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Wills, Trusts and Probate – Lawyer

The role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Lawyer in our Amersham office.

The successful candidate will have 2-4 years PQE.

The team

The team help clients through every stage of life, advising on Wills, Trusts, Probate, Estates, and Powers of Attorney. Our focus is on reducing stress with clear, tailored guidance.

We take a sensitive, practical approach and pride ourselves on the trusted relationships we build. Every team member plays a key role in delivering a personal and high-quality service.

Key experience

We are looking for an Lawyer 2-4 years PQE with a background in Wills, Trusts and Probate to join our expanding department. Technical expertise and knowledge including Probate and Administration of Estates, Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Trusts, Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains Tax.

Salary dependant on PQE, to be discussed at interview.

How to apply

If Blaser Mills Law sounds like the right fit for you, then please send your CV and a short cover letter to HR@blasermills.co.uk or for a confidential conversation, please call 0203 814 2020, asking for Clare O’Connor Ashworth. 

Data will be kept in line with our data protection and privacy notice.

Family and Divorce – Lawyer

The role

The team has a fantastic opportunity for a Lawyer within the Family team.

The successful candidates will ideally have a minimum of 2-4 years PQE.

The team

Our team is recognised throughout the Chilterns, Home Counties and Thames Valley as a leading provider of high quality legal services. We work with a broad range of clients for first-time buyers through to high net worth portfolio clients.

Our team is located across 2 of our offices – Amersham and Marlow.

Key experience

The Family Team at Blaser Mills deals with all aspects of family law including divorce and dissolution, the separation of cohabiting partners, resolving the financial issues between cohabiting partners and divorcing spouses plus all matters relating to children impacted by a divorce or separation. In addition to this, we can assist with premarital / prenuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, separation and post nuptial agreements and assist with issues with former spouses and family members including non-molestation orders, occupation orders and in some cases injunctions to freeze assets.

We have a wealth of experience dealing with issues regarding children and have been involved in relocation cases, specific issues such as choice of schools, medical intervention and a contact with other parties and applications to prohibit parent or guardian from certain steps.

You will work closely with other team members and will be given the opportunity to develop your own long-term career.

Main purposes of role (not exhaustive)

  • Experience in handling fast paced work whilst delivering excellent customer service.
  • Ability to work closely with the Partner in Charge of the team, handle both their own case load, and assist the team
  • Ability to negotiate.
  • Billing in accordance with set targets, other than where exceptional circumstances apply.
  • Perform fee earning work accurately, reliably and in accordance the firm’s AML policies and the firm’s quality and risk management procedures.
  • Flexibility and multi-tasking, dealing with a number of matters at any given time.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Ensure proper control of work in progress, billing and cash collection.
  • Be effective in networking and new business development, retaining existing contacts and developing new work from existing clients, seeking new clients for themselves and others. Will develop and support marketing initiatives.
  • Maintain and nurture an appropriate network of contacts and referrers and endeavour to promote the firm in their professional and personal lives.
  • Gain or maintain IT skills appropriate to modern legal practice, comfortable using a Case Management System.
  • Proficient at fee recording and administration.
  • Travel to other offices and client sites will be required.

Lawyer Competency Framework

Competence will be expected in the following areas:

  • Client Service
  • Financial Performance
  • Technical Ability
  • Leading by example
  • Management, supervision and mentoring
  • Business Development
  • Above and beyond

Salary dependant on experience to be discussed at interview.

NB: This job description is not to be regarded as exhaustive. There may be other duties and requirements associated with the position and in addition, as a term of employment, staff may be required to undertake other duties as may reasonably be required of them. They may also, from time to time, be required to use their cars on firm’s business.

About us – Blaser Mills Law

We have grown substantially over the last five years, now employing over 140 staff, with a turnover of circa 12 million. We are a full service firm, with half of the turnover coming from the commercial side of our business.

We have created a modern, forward thinking, and responsible business, based on our Core Values. For more information, please see: Our Core Values – Blaser Mills Law

With an excellent remuneration package, benefits, holiday entitlement and working environment, this is an excellent opportunity not to be missed. It is possible that the role can be carried out flexibly, and we are very open to discussion.

