Nelsons Solicitors Limited

Partner. Adrian qualified as a Solicitor in 1998 and joined Nelsons as a Partner in May 2024. Adrian advises on contentious insolvency matters and commercial debt collection, supporting insolvency practitioners, businesses and individuals, with a particular focus on investigating the reasons for a company’s failure and identifying any potential claims that can be pursued through the Courts for the benefit of the company’s creditors. This includes investigating the conduct of directors, antecedent transactions, frauds such as Ponzi and pyramid schemes, and tracing assets in multiple jurisdictions. Adrian is also experienced in trust and property issues arising in the context of bankruptcy, investigating the extent of the bankrupt’s interest in a property, and realising that interest for the benefit of the bankrupt’s creditors. Adrian also updates a chapter in Tolley’s Insolvency Law Service entitled “Official Receiver: Personal”.

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Partner. Amanda qualified as a Solicitor in 2005 and joined Nelsons in July 2024. Her areas of expertise include Wills, Inheritance Tax planning, administration of estates, grants of Probate, grants of Letters of Administration, Powers of Attorney, administration of affairs, and residential care fee planning/protection of assets.

Partner. Andy specialises in all areas of commercial litigation, including commercial contract, director and shareholder and partnership disputes. He also regularly advises on corporate and personal insolvency and property litigation matters.

Partner. Areas of practice include brain and spinal injuries, clinical negligence, product liability and catastrophic injuries, with a specialist interest in brain injury claims for children and birth injury claims. Bruce has appeared on national TV and radio commenting on personal injury law matters.

Partner. Since qualification in 2005, Catherine has specialised in wills and probate. Her areas of expertise include will drafting; inheritance tax planning; administration of estates; grants of probate; grants of letters of administration; court of protection; powers of attorney; administration of affairs; trust creation and administration; declarations of trust; residential care fees planning/protection of assets.

Partner. Chris heads up the residential property team at Nelsons, specialising in house sales and purchased. He has been advising on residential conveyancing matters since 2005. Chris specialises in acting for HNW individuals and professional portfolio landlords in both sales and acquisitions of all types of residential properties. Chris is experienced in advising clients in connection with lease extensions for residential property as well as leasehold enfranchisement. His areas of expertise include residential freehold and leasehold sales and purchases; re-mortgages; transfer of equity; right to buy purchases; shared ownership properties; new build property; deeds of grant (rights of way, rights of services, etc); residential lease extensions; adverse possession registrations; prescriptive easement registrations; buy to let and house in multiple occupation (HMO) acqusitions; and limited company owned residential property.

Partner. Chris qualified as a Solicitor in 2013 and joined Nelsons' Dispute Resolution team in January 2024. Chris has extensive expertise in property disputes, rights of way claims, landlord and tenant disputes and commercial disputes.

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Partner. Duncan has practised exclusively in company and commercial law since qualification and is recommended by The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners guides to the legal profession. His areas of expertise include acquisitions, disposals and mergers; management buy-outs and buy-ins; banking and corporate finance; corporate governance; joint ventures; corporate reorganisations; and share sales and purchases.

Partner. Emma specialises in family law cases and advises on divorce and financial settlements which involve complex issues and substantial assets. Working closely with our personal injury team, Emma provides specialist advice on family matters to clients who have suffered a head or brain injury. She also advises on pre and post nuptial agreements and separation agreements along with private law Children Act disputes. Emma is a qualified collaborative practitioner. Her areas of experience include matrimonial law including divorce; financial remedy; civil partnership dissolution; collaborative law; pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements; separation agreements; parental responsbility; child arrangements; and prohibited steps orders and specific issue orders.

Partner. Emma specialises in intellectual property and commercial work, providing comprehensive and pragmatic advice in respect of both contentious and non-contentious matters. Emma also advises clients on trade mark registration, acting for clients in filing and prosecuting applications at the UK Intellectual Property Office, as well as in opposition and cancellation proceedings.

