What Our Clients Say

From January 2010 I was very fortunate to come across the appealing website of Hartnell Chanot & Partners and to read about Stephen Sowden, a solicitor available to represent grandparents. I was desperate to find a solicitor who could understand the terrible predicament I was enduring. Having previously used another... [Read more about this testimonial]

Trying to source a good solicitor can be an absolute minefield. We first met Stephen at a Grandparents Association Seminar at Exeter. We were both immediately impressed by his knowledge and experience of Contact Orders for Grandparents. He also exudes an air of calm, which extends into his work. (A... [Read more about this testimonial]

The birth of my beautiful daughter in August should have been the happiest time of my life. This bliss was horribly shattered in December when she suddenly disappeared, at the tender age of just three months, along with her mother, without warning or trace. I was frantic with worry. I... [Read more about this testimonial]

I have recently instructed your Grace Bradley in a case of International Parental Child Abduction. Regarding my daughter who was unlawfully retained in Morocco (North Africa) against my wishes, by her mother. The standard of service that we have received from Grace Bradley during this particularly difficult emotional time has been... [Read more about this testimonial]

Miss Boardman always explains clearly, in a non biased way, she quickly empowered me to enable me to proceed with my legal matters and took a lot of burden from me that I felt unable to deal with. [Read more about this testimonial]

I wanted to say "Congratulations!" on your recent award for being Legal Executive of the Year - you'd definitely get my vote anyway! I am so glad I met you at the 'Project' and you enlightened me with regard to domestic abuse, which I was totally oblivious to at the time. Things... [Read more about this testimonial]

I really can't thank you enough. Your knowledge and encouragement has really given me the strength to get through all of this.  I really thought I would be stuck in the 'hell hole' that I was in. You have got me out of it and now the children and myself are... [Read more about this testimonial]

As a serving Police Officer I had approached a company recommended by my Federation and was less than satisfied with their prognosis of my divorce. I approached Hartnell Chanot Solicitors to deal with my divorce due to their webpage claiming that they are specialists in police pensions. This knowledge proved... [Read more about this testimonial]

Although I cannot ever recommend getting divorced, if you must you will be in the best hands with the solicitor Norman Hartnell at Hartnell Chanot & Partners. What is a tremendously stressful and difficult time in one’s life, the ruin of one’s home and happiness, is made into sunshine and... [Read more about this testimonial]

Around August 2008 I contacted Hartnell Chanot solicitors with regards to problems I was having with my relationship break-down and issues regarding the property we had bought together. This was without doubt the worst time of my life. My mother was very ill at the same time and unfortunately died... [Read more about this testimonial]