Tees Law

Associate Alexander specialises in acting on sales and acquisitions of commercial property, negotiating and advising landlords and tenants on leasehold transactions, acting for land owners and developers in promotion, option and overage agreements and conditional contracts together with a particular specialism in buying and selling farms and agricultural land.

Alexandra Drew

Solicitor Alexandra is a solicitor in the Family team at Tees. Her work involves advising and representing clients on a range of different family matters including divorce, financial settlements and pre-nuptial agreements, arrangements for children and children act applications and domestic abuse orders.

Amy Riddick

Solicitor I qualified as a Solicitor in April 2022 working in the Dispute Resolution and Litigation Department at Tees, acting on behalf of Claimants and Defendants on a range of disputes, including; contractual disputes, partnership disputes and property disputes.

Ana James-Pittau

Associate Ana is an Associate in the Dispute Resolution team at Tees Law, based in our Chelmsford office. She qualified as a Solicitor in January 2017 and worked as a Paralegal since 2010. She joined Tees in October 2019. She advises on contentious matters for both corporate and private clients, including: Contractual disputes Debt recovery Civil fraud Intellectual property disputes Reputational disputes including defamation Building disputes Misrepresentation Partnership and Company Disputes Insolvency Enforcement Alternative dispute resolution She has also previously advised on GDPR, employment law and Personal Injury and is able to draw on this knowledge to resolve relevant issues

Andrew Harrison

Solicitor Andrew is a Solicitor in the Commercial Property team based in Chelmsford. He specialises in a wide range of commercial property transactions, such as: Sales and acquisitions of commercial / mixed use property in England and Wales; Advising landlords and tenants in relation to new and existing commercial leases; Acting for banks, private lenders and borrowers in connection with development loans and general financing which is then secured against land and property; Acting for landowners and developers concerning acquisitions and leases of agricultural land for the purpose of redeveloping it into to renewable energy developments

Angela Sewell

Solicitor Angela specialises in the area of wills and estate planning, Trusts and Powers of Attorney. She is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) and can advise and assist in Preparation and revision of Wills, Estate planning – including inheritance tax and planning for the cost of future care, living Wills/ advance directive, trusts – including preparation and administration, administration of Estates, Lasting Powers of Attorney for Property and Financial Affairs and Health and Welfare and applying for a Deputyship Order through the Court of Protection.

Anya Radford

Senior Associate Anya qualified as a solicitor in 2002 and since then has specialised in commercial property work. She grew up in Chelmsford, and after studying at Oxford and in Germany, she spent the first part of her career in the City before moving back to Essex to work. She advises on all aspects of commercial property work, including: freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals development sites secured lending and refinancing option agreements, overage agreements planning agreements promotion agreements leases all aspects of the landlord and tenant relationship.

Charlotte Middleditch

Solicitor

Daniel Fairs

Partner Daniel specialises in a wide range of commercial property transactions, such as: Acting on sales and acquisitions of commercial property in England and Wales Acting for land owners and developers and promoters in promotion agreements, option agreements, overage agreements and conditional agreements Negotiating and advising landlords and tenants in relation to new and existing leases Advising landlords and tenants in relation to lease renewals, lease surrenders, lease extensions and under-lettings Acting for banks, private lenders and borrowers in connection with development loans and general financing for working capital which is then secured against land and property

Frances Gill

Associate Frances is a solicitor in the Wills, Tax, Trusts and Probate Team. Her work involves preparing Wills, dealing with probates, advising on and preparing Lasting Powers of Attorney, assisting with Court of Protection applications and other related work.

Georgina Wade

Solicitor Georgina is a solicitor in the Medical Negligence team, having qualified in September 2021. Although her experience covers a broad range of medical negligence claims, her particular areas of interest include inquests and surgical negligence claims.

Heather Fuff

Associate Heather has worked in wills, trusts, tax and probate since qualifying over 30 years ago, which includes 13 years in the private client department of a city of London law firm. Heather advises on Wills, Trusts and Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection applications as well as traditional probate work and all aspects of Inheritance tax and succession planning.