Diversity, Inclusion, Social Mobility and Well-Being

It is part of our DNA to attract the best people and create an outstanding working environment that people want to be a part of, and remain with, throughout their careers.

We are proud of the diversity within Blaser Mills Law, which has allowed us to create a firm full of brilliant, unique minds. Further information can be found at Inclusion – Blaser Mills Law

We are pleased to be a Disability Confident Committed employer (Level 1).

As a supportive and inclusive workplace, we encourage applications from all candidates with the right experience and qualifications. We are, of course, happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be required. Please email HR@blasermills.co.uk or inform the partner when shortlisted for interview.

How to apply

If Blaser Mills Law sounds like the right fit for you, then please send your CV and a short cover letter to HR@blasermills.co.uk or for a confidential conversation, please call 0203 814 2020, asking for Clare O’Connor Ashworth. 

Data will be kept in line with our data protection and privacy notice.

Residential Property – Lawyer

The role

The team has a fantastic opportunity for a Lawyer within the Residential Property team.

The successful candidates will ideally have a minimum of 3 years PQE.

The team

Our team is recognised throughout the Chilterns, Home Counties and Thames Valley as a leading provider of high quality legal services. We work with a broad range of clients for first-time buyers through to high net worth portfolio clients.

Our team is located across 3 of our offices – Amersham, High Wycombe and Marlow.

Key experience

The ideal candidate will have experience in independently running a mixed caseload of residential matters and be proactive in generating new work from existing clients and seeking new opportunities.

For further information on the role, please see the PDF.

How to apply

If Blaser Mills Law sounds like the right fit for you, then please send your CV and a short cover letter to HR@blasermills.co.uk or for a confidential conversation, please call 0203 814 2020, asking for Clare O’Connor Ashworth. 

Data will be kept in line with our data protection and privacy notice.

Salary dependent on PQE to be discussed at interview.

Tom Grant

Tom is a Consultant in our Corporate and Commercial team with over 20 years of legal experience.

His key area of expertise is advising the gambling sector on a range of commercial matters including sponsorship agreements, game development, sports data rights, content licensing, platform agreements and customer terms and conditions.

Tom also advises on gambling regulatory matters, notably in relation to advertising and marketing rules to ensure that gambling operators and their commercial partners act in a socially responsible manner.

Tom acts for a broad range of clients include game developers, platform providers, content aggregators, gambling operators and sports rights holders.

Laxmi Mall

Laxmi is a Lawyer in the Dispute Resolution team.

Her caseload consists of the following areas:

  • Contentious Probate
  • TOLATA claims
  • Landlord-tenant disputes
  • Other property disputes, including possession proceedings and boundary disputes
  • Commercial disputes – including breach of contract disputes and debt recovery
  • Sports disputes and litigation

She blends a commercially minded approach, with a strong focus on achieving practical outcomes that are closely aligned with her clients’ objectives.

Elizabeth Fillingham

Elizabeth is an Associate in our Wills, Trusts and Probate team in our High Wycombe office.

Shannon Zermani

Shannon is a Lawyer in the Wills, Trusts and Probate team based in our Amersham office.

Shannon specialises in a variety of areas including Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Probate, Tax and Court of Protection applications. Shannon is professional yet approachable and can explain in simple terms what can be a complex and technical procedure.  

Residential Property – Paralegal

The Role

We are looking to recruit a career Paralegal within our Residential property team.

The team

Our team is recognised throughout the Chilterns, Home Counties and Thames Valley as a leading provider of high quality legal services. We work with a broad range of clients for first-time buyers through to high net worth portfolio clients.

Our team is located across 3 of our offices – Amersham, High Wycombe and Marlow.

Key skills

You will have fast and accurate data inputting skills and ability to manage the Departments file retrieval and archive. A willingness to help the team with all areas of legal skills and after appropriate training to expand your role within the team. You will be expected to have high levels of communication skills.

Outline of Duties

You will be responsible for:-

  • Case Management entry of new matters
  • Management of filing system
  • Supporting the Team to gain knowledge and experience
  • Dealing with matters from exchange through to completion. Assisting the Completions Manager and onboarding team.

