Odonnells Solicitors is a small firm in Preston, Lancashire, specialising in mental health, Court of Protection welfare work and community care. We hold legal aid contracts in mental health and community care categories. We have a strong reputation in these areas, having been involved in reported cases in the Court of Protection, particularly in relation [...]
Happy retirement, Jane! Our family law solicitor and director, Jane Gale has now retired from our practice and the legal profession, in order to enjoy her well-earned retirement. While we are very sorry to see Jane go, we wish her every happiness for her future adventures. Odonnells Solicitors is now led by Philippa Curran as [...]
As you will be aware, due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the government has now issued guidance regarding social distancing with which we are seeking to comply. Remote working is in place and we are currently maintaining an office presence. Until the government guidance changes, this will remain the case. We would like to reassure [...]
We are delighted to announce that Megan Shaw has qualified as a solicitor, following the completion of her period with us as a trainee solicitor. Megan will be working in our Court of Protection team dealing with welfare matters, brought under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. We are very proud of her achievement and to [...]
We reported in April 2017, that we had been awarded the Lexcel accreditation for a further three years. To retain accreditation, it is necessary to pass an audit each year. An auditor visits us for at least a day, interviews some of our staff, and looks at many aspects of how we run our business, [...]
Our two directors, Philippa Curran and Jane Gale both started working at odonnells on the same day in July 1998. Staff helped them celebrate their 20 year anniversary, with a meal at Angelos restaurant, on the evening of Friday 6th July 2018. Following the retirement of John O’Donnell, at the end of 2016, Jane and [...]
We reported in April 2017, that we had been awarded the Lexcel accreditation for a further period of 3 years. To retain accreditation, firms must pass an audit each year. We are delighted to have passed this year’s audit. The lexcel assessor commended us on a number of areas of good practice. This was also [...]