Isobel Foenander

Associate Isobel is an associate in the Medical Negligence team, and has experience in a wide variety of cases including orthopaedic claims; delay in diagnosis and treatment, of cancer in particular; birth injury; brain injury in adults and children and fatal claims.

James Daynes

Professional Support Lawyer James is a Professional Support Lawyer in the Wills, Trusts, Tax and Probate Department. He provides specialist technical support to the department on relevant client matters. James qualified as a solicitor in 2004, moving into Private Client law in 2007 after previously working as an in house lawyer in the Life & Pensions department of a multinational insurance company. He specialises in wills, estate and capital tax planning and probate, both onshore and offshore, and charity administration. He has experience of advising a wide range of clients, including high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs, charities, families, farming clients and non-UK resident or non-UK domiciled/deemed-domiciled clients.

Jason Torrance

Solicitor Jason specialises in dispute resolution and has acted for Claimants and Defendants, companies and individuals on a range of disputes, including contractual disputes, partnership disputes, debt recovery, professional negligence, construction matters, regulatory disputes, insurance and agricultural matters. Jason is a member of Tees’ highly regarded Rural team and assists in the running of the NFU LAS Call First scheme in which telephone advice is provided to a wide range of rural clients. He has a particular specialism in anti-doping matters, and has represented UK and international level athletes in tribunals. He has also represented retired athletes in contractual disputes.

Jennifer Appleton

Associate Jennifer is an Associate in the private client team in the Royston office. She qualified as a solicitor in 2016 and has been advising on Wills, probate, trusts, tax and powers of attorney and related matters ever since.

Katheryn Riggs

Associate Katheryn qualified as a Legal Executive in September 2019 and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. She originally joined Tees as a Paralegal in the Medical Negligence team in April 2015 and studied for her professional qualification whilst working full-time and gaining invaluable experience. Katheryn qualified as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives in September 2019 and was promoted to Associate in April 2020. Katheryn is Team Leader of the Medical Negligence team in Bishop’s Stortford. She deals with a variety of Medical Negligence claims, working with clients to understand their needs and seek answers for what has gone wrong. Katheryn understands that seeking legal advice on a medical issue can be daunting however she is friendly and approachable and will provide updates, support and understanding from the initial meeting and throughout. Katheryn has particular expertise in claims involving obstetrics, gynaecology and fertility, general surgery, cardiology and brain injury.

Katie Stewart

Associate Katie is an associate in the Family Department at Tees, based in the Bishops Stortford office. Katie started working in family law in 2014. She advises and represents clients on a range of family matters, including private law children, divorce and finances, cohabitation matters, including cases brought under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 and Schedule 1 Children Act proceedings, pre-nuptial agreements and cases involving domestic violence.

Lauren Glynne

Solicitor Lauren qualified as a Solicitor in 2019 and joined the Tees Law Private Client department in March 2022. Her areas of expertise include, advising and preparing Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection matters, assisting with Probate and Letters of Administration, preparing Declarations of Trusts and other related work.

Luck Luck Ooi

Associate Luck qualified in 2009 with a large regional firm in the South of the country and specialised in Wealth Management which involved the creation, administration of and advice relating to Trusts, Wills and Inheritance Tax. He subsequently joined a full service firm in Cambridge where he broadened his area of specialism which now includes matters relating to estate planning, applications for Grant of Probate, the administration of estates, the preparation, finalisation and registration of Lasting Powers of Attorney and Deputyships. In addition to this, Luck also acts in the creation of and administration of trusts including Personal Injury Trusts and advice relating to trusts.

Lucy Beck

Senior Associate Lucy joined Tees in 2021 as an Associate Solicitor in the Commercial Property Department. She qualified as a solicitor in 2017 and has worked in the South Essex area for the whole of her post-qualified career. She has a vast range of property experience, including: Asset site acquisitions and disposals All aspects of Landlord and Tenant matters and asset management Strategic land development schemes including option agreements, conditional contracts, clawback/overage agreements, promotion agreements Secured lending and refinancing of portfolios, including bridging finance with experience acting for borrowers, lenders only and dual representation Acting for charities on a wide range of property related matters

Mark Chiverton

Solicitor Mark is a Solicitor within the Family department at Tees’ based at the Bishop’s Stortford office. He advises and represents clients on a broad spectrum of family matters, including but not limited to, divorce and finances, cohabitation matters, child arrangements, as well as assisting with pre and post-nuptial agreements.

