RUGBY Offices

Private Client Department, Address: 16 Church Street, RUGBY, CV21 3PW, Telephone: + 44 (0) 1788 579 579, Fax: +44 (0) 1788 570 949

Conveyancing Department, Address: 26 Regent Street, RUGBY, CV21 2PS, Telephone: + 44 (0) 1788 551 611, Fax: + 44 (0) 1788 551 597

Commercial/ Wills, Trusts & Probate Departments, Address: The Robbins Building, 25 Albert Street, RUGBY, CV21 2SD, Telephone: + 44 (0) 1788 579 579, Fax: + 44 (0) 1788 552 888

LONDON Offices

2nd Floor Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, London, W1J 6BD, Telephone enquiries: +44 (0) 2078876590, Fax number: +44 (0) 207 8876001

BANBURY Offices

Strathmore House, Waterperry Court, Middleton Road, BANBURY, OX16 4QD, General Telephone enquires: + 44 (0) 1295 270999

Solicitors at Brethertons LLP

Agriculture and Rural Business

 
Felicity Wyatt, Solicitor
 
Felicity specialises in Agriculture and Rural Business law.  She acts for agricultural clients in sales, purchases, remortgages and inter-family transfers of land, as well as on rights of way and some boundary issues.  She is an experienced Agricultural Solicitor with a Masters in Agriculture Law, who advises in relation to agricultural quotas and subsidies, has a detailed knowledge of the Single Payment Scheme entitlements system, and advises clients considering entering the Entry Level and Higher Level Environmental Stewardship schemes, as well as those transferring land within these schemes, or acting for those acquiring land within these schemes. 
 
Felicity has a detailed knowledge of the two statutes which govern agricultural lettings,  namely the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 and the Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995, which created the farm business tenancy.  She advises clients in relation to the terms of grazing and/or mowing licences, of commercial leases of farm buildings, and of residential lettings on agricultural property.  She undertakes complicated first registrations of large estates, as well as advising on the granting of easements and wayleaves, to individuals for rights of way, or the right to take clean water or to drain dirty water or sewage across another landowner’s property, or advising landowners in the granting of wayleaves across their land to telecommunications or statutory undertakers, regarding mobile telephone masts or service conduits.   Click here to read more about Felicity Wyatt. 

Tel: (01788) 559 506
Email: felicitywyatt@brethertons.co.uk  

 

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

Personal Injury

Jon Rees - Head of Personal Injury

 

Jon Rees, Solicitor

Jonathan Rees is Head of Personal Injury and has over 15 years' of experience covering all aspects of personal injury litigation. He is an appointed Fellow of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and is responsible for business development within this specialist area.

Jon brings knowledge, skills, expertise and experience to the Brethertons team in areas such as clinical negligence, catastrophic injury, professional negligence, workplace accident and disease litigation, public liability, transport accident claims, and multi-party 'group' litigation.


Tel: (01788) 532 930
Email: jonrees@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

 

 

                  

Jitendra Patel, Solicitor
 
Jitendra specialises in general corporate and commercial work primarily for private company clients.  He focuses on all types of corporate transactional work including mergers, takeovers, joint ventures and company reorganisations, with experience of cross-border transactions, corporate finance and banking work with a particular emphasis on owner managed companies and larger private companies.  Jitendra has considerable experience in advising UK companies looking to trade overseas or to set up operations abroad, and also has advised on the structure and constitution of joint ventures in the UK and overseas. He also has experience of acting for AIM listed public companies, and has previously worked in London and Birmingham.

Click here to find out more about Jitendra Patel.

Tel: (01788) 559514 or 07977013965
Email: jitendrapatel@brethertons.co.uk

 

Commercial Law Corporate Leanne Booth 

    

 

        

Leanne Lawrence, Solicitor

Leanne qualified as a solicitor in 2006, prior to which she worked in Brethertons' Property Management Team and completed her training contract with the firm.

On qualifying, Leanne joined Team Commercial. She has acquired a great deal of experience in many areas, in particular, property issues relating to corporate transactions including Landlord and Tenant matters and sales and acquisitions. To find out more about Leanne click here.

