Moore Barlow

Adam McRae-Taylor

Adam specialises in employment and education law and advise on issues such as unfair dismissal, discrimination cases, safeguarding, parent contracts and data protection issues including in relation to the GDPR. His approach is to work with schools and charities to ensure that they are managing their staff fairly and lawfully, as a happy workforce. This not only helps an organisation thrive and grow, but also prevents managers from being distracted by disputes. Where contentious issues do arise, he is experienced in employment tribunal litigation and I regularly advise on employment claims such as unfair dismissal, whistleblowing and discrimination. He trained and qualified in employment law with a Magic Circle firm in London. Before joining the Schools & Charities Team at Moore Barlow LLP, he spent two years working in-house for a charity which gave him an invaluable perspective on how to provide practical advice on the issues charities commonly face.

Andrew Reid

Andrew is an associate solicitor with the professional negligence department. When people have been let down by professionals, they will inevitably be nervous about who to trust, and will likely need support to understand what their options are and how best to go forward. Andrew reviews their situation with them, advises on their options, and helps them manage and resolve their claims, enabling them to make informed decisions along the way. His clients are a wide-ranging variety of businesses and individuals who have been let down by other professionals, and who have suffered significant financial losses as a result.

Anna Iceton

Anna is a Partner in the firm’s market leading property disputes team with almost 20 years’ experience in all areas of contentious real estate. She has a particular focus on disputes in the telecommunications sector with several highly reported cases in this area. Residential claims are also of particular interest, including all aspects of service charge management and structuring. Although disputes are sometimes unavoidable, she works closely with clients to find commercial and pragmatic solutions to issues deploying a solution based and risk avoidance outlook to all matters including exploring all available ADR options. She has led successful high-profile cases, including Nazirali Tejani v Fitzroy Place Residential Limited*, where the team successfully defended a multi-million-pound claim by an owner of an apartment in the luxury Fitzroy Place development against claims in nuisance, negligence, breach of contract and of quiet enjoyment, resulting in the dismissal of the claim. *This case was during Anna’s time at BCLP Law Anna joined Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP (now Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP) on qualification as a solicitor, where she was promoted to Associate Director in 2021. She's also a member of the Property Litigation Association and Women in Property. Outside of work she loves spending time with her family and all the activities that come with having two active children (football, rugby, Guides and aerial skills to name a few) plus getting outdoors whether that’s walking the dog, gardening or the latest DIY project.

Anne Cassidy

Anne worked as a Junior Hospital Doctor before she decided to study law and spent the first twelve years of her legal career advising the NHS on the fair management of clinical claims. She is accredited by the Law Society as a clinical negligence specialist. She has been representing patients and their families since 2005. Her aim, obviously, is to secure an unarguably good result for all clients with a minimum of stress and confrontation. She may not be able to change the sad fact that avoidable injury has occurred, but she can make sure that the legal system does its job of providing security and opportunity for the future. Anne is also a firm believer that as a lawyer she can play her part in improving patient safety through her work with medical charities and her engagement with care providers.

Benjamin Millward

Ben is a Senior associate solicitor in our Commercial dispute resolution team, as well as being the co-head and co-founder of our Sports Law sector group. He assists clients with all manner of commercial disputes, including: complex contractual disputes, boardroom / shareholder disputes and debt recovery. He has over 12 years’ experience in the latter, having assisted clients across numerous sectors in recovering their trade debts. Much of his work involves a cross-board element. He assists and advises his clients throughout all stages of their commercial disputes or debt recovery claims, from preliminary advice and pre-action steps through to the enforcement of judgments. He also regularly advises and assists clients with issuing compulsory liquidation proceedings (winding-up and bankruptcy) against debtors. His experience enables him to provide commercially sensible advice to clients, including on how best to utilise Alternative Dispute Resolution. However, if a claim is disputed he can guide clients through the court process all the way to trial. As co-head and co-founder of the Sports Law sector group, he has experience in advising clients in the sports sector with their disputes. This can include matters such as those described above but also regulatory / disciplinary proceedings.

Beverley Cullis

Beverley is an experienced family lawyer, specialising in children related matters. She has expertise in dealing with complex child arrangements following family break up, including acting for grandparents. She also represents parents in leave to remove cases, where one parent wishes to live abroad with the children or elsewhere in the UK. She has a particular interest in surrogacy arrangements. She can assist and advise parents through the process of applying for a parental order or advising during the fertility process. She is regularly involved in child abduction cases, both representing the left behind parent or the parent who has removed the children from their place of habitual residence. She also advises and assists clients through the divorce/civil partnership dissolution process including settlement of the financial aspects of separation, whether that be via non-court dispute resolution or through the court process. This includes separation involving couples who are not married. In addition, she drafts cohabitation agreements for unmarried clients who are planning to live together. The family team at Moore Barlow firmly believe in trying to deal with matters as amicably as possible, as the situation surrounding family breakdown is already difficult enough.

Charlotte Brackley

Charlotte buys and sells high value rural property: large country houses with land, farms and landed estates. She has worked in rural property for almost 20 years, having begun her career in the City at leading firms Withers LLP and then Forsters LLP. She acts for high net worth individuals and families, private companies and trusts in connection with their rural property transactions. She provides a bespoke service with a strong emphasis on client care: her clients are supported and guided throughout each transaction to help ensure that we reach a timely and successful outcome. She takes the time to get to know her clients and the property, which often includes walking the boundary with them and their agent to get a proper sense of what will be the key elements of the transaction – both from a client and a property law perspective. When she's not at my desk, climbing over boundary fences, or acting as taxi service to my two school age children, she enjoys walking, watching films and baking.

Charlotte Millard

Charlotte qualified as a Solicitor in 2008 and as a Mediator in 2012. She is committed to assisting clients in a constructive and non-confrontational way wherever possible to achieve the best outcomes, particularly where children are involved. She is aware that it is very stressful whenever a relationship breaks down and she will provide tailored and robust advice to navigate through the uncertainty and emotional challenges in a cost-effective way considering all options available and your desired outcome. She has a network of other professionals to call upon where needed to provide specific advice to deal with pensions and businesses or property. She represents clients at all stages of the divorce and separation process and deal with obtaining financial remedy orders including negotiation and providing advice. She also represents clients in relation to disputes involving their children, from providing constructive suggestions to representing at Court where necessary. She is also able to advise on cohabitation agreements and pre-nuptial agreements. As a qualified Mediator, she can also provide information on mediation and many other alternative dispute resolution options. Outside work she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, cycling and walking in the New Forest where she lives. She enjoys sport and play netball and is involved with Sway Cricket Club.

