquests offering at Farleys Solicitors. She represents bereaved families of vulnerable individuals in a wide range of inquests including those arising out of local authority care, police custody and healthcare settings. Kelly is absolutely fantastic. She listened to family and guided us professionally, while spectacularly providing us with a caring and empathetic rock to support us through this most awful ordeal.
Inquests respondentUKKelly is one of the most diligent and dedicated solicitors there is. She goes the extra mile for all of her clients and works tirelessly to get a positive outcome in her cases.
Inquests respondentUKKelly is very proactive with clients and gets clients' trust almost straight away. She keeps everyone and everything up to speed with what is going on. She manages cases very effectively.
Inquests respondentUKKelly is extremely professional. She also has great empathy. We could not have asked for more.
Inquests respondentUKKelly is fantastic. A brilliant solicitor to work alongside.
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Associates to watch 
Associates to watch Alice Wood
Alice Wood is a senior associate in Farleys' abuse and inquests team. She is adept in representing families in matters involving deaths relating to mental health and deaths in prison or police custody.
Alice is a really experienced solicitor. Her knowledge of law is very good. She is very caring and compassionate with clients and takes the time to listen and understand.
Inquests respondentUKAlice Wood is really committed to legal aid work and has a real commitment to cases where someone has died in the community.
Inquests respondentUKAlice is an extremely impressive solicitor. She has a keen eye for detail and her cases are meticulously prepared. She combines a fearlessness approach with a high degree of calm and sensitivity.
Inquests respondentUKAlice Wood is always very quick and capable of communicating with the court. She gets a lot of trust from her clients and solicitors.
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Ranked Individuals at Farleys Solicitors (Part of Lawfront) (2)
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