Clifton Ingram Solicitors

Clifton Ingram, a full-service law firm across the Thames Valley

Clifton Ingram is a firm of solicitors serving both private individuals and business clients from three offices in Farnham, Reading and Wokingham. The firm describes itself as one of the leading practices in the Thames Valley and the M3 corridor, extending into Surrey and the surrounding areas. Its stated approach centres on tailoring advice to each client's individual needs and delivering practical solutions rather than generic guidance.

The practice is structured around two broad client groups, individuals and businesses, each with its own set of specialisms. The firm reports a team of more than 100 people, including 14 partners.

Legal services for private clients

The private client side of the practice covers the matters most commonly associated with personal legal affairs:

• Dispute resolution and litigation
• Employment law for employees
• Family law, including divorce
• Personal insolvency
• Residential conveyancing and residential property
• Wills, tax, trusts and probate, alongside wills and inheritance work and wills, trusts and estate disputes

Services for businesses and organisations

For corporate clients, Clifton Ingram advises on commercial and property matters as well as contentious work. The areas listed by the firm are:

• Commercial property
• Corporate and commercial law
• Corporate recovery and insolvency
• Dispute resolution and litigation
• Employment law for employers
• Healthcare
• Intellectual property
• International matters

The firm also maintains a dedicated helpline for PainSmith clients and offers a newsletter sign-up covering business and commercial updates, private client and family matters, and employment and HR topics.

People and leadership

Several partners are presented on the site with their areas of responsibility. Anne Deller is Senior Partner and Head of Family Law; Jonathan Foulds is Managing Partner and Head of Commercial Property; Stephanie Rose is a partner and Joint Head of Wills & Inheritance; Barry Niven is Head of Corporate & Commercial; and David Goddard leads Dispute Resolution & Litigation. The firm also publishes staff stories and information on training contracts and current vacancies, indicating an active recruitment and training side to the practice.

Accreditations and memberships

The site displays a set of quality and regulatory marks: Cyber Essentials, Resolution, Lexcel, Family, Conveyancing, Children Law and the Equity Release Council. Clifton Ingram LLP states that it is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under number 440465 and practises as solicitors in England and Wales.

Recognition and recent activity

The firm's news section reports that Clifton Ingram was recognised across multiple practice areas in The Legal 500 2027 rankings and was shortlisted for Legal Firm of the Year at the Thames Valley Property Awards 2026. Other published items include commentary on the Budget 2025 announcements concerning wills, tax, trusts and probate. The site also carries client testimonials, including praise for individual partners and for the family, commercial and property teams.

Offices and contact arrangements

The three offices are in Farnham (Surrey), Reading (Berkshire) and Wokingham (Berkshire). Each office has its own telephone line, and a separate number handles residential conveyancing enquiries. A single email address is published for general enquiries, while individual partners also list direct email contacts. The firm provides an online enquiry form with a preferred-office selector and a live web chat option.