Chris Marsden

Chris is a partner and head of the property litigation team, advising clients on all areas of real estate litigation and dispute resolution. His clients include developers, owners, property institutions, financial institutions, hoteliers, retailers and insolvency practitioners. Clients often come to Chris for advice on high-value and complex disputes relating to the use and occupation of land. He advises clients on lease renewals, claims relating to breach of covenant, rent and service charge recovery and real estate insolvency issues. In addition, he advise on construction disputes, including adjudications and arbitration.

Claire Wagstaff

Claire is a Senior associate in the employment team, qualified in 2010. Her clients range from companies to individuals, and she advises on all aspects of employment law. She drafts and negotiates settlement packages, contracts of employment and provides general advisory support to HR. She advises on Tribunal claims, employment rights and obligations, redundancies and restructures, restrictive covenants and provides corporate support and TUPE advice on the employment aspects of transactions. She enjoys watching rugby and football and travelling to New Zealand.

Claire Haverfield

Claire is an experienced partner and helps businesses and individuals deal with and find effective resolutions to a wide range of disputes. Her clients are both businesses and individuals who come to her for advice regarding commercial disputes, professional negligence claims, intellectual property, and disputes arising out of wills, inheritance and trusts. Businesses of all sizes come to Claire for advice concerning contract disputes, warranty claims and IT disputes. She also advises clients on claims against solicitors or other professionals who have been negligent. Claire has acted on behalf of clients in relation to intellectual property disputes concerning copyright, patents, trademarks, passing off, and breach of confidence. She also advises private clients who have disputes arising out of wills, intestacy and trusts. In particular, Claire advises clients on claims against executors/trustees, will validity disputes and claims under the inheritance (provision for family and dependents) act 1975. Claire provides businesses and individuals with plain speaking advice on the options available to them, advises them on the best way forward, and supports them throughout the process.

Clare Andrews

Partner dealing with all aspects of residential property with particular expertise in leasehold property issues.

Damian Horan

Damian is a vastly experienced neuro trauma solicitor who has successfully concluded some of the most complex and high value brain and spinal cord injury claims in the UK in recent years. Widely regarded as one of the most experienced catastrophic injury solicitors in the UK, I have an incredibly successful track record in achieving fantastic outcomes for the clients I represent. All my cases are brought in the High Court in London and almost all of the settlements I achieve result in seven and eight figure compensation payments for my clients. There are few solicitors in the country who can match the experience I have acquired over the last 30 years dealing with complex personal injury claims. His clients come from across the UK and internationally, and I have significant experience of acting in cases where the injury was sustained abroad, or where liability is denied. He has particular experience and expertise of acting in cases where there is both a severe spinal cord and brain injury trauma. He has acted for many years as a professional deputy and understand the interface between the litigation claim process and the court of protection for our clients who lack capacity to conduct their own litigation or manage their financial affairs. In 2017 he was shortlisted by the Law Society for UK solicitor of the year in recognition of the work he does in supporting people who have sustained catastrophic injuries and the charities who also support them. He is also an ambassador for CBIT, the national charity which supports children with acquired brain injury and he regularly participate in fundraising events. He has a dedicated team of lawyers who work alongside me, all of whom have vast experience of succeeding in complex and high-value brain injury and spinal cord injury claims. He visit clients at major trauma centres, hospitals or rehabilitation centres throughout the country. He also see clients at their homes or, if they prefer at an appropriate venue close to their home. He is also able to see clients at our offices in London, Richmond, Guildford, Woking, Southampton and have access to meeting rooms in most major cities.

Daniel Baker

Daniel is a senior associate solicitor in the dispute resolution team. He is also co-head our sports law sector group. He joined Moore Barlow and the firm’s dispute resolution team in 2018, having trained and qualified at a leading regional law firm in Guildford. He is experienced in advising on a wide range of cases, including and involving commercial contractual disputes, contested debt recovery, corporate shareholder/director disputes and insolvency proceedings. His experience extends to high-value and complex litigation before the High Court in addition to handling claims before the County Court. He enjoys working closely with individuals and businesses to provide clear, strategic and commercial advice in relation to challenging contentious issues. He is conscious of the occasionally daunting and business-critical nature of disputes for some clients, therefore his priority is to ensure that disputes are resolved as quickly and efficiently as possible, including through the use of alternative dispute resolution processes such as mediation. As co-head of the sports law group he is experienced in handling all types of sports litigation matters, including those involving major sporting governing bodies and in respect of disciplinary proceedings. He has represented elite-level coaches, and high-profile clubs and organisations in the sports sector. He offers ad-hoc advisory assistance to sports sector clients in respect of all matters relating to dispute resolution / avoidance.

David Foster

Partner and head of the litigation department; leads the firm’s extensive litigation practice; has 20 years’ civil litigation experience and has acted on complex cases on banking, lending, property, planning, ethics and human rights; David is a nationally known mediator, having been actively involved in the field since 1996 with a success rate of 90% and on a range of commercial cases. Court of Appeal cases in 2005 are Jepson, Burke, and challenge to procedures of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.

David Ludlow

Partner and joint head of employment group. Specialises in all aspects of employment law, contentious and non-contentious, corporate and private, and boardroom and share disputes.

David Bright

A partner in the firm’s corporate team, David helps clients drive forward their commercial transactions. His clients range from global companies to SMEs. David provides responsive and effective support for his clients with attention to detail and quick thinking. A thorough understanding of his client’s commercial needs enables him to provide the best legal advice to ensure transactions go though smoothly and efficiently.

David Thompson

A consultant colicitor, David specialises in regulatory law, professional misconduct and health and safety. Many of David's clients are companies and individual directors charged with serious health and safety, environmental, or other regulatory offences. He also handles road traffic cases, representing drivers facing prosecution for a wide range of offences. He helps clients understand how to handle themselves through the investigation and court case. Whatever their situation, David's clients can be assured of the strongest possible defence, based on his expertise and many years of practical experience in these areas of the law.

Debra Emery

Debra is a highly experienced partner and head of the firm’s family law team specialising in high value divorce cases, particularly where there are unusual or complicated assets. Her clients are typically professionals, doctors, company directors, owner managers, army or navy officers, farmers and ex-pats. They want clarity and the reassurance of knowing that their interests will be protected. Debra provides clear, robust advice that helps her clients make the right pragmatic decisions to enable them to get through the divorce process. Debra knows that this process can be unfamiliar and upsetting for many. With more than 30 years’ experience, she confidently helps clients towards an outcome that is right for them.

