Solicitor Reviews

Technology Dispute

Clear & Effective Advice

"We had a technology dispute that we needed to progress quickly. With Leigh, there wasn't any thrashing about trying to figure out what do.

Having clear guidance, we had a plan of action and very clear about where we were going. I felt that I stayed in control of the situation and what was going on, and was kept appraised ... Leigh’s advice is effective, clear, and to the point. "

Expert Advice

We spoke to many attorneys and even instructed one at a big law firm before finding Leigh Ellis whilst searching on the Internet for legal advice.

Nobody else we spoke to or worked with had the right combination of expertise with a "human touch." We feel so grateful that we happened to find Leigh - he is incredibly knowledgable, responsive, efficient, honest, and both clever and creative in his advice, and what was most important for us - we feel like he actually cares about us! It's not just about billable hours and we are not just a file for him.

We finally feel like we are in very good hands, with our concerns being alleviated by expert advice from someone who really takes the time to listen, explains things clearly and in terms we understand, and has worked with us to craft a sophisticated strategy to move forward with as little exposure as possible. Though this has been an incredibly stressful time for us, we have finally been sleeping a bit better knowing we have Leigh in our corner. 

Commercial Understanding

"We were gearing up to compete more effectively in the market. One of the problems was our contract. It was creating obstacles that did not need to be there because layman didn’t understand some of the clauses leading to multiple rounds of negotiation that could be avoided. This is a hurdle that as we're growing and we're more of a threat to our competitors then the simpler we can make engaging with us for customers the better. If you can do it easily and reassure the customer, then that's going to help them move to our solution.

Our new contract gives us a commercial advantage when it comes to winning customers from competitors. Just like switching bank accounts. It makes it easier for customers to migrate to us, which gives us a competitive advantage in that there are a lot of people, or a lot of businesses you want to move to us, it now makes it easier for them to do so. That threatens our competition even more.

Leigh is genuinely the best lawyer I've ever come across. He’s got a good understanding on a wide range of topics and he understands our business and our values. He understands technology. I can talk to him about technical issues and the legal issues connected to those technical issues and he understands them both. That means it's easier to brief him. He gets a commercial understanding of what's trying to be achieved in a commercial context - well actually business outcome rather than just the legal rights and wrongs. He does respond quickly.

I've found a lawyer who has a good grasp of both technology and legal."

Short Punchy Advice

Not over the Top

We run a popular online game. We want short punchy advice which is to the point. That is what we mostly get. Sometimes Leigh gets a bit longwinded, but that is the law sometimes. He needs to tell us where we are at risk in what we want to do.

We have asked other lawyers to look at something, and get an A4 summary and they spend 40 hours on it. There's no way to know who spent these 40 hours on what. There's not that much you can do about it. Leigh is effective, fairly priced in the sense that I don't feel overcharged. There's a correlation between what he does and what we pay, in the sense of transparency. It is reassuring that we are getting value for money.

When I see lawyers boasting about international blue-chip companies they represent I don’t bother myself to contact them. We’re a small business and we cannot sustain the way they pile resources in and over-deliver with advice that we can’t use and does not help. One of the drivers for using a small firm such as Leigh’s is that it does not go over the top. If we want more detail, all we need to do is ask.

This guy really knows the software business, knows what he is doing and does his best to make deals work.