After appropriate training

  • Compiling your own written communications
  • Maintaining Case management system
  • Drafting documentation as required
  • Preparing reports for clients
  • Developing knowledge of Solicitors Accounts Rules
  • Developing knowledge of case management system
  • Progressing towards managing own caseload
  • Assisting with organizing marketing events and client meetings

Salary dependant on PQE to be discussed at interview.

About us – Blaser Mills Law

We have grown substantially over the last five years, now employing over 140 staff, with a turnover of circa 12 million. We are a full service firm, with half of the turnover coming from the commercial side of our business.

We have created a modern, forward thinking, and responsible business, based on our Core Values. For more information, please see: Our Core Values – Blaser Mills Law

With an excellent remuneration package, benefits, holiday entitlement and working environment, this is an excellent opportunity not to be missed. It is possible that the role can be carried out flexibly, and we are very open to discussion.

Diversity, Inclusion, Social Mobility and Well-Being

It is part of our DNA to attract the best people and create an outstanding working environment that people want to be a part of, and remain with, throughout their careers.

We are proud of the diversity within Blaser Mills Law, which has allowed us to create a firm full of brilliant, unique minds. Further information can be found at Inclusion – Blaser Mills Law

We are pleased to be a Disability Confident Committed employer (Level 1).

As a supportive and inclusive workplace, we encourage applications from all candidates with the right experience and qualifications. We are, of course, happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be required. Please email HR@blasermills.co.uk or inform the partner when shortlisted for interview.

How to apply

If Blaser Mills Law sounds like the right fit for you, then please send your CV and a short cover letter to HR@blasermills.co.uk or for a confidential conversation, please call 0203 814 2020, asking for Clare O’Connor Ashworth. 

Data will be kept in line with our data protection and privacy notice.

Lucinda Holliday

Lucinda is a consultant in the Family and Divorce team.

She has experience in dissolution, divorce and separation and the associated financial issues and children matters that might occur because of the breakdown of a relationship. In terms of financial matters, Lucinda regularly deals with high-net-worth clients, often with business interests.

She also works with clients prior to their marriage, civil partnership or cohabitation to help them to consider and formalise arrangements using Pre and Post Marital agreements and cohabitation agreements, in order to minimise potential conflict if the relationship were to subsequently breakdown.

Lucinda is an accredited mediator in financial and children matters, and has been practicing since 2011. She is also a Child Inclusive Mediator.

Underlying Lucinda’s practise is her expertise in dealing with the emotional and psychological impact of separation and how these factors might affect the separation process and what impact these might have on her clients and their children.

Lucinda has recently become a Certified Practitioner of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming). With her NLP training, Lucinda can support clients through the separation process and in taking back control and breaking free from past patterns of thinking or behaviour which should make the transition easier.

Sarah Corsby

Sarah is a Senior Conveyancer in the Residential Property team.

Sarah has over 20 years experience handling a mixed caseload of both leasehold and freehold property transactions including unregistered title. Sarah has acted for many long term clients as well as first time buyers.

Sarah enjoys title reconstitution and possessory title applications.

Kate McLauchlan

Kate joined Blaser Mills in February 2022 as a Paralegal in the Retirement Homes Team. After completing her Law degree at the University of Southampton and her further studies, Kate started her training contract in May 2023, gaining experience in both Litigation and Wills, Trusts and Probate.

Following a return to the Wills, Trusts and Probate team in June 2024, Kate qualified as a solicitor in November 2024 and joined the Wills, Trusts and Probate Team as a Lawyer based in the Marlow office.

Joshua Easterbrook

Josh Easterbrook is a sports lawyer, specialising in commercial, corporate and regulatory matters. 

Josh has a wealth of experience in football – he currently combines his role at Blaser Mills acting as in-house counsel to a leading football agency, and prior to this, Josh spent 3 years working in-house at Wycombe Wanderers.  

He has advised teams, clubs, players and senior executives across a breadth of issues, including sponsorship agreements, player contacts, kit deals, rights management, disciplinary action and corporate investment. 

Josh holds a first class degree and masters in Sports Law and Business.

Debbie Liffchak

Debbie is a Legal Executive in our Commercial Recoveries team.

She is a Chartered Legal Executive (FILEX) with 28 years’ experience of working in law firms and in-house.

Debbie manages a commercial litigation caseload and has a wide range of experience acting for a range of small, medium and large blue-chip clients.

