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.
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 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 is a Senior Associate in our Dispute Resolution Team. Matthew is an experienced litigator with particular expertise in contentious probate, property litigation and TOLATA claims.
Matthew takes a pragmatic approach to disputes and is commercially minded. Matthew’s 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 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 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.
Sharron is a Senior Associate Solicitor in the Employment department, with experience in both contentious and non-contentious employment law.
Sharron predominantly acts for medium to large companies, including global corporations, advising them on a range of employment law issues including:
In addition to acting for companies, Sharron also regularly acts on behalf of individuals including senior employees, on a range of employment law issues that affect employees such as; raising grievances, responding to disciplinary matters, advising on contractual terms, redundancy issues, advising on settlement agreements and exit packages and issuing claims in relation to unfair dismissal, various discrimination claims, and whistleblowing claims.
Sara is a Senior Associate in the Wills, Trusts and Probate team.
Sara has over 20 years experience of dealing with Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, probate and the administration of high value estates, including those with foreign assets. In addition, Sara can advise on the inheritance tax and capital gains tax implications of an estate and assist the client in making estates most tax efficient.
Clients appreciate Sara’s efficient and approachable manner and frequently refer her services to friends and family. She is happy to see clients at home, in hospital or in a residential home.
Sara is 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.
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, statutory and voluntary lease extensions, buy to let purchases, bridging finance, new build purchases, probate sales, retirement property, Assents and first registrations. Zara also acts for a number of management companies in administering their leases. Zara is also actively involved in legal Pro Bono/voluntary work in her spare time
She takes pride in her organisational skills, approachability, client care and attention to detail. Zara is always eager to guide clients through their unique property journey and prides herself in supporting clients at every step of the way.
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 advising clients in respect of Intellectual Property issues advising solely on non-contentious matters. 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 consumer-facing and business-to-business commercial contracts, 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 is a Senior Associate in the Wills, Trusts and Probate team based in the Amersham office.
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 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.
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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