Tel: (01295) 661 483
Email: leannelawrence@brethertons.co.uk

Kate Ollis

Kate Ollis, Solicitor

For the last ten 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 undertakes for clients covers advice on the basics of starting a business, developing and expanding or reorganising a business and, finally, exit from the business whether by selling it or by winding it down or passing it to the next generation of family or management.

Tel:  +44 (0)1788 559516
Email: kateollis@brethertons.co.uk

 
 

Commercial Law-Employment

 

 

David Hodge, Solicitor

David Hodge is an employment law specialist within Brethertons Employment Law team. An experienced employment litigator with an enviable record of success in employment tribunal matters, David acts for both executive and business clients.

With his solid understanding of commerce, David also provides pragmatic employment advice to FTSE 250 and AIM listed clients and provides expert support to SME management teams and HR professionals in diverse industry sectors from Utilities, Logistics and Construction to Education. Since 2008, David has been instructed by well-known entrepreneurs to provide valuable employment support to their businesses and investments. David also has a keen interest and valuable experience in agricultural employment matters. Click here to find out more about David Hodge.

Tel: 01788 559518
Email: davidhodge@brethertons.co.uk

 

Amy Edwards, Employment Solicitor 

Amy Edwards, Employment Solicitor

Amy is a solicitor in the Employment Team and specialises in all aspects of employment law, acting for both businesses and employees.

Amy provides practical advice on strategic matters affecting businesses including the implementation of terms and conditions of employment, structural reorganisations (including redundancy and business transfer processes) and the management of disciplinary and grievance procedures.  Amy is a firm believer that prevention is better (and cheaper!) than cure, and encourages her involvement at an early stage. Find out more about Amy Edwards.

Tel: 01295 661488
Email: amyedwards@brethertons.co.uk

Commercial Litigation

Edward Bible, Solicitor and Licensed Insolvency Practitioner

Edward Bible is both a solicitor and licensed insolvency practitioner.  He has a wide knowledge of all areas of insolvency.  Edward advises insolvency practitioners, banks and other clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters.  Edward Bible is recognised as ‘Leaders in their Field’ by Chambers UK 2011 as a ‘leader in Restructuring/Insolvency'. Edward "has wide knowledge of his subject and offers alternative solutions to achieve goals." He has particular expertise in dealing with technical problems in administrations, liquidations and bankruptcy. Click here to find out more about Edward Bible.

Tel: (01295) 661 489 or 07800 872828
Email: edwardbible@brethertons.co.uk

 
 
 

Amy Bell, Solicitor

Amy is a Solicitor within the Litigation department having completed her training at Brethertons.  Amy deals with a wide range of litigation areas, but in particular deals with commercial contract disputes, partnership disputes, restoration of companies, personal injury (both overseas and in the UK) and residential property disputes, including proceedings in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal.

Click here to find out more about Amy Bell.

Tel: (01295) 661 451
Email: amybell@brethertons.co.uk

 

 

Conveyancing

Harvery Gibbs handles Conveyancing in the Rugby office of Brethertons 

Harvey Gibbs, Associate 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) 270 056
Fax: (01295) 277 648
Email: helenfleming@brethertons.co.uk

 

Enfrachisement Department

Roger Hardwick - Head of Enfranchisement 

Roger Hardwick, Associate, Head of Enfranchisement 

Roger Hardwick is an expert in the field of Enfranchisement Law and boasts a broad, national client base, including well-known plc developers, ground rent investors and resident/tenant-owned management companies, as well as individual tenants.

Roger’s sole focus is residential leasehold property. His work includes lease extension, collective enfranchisement and right to manage claims; ground rent investment sales and purchases; freehold acquisitions under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967; residential service charge disputes and Leasehold Valuation Tribunal applications. To find out more about Roger, read his profile.

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

 

 

Family


 

                            

Gemma Kelsey, Solicitor

Gemma undertakes all types of family work including issues concerning children and domestic violence.  She also assists with International Child Abduction and Public Law matters.

Family law involves a lot of client interaction and due to the nature of the work matters are often ongoing which provides the opportunity to get to know clients and build up good client relationships. 

Gemma finds International Child Abduction issues particularly interesting and enjoys the fast paced nature of the work. To find out more about Gemma click here. 
 