She has completed the CILEX course and is a Chartered Legal Executive.

Helen Rodwell

Helen is an Associate in our Residential Property team with over 20 years of experience in law firms across the Thames Valley.

Since achieving qualification in 2009, she has specialised in residential property transactions, both freehold and leasehold acquisitions, transfers of equity, remortgages, and the complexities of unregistered property dealings, including sales, purchases, and first registrations.

Helen delivers a high-quality service, offering pragmatic and proactive support to her clients. She prioritises clear communication and keeps clients regularly updated throughout the process, aiming to minimize the stress often associated with property transactions.

Kathy James

Kathy is a Senior Associate in our Wills, Trusts and Probate team.

Kathy has 25 years’ experience of dealing with Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, trusts, probate and the administration of estates. She is happy to see clients at home, in hospital or in a residential home.

She is also a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), which is a worldwide professional organisation for practitioners dealing with Wills, inheritance and succession planning.

Graeme Kirk

Graeme is a Business Immigration Law Consultant at Blaser Mills Law, supporting foreign businesses establishing operations in the UK who wish to transfer staff to the UK.

Grame is one of UK’s leading immigration lawyers, specialising in business immigration law since 1981. He was Chair of the Immigration and Nationality Committee of the International Bar Association from 2000-2004 and chaired or co-chaired the IBA Global Immigration Conference from 2003-2019.

Graeme’s expertise covers most areas of UK immigration law, including assisting companies in obtaining Sponsor Licence to employ foreign nationals, Global Mobility Visas, Skilled Worker Visas, all employment and business immigration visa applications and related family applications, spouse/partner visas – supporting foreign businesses’ expansion into the UK.

Graeme has also been recognised as a ‘Leading Individual’ in the Legal 500 and as a “Senior Statesman “ by Chambers legal directories in the UK

Sarah Harley

Sarah is a Lawyer in the Real Estate team.

Sarah is experienced in dealing with a broad range of commercial property matters. Her practice areas include plot sale sites, commercial site sales and acquisitions, development financing, landlord and tenant matters, option agreements and some residential matters.

Prior to joining Blaser Mills Law in January 2024, Sarah completed her training contract and practiced as a Lawyer in local firm offering services in commercial property transactions.

Jacqueline Craig

Jackie is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate and Development Team.

Jackie’s practice is diverse, and in particular she specialises in secured lending and finance, and all forms of commercial and residential property work.

Other commercial work includes undertaking high value residential and commercial transactions (sales, purchases, leases, option agreements, development), along with company asset and share sales and purchases.  Jackie has extensive experience in acting for a number of banks and other lending institutions in their secured lending transactions. Over the last few years Jackie has worked with some well-known commercial banks and individual lenders as being one of their main solicitors.

Jackie has also represented a wide variety of clients in the commercial and residential property sector from small and large property investors, major PLC’s to high-net-worth individuals.

Nadeem Ahmed

Nadeem qualified as a solicitor in 2015 and is a Senior Associate in the Real Estate Team.

Nadeem advises on a broad range of commercial property matters with an emphasis on acquisitions, disposals, landlord and tenant matters.  He acts for individuals and businesses across a variety of sectors with a focus on providing commercial and pragmatic advice.

Matthew Whipp

Matthew is a Partner in our Dispute Resolution Team and Head of Private Wealth Disputes.

Matthew is an experienced litigator with particular expertise in contentious probate, property litigation and TOLATA claims.

He takes a pragmatic approach to disputes and is commercially minded. His unique insight comes from his varied experience of working for individual and business clients. Matthew has acted for a wide variety of clients, from large PLC’s such as airlines, to SME’s and high net worth individuals.

Matthew prides himself on being able to settle matters with a common-sense approach and providing advice in plain language, without unnecessary legal jargon.

Kate Jones

Kate Jones is a Senior Associate in our Family and Divorce team. She specialises in sensitive and complicated matters relating to divorce, financial separation, civil partnership dissolution, disputes between unmarried couples, disagreements regarding the arrangements for children and injunctions.

Kate advises on and prepares cohabitation agreements, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements in order to help couples minimise disputes should their relationships subsequently end.

