About Us

With offices in Maidstone, Tenterden and Canterbury,  Whitehead Monckton has grown to be one of the largest legal practices in the county. We are also a legal and financial practice unique to Kent and proud to be so. We balance our practice between our business and personal clients. This ensures that every single client will receive the very best advice, support and quality of work, no matter what their background, tailored to their specific needs. Whitehead Monckton is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The firm has enforced an Equality & Diversity Policy and also an Anti-Bribery Policy. If you would like a copy of either of these, please contact us.

Personal relationships

Our successful development is a result of our emphasis on personal contact and listening to our clients. In this way we are able to respond to the individual needs of all our clients.

Our local knowledge

We have served companies and individuals in Kent for over 230 years. Our local knowledge enables us to introduce clients to business opportunities and commercial relationships in the county. We are uniquely placed in our knowledge of the area and the opportunities that Kent offers and we can assist those organisations moving into the area by introducing them to social, business and professional communities.

Our people

We are of a sufficient size to be able to provide the people and resources when they are needed for companies that have an immediate need, in-house legal teams that need extra resources or individual clients.

Accreditations

Whitehead Monckton is ranked in both the latest editions of Chambers and Legal 500.

A number of the Tax and Estate planning team are members of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners).

All our family team lawyers are member of Resolution, and committed to constructive, non-confrontational approach to family law matters.

Lexcel Accreditation

Whitehead Monckton achieved the Law Society's international practice management standard, Lexcel in 2010. This accreditation has been retained since 2010 following rigorous independent assessment each year to ensure we meet the required standards of excellence in areas such as client care, case management and risk management.