Solicitors at Brethertons LLP

Civil Litigation

 

 

Richard Hopkin, Solicitor

Richard has nearly 15 years experience as a solicitor. He covers a wide range of areas in Civil Litigation, involving personal injury, clinical negligence, criminal injuries applications, contractual disputes, professional negligence claims and property disputes. To find out more about Richard click here.

Tel: (01788) 532 932
Email: richardhopkin@brethertons.co.uk

Commercial Law-Business

Brethertons Commercial Law Consultant Cliff Cooper

Cliff Cooper, Solicitor/Consultant

Cliff works as a part-time Consultant to Brethertons for a number of large long-term clients and advises colleagues on complex issues in his area of expertise Click here to find out more about Cliff Cooper.

Tel: (01788) 559 517
Email: cliffcooper@brethertons.co.uk

 

Commercial Law Contracts Kate Ollis  

Kate Ollis, Solicitor

For the last eight years Kate has acted as a corporate commercial solicitor working with all sizes of businesses from start ups through to established companies.

The work Kate does for clients covers advice on the basics of starting your business, developing and expanding or reorganising your business and, finally, exit from the business whether by selling it or by winding it down or passing it on the next generation of family or management. To find out more about Kate click here.

Tel: (01788) 559 516
Email: kateollis@brethertons.co.uk

 

Commercial Law Corporate Leanne Booth 

    

 

 

                     

Leanne Booth, Solicitor

Leanne mainly covers what is technically described as ‘transactional work’ which means advising on the buying or selling of businesses and companies.

This area of work requires a close working relationship with the client and their advisors (such as accountants, agents, I.P. attorneys, bankers, etc) over a period of time, getting to know the business well to understand the mechanics of how the business works and the relevant points for their particular industry. To find out more about Leanne click here.

Tel: (01788) 559 513
Email: leannebooth@brethertons.co.uk

 

Commercial Law-Employment

 

Commercial Law Employment Michelle Morgan 

Michelle Morgan, Solicitor

Michelle is an employment solicitor in Team Employment.
She undertakes the full range of contentious and non contentious employment matters. This ranges from employment tribunals through to contract reviews and compromise agreements and everything in between. To find out more about Michelle click here.

Tel: (01295) 661 488
Email: michellemorgan@brethertons.co.uk

 

Commercial Law Employment Abi Martin

                       

                     

Abigail Martin, Solicitor

Abigail is also a solicitor in Team Employment having trained initially with Brethertons. Abigail deals with all aspects of Employment Law, which is a range of services including contract reviews, compromise agreements and contentious work. To find out more about Abigail click here.

Tel: (01295) 661 489
Email: abigailmartin@brethertons.co.uk

 

Commercial Law-Property

Commercial Law Property Geoff Cotterill

                      

     

Geoffrey Cotterill, Solicitor

Geoffrey provides legal advice to a wide spectrum of property and corporate clients in respect of all types of commercial property including commercial leases, landlord and tenant matters and freehold sales and purchases.

Geoffrey also provides support in corporate transactions for the property aspects of the sale and acquisition of businesses. To find out more about Geoffrey click here.
 
Tel: (01295) 661 437 
Email: geoffreycotterill@brethertons.co.uk

 

Commercial Law property Nick Pugh

                      

 

 

 

                    

Nick Pugh, Solicitor

Qualified in 2000, Nick is responsible for providing legal advice to a wide spectrum of property and corporate clients.  Nick’s transactions relate to a wide variety of commercial property, including shops, warehouses and offices.

At Brethertons LLP, Nick specialises in commercial leases, landlord and tenant matters and freehold sales and purchases. He also advises on Option Agreements and Conditional Contracts, as well as working on business sales and purchases, and transactions for directors and owner-managers. To find out more about Nick click here.

Tel: (01295) 661 427 
Email: nickpugh@brethertons.co.uk

 

Commercial Law Property Tom Lawrence

                      

 

 

       

Tom Lawrence, Solicitor

Tom has gained experience in many different areas of commercial property work since joining Brethertons in 2002.

In particular Tom provides legal advice and assistance to clients on leasehold sales / purchases, freehold sales / purchases, landlord and tenant matters and option agreements.  

Tom also works closely with the Corporate Lawyers at Brethertons to advise clients who are buying / selling businesses on the property aspects of their transaction. To find out more about Tom click here.

Tel: (01788) 559 518 
Email: tomlawrence@brethertons.co.uk

Conveyancing

Harvery Gibbs handles Conveyancing in the Rugby office of Brethertons 

Harvey Gibbs, Solicitor

Harvey deals mainly with house sale/purchase transactions. Being in an open plan office environment, Harvey has a lot of face to face contact with clients and he is therefore rather more than just a voice at the end of a telephone.