Kate is a Resolution accredited specialist in the areas of complex financial remedies and private children law. The accreditation recognises solicitors who have demonstrated excellence in family law. Her expertise has been assessed and verified by Resolution, an organisation of family lawyers and professionals committed to a constructive approach to family disputes.

Juliana Pooler

Juliana is a Senior Associate in the Litigation team and has expertise in Property Litigation.

She acts for both corporate and private clients (in their capacity as landlords or tenants) in relation to possession proceedings, business tenancy renewals, service charge disputes, right to manage and collective enfranchisements claims, lease extensions, consultation requirements under the Landlord and Tenant 1985 and associated applications for dispensation and break notices.

She also advises private clients in relation to breach of contract claims including double commission disputes and claims against managing agents and professional advisors.

Juliana completed her Training Contract and Qualified at a city law firm and has experience in advising institutional investors, asset managers, banks, property funds and developers in relation to rights of light, dilapidations, tenant default and insolvency matters.

Jack Williams

Jack is a Solicitor in the Wills, Trusts and Probate team.

He specialises in a variety of areas including Wills, Tax, Trusts, Estate planning, Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney and the Court of Protection. Jack takes a personable approach to working with his clients and will tailor to their needs whether they have a complex or simple legal matter.

Jack holds a Law Degree from Coventry University and qualified as a Solicitor in September 2020.

He has experience and an interest in dealing with Estates containing multi-jurisdictional assets and tax planning.

Jasmine Allen

Jasmine is a Consultant Solicitor specialising in powers of attorney, wills, and deputyship.

The first 11 years of Jasmine’s career were focused on various areas of private client law, including powers of attorney, deputyship, wills, inheritance tax planning, trusts, and probate. Drawing upon her years of experience, Jasmine started her own successful law firm specialising in wills, powers of attorney, and deputyship.  This led to an exciting amalgamation with Blaser Mills LLP in 2022 whereby Jasmine now provides these services as “The LPA Solicitor” within the Blaser Mills LLP Wills, Trusts and Probate team (www.thelpasolicitor.co.uk).

Jasmine holds a Law Degree from Reading University and qualified as a Solicitor in September 2010.

Jasmine is happy to see clients in the comfort of their own home and also offers “out of hours” appointments.

Jasmine is proud to work closely with the Thames Valley Police Federation and achieved incredible recognition in the legal industry when she was shortlisted for the Law Society’s Excellence in Client Service Award in 2020 and became a Silver Award winner for Best Businesswoman in Legal Services in 2021. Jasmine has also appeared on the radio sharing some of her expert knowledge on powers of attorney. 

Jasmine consistently receives glowing testimonials from clients.  She is highly regarded for her expertise as well as her professional yet friendly manner, to which her excellent Google reviews are a clear testament (https://g.page/LPASolicitor).

Hannah Field

Hannah is a Solicitor in the Child Care and Legal Aid Children department, having completed her training contract and qualifying with Blaser Mills in 2023.

Hannah holds a caseload of Legal Aid Public Family law cases, representing parents and other family members in care proceedings and Public Law Outline meetings. She deals with associated work such as discharge of Care Orders, Special Guardianship and Adoption. She also undertakes her own advocacy in the Family Court.

Hannah provides legal advice that is easy to understand and compassionate. She has experience working with clients with complex and additional learning and other needs.

Vishal Patel

Vishal qualified as a Solicitor in the Employment Law department in 2024, after completing a double seat in the team during his training contract. He advises clients on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.

His contentious work primarily involves acting for Respondents in the Employment Tribunal, defending claims such as direct and indirect discrimination (including race, sex, disability, pregnancy and maternity), harassment, and whistleblowing. He is also instructed in the High Court on matters relating to post-termination restrictions and confidentiality clauses.

On the non-contentious side, Vishal regularly drafts contracts for both senior and junior employees, policies, and settlement agreements, as well as advising clients on the terms of settlement agreements.

Nick Scott

Nick is a Consultant in the Dispute Resolution team.

Nick is a highly experienced litigator recommended in the UK Legal 500 as “outstanding” and who has “tremendous knowledge and experience…always available and responds to challenges in a calm, decisive and unphased manner.”

Nick specialises in complex high value commercial disputes typically with a significant international element.