Dorothy Agnew

Dorothy is a partner and specialises in Information Technology, Telecommunications, Intellectual Property, Data Protection and Privacy. In particular she advises on IT and non-IT outsourcing agreements, development and commercialisation of new technologies, eCommerce, and the protection and exploitation of intellectual property rights. She also provides businesses with advice on a variety of general commercial agreements including supply chain agreements (for both supplier and customer), outsourcing, data processing, merchandising, publishing, distribution, agency and commercial joint ventures. Her transactional work includes advising on mergers, acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures where technology, intellectual property and data are a key part of the business. This may involve drafting agreements to license or transfer rights, conducting complex due diligence and assisting with brand strategy. Her clients operate in a wide range of sectors including technology, telecommunications, manufacturing, engineering, retail, leisure, sport and media. My clients range from early-stage businesses to multinational organisations from the UK and abroad. Taking time to thoroughly understand a client’s business and the particular challenges it faces, I provide practical and effective legal advice. When issues arise, she provides clarity, good judgement and quick responses. Her clients have the reassurance of knowing that they have expert legal support to help drive forward their business ambitions.

Edward Whittington

Edward Whittington is the firm's managing partner and has overall executive responsibility for Moore Blatch’s business and strategic direction. As a practising lawyer he specialises in rural property; typically acting for property owning families, businesses, trusts and individuals. He has extensive experience in development land, commercial property, farms, landed estates and country homes. Edward is also a member of the firm’s rural services team which specialises in all aspects of legal advice relating to this sector, including wills and trusts, tax and succession planning, business and partnership arrangements as well as land, property and development transactions.

Emma Edis

As an experienced solicitor, Emma advices employers and employees on all aspects of employment law. My clients are large corporate businesses and SMEs based throughout the South of England. She also acts for senior executives and directors. She specialises in supporting clients by: Drafting and updating senior executive employment contracts and director service agreements Advising on managing disciplinary, grievance, performance and sickness procedures and queries arising from family friendly leave Helping clients manage redundancies or internal reorganisations Providing employment support for corporate mergers and /or acquisitions, including advising on TUPE implications Settlement agreements (drafting on behalf of the employer and advising on behalf on an employee) Her clients know me to be approachable and friendly and trust her to provide them with practical and clear advice and support, always tailored to their specific needs. Clients can rely on me to be always available when support and advice is required.

Emma Potter

Emma has many years of experience representing adults and children, who have had accidents, no matter how they have happened. Her particular specialism is chronic pain conditions (the physical and psychological aspects) and in particular Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). She is also interested in accidents at work and the associated health and safety issues. She is also quite happy to take over cases from other firms of solicitors. It is important to work with clients to understand what is in their best interests and what they want and need out of pursuing a personal injury claim. Out of the office, her two boys keep her busy! If she then has any spare time, she enjoys growing her own fruit and vegetables and cooking the results, for family and friends.

Esther Millard

Esther specialises in handling professional negligence claims on behalf of both businesses and individuals. She has particular and extensive experience with claims against chartered surveyors and solicitors, and has successfully resolved a large number of such claims during the many years that she has specialised in this area. She also advises on a variety of commercial disputes, including contractual disputes, insurance coverage disputes, disputes involving independent schools and defamation claims. She also sits as a Deputy District Judge on the South Eastern Circuit. Emma studied Law at Queens’ College Cambridge, spent her training contract at Clifford Chance in the City, and then worked for five years at a West End media law firm in London, before moving to Moore Barlow (then Barlow Robbins) in 2006. Outside work, she enjoys writing and illustrating children’s stories, swimming and sewing.

Fadwa Errhioui

Fadwa is a Partner in the firm’s serious injury team and specialises in high value, complex claims representing both adults and children. She is passionate about the work she does and helps her clients with arranging private medical treatment, rehabilitation and securing the best possible settlement. Fadwa's clients are nationwide and she likes to maintain regular contact by visiting them at their home, in hospital or at rehabilitation centres. As most of her clients have suffered life changing injuries, Fadwa's primary concern is always to ensure they have early access to rehabilitation and treatment. She puts in place a team of support to help optimise their recovery and takes a proactive approach liaising and meeting with the therapists, case managers and consultants. She always looks to secure early interim payments where possible as she understands just how difficult life can be for her clients and their families following an accident. Fadwa works closely with charities and frequently participates in their fund raising events.

Fiona Heald

Fiona is a partner in the private wealth department that ensures that her clients are given a voice so that they are able to achieve what they wish. She prides herself on providing a highly personalised service to ensure that whatever legal issues my clients may face, they are fully informed and receive the right advice at the right time. Fiona's clients are predominantly elderly people and, where appropriate, their carers. She helps them deal with issues that arise in later life, ensuring that their wishes are met – both now and in the future. Fiona has close relationships with many of her clients and often supports individuals and families over many years. She ensures that her clients can achieve what they want in the simplest manner possible.

Flavia Mongiello

Flavia is a private wealth solicitor with experience in advising domestic and international clients on wills, lasting powers of attorney and probate matters. She is passionate about providing assistance to individuals and families during difficult times. She grew up in Italy and moved to the UK in 2015 to pursue a legal career abroad. She completed her law degree at the University of Reading graduating with a first class, and the legal practice course with LLM in Professional practice in Guildford, obtaining a distinction. She qualified as a solicitor in December 2021. She is bilingual and able to assist clients in English as well as Italian. In her spare time, she likes travelling, spending time with family friends and reading.

George Shepherd

George is a Senior associate solicitor in the schools and charities team, specialising in governance and transactional work for independent schools and charities. He advises national and local charities on incorporation, mergers, dissolution and other governance issues. His work also includes dealing with a wide range of charity property transactions including acquisitions, disposals, leases and secured lending. In his work, he looks to understand the big picture of what his clients are trying to achieve so his advice can be tailored to them. He also seeks to make the application of charity law as straightforward as possible. He trained as a solicitor with Moore Barlow, gaining experience in commercial property, corporate work and litigation, alongside charity law. Prior to that, he worked in the commercial property sector for a number of years. Outside work, his wife and he belong to a church in Guildford. He also enjoys playing a number of sports including golf, tennis and cycling.

