About Us

Bonallack and Bishop is the fastest growing Solicitors in  Salisbury, Andover and Amesbury, growing by 1000% in just 11 years.

We started as Bonallacks in Amesbury in 1980. Since then the firm  amalgamated with Salisbury solicitors The Coward Partnership in 1998 , with Andover Solicitors Maidment & Burnfield and Katherine Rennie  in 2002 and in 2005 merged again, with long-established Salisbury lawyers Pye-Smiths, originally set up in 1832 .


We pride ourselves on providing  friendly, approachable  and value for money legal advice – with a high level of professional expertise.  We believe solicitors should be proactive by keeping clients informed and by advising them well before problems arise.

We look for other ways of delivering legal services in a more convenient way to our clients. We welcome suggestions on how to improve.

Why Choose Bonallack and Bishop as your solicitor?

  • Because clients like us – In a recent survey of  Clients, 95% described our service as “excellent” or “good” – 98% said  they would “recommend the firm to others”. More and more people  use  our  services – existing Clients coming back for further help  and referrals from satisfied Clients. We are the fastest growing Solicitors in Andover, Salisbury,  and Amesbury. Our 1000% growth is down to providing the right service.
  • Because we are specialists – law and procedure  get  increasingly complex and it is important to deal with Solicitors who really know what they are doing. We take training and accreditation very seriously – that is why many of our lawyers are accredited specialists. We have members of the Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel, Children Panel, Family Panel , Solicitors Family Law Association Panel, The Society of Trust Estate Practitioners (STEP),  and two trained Collaborative lawyers.
  • Because we offer fixed Fees – e.g. for licensing, road traffic prosecutions, selected employment and landlord and tenant matters.
  • Because we are innovative – we were the first  Salisbury or Andover  solicitors to offer FREE weekly out-of-hours legal surgeries. We  run specialist out of hours Wills surgeries regularly – no other local solicitors do this. Our specialist debt collecting team offer a FREE first letter which often results in recovery of debt without charge to you – a unique service locally. We offer a Conditional Fee Agreement (i.e. No Win No Fee) for appropriate employment  tribunal cases – again, we don't know  of any local Solicitors doing that.
  • Because we use plain English – we live in the 21st Century and there is no excuse for solicitors to confuse Clients with out-of-date language. Our lawyers keep you regularly informed and explain things using clear language.
  • Because we are forwarding thinking making full use of today’s technology – reducing  time spent and costs incurred, whilst not forgetting the client’s need for personal service
  • Because we have free Client parking at our Salisbury office.