Nick represents clients in both High Court litigation and arbitration (LCIA, ICC, AAA, LME, WIPO) and also has extensive experience of alternative dispute resolution including mediation, early neutral evaluation and adjudication.

Nick was a key member of the Defence team awarded “Dispute Resolution Team of the Year” at the 2014 Legal Business Awards and “Litigation Team of the Year” at the 2014 Lawyer Awards.

Nick is fluent in German and French.

Representative Experience

  • Representation of political party in high profile ICO investigation (Operation Cederberg) into political parties’ use of data analytics and potential breaches of the Data Protection Act
  • Representation of Labour Party in relation to challenge to suspension of Chris Williamson MP from the Labour Party: [2019] EWHC 2639 (QB)
  • $1.67 billion oil and gas dispute relating to ownership of oilfields in Kurdistan: Excalibur v Texas Keystone and Others [2013] EWHC 2767 (Comm)
  • $12 million LCIA arbitration against major listed oil and gas company
  • £50 million dispute with HMRC in relation to recovery of unpaid capital allowances
  • Extensive experience of direct and indirect tax litigation at all levels, including in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
  • Defending claims alleging misstatements in bond listing prospectus
  • Breach of directors’ duties claim against AIM listed oil and gas company
  • Arbitration relating to repudiatory breach claim against private equity owner of a number of shopping centres
  • Unfair prejudice claim for minority shareholder in gold trading company
  • Shareholder dispute for Edwardian Hotel Group
  • LCIA Arbitration relating to ballast water treatment plant
  • LLP dispute for AI driven hedge fund
  • Various matters arising out of insolvency of Gable Insurance AG

Hannah Funnell

Hannah is an Associate in the Employment team having completed her training contract with Blaser Mills Law.

She has experience of working for companies on non-contentious matters, including drafting employment documents such as contracts, staff handbooks and privacy notices and using eDiscovery software to facilitate employer responses to data subject access requests. She has also assisted the team in defending claims against employers in the Employment Tribunal, including claims for unfair dismissal, discrimination, and whistleblowing.

Hannah also advises individuals on both contentious and non-contentious issues including settlement agreements, contract terms and attending disciplinary hearings.

Amy Bailey

Amy is an Associate within the Residential Property team.

Amy acts in a variety of transaction and covers all aspects of residential and buy to let property transactions. Including freehold and leasehold sales and purchases, remortgages, transfer of equity, lease extensions and first registrations. She also specialises in Shared Ownership properties, Land and Plot sales.

Debbie Sadler

Debbie is a Consultant in the Employment team.

Debbie has over 18 years’ of experience advising clients on HR and employment issues, both contentious and non-contentious and regularly advises clients on disciplinary and grievance procedures, outsourcing, company sales and acquisitions, settlement agreements and restructuring, including redundancy advice, TUPE and consultation. This includes drafting employment contracts and policies, including restrictive covenants, consultancy agreements and employment policies.

Her practice also covers employment tribunal and litigation claims, including unfair dismissal, disability discrimination, breach of contract, race discrimination and whistleblowing. As a former teacher, she can provide bespoke training and education to clients.

She works closely with a number of employers, including companies, schools, charities, partnerships, educational establishments and individuals.

Debbie is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association

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Zara Liedl Carroll

Zara is a Senior Associate in the Residential Property Department.

She has over twelve years of experience acting in Property Law transactions, for both commercial clients and individuals. Zara deals with a broad range of property transactions including freehold and leasehold sales and purchases, re-mortgages, transfers of equity, lease extensions, buy to let purchases, bridging finance, new build purchases, probate sales, retirement property, Assents and first registrations. Zara has also gained significant experienced in reconstituting title at HM Land Registry, where original title deeds have been lost or destroyed. Zara also acts for a number of management companies in administering their leases. She is also actively involved in legal Pro Bono/voluntary work in her spare time.

Zara is always eager to support and guide her clients through their unique property journey and takes pride in her approachability, client care skills and attention to detail.

Becky Cooper

Becky is a Senior Associate in the Corporate, Commercial contracts and Intellectual Property team.

Becky advises clients on a broad range of commercial law matters, with particular expertise assisting clients in respect of solely non-contentious Intellectual Property issues. She advises clients from a range of industries on how to contractually protect, exploit and licence their intellectual property, including software.