Gordon Reid

I lead the charities team. I work with charities and independent schools of all shapes and sizes, advising on all aspects of charity law and practice – initial formation and registration, day-to-day advice on constitutional and governance issues, mergers, dealing with charity property and dissolution. I regularly run training sessions for trustees and governors, helping them to better understand their role and responsibilities. I seek to get to know my clients well, to understand their priorities and challenges. I serve as a trustee for a number of faith-based organisations and two of Guildford’s oldest charities, this hands-on experience enables me to give practical advice to clients.

Graham Wilson

Partner in the commercial property department dealing with a wide range of real property transactions, including the acquisition, disposal and letting of business premises, higher value residential matters and development work.

Heather Dobson

Heather is a partner and head of insolvency and restructuring. She also holds a non-appointment-taking insolvency licence. Heather works with insolvency practitioners, directors, individuals, lenders, landlords, trade creditors, and other stakeholders, and has experience of a broad range of corporate and personal insolvency procedures, and rescue and restructuring strategies. She also works with companies and shareholders on solvent liquidations and tax efficient exit-planning. Heather loves building strong relationships with clients; working collaboratively with them to understand what it is important to them, both commercially and personally, and helping them achieve their objectives. In Chambers & Partners she is ranked as a “Leading Individual” and in Legal 500 as a “Next Generation Lawyer”. She has been independently recognised for her technical acumen, pragmatism, ability to achieve results, and strong client and interpersonal skills. Delivering presentations and training to the insolvency profession is something she does frequently, (for example at R3 and SESCA conferences, and in-house to insolvency practitioner clients and their teams).

Helen Goatley

Partner acting for claimants in maximum severity personal injury claims and clinical negligence cases. She has achieved a particular reputation for her work on behalf of the victims of brain injury and was for many years the chairman of APIL’s brain injury group. She has had notable successes in heavily disputed cerebral palsy claims.

Helen Archibald

Partner in the commercial property department dealing with a wide range of transactions, including commercial landlord and tenant renewals, leases, surrenders; freehold acquisitions and sales and general commercial property development. Also specialises in high-value residential transactions, option agreements and residential property development. Executive partner of the firm with responsibility for ensuring that strategy is implemented by the various departments and business services teams.

James Glasper

James works in the serious injury team specialising in supporting clients who have suffered injuries of maximum severity as a result of negligence. His clients are children and adults who have suffered severe injury including spinal cord injuries, severe head injuries and serious orthopaedic injuries. He also represents the families of individuals who have died. James works on many multi-million pound claims, and has particular expertise in personal injury, catastrophic injuries, severe burns and orthopaedic injury claims. he also has expertise in fatal accident claims including coroners’ inquests. James has extensive experience in representing clients in high value and complex cases and has specialist experience in cases where accidents have occurred at sea meaning there are complex jurisdictional issues. He regularly represents clients at court hearings himself. He has also developed relationships with leading barristers whom he can call on when needed. He works closely with the partners of the firm, in particular senior partner, Damian Horan.

Jan Galloway

Jan has over 30 years experience in all aspects of family law. As of May 2023 she practises solely as a mediator having taken a step back from litigation. She has trained as a mediator with Resolution and with FMA. She is a member of the Family Mediation Council. Her clients continue to be drawn from many different professions and industry sectors, both in the UK and abroad, and are often high net worth individuals with assets in more than one country. She has worked with clients encompassing all aspects of family law, assisting them when sadly the relationship has broken down and supporting them through the process of securing a financial settlement, often involving complex financial structures and making arrangements for the children. That wealth of experience underpins the knowledge and support she now brings the couple in the mediation forum. Relationship breakdown can be emotional and distressing for all. She provides clients with a sympathetic and understanding approach and ensure that their discussions are respectful, forward looking and child centred. Her role as mediator is to move the family forward towards a resolution acceptable to all. She has also trained as a coach with Barefoot a fully accredited course provider and she is a member of the International Coaching Federation. She specialises in coaching individuals going through a divorce or separation. As such she also has an understanding of what issues one may be facing and the emotions at play which may create a challenge within the mediation forum and she can assist the couple manage that, offering a better prospect of success. She is also studying a degree in Humanistic counselling to enhance and support the skills and experience she can bring to the mediation process. She is passionate about family law and the positive evolution of the same towards dispute resolution and keeping families away from the courts, save where entirely necessary. She has a large network of professionals both in the UK and other jurisdictions who can help inform the couple to assist them achieve resolution of all the issues they are facing, providing a full package of support at what can be a very difficult and testing time.

Jeremy Over

Jeremy is an experienced and dynamic company lawyer delivering strategic legal solutions to his clients to help them achieve their commercial objectives. His clients are companies requiring legal expertise to help them with a wide range of acquisitions, disposals and fundraisings. Jeremy also helps his clients with shareholders’ agreements, general company law, insolvency matters, partnerships and LLPs, and financial services matters. He combines a thorough knowledge of the law with common sense and commercial acumen. He is passionate about helping his clients find solutions to their problems.

Jo Farr

Jo has worked as a property lawyer for over 15 years building up technical know how and wide connections with property professionals both locally and further afield. Her work usually involves one or more of the following: sales and acquisitions, commercial leases; development work and property finance. She deals with a wide client base from local independent retailers to investment landlords and from property developers to banks, which means she is able to see transactions from various perspectives. She takes the time to get to know herclients and their businesses so that she can understand their priorities and concerns. She doesn't stand on ceremony and has always found that a no nonsense approach gets the best results. At home Jo enjoys all kinds of sport including rock climbing and triathlon. She has a sense of adventure so she likes to travel as often as she can. Otherwise she is kept busy with her lovely children.

Joanna Farrands

As a Partner and Family Solicitor at Moore Barlow LLP, Joanna has over 17 years of experience in dealing with family matters, including divorce, financial matters, high net worth cases, international cases, private children law matters, child abduction, removal from the jurisdiction, and surrogacy matters. She has achieved the Law Society advanced family law accreditation in respect of private children law matters and child abduction, and she is a collaboratively trained family lawyer and a member of the Surrey Resolution committee. Her mission is to work with people going through difficult family breakdowns to help them achieve a solution and resolution that works for them. She is highly motivated, articulate, and committed to the Resolution Code of Practice and working with clients following family breakdowns to find the best solution for them to help them move forwards in their lives. She also has expertise in Japanese language and culture, having spent a year in Japan as part of her law degree, which enables her to handle cases with an international element more effectively.