Tel: (01295) 661 455
Email: gemmakelsey@brethertons.co.uk

Dominic Wisdom - Solicitor

 

                            

Dominic Wisdom - Solicitor

Dominic is a solicitor in the Family department. He undertakes all aspects of family law including divorce, children matters and co-habitee disputes. Dominic has a particular interest in complex financial matters arising from divorce, including disputes relating to business assets and pensions.

Dominic is practical and sympathetic when dealing with clients, and has a creative approach when negotiating settlements in intricate matters. Dominic is a member of Resolution, a national organisation committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes, and the Thames Valley Law Society. To find out more about Dominic, read his profile.

Tel: +44 (0)1295 661429
Email: dominicwisdom@brethertons.co.uk

Rachel Adams - Solicitor 

 

 

Rachel Adams - Solicitor

Rachel is a solicitor in the Rugby Family department. She undertakes all aspects of family law including divorce and finances, children matters and co-habitee disputes. 

Rachel’s approach to Family Law is compassionate and proactive, and her aim is to make a real difference to clients at what is usually an extremely difficult and stressful time. To find out more about Rachel, read her profile.

Tel: +44 (0)1788 532926
Email: racheladams@brethertons.co.uk

Wills, Trust and Probate  

Wills Trusts Probate Law Nadja Virani-Bland 

Nadiya Virani-Bland, Associate Solicitor

Nadiya acts for many different clients and has a particular interest in applications to the Court of Protection in relation to those people who cannot deal with their own affairs due to lack of capacity.  These can often be complex situations requiring detailed advice, detailed attention, patience, and an ability to understand the very specific challenges facing families facing long term care and administration.

Alongside this, Nadiya also advises on Lasting Powers of Attorney and providing advice and assistance to Attorneys. Click here to find out more about Nadiya Virani-Bland.

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

 
 
Wills Trusts Probate Law Sharon Eyre 

Sharon Eyre, Solicitor

Sharon has a wide range experience within the sphere of the Wills, Trust and Probate Department, including drafting Wills, administering testate and intestate estates, taxable and non-taxable estates. This means she was very well placed to be tasked with the development of the team and the firm’s Contentious Probate offering. 

Sharon has also had considerable grounding in advising on the completion of Powers of Attorney, formerly Enduring and most recently Lasting and all the challenges that the change of legislation in this area has brought about. Although very much a core part of the team, and continuing to provide support and assistance to clients making Wills and Powers of Attorney and helping executors and administrators work their way through the probate procedure, Sharon’s focus is now very much on the development of our niche Wills Disputes and Contentious Probate team. Click here to find out more about Sharon Eyre. 

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

 

 

Sophie Wales, Associate Solicitor

Sophie advises on many aspects of private legal work including estate administration, trust creation, Will drafting and elderly client work.  In addition, Sophie specialises in the preparation of Wills for individuals with children/grandchildren with learning disabilities. As part of this, Sophie works closely with the charities MENCAP and Cerebra and has presented at several of their seminars to raise awareness of the particular issues which should be addressed when advising families with vulnerable children of all ages. Click here to find out more about Sophie Wales. 
 
Tel: (01295) 661 442
Email: sophiewales@brethertons.co.uk

 
Wills Trust Probate Solicitor - Rahul Kotecha 

Rahul Kotecha

Rahul is a Solicitor within Brethertons and advises on many aspects of Private Client work including; Will drafting, estate administration, Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection work and Protective Trusts. In addition Rahul can advise clients on a specialist area of Wills that deal with Shariah compliance. Shariah compliant Wills, also known as Islamic Wills, are drafted in line with the Quran.

A particular interest of Rahul’s is assisting clients, and their families, who cannot look after their own affairs due to lack of mental capacity. This is involves advising on applications to the Office of the Public Guardian and Court of Protection for Deputyship and other financial orders.

Rahul enjoys the variety of work that Private Client Law offers and the challenges the work can bring. In times of distress, upset and anxiety, where often emotions are running high, Rahul’s patient and sensitive approach assists clients through the overwhelming position of form filling and processes that can, for a lot of people, be a burden. His caring and positive manner has a calming effect and alleviates the worries people may have. Read more about Rahul Kotecha.

Tel: (01295) 661454
Email: rahulkotecha@brethertons.co.uk