Partner. Emma qualified as a Solicitor in 2005 and joined Nelsons' expert Medical Negligence team in January 2024 . Emma specialises in a wide spectrum of clinical negligence matters and assists with representation at inquests.

Partner & Solicitor. Gareth qualified as a solicitor in 2014 and joined Nelsons in 2016. He specialises in children law, including children proceedings (acting for parents in care proceedings, child arrangements and prohibited steps orders and specific issue orders), parental responsibility and domestic violence – injunctions.

Partner, Solicitor & Mediator. Gayle qualified as a Solicitor in 1997 and worked in Nelsons' Family Law team from 2001 to 2013, and then re-joined in December 2020. Gayle specialises in family law, advising and mediating in relation to divorce and separation cases, often involving complex financial settlements. Gayle also advises on private children law matters and applications (parental responsibility, specific issue orders and prohibited steps orders), including the resolution of children arrangements, civil partnership dissolution, pre and post-nuptial agreements, separation agreements and cohabitation agreements.

Partner & Solicitor. Helen has specialised in Wills and Probate matters since qualification in 2009. Her areas of expertise include Wills, Inheritance Tax planning, administration of estates, Grants of Probate, Grants of Letters of Administration, Powers of Attorney, administration of affairs, Trust creation and administration, declarations of trust and residential care fee planning/protection of assets.

Partner. Ian joined Nelsons in 2023 as a Partner in our Commercial Property team. His areas of expertise include landlord and tenant (commercial); land acquisition and disposal; commercial developments; commercial landlord and tenant – asset management; pension scheme-related property transactions; secured lending.

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Partner & Independent Financial Adviser. Areas of expertise investment advice for individuals and trustees, Inheritance Tax planning, advice on Trusts, pensions and retirement planning, cash flow modelling, life insurance advice.

Partner. Julie qualified as a Solicitor in 1995 and joined Nelsons' expert Medical Negligence team in January 2024. Julie specialises in a wide spectrum of clinical negligence matters, particularly in claims concerning brain injuries suffered by babies at birth and claims concerning surgical errors.

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Partner. Kieron joined Nelsons in September 2019 and is a Partner in our expert Commercial Property team. He has particular expertise in land acquisition and disposal; commercial developments; commercial renewable energy and development work; secured lending; commercial sales and disposals; commercial landlord and tenant – asset management; and land and building plot acquisitions.

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Partner. A member of Nelsons’ dispute resolution team and based in our Leicester office, Lewis specialises predominately in property, trusts and probate litigation but also associated insolvency and professional negligence matters. Lewis is also experienced in commercial litigation, and in particular shareholder and company disputes.

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Partner. Lucy qualified as a Solicitor in 2007 and joined Nelsons in March 2022 as a Partner. Lucy specialises in all areas of medical negligence cases and advises and represents people involved in inquests. The cases that she advises on involve the whole range of NHS trusts, private doctors and other healthcare professionals and the claims that could arise from errors or failings in any form of medical treatment. Since qualifying, Lucy has helped clients to obtain substantial compensation in cases involving birth-related injuries, delayed diagnosis of cancer, surgical errors and in circumstances where their loved ones have tragically passed away as a result of negligence.

Partner. Mark joined Nelsons' Residential Conveyancing team as a Partner in November 2023. His areas of expertise include residential freehold and leasehold sales and purchases; remortgages; transfer of equity; deeds of grant (rights of way, rights of services, etc.); buy-to-let acquisitions; limited company-owned residential property; and high-value acquisitions.

Partner. Areas of practice include all clinical negligence claims with specialist expertise in medical inquests. Matthew was registered General Nurse in 1992, and has nursing experience in most areas of acute hospital care.

Partner & Solicitor. Melanie acts in complex family law cases including divorce, child arrangements orders, international relocation, child abduction, domestic abuse, parental alienation, care proceedings, adoption placement breakdown, deprivation of liberty and habitual residence jurisdiction.