Joanna Lada-Walicki

Joanna is a very experienced lawyer. She has particular expertise in advising and guiding independent schools on all areas of employment law as well as parent/school contracts, policies and procedures (including regulatory requirements), child protection and parental complaints. She is a regular speaker at seminars and conferences, runs training programmes and writes articles on a wide range of topics.

John Warchus

John is a partner and specialist in all areas of commercial and technology law and provides advice to clients in these areas, including dispute management. He has more than 25 years’ experience in the TMT sector: his clients range from tech start-ups to multinational companies and public sector organisations and have advised a number of household names in this sector. John and his colleagues always strive to be an extension of their client’s management or legal team as well as acting as their legal representative if they have no in-house legal team. He often helps clients to negotiate and draft complex commercial and technology agreements, covering related areas such as data protection, social media and procurement issues. As a former litigator advising on large scale IT disputes, he is adept at avoiding the pitfalls that so often befall technology contracts. John is also closely involved with the protection and exploitation of all forms of intellectual property, often advising UK universities and businesses on innovation projects and R&D collaboration. Increasingly, his clients are from overseas carrying out business in the UK and/or looking for advice on contracts governed by English law. Equally, He is able to assist UK clients who need foreign legal advice through good connections with a range of international law firms. In particular, He is President of The IT and IP Law Group Europe, an alliance of European law firms specialising in Technology and Intellectual Property legal issues. He has advised the following clients: Carillion, ASOS.com, EDS, ICL Fujitsu, Canon, G4S, Mouchel, Paperchase, University of Reading, University of South Wales, Mahindra Satyam, Atmel Corporation, and Intellectual Property Online.

Judith Ball

Partner and head of family department dealing in all aspects of family law, but principally ancillary relief and private Children Act cases; also collaborative law practitioner.

Julian Parkes

Julian is a partner specialising in purchasing and managing commercial investment property portfolios and leisure properties. He also has experience in the sale and purchase of large agricultural estates and development of land including overage arrangements and options. He works with a wide range of commercial property clients across a range of sectors. His clients look to him to provide them with straight-talking advice that helps them make the best commercial decisions. Julian does this by first ensuring that he understands exactly what his clients want to achieve, and then working with them to create the right legal strategy for their business.

Karen Barham

Karen describes herself as a peacemaker and a deal broker. She joined Moore Barlow LLP (formerly Barlow Robbins LLP) in 2006 bringing considerable knowledge and experience as a family lawyer, having specialised in this area for over 35 years. She practises exclusively as a mediator and parenting coordinator assisting couples and families when relationships break down. She grasps the issues quickly and has a high success rate. She is experienced in making arrangements for children and resolving financial aspects. Also qualified in Child Inclusive Mediation (CIM), she is qualified to meet separately with children and young people to ascertain their thoughts and views thereby giving them an opportunity to have a voice. She has served on the boards of the Family Mediation Council and Resolution and continue to sit on Resolution’s Dispute Resolution Committee. In 2016 she was awarded the Resolution John Cornwell award ‘in recognition of outstanding work to support separating families’. In 2023 she was honoured to be awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from Surrey Law Society, having been its Family Lawyer of the Year in 2021. Many families can be assisted to find solutions in out-of-court processes including mediation, collaborative law, early neutral evaluation, private FDRs, arbitration and parenting coordination. Accordingly, she pioneered The Surrey Initiative following which I was invited to join the Family Solutions Group and the Family Procedure Rule Committee Working Group tasked with strengthening non-court dispute resolution. She is delighted to have contributed to the change of the Family Procedure Rules of April 2024.

Katherine Maxwell

Katherine is a partner and head of the firm’s employment law team and works from their Richmond and Southampton offices. She advises clients on all aspects of employment law. Her clients range from large corporates to small companies. She also advises individuals including senior executives, directors and senior managers. Whatever problem they are facing, her business clients know they can rely on Moore Blatch – whether it’s handling boardroom and shareholder disputes, the TUPE issues surrounding a merger, or helping to manage a major redundancy programme. Katherine, and the employment team, are always on hand to advise on difficult situations involving individual employees, including drafting and negotiating termination packages. Should these cases proceed to tribunal, clients know that they have the backing of one of the most formidable legal teams in the region. Katherine helps ensure that clients are compliant with ever-changing employment regulations. She helps them implement the right procedures and policies and makes sure they are meeting their employer responsibilities. She also advises individuals who are facing issues relating to their employment contract, restrictive covenants or redundancy. She advises them on boardroom disputes and provides assistance negotiating exit packages. She provides clients with clear and practical advice tailored to their situation and advises on the best course of action for them. Katherine leads a team of seasoned employment law experts with a depth of knowledge and experience across all employment-related matters. Their clients know that they are supported by a team of legal heavyweights.

Kirsty Leary

Kirsty acts for companies at all different stages of their lifecycle; from initial idea or start up, through growth and expansion and ultimately exit. She thrives from working for entrepreneurial businesses whether that is a single isolated transaction or being involved in the whole journey. She understands that, as a business owner, you will have a strong personal connection with your business and will endeavour to support you through the, often complex, legal processes that you encounter along the way. She provides clients with clear and practical advice based on a good understanding of their business combined with an expert knowledge of the law. A good understanding of the entrepreneurial mind-set combined with close attention to detail means her clients are reassured that they will receive the best possible legal support.

Lee Edwards

Lee is a highly experienced partner working in property. He specialises in supporting clients with all aspects of land development and secured lending work. Lee's clients are developers (national, regional and local) and funders (clearing bank and specialist). He provides solutions for whatever issues they face. Clients value his commercial approach and the pragmatic solutions that he creates when dealing with the most complex arrangements. Lee carries out a full range of real estate work on behalf of clients. He has particular experience in the area of securing development funding for both borrower and lender clients. Typical deal sizes that he acts on tend to range in value from £2m – £50m. Lee qualified as a solicitor in 1996 and joined Moore Blatch in 2016 as a partner. He has specialised in real estate since qualification and has for the past 20 years worked in and around Southampton.

Lisa Green

Anna deals with a wide range of complex contentious wills and trust disputes, including validity disputes involving lack of testamentary capacity, undue influence, want of knowledge and approval and fraud. She has many years’ experience both in High Court litigation and mediation. She further advises and assists clients on claims for financial provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, as well as claims arising on intestacy (the absence of a valid will). Lisa acts on applications for the removal and/or replacement of executors and trustees, maladministration claims, and other disagreements arising during the administration of an estate or the life of a trust. She also deals with contentious Court of Protection applications (e.g. contested statutory wills or disputed Enduring Powers of Attorney and Deputyships). She acts for a variety of clients including spouses, partners and relatives of individuals who have died, minor beneficiaries, as well as executors, trustees and charities, in relation to disputed legacies and will contests. She is a trustee of two charitable trusts, is involved as a volunteer in other charitable work in my local community and church, and enjoy Fell walking in the Lake District and spending time with her family.

