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Blandy & Blandy Solicitors

Blandy & Blandy Solicitors
One Friar Street,
Reading,
RG1 1DA

Email: family@blandy.co.uk
Website: www.blandy.co.uk
Contact: Brenda Long (Solicitor)

Telephone: 0118 951 6800
Fax: 0118 958 3032


Geographical areas covered: South & South East

Legal aid: No
Mediation: Yes
Collaborative law: Yes
Disabled access: Yes
Head of Family team: Andrew Don
Family team members:
Andrew Don, Brenda Long,
Kerry Fretwell, Sandra Marshall, Sue Mason, Carrie Rudge, Natalie Friday, Claire Dyer and Emma Hillier


Resolution members: Andrew Don, Brenda Long, Kerry Fretwell, Sandra Marshall, Sue Mason, Claire Dyer and Carrie Rudge
Specialist panel memberships: Law Society's Children Panel, Law Society's Family Panel

Other departments:
  • Personal Injury
  • Wills, Probate, Tax and Trusts
  • Conveyancing
  • Dispute Resolution (Litigation)
  • Employment
  • Company & Commercial
  • Commercial Property & Planning
  • Financial Services

About us

"Arguably the largest dedicated family law practice in the Thames Valley region, this team offers quick, sensible advice and sensible solutions." - Chambers UK: A Clients Guide to the UK Legal Profession 2007

Andrew Don

"A strong partner-led practice at Blandy & Blandy advises on divorce and financial issues, cohabitation agreements, prenuptials and child law matters. 'Courteous and civil' mediator Andrew Don also sits as a deputy district judge. Brenda Long and Kerry Fretwell are other big-hitters."
UK Legal 500, 2007/8 Edition

Blandy & Blandy Solicitors has 18 partners and 60 staff and is located in Reading, Berkshire. The firm is accredited by the Law Society under the Lexcel scheme, guaranteeing excellence in practice management. The three partners in our Family Department are acknowledged experts and have a wealth of experience advising couples and families on their rights and assisting them in family disputes. The partners are supported by a team of nine who have varying degrees of seniority, enabling the department to always offer a cost effective solution. We provide sensitive yet practical advice on all aspects of family law including:

  • Divorce & Separation
  • Ancillary Relief/ Financial Matters
  • Cohabitation
  • Children
  • Civil Partnerships
  • Pre Nuptial Agreements and Pre Partnership Agreements

Our Family Department is respected as one of the leaders in its field and its members belong to Resolution, which encourages agreement rather than unnecessary confrontation. Accordingly, individuals within our team are qualified and experienced in resolving conflicts through alternative methods, for example via mediation and collaborative law.

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Collaborative Law Update
Family partner Andrew Don, pictured above, has become the firm's 5th collaborative lawyer after qualifying in October 2008.
Collaborative law is a dignified method of approaching divorce where couples are put in charge of the process with their solicitor orchestrating four-way face- to- face meetings with all parties committed to resolving issues without going to court.

Blandy & Blandy now has the largest collaborative law team in the Thames Valley with Brenda Long, Kerry Fretwell, Sandra Marshall and Sue Mason having also qualified.



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