NORTON FOLGATE SOLICITORS LLP

What NORTON FOLGATE SOLICITORS LLP does

Norton Folgate Solicitors LLP is a small London-based law firm organised as a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (OC334982) and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The firm operates a three-practice legal services model covering Immigration, Commercial, and Criminal law, with named individuals (Including Leave to Remain, asylum claims, British nationality, franchise transactions, distribution agreements, company acquisitions, conveyancing, and criminal appeals). The practice is led by Managing Partner Daud Farooq and Partner Atta Khan, supported by a Solicitor, a Chartered Legal Executive, and a Paralegal, for a stated headcount of approximately five professionals.

The firm's revenue model is professional services fees charged directly to clients for legal advice and representation. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, though a fee schedule page exists on the website. The go-to-market is sales-led and almost entirely referral-driven: the website lists more than a dozen named client testimonials spanning property developers, financial advisors, importers, franchisees (e.g., Dominos Pizza franchisee with 12 stores), estate agents, and individual immigration clients, several of whom describe multi-year relationships. Marketing channels are limited to a static website (nfs.law), a Medium blog, and an Instagram account (@thatsfinsweet); there are no disclosed partnerships, no software integrations, and no proprietary technology stack.

The firm has no disclosed funding, no institutional investors, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity. Geographic scope is restricted to England and Wales, with no stated international capability. Operating capacity is constrained by the five-person team, and there is no evidence of hiring, geographic expansion, or service-line additions beyond the existing three-practice footprint.

Name

NORTON FOLGATE SOLICITORS LLP

Legal name

Norton Folgate Solicitors LLP

Website

https://nortonfolgatesolicitors.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Norton Folgate Solicitors LLP is a London-based, SRA-regulated UK law firm providing immigration, commercial, and criminal legal services to individuals and small businesses across England and Wales through a five-person team operating on a referral-driven, professional-fee model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Immigration legal services
• Commercial law services
• Criminal law representation
• Residential conveyancing
• UK solicitors firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: The firm generates revenue through professional legal service fees charged to clients for immigration, commercial, and criminal law matters. Being a Solicitors LLP regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, they charge for legal advice and representation services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Norton Folgate Solicitors LLP is a London-based limited liability partnership law firm providing professional legal representation and advisory services across three core practice areas: Immigration law (Indefinite Leave to Remain, asylum, Further Leave to Remain, British nationality), Commercial law (company formations, franchise transactions, distribution agreements, business negotiations), and Criminal law (court representation and appeals). The firm is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and delivers direct client representation to both individuals and small businesses across England and Wales.

Product overview

Norton Folgate Solicitors LLP is a law firm that provides legal services across three core practice areas: Immigration, Commercial, and Criminal law. The firm operates as a unified legal service offering rather than a modular software platform. Clients engage the firm for direct legal representation and advisory services across these practice areas, with the Immigration practice handling matters such as Indefinite Leave to Remain, asylum claims, and citizenship applications, the Commercial practice supporting business transactions, franchise purchases, and corporate legal needs, and the Criminal practice providing court representation and appeals support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Immigration applications successful with relatively quick turnaround (e.g., Indefinite Leave to Remain obtained within months)

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bindmans LLP: Bindmans is a London firm known for immigration, public law, and human rights work. Similar SMB and individual client focus with comparable immigration practice depth, though operating at larger scale.
• Duncan Lewis Solicitors: Duncan Lewis is a London-based law firm with one of the UK's largest immigration and asylum practices, also handling commercial and criminal work. Closest direct peer to Norton Folgate in terms of immigration-heavy SMB model and multi-practice breadth.
• Bates Wells LLP: Bates Wells is a London firm with strong immigration, commercial, and charity sector practices. Comparable multi-practice London firm with a similar SMB and individual client focus, though more established and slightly larger.
• Wilson Solicitors LLP: Wilson Solicitors is a London firm specializing in immigration, asylum, and human rights law with related commercial work. Closely comparable immigration-focused London firm serving similar individual and SMB client segments.
• Duncan Lewis Solicitors (Commercial): Already listed above as DIRECT_PEER on immigration - given Norton Folgate's commercial/fraud and conveyancing work, Duncan Lewis also serves as a comparable for those practice areas at SMB scale.

Broad incumbents

• Leigh Day: Leigh Day is a prominent London firm with a strong human rights and immigration practice alongside clinical negligence and personal injury. Comparable immigration practice but operates at materially larger scale with a more plaintiff-focused model.
• Fragomen: Fragomen is a global leader in immigration law with a large London office. Comparable to Norton Folgate's immigration practice but operates at vastly greater scale, serving corporate clients with global mobility programs rather than individual SMB immigrants.
• Kingsley Napley LLP: Kingsley Napley is a London full-service law firm with a notable immigration practice alongside commercial and criminal law. Directly comparable multi-practice London firm, but with substantially larger headcount and broader corporate client base.

Emerging players

• Immigration Advice Service (IAS): IAS is a UK immigration advisory firm serving individual clients with applications and appeals. Comparable immigration target market (individual SMB applicants) but operates more as a high-volume advice service than full-service solicitor firm.
• Lawstop Solicitors: Lawstop is a London immigration and family law firm targeting individual clients. Comparable London immigration boutique serving similar SMB and individual client base, though smaller and more specialized than Norton Folgate's three-practice model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/thatsfinsweet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/norton-folgate-solicitors-llp

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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