His role within the team is to check legal titles, mortgage offers and to deal with any complexities that might arise. To find out more about Harvey click here.

Tel: (01788) 551 611
Fax: (01788) 551 597
Email: harveygibbs@brethertons.co.uk

 

Helen Fleming handles Conveyancing in the Banbury office of Brethertons   

Helen Fleming, Solicitor

Helen has over twenty years experience in property law and now specialises in residential property.

She advises on the sale and purchase of a wide range of freehold and leasehold residential property in all parts of the country.

Registration of title has not eliminated defects and anomalies in the titles of properties and it is Helen's role to identify and resolve them. To find out more about Helen click here.

Tel: (01295) 661 409
Fax: (01295) 277 648
Email: helenfleming@brethertons.co.uk

 

Enfranchisement

Property Enfranchisement Yashmin Mistry

                                        

Yashmin Mistry, Solicitor

Yashmin specialises in enfranchisement and residential landlord and tenant law.  Her general property practice covers lease extensions, enfranchisement claims, dealing with right to manage issues, the granting of new leases, deeds of variations, licences and other leasehold documentation.  She also has experience in dealing with the enforcement of lease covenants against leaseholders, serve charge disputes and forfeiture claims.

Yashmin has extensive experience in advising high net worth landlords both n London and across the country, as well as property management companies, resident associations and leaseholders alike. To find out more about Yashmin click here.

Tel: (01295) 661 453
Email: yashminmistry@brethertons.co.uk

Family

Family Law Anna North  

Anna North, Solicitor

Anna undertakes all areas of family law with a particular emphasis on financial issues. She is a collaborative lawyer and mediator.

Anna enjoys family law due to the diversity of the clients, being able to assist people in achieving a good outcome and helping them get through an often difficult time. To find out more about Anna click here.


Tel: (01295) 661 472
Email: annanorth@brethertons.co.uk

 

Family Law TerriHarman  

Terri Harman, Solicitor

Terri focuses on children matters, primarily acting for parents and children’s guardians when action has been taken by the Local Authority.  

She also deals with all other issues concerning children including contact and residence disputes and international child abduction.  Aside from children matters Terri also undertakes domestic violence work. To find out more about terri click here.

Tel: (01788) 532 912
Email: terriharman@brethertons.co.uk  

 

                     

Tara Irons, Solicitor

Tara covers all types of family law work including financial provision on divorce, children matters, pre-nuptial agreements and co-habitation agreements. To find out more about tara click here.

Tel: (01788) 532 926
Email: tarairons@brethertons.co.uk

 

Wills, Trust and Probate

Wills Trust Probate Law Alison Bristow   

Alison Bristow, Solicitor

Alison has, throughout her career, acted for all manner of clients who find themselves in varying and different financial and family circumstances. 

Alison has and continues to advise clients on all aspects of will drafting, administration of estates, elderly client work, trust law and charity formation and registration. To find out more about Alison click here.

Tel: (01788) 559 508
Email: alisonbristow@brethertons.co.uk

 

Wills Trusts Probate Law Nadja Virani-Bland 

Nadiya Virani-Bland, Solicitor

Nadiya acts for different levels of clients, dealing with Probates and Elderly Client work, spending a large amount of time client facing.

She deals with a range of different areas including Wills, probates, Court of Protection and Public Guardianship work, Declarations of Trusts together with some work in relation to agricultural property. To find out more about Nadiya click here.

Tel: (01788) 559 503
Email: nadiyavirani-bland@brethertons.co.uk

 

Wills Trusts Probate Law Sarah Butt 

Sarah Butt, Solicitor

Sarah deals with all aspects of Wills and probate with a particular interest in tax & estate planning for high net worth individuals and business clients.  

She works closely with our company and commercial team to assist our business clients, for example to ensure that their business will pass on their death in the way that they wish. To find out more about sarah click here

Tel: (01788) 559 505
Email: sarahbutt@brethertons.co.uk

 

Wills Trusts Probate Law Sharon Eyre 

Sharon Eyre, Solicitor

Sharon deals with a wide range of services within the Wills, Trust and Probate Department, including drafting Wills, administering testate and intestate estates, dealing with inheritance Tax and completing full estate accounts.  

She deals with the Probate Registry for a range of Grants and draws up Powers of Attorney and Deeds associated with land. To find out more about Sharon click here.  

Tel: (01788) 559 504
Email: sharoneyre@brethertons.co.uk