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Proviso Lawyers
Proviso Lawyers
Proviso Lawyers

Leave every meeting knowing your next step.

Leave every meeting knowing your next step.

Leave every meeting knowing your next step.

A lawyer listens as a client explains her situation in a bright office.

Plain-spoken lawyers for people and businesses. One lawyer on your matter, and a fixed quote before work begins.

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A written plan and a fixed quote follow your first meeting.

4.9 / 5

from 312 reviews

2,400+

matters resolved

22

years in practice

In writing, before we start: a fixed quote, one lawyer, replies within a day and advice in plain words.

A Fixed Quote

Each stage of your matter is priced before it begins, so the figure you agree to is the figure you pay.

Proviso

If the scope changes, we re-quote in writing and wait for your yes.

One Lawyer

The lawyer you meet first runs your matter to the end, and knows it well enough to answer on the spot.

Proviso

When they’re on leave, a named colleague steps in, and you’ll know who.

Replies Within a Day

Calls and emails are returned by the end of the next working day, with a plain update on where things stand.

Proviso

Urgent matters and court deadlines are answered the same day.

Plain Words

Advice comes in sentences you can act on. Legal terms are explained the first time they appear.

Proviso

Some documents need formal wording. We’ll take you through every clause.

In writing, before we start: a fixed quote, one lawyer, replies within a day and advice in plain words.

  1. A Fixed Quote

    Each stage of your matter is priced before it begins, so the figure you agree to is the figure you pay.

    Proviso

    If the scope changes, we re-quote in writing and wait for your yes.

  2. One Lawyer

    The lawyer you meet first runs your matter to the end, and knows it well enough to answer on the spot.

    Proviso

    When they’re on leave, a named colleague steps in, and you’ll know who.

  3. Replies Within a Day

    Calls and emails are returned by the end of the next working day, with a plain update on where things stand.

    Proviso

    Urgent matters and court deadlines are answered the same day.

  4. Plain Words

    Advice comes in sentences you can act on. Legal terms are explained the first time they appear.

    Proviso

    Some documents need formal wording. We’ll take you through every clause.

An older man smiles on a sofa as he talks a matter through.

Start with what’s happening, not the area of law.

Start with what’s happening, not the area of law.

Start with what’s happening, not the area of law.

Most people don’t arrive with a legal category, just something that’s changing. Choose the closest fit and we’ll take it from there.

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If it isn’t something we handle, we’ll say so on the first call and suggest who can help.

Every letter is signed by the lawyer you met.

Every letter is signed by the lawyer you met.

Every letter is signed by the lawyer you met.

Every letter is signed by the lawyer you met.

A note from the principal

I started Proviso in 2004 on one rule: the lawyer you meet first runs your matter to the end. Six lawyers later, it still holds.

Helen Ashworth, Principal

Helen Ashworth

Principal · Since 2004

Countersigned by
312 clients.

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Every review is shown as written, including the 21 under five stars. Each describes a past matter; yours will have its own facts.

4.9
Rated five stars
Rated five stars

average of 312 Google reviews

5 stars

291

4 stars

15

3 stars

4

2 stars

1

1 star

1

Countersigned by
312 clients.

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Every review is shown as written, including the 21 under five stars. Each describes a past matter; yours will have its own facts.

4.9
Rated five stars
Rated five stars

average of 312 Google reviews

5 stars

291

4 stars

15

3 stars

4

2 stars

1

1 star

1

Estate client · 2025

Google

“We were quoted once for the whole estate, and that was the bill. No surprises, even when my brother contested the will.”

Promise keptA Fixed Quote

Businesses we act for

Businesses we act for

  • Harbourline
    Harbourline
  • Northgate Dental
    Northgate Dental
  • Kestrel & Co.
    Kestrel & Co.
  • Fieldstone
    Fieldstone
  • Brightwater
    Brightwater
  • Ostara Foods
    Ostara Foods
  • Meridian Lane
    Meridian Lane
  • Tallow & Pine
    Tallow & Pine

Some answers don’t need an appointment.

Some answers don’t need an appointment.

Some answers don’t need an appointment.

Short notes from our lawyers on the questions clients ask most. Each one starts with the answer and ends with its proviso.

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Provided your situation is a common one. When it isn’t, a first meeting ends with a written plan and a fixed quote.

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