About the company
Wards Solicitors is a trading name of Wards Solicitors LLP, which has been providing legal advice for over 100 years. The firm operates from 13 offices across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath & North East Somerset and North Somerset, with a team of over 75 legal specialists. It is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and holds Lexcel accreditation, as well as Law Society accreditations in Personal Injury, Family Law and Conveyancing Quality.
The firm was listed in Legal 500 in 2022 and 2023. Services include conveyancing, debt collection for business clients, employment tribunal cases, probate work, residential conveyancing and road traffic driving offences. It handles the whole conveyancing process from start to finish.
What customers say
Based on genuine customer reviews
A client who needed help with a family legal matter instructed Michael Gupwell Solicitor & Notary Public, and their account describes the service as highly professional, attentive and flexible. Mr Gupwell himself is named as the person who handled the matter, and the client remarks on an approach that felt human rather than purely transactional.
The swiftness of the resolution and the cost were both singled out for praise, with the client expressing clear satisfaction with how the family issue was dealt with. The firm combines solicitor and notarial work, and the instruction fell within that dual remit.
Reviews
Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.
Can't recommend Mr. Gupwell's service enough. It was not only highly professional, attentive, and flexible but also a very human approach. Mr. Gupwell was a real savior in terms of speed and price in resolving my family's legal issue. The best one in Bristol. Thank you.
Notaries in Bristol compared
Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews — businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 3 businesses in this category in Bristol are compared.
| Rank | Provider | Rating | Reviews | Open Sat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sikorska Notary Limited | ★ 5,0 | 261 | No |
| 2 | Michael Gupwell Solicitor & Notary Public (this page) | ★ 5,0 | 1 | No |
| 3 | Leung & Co Law and Notary Public | ★ 2,1 | 16 | No |