Welcome

Burnetts is one of the largest law firms in Northern England, but our growth is not just down to our nationally recognised legal expertise.

Our real strength is in our approachable and accessible lawyers who are genuinely committed to looking after your interests, be they professional or personal. What’s more, our twin centres in Carlisle, Cumbria and Newcastle guarantee expert advice, tempered by good measures of Cumbrian nous and Geordie humour.

Whether you’re setting up a company, breaking up from a relationship, dismissing an employee or buying a new home, our solicitors will be beside you until the job is done because for us, it’s not just business, it’s personal.

Business

Burnetts Solicitors in Carlisle, Whitehaven & Newcastle offers legal advice for businesses, as well as individuals.

For businesses and the public sector, our grounded and accessible lawyers offer advice on: debt recovery, commercial property, corporate & company law, dispute resolution, construction and engineering, employment law, planning advice and licensing.

The business team’s experience covers the private, public and voluntary sectors with particular specialisms in industries such as education, IT, professional services, transport, hospitality and tourism, charities, manufacturing, construction, energy and agriculture.

Personal

Burnetts Solicitors in Carlisle, Whitehaven & Newcastle offers legal advice for individuals (private clients) as well as businesses.

Services for private clients include legal advice on: family matters like relationships and children; inheritance planning with will writing and trust creation; buying and selling houses through our Conveyancing department and dispute resolution.

Burnetts also has a team of medical lawyers, advising nationwide on cases of clinical negligence and a Personal Injury department with a particular expertise in compensation claims for catastrophic head injuries.

Burnetts' in-house financial advisor helps clients with their financial planning.

Specialist legal services

Burnetts has developed an unrivalled specialism in legal services for the public sector. Our clients include public sector organisations like the North West Development Agency as well as smaller local authorities like Allerdale Borough Council, residential social landlords like Riverside and education establishments like UCLan and Blackburn College. In the Legal 500, the annual guide to UK law firms, Burnetts is the only law firm in Cumbria to be recommended for its expertise in the public sector and housing associations. The firm is nationally recognised in Chambers & Partners for its education law advice.

We have a special understanding of this sector where attention to detail, reliability of service and, of course, consistently high quality of advice are critical. This understanding has been developed not just through our experience of working with the public sector, but in many cases our experience of working within the sector. Amongst our ranks are former workers from county councils, local authorities and education.

As well as our expertise in the public sector, Burnetts also has niche specialisms in the superyachts and charities sectors.