What people say about us

Family law and divorce solicitors in Oxford

The legal directories

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'Everyone I have been instructed by at Penningtons has been very professional, detailed-oriented and provides sensible and realistic advice.' 

'They have really good associates - they're very hard-working, on top of the detail and really good with clients.' 

Jane Mitchell: 'Jane was highly professional, knowledgeable, calming and reassuring.' 

Chambers UK - 2023 edition

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'A Thames Valley powerhouse with international reach.'

The Legal 500 - 2023 edition

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'Penningtons Manches Cooper has an impressive cohort of family lawyers. A real strength in the team appears to be the ability to work together cohesively to ensure the best possible outcome for the clients.'

'Jane Mitchell was absolutely fantastic and very supportive.'  

Ruth James: 'She is a first-class finance and children lawyer. She is incredibly bright but also very human, and so she is able to bring a really rounded approach to her cases.'

Chambers UK - 2022 edition

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‘The team is exceptional. The firm is highly efficient with symbiotic strength between departments, between individuals, and geographical areas. The technology is exceptional.’ 

The Legal 500 - 2022 edition

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'Penningtons Manches Cooper has strong regional presence.' 

Jane Mitchell: 'She is enormously experienced, has fantastic judgement and is always very thorough and careful in both her preparation and her consideration of the issues that arise.' 

Chambers UK - 2021 edition

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Jane Mitchell: 'She really empathises with you - she'll always respond if you get in touch with her in a panic. She's very friendly and approachable and she's got that personable bond with you.' 

Ruth James: 'She always has a lovely relationship with her clients, she seems to be able to generate real warmth with them, and at the same time with her opponents she's super professional and careful.' 

Chambers UK - 2020 edition

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'Ruth James manages to combine acute legal acumen and emotional empathy to create a winning combination that provides her clients with first-rate support and representation.'

The Legal 500 - 2020 edition

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Jane Mitchell: 'She brings admirable clarity and focus to the issues.' 

'Ruth James is a stellar personality with a good client manner and an eye for the bigger picture as well as being attentive to detail.'

Chambers UK - 2019 edition

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'Their preparation is immaculate and their advice to clients is always spot-on. They are really very impressive.'

Chambers UK - 2017 edition

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Jane Mitchell: 'She is wise and knowledgeable - she knows all there is to know." 

Ruth James: 'Exceptionally smart - someone who sees straight through the chaos and cuts through the nonsense.'

Chambers UK - 2016 edition

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