Louise Campbell

Louise is a Partner within the Commercial Property team based in Moore Barlow's Southampton office. She has many years of experience in acting for private individuals and businesses in the acquisition of property as owner/occupiers or for investment. Her clients also comprise developers acquiring property for conversion and development to include auction purchases and those with short term funding. In addition, she undertakes landlord and tenant work in the management of investment properties and frequently act for tenants in a wide range of industries when taking leases. Her clients require a commercial and pragmatic approach whilst also getting the detail right and speed is often required. Louise believes strongly in giving a personal service and ensuring that clients can easily contact me. She qualified in 2007 and prior to joining Moore Barlow in October 2019, she held a variety of roles working in both the commercial and residential sectors and has a broad knowledge of practical and legal issues relating to property. Outside of work Louise is kept busy by my two young daughters and her menagerie of animals. She also loves to run and spend a lot of time outdoors in the lovely British weather getting the miles in.

Luc Algar

Luc is a partner in the commercial property team. He provides businesses and private individuals with commercial property advice. His clients typically include lenders, high street and specialist/mezzanine, landowners, local and national house builders and investors. He also acts for well-known businesses in the transport, logistics and marine sectors. In addition, Luc advises clients on property issues arising out of formal insolvencies and business turnarounds. As well as working with insolvency practitioners, his experience within the insolvency sector allows him to offer other clients sound commercial advice if they are acquiring property from liquidators, administrators, or trustees in bankruptcy. Luc provides clients with outstanding technical knowledge combined with a pragmatic approach, ensuring that all his clients receive an unparalleled and bespoke service that exceeds their expectations.

Mala Sidebottom

Mala is a Partner and qualified medical doctor, specialising in helping clients who have suffered illness and injury as a result of substandard medical care. The clients she work for are individuals who have experienced injury due to medical negligence and many of the claims have left the client with a permanent disability. She has a particular interest in helping clients with neurological and birth injury claims. She also regularly works on cases involving delay in treating and diagnosing infectious diseases, inadequate consent for surgery and delay in diagnosing hearing loss. She has a successful track record of recovering substantial amounts of compensation on her clients’ behalf. Recent settlements include a multi-million pound settlement in a wrongful birth claim, £1m for a client with delay in diagnosis and treatment of herpes simplex encephalitis and £700,000 for a client who developed cauda equina syndrome following spinal surgery. She joined Moore Barlow in 2015. Previously, she worked in medical negligence for a London law firm for more than 10 years. Before training as a solicitor, she worked as a practising anaesthetist. She is regularly invited to speak to medical and legal students at events to discuss issues that affect their professions.

Mark Lucas

As a corporate Partner, He advises on mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, shareholder arrangements and partnership law. He enjoys identifying and achieving the right solutions and outcomes for clients and strongly believe that good service consists of responsive communication. He looks for long lasting solutions that reduce complexity, delay and risk. He trained and qualified at Clifford Chance and spent the first eight years of my career working on a broad range of finance, company and commercial matters in the City. He believes that the best corporate lawyers are likely to have a broad range of experience of business and life. He has a particular expertise in advising schools on mergers and in relation to their commercial contracts and other commercial issues. He is an experienced school governor, having chaired the board at a very successful prep school in West Sussex for 6 years and served as vice-chair and chair of finance in the maintained sector for 5 years. He has served as a member of the Law Society’s Company Law Committee and regularly contribute to the Solicitors’ Journal, for which he writes a quarterly update on commercial contract law

Martin Duck

Martin is a partner and head of commercial real estate. He practices in the land development team and works with some of the country’s leading national and regional house builders. Having first qualified as a chartered surveyor, Martin knows land development inside out meaning clients benefit from his excellent understanding of the development process from the initial identification of land opportunities (which he refers to clients to whenever he can), drafting and negotiating the contract documents, obtaining planning permission through to disposal by plot sales or perhaps trading the site. Having an invaluable insight into his clients’ needs enables Martin to anticipate potential issues or delays and deal with them quickly. His clients receive clarity and decisiveness in helping sort out legal issues that could derail a deal, such as boundary disputes or restrictive covenants. When problems arise, he provides solutions. As a partner in the firm Martin is personally involved in all aspects of the work and is able to pick up the phone and provide well-informed advice without delay and help to give his clients a competitive edge in a challenging market.

Matthew Claxson

Matthew is an experienced serious injury solicitor who specialises in accessing rehabilitation for people who have suffered major trauma. He also represents at inquest those who have been bereaved. His clients are those who have, through no fault of their own, suffered brain injury, spinal cord injury, limb loss, complex fractures or bereavement either in the UK or abroad. On their behalf, he claims compensation from the party at fault. An important part of this process is to secure payments as quickly as possible (interim payments) to support rehabilitation. Many of Matthew's clients are people who have suffered major brain or spinal cord injuries, and the families of fatal incident victims.

Maya Sushila

Maya is a partner in the firm’s medical negligence team, helping clients with complex claims resulting from substandard healthcare and medical practices. As a medical negligence specialist, her clients are those who have sustained orthopaedic, gynaecological, obstetric or brain injuries, often with life changing or catastrophic results. She also has a particular interest in handling cases of cauda equina syndrome. Her clients are often concerned initially about the complexity of the claims process, so she makes sure she guides them through the legal maze and gives them the clarity they need to feel reassured and confident. Maya is approachable and open with her clients and takes the time to get to know them and understand their concerns. She knows that the legal process can be daunting, so she makes it a priority to put clients at ease and let them know that they are in the best possible hands.

Naomi Wilkes

Naomi is a specialist Private Wealth solicitor with high quality experience in providing advice to individuals and families on issues such as Wills, Powers of Attorney, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Tax Planning including Inheritance Tax advice and the use of Trusts. The beauty of her role is that her advice is not relevant to all clients. This means her client base is very varied and she enjoys helping and working with all her clients. She recognises the importance of ensuring that her approach to resolving a legal issue suits her client and so her style is tailored depending upon the requirement. She works in an organised manner and she is efficient, friendly and approachable. Naomi has a young family who embrace life which keeps her incredibly busy! She also has wonderful friends and family which makes spending time with them a pleasure.