She has extensive experience drafting and advising upon a wide range of commercial contracts, including business terms, distribution and reseller agreements, sub-contracts and SaaS agreements.

Becky also has experience in advising on Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulatory matters and has previously worked as a regulator at the London Stock Exchange

Heenal Chhipa-Gadday

Heenal is a Senior Associate in the Wills, Trusts and Probate team based in the Amersham office.

She gained her LLB (Hons) from King’s College London in 2009, completed the LPC in 2010, and qualified as a Solicitor in 2017.

She deals with technical challenges that often arise with probate matters and trusts, and takes pride in her ability to resolve issues in an efficient and professional manner.  She drafts Wills, Grant of Probate applications, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Deeds of Variation.  She offers Inheritance Tax planning advice and advises on trust options available to suit clients’ needs.

Heenal is an Associate Member of STEP (the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners).

Shannon Terry

Shannon is a Senior Associate working in our Residential Property team.

Shannon is experienced in various residential conveyancing matters including new-build purchases, freehold and leasehold sales and purchases including high value transactions, remortgages and Transfers of Equity matters.

Ben Langley

Ben is a specialist road traffic, regulatory and crime consultant.  He has many years of experience specialising in general crime and motoring law. Prior to being a consultant Ben was a solicitor at Blaser Mills Law for five years where he was given the responsibility of running the road traffic department.

Ben is able to provide clients with 24-hour police station advice and assistance in relation to all criminal offences. He also represents and defends individuals who appear before the Magistrates and Youth Courts charged with the full spectrum of criminal offences.

Ben is a specialist road traffic solicitor and he has represented numerous individuals and companies nationwide before the Magistrates Court and Crown Court in relation to a whole range of road traffic offences. His years of experience and expertise in this area has resulted in defendants avoiding periods of disqualification from driving, criminal convictions and imprisonment.

He is known for his meticulous preparation which leads to an enviable record of successfully defending charges and achieving his client’s goals. He is very friendly and approachable and takes pride in resolving his client’s problems.

He has successfully defended charges such as speeding, driving without due care and attention (careless driving), driving with excess alcohol/drugs and failing to furnish information as to the identity of the driver or failing to provide a specimen for analysis.

Drunk in charge of a motor vehicle, driving whilst disqualified, driving not in accordance with a licence or without insurance, using a mobile phone whilst driving and dangerous driving are also a handful of other offences which Ben has significant experience and knowledge in defending.

Ben has represented many individuals at ‘Totting-up’ disqualification hearings and can boast an extremely high success rate ensuring that drivers retain their driving licences even though the number of penalty points on their licence is 12 or more.

Ben also appears regularly before the Motorsport Disciplinary tribunal as he specialises in representing drivers of motorsport teams who face numerous allegations that can vary from administrative errors all the way up to the standard of driving on the track being questioned. Whether the accusation is accepted or not, there is certainly merit in discussing this with Ben as his knowledge of the rules and the process is invaluable.

Ben has also featured on the radio to discuss the road traffic laws and to provide some of his expert insight into this area of law.

Ben’s quality has been rewarded by being recognised as a recommended lawyer by the Legal 500 for the past four straight years. He constantly receives glowing reviews from his clients for the excellent results he achieves.

Should you require advice or representation on any aspect, Ben accepts instructions from clients on a private basis and will be happy to discuss your individual circumstances.

Kirsty Hughes

Kirsty is a Litigation Executive in the Dispute Resolution team and has over 28 years experience in working at a solicitors firm.

She has 20 years’ experience dealing with commercial debt recovery, litigation, bankruptcy and insolvency matters. She has particular expertise with Court process and enforcement of Judgments.

She is an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives.

She was a member of the team short-listed for Litigation Team of the Year 2014-2019. 

Naim Qureshi

Naim is a Senior Associate in the Family and Divorce team.

Naim has practiced exclusively in the field of family and matrimonial law for over 20 years. He deals with all aspects of family and divorce law, and in particular the resolution of financial claims following marital/relationship breakdown and disputes over children.  He is also increasingly instructed to draft Pre- and Post-Nuptial Agreements.

Naim is a member of the Law Society’s Family Law Accreditation Scheme and a member of Resolution. He is also a qualified collaborative family lawyer.

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