Partner. Mike joined Nelsons in 2023 as a Partner in our Commercial Property team. Mike specialises in property transactional and advisory for local, regional, and national clients. His areas of expertise include landlord and tenant (commercial); land acquisition and disposal; commercial development; commercial landlord and tenant – asset management; pension scheme-related property transactions; secured lending.

Partner & Solicitor. Nadia qualified as a Solicitor in 2009 and joined Nelsons in May 2017. She has specialised in Wills and Probate matters, including Will drafting and Inheritance Tax, since 2007. Nadia's areas of expertise include Wills; Inheritance Tax planning; administration of estates; grants of Probate; grants of Letters of Administration; Powers of Attorney; administration of affairs; Trust creation and administration; declarations of Trust; residential care fee planning/protection of assets; and Surrogacy Wills.

Partner & Solicitor. Paul qualified as a Solicitor in 2015 and joined Nelsons in 2016. He specialises in commercial property law matters, including  business leases, assignments and underlettings, acquisitions and disposals of freehold, leaseback arrangements, commercial mortgages, first registrations, adverse possession and commercial property portfolio management.

Partner. Peter qualified as a Solicitor in 2012 and joined Nelsons'  Employment Law team in 2018. He has specialised in employment law matters since qualification, advising businesses and individuals on a wide range of issues, including unfair and constructive unfair dismissal claims; discipline and grievance issues; all forms of discrimination including disability, race, sex and religion; settlement agreements; employment contracts, handbooks and policies; restructuring, redundancy and transfer of undertakings issues; and employment tribunal litigation.

Partner & Independent Financial Adviser. His areas of specialism include investment advice for individuals, trustees, deputies and attorneys; advice on long-term care; life insurance advice; pensions and retirement planning; investment fund research and analysis; cash flow modelling.

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Partner. Rik joined Nelsons in November 2023 He specialises in corporate law services, including mergers, acquisitions and disposals, corporate restructuring/reorganisations, management buy-outs and buy-ins, company formations and shareholders’ agreements. Rik has a particular specialism in accountancy practice sales and purchases.

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Chief Executive. Stewart is responsible for Nelsons' strategic oversight. He has a full time management role and works alongside Tim Hastings. Before becoming Nelsons' Chief Executive, Stewart was a partner in the dispute resolution department, specialising in resolving intellectual property disputes.

Chairman. In 2017, Tim took on the full-time, executive management role of chairman, working alongside Stewart Vandermark, with responsibility for overseeing Nelsons' strategic development and financial performance. Tim is qualified in law and management and is chair of Nelsons' Board of Management.

Partner & Licensed Conveyancer. Trevor has been practising land law and advising on residential conveyancing matters since 2002. Trevor's areas of expertise include all aspects of freehold and leasehold sales and purchases; limited company property investments/portfolio transfers; buy to let and House in Multiple Occupation (HMO); lease extensions; unregistered property; adverse possession; transfers of part and plot sales; new build purchases; help to buy equity scheme; remortgages; transfers of equity; matrimonial conveyancing; right to buy, shared ownership and social housing schemes; equity release and life time mortgages; severance of tenancy; declarations of trust; probate/deputy dispositions of land; auction sale preparation; pre-auction purchase advice; private lending security; lender only representation; creation and registration/discharge of third-party interests in land; general title investigations; independent legal advice; ID1 forms; appointed commissioner for oaths.

Partner, Chartered Financial Planner & head of investment management. Zoe’s areas of expertise include providing bespoke advice for Personal Injury, Court of Protection deputies and attorneys, alongside holistic financial planning for private clients and business owners. Zoe also specialises in Personal Injury Trust investment; pensions and retirement planning, investment advice for individuals and trustee clients, investment fund research and analysis, Inheritance Tax planning, life insurance advice; and cash flow modelling.