Naomi Greenwood

Naomi advises HR, in house counsel and senior management within organisations on employment law matters as well individuals themselves. For Naomi's business clients she performs a general advisory role. Her clients know that they can call on her at any time to assist with issues that arise, including matters such as redundancies and restructurings, disciplinaries and grievances and defending employment tribunal litigation. She understands the importance of being contactable and responsive. Her clients operate in sectors where they may have to rapidly address breaches of confidentiality and restrictive covenants that present a commercial risk to the business and she has the experience and support of a great team to deal with these situations. Naomi also provides employees with the clear and pragmatic employment law advice they require. She advises on contracts and service agreements at the commencement of employment and on settlement packages upon termination. She can advise you on your rights and the associated risks and costs if you think you have been treated unlawfully. Then if you require she will provide you with robust representation in litigation. Naomi has a proven track record of reaching a successful outcome for her clients.

Olivia Stanton

Olivia is an associate solicitor in the independent schools and charities team and she specialises in employment and education law. She advises on a range of areas, including safeguarding and managing abuse allegations, data protection and subject access requests, parent contracts, and contentious and non-contentious employment law issues. She drafts contracts of employment and various policies and procedures, and she also advises on the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. Her approach is to provide practical and helpful advice that will help schools to achieve their objectives. She joined Moore Barlow LLP, as a trainee solicitor. Prior to this, she spent over five years working in the House of Commons. In her free time she enjoys exploring new places, and has travelled extensively throughout South East Asia, South America and the USA.

Paul Ridout

As a highly experienced solicitor in Moore Barlow’s Guildford office, Paul possess a wealth of expertise in the area of charity law, having spent more than 20 years specialising in this field. His knowledge is extensive, enabling him to provide his clients with the guidance they need to navigate the complex legal requirements that come with running a charitable organisation. Working with the Charity Commission Prior to training as a lawyer, Paul worked at the Charity Commission, an experience that has proven invaluable in his current role. This unique perspective has provided him with an in-depth understanding of the regulatory environment surrounding charitable organisations and has equipped him with a deep knowledge of the legal framework that governs their operations. Paul advises a diverse range of charity clients, with a particular focus on faith-based organisations and charities operating in the cultural/heritage, medical, and conservation fields. With extensive experience in this area, he is adept at guiding his clients through a range of legal issues, including constitutional changes, mergers, and regulatory compliance. He also offers guidance on matters such as sponsorship, grant-making, and trading activities. He supports clients in all their dealings with the Charity Commission, from initial registration to ongoing regulatory compliance and inquiries, he is there every step of the way to provide the guidance and support clients need to succeed. Outside of his legal role he's a keen photographer of local wildlife and of the night sky and has been an enthusiastic road cyclist since his teens.

Rebecca Chaplin

Rebecca helps clients with issues that may arise or have arisen in corporate and private insolvency situations. Her clients include insolvency practitioners, company directors and individuals at various stages of an insolvency process. She provides them with practical solutions in order to secure the best possible outcome in the most cost-effective way. Rebecca pursues all types of antecedent transactions on behalf of clients. She also advises on various applications including: Presenting or defending a petition Interim orders Emergency injunctive applications Administration applications Applications for validation Claims Asset recovery

Rob Evans

When people have been let down by professional and trusted advisors, they will inevitably be nervous about who to trust, and will likely need support to understand what their options are and how best to go forward. Rob finds a solution to help his clients manage and resolve their claims, enabling them to make informed decisions along the way and move on with the things in life that matter. Rob helps a wide variety of clients from major financial institutions to SME businesses and individuals who have been let down by professionals they trusted. People who come to him have often had sleepless nights about their own or their businesses financial security. He provides a path through to the best possible outcome in the quickest possible time helping his clients focus on the important things in life rather than legal complications.

Roger Bailey

Roger is a partner and head of the corporate team, heading a team of 16 corporate and commercial solicitors. He has over 25 years’ experience supporting clients with M&A, private equity and public markets deals. Roger's clients range from medium-sized organisations to global companies. He helps them extract the best value from their corporate deals. He supports the full spectrum of corporate transactions including mergers, acquisitions, MBOs and MBIs, joint ventures, corporate finance, stock market flotations and fundraisings and a range of other commercial matters. Over recent years, his team has successfully completed more than £1bn of deals. Roger provides clients with legal advice that is commercially aware and practical. When issues arise, he provides clarity, good judgement and a quick response. Momentum is vital for Roger's clients, so he makes sure any potential delays are dealt with quickly and effectively. He is recognised as a problem-fixer.

Sarah Watley

Sarah is a partner and head of the firm’s banks and lenders team. She specialises in residential and commercial possession claims, property litigation, shortfall claims, debt recovery and professional negligence litigation. Her clients are major financial lenders and mortgage providers whom she supports with quick responses and no-nonsense legal advice that helps them recover their money quickly and cost-effectively. She provides a high level of personal service to my clients, based on a detailed understanding of their business priorities and what they want to achieve. Sarah's clients have the reassurance of knowing that she is involved with every aspect of the work, and that the process will be completed as quickly, thoroughly and efficiently as possible.

Sarah Jordan

Sarah is a trusted legal adviser to the rural sector, my client base is focused on acting for families of landed estates, farms, landowners, equestrian businesses and lifestyle clients looking to set up home and connections in the country from a city base. She head up the Rural Services team at Moore Barlow and we are able to provide a full legal service to the rural sector, often by me helping project manage the legal needs of a client and bringing in our wider rural sector team members where appropriate. This includes working very closely with other rural professional advisers for our clients including their accountant, agent and banker. She is also a rural property lawyer by background and run the Rural Property team. We specialise in land, farm and country transactions, as well as rural asset management for Landed Estates and secured agricultural lending work. We cover landlord and tenant matters, business leases and are experienced at advising on agricultural tenancies: AHA and FBT.

Scott Taylor

Scott heads up the firm’s specialist private wealth disputes team. He has particular expertise in cases involving allegations of lack of testamentary capacity, undue influence, want of knowledge and approval, and claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. He also advises charity clients on a wide range of matters and he has advised charities as personal representatives and beneficiaries of contested estates. He works closely with clients to resolve complex disputes in a cost effective and efficient manner. This often includes using alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, such as mediation. He is experienced in dealing with cases in both the High Court and Court of Protection. He lives in Surrey with his partner and enjoys spending time with his daughters as well as most sports, especially football and golf.

Susannah Marsh

Susannah is an associate in the firm’s banks and lenders team. She assists major lenders and mortgage providers with complex residential and commercial possession claims, property litigation, shortfall claims and debt recovery. She provides clients with effective solutions and the necessary support and guidance to help them recover their money as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. Susannah provides a level of personal service based on not only legal expertise, but also a detailed understanding of her clients’ business priorities.

Thomas Clark

Thomas is a partner specialising in advising TMT businesses in respect of corporate finance and corporate structures. His expertise also extends to complex reorganisations and restructurings having completed a number of high value reorganisations and restructurings in the last 36 months, some of which included loan capitalisations, buyback of shares out of profits and capital, issue of loan notes, as well as members voluntary liquidations. Thomas has also advised on numerous employee incentive arrangements ranging from the former Employee Shareholder Schemes to Enterprise Management Incentives. A number of the schemes have been assisted with clients’ exit arrangements. On the transactional side, he has worked on some of Moore Blatch’s highest value and most complex transactions, values ranging from £3m to over £100m. Some of the transactions are amongst the largest completed by any independent law firms across the south of England.

Tim Adams

Tim works with clients and their families, helping them through difficult periods in their personal lives. These may be when writing or updating complex Wills, dealing with a death in the family or helping with elderly relatives. He also like to think of imaginative solutions to various problems they may face in terms of their family and financial issues, particularly in relation to inheritance tax and estate planning. He is recognised by Legal 500 as a Ranked Lawyer for private client work. He went to the The Royal Grammar School, Guildford, and then to Selwyn College, Cambridge. I was admitted as a solicitor in 1985.

Trevor Sterling

Trevor handles a wide range of personal injury claims related to health and social care cases, and has considerable experience managing inquests and inquiries. With over thirty years’ experience in the legal profession, his clients are those who have suffered serious injury or disability through no fault of their own. Trevor helps clients with a wide range of personal injury claims and has a special interest in major trauma cases, particularly brain injury, spinal injury and amputations. He has considerable experience handling inquests and inquiries and was commended by Chambers UK guide for having a “significant reputation” as an “extremely polished performer” offering “high levels of expertise”. He has been involved in a number of serious and highly publicised investigations that have had substantial national significance. In 2008, he received the Bar and Law Society’s ‘Rising Star: Advocate In The Face Of Adversity’ award following success in a landmark employer’s liability suicide, heard in the House of Lords. He also has significant media experience having featured in the print press and on TV, with appearances most notably on BBC Newsnight and Channel 4’s Dispatches. Trevor joined Moore Blatch in 2015 as a partner, and his work takes him across all of the firm’s offices in order to build relationships with health and social care providers in and around London and the South.

Vicky Hydon

Vicky is a consultant in the firm’s medical negligence team, specialising in supporting clients who have complex, high-value claims due to negligence in medicine and surgery. She has a specialist interest in neo-natal deaths/injury, spinal cord injury, diabetic claims, orthopaedic claims and sight loss claims. Vicky provides clients with guidance, support and reassurance during what can be a very challenging time. It is important that clients know how the law can help them get appropriate compensation to secure their future and ensure that lessons are learned. With over 30 years as a practising solicitor, Vicky's clients have the reassurance of knowing that she fully utilises all her legal skills and considerable experience to help them achieve the best possible outcome. She works closely with clients at all stages of the process, and makes sure they understand what is involved and how the claim is being pursued. As a partner, clients can expect her to be involved in all aspects of the work and to be available to answer their questions and concerns. Vicky also has extensive experience as an advocate representing families at inquests in both medical negligence claims and after trauma accidents. She has been involved in high profile inquests dealing with systemic failings by Health Trusts and Ambulance Trusts in providing care for women during labour and delivery. She has also been featured in the media (both press and broadcasts including the BBC).

Victoria Walker

Victoria specialises exclusively in family law and has done for 21 years. She helps clients resolve issues related to the breakdown of their relationship. She is passionate about resolving disputes without court proceedings wherever possible. She is a qualified mediator having trained with the Family Mediators Association. Many of her clients are in the process of separating or going through a divorce and are looking for help to resolve the division of their assets and financial provision for their children. She's experienced to deal with high net worth matters and complex assets including pensions and businesses. She regularly acts for parents where there is a dispute about how much time they spend with their children, who their children live with, or where there is a dispute about key issues such as schooling or vaccinations. Some of her clients are seeking help in cases involving the permanent overseas relocation of children as well as temporary removal for holidays. Her clients find her approachable and tell her that they like her practical, no-nonsense advice, understanding what their key objectives are and keeping costs in proportion to the issue. Victoria empowers clients during one of the most turbulent periods of their lives and help them come out the other side in a better situation. She has worked in London since 2007, she joined Moore Barlow as a Partner in 2018.

Victoria Jones

Victoria is a partner in the medical negligence department and has a wide range of experience covering areas such as misdiagnosis/failure to diagnose and surgical errors. She has particular expertise in neurological and spinal injuries including brain injury at birth and cauda equina syndrome claims and has settled claims worth several millions of pounds. She works quickly to understand how her client’s injuries are impacting on their lives so she can assist them by helping source care, therapies and equipment for their benefit. She is not merely a legal representative; she is an advocate for the well-being and aspirations of her clients, ensuring that their needs and hopes are at the heart of every legal endeavour. Outside of work,she enjoys going to the theatre and in particular enjoy foreign travel.

Zoe Owen

Zoe's role is to lead an experienced and dedicated plot sales team, integrated with the land development and commercial teams at Moore Barlow, ensuring that clients benefit from innovation and in-depth legal knowledge so they can make the right decisions for their developments. She helps Sales Directors understand the legal intricacies in this complex market, and leads them through their developments in order to realise their objectives and grow their ambitions. This involves a detailed understanding of acquisition, development and sales. She acts for clients ranging from large national developers to bespoke house builders helping them with both traditional builds and modern methods of construction. With over 25 years’ experience in property law transactions, she fully understands the needs of housebuilders, their purchasers and lenders. She has experience and expertise in modular homes. Her aim is always to provide clients with a personally tailored service that exceeds their requirements and expectations. Most of her spare time is dedicated to her family and her daughter.

Zoe Thompson

Zoe is an experienced dispute resolution solicitor and litigator specialising in property disputes representing individuals as well as businesses. She prides herself on providing straight forward jargon free pragmatic advice which is proportionate to her clients’ needs and delivered in a timely manner. When not at work she enjoys travel and listening to live music especially jazz.

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