Natalie Liversidge

Associate

Natasha Bhandari

Associate Natasha is an Associate within the Corporate Commercial team at Tees and specialises in all aspects of corporate law including; Share acquisitions and disposals Asset acquisitions & disposals Management buy ins & buy-outs Joint ventures Share restructuring Shareholders agreements and articles EMI Schemes Company formation. She has experience in advising a broad range of clients from SME’s, private equity companies, banks, large corporates to owner managed businesses, whether their objective is to diversify and grow or simply put in place a legal framework. Sectors she has a particular interest in include retail, technology, property development and sport. She also advises on corporate banking and finance and commercial contracts.

Piers Woods

Associate Piers has expertise in a broad range of transactional commercial property work. His experience includes acting for landowners, trustees and charity trustees, developers and investors in relation to sales and acquisitions, strategic land transactions and development agreements, diversification and estate management work; multinational, national and SME public and private companies in connection with corporate transactions; property investors in relation to portfolio transactions, acquisitions and disposals, portfolio management, finance and refinance work; landlords and tenants in relation to new leases, assignments, renewals and leasehold management matters.

Rachel Benton

Associate Rachel is an Associate Solicitor in the Medical Negligence team at Tees. As a department, Tees Medical Negligence have many years of combined experience with specialisms that cover many different types of claim, including but not limited to: fatal claims, birth injuries, amputation claims, surgical errors and delay in diagnosis and treatment.

Samantha Worth

Senior Associate Samantha is a senior associate in our commercial property team. Since joining Tees in November 2012, she has been advising companies and individuals as to the management of their property portfolio. She acts for landlords and tenants, helping them through the process of the grant/ renewal and termination leases. She also deals with general sales and purchases of commercial and agricultural property. Samantha liaises regularly, and acts in conjunction with agents and surveyors to ensure the relevant clients’ needs are met in the particular transaction. She also assists our Wills, Tax Trusts and Probate department by dealing with the transfer of property for executors and voluntary first registrations.

Sarah Stocker

Associate Sarah is an Associate Solicitor within the Medical Negligence team at Tees. Sarah has been working exclusively on medical negligence claims for over 9 years and has developed specialisms in: Stillbirth & Neonatal deaths; Ophthalmic claims; Surgical Negligence; GP Negligence; and Cosmetic & Bariatric Surgery.

Sophie Stuart

Solicitor Sophie is a Solicitor within the Medical Negligence team. The Medical Negligence team at Tees has many years of combined experience, with specialisms that cover many different types of claim, including, but not limited to: Inquests Fatal claims Birth injuries Spinal Injuries Delay in diagnosis and treatment Orthopaedic Injuries Still birth claims

Suzanne Bradbury

Associate Licensed Conveyaner and Team Leader of the Real Estate Team (Chelmsford office)

Tracey Dickens

Tracey is a Partner with Birkett Long LLP advising on all aspects of company, partnership and limited liability partnership (LLP) law. She also heads the Commercial & Corporate Finance team.

Victoria Sweeting

Senior Associate Victoria is a Senior Associate in Tees’ Private Client team and is based in our Bishop’s Stortford Office. She has worked in this field since she qualified as a solicitor in 2005, and undertakes all types of private client work for a diverse range of clients including, preparing Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney and registering Enduring Powers of Attorney, providing estate planning and inheritance tax advice, administering estates and setting up and breaking trusts and advising on their administration.

Victoria Morgan

Solicitor Victoria qualified as a Solicitor in 2019 and joined the Tees Law Private Client department in February 2022. Her areas of expertise includes, advising clients in relation to their Wills and succession planning, creating and registering Lasting Powers of Attorney, preparing Declarations of Trust and assisting executors or administrators in the administration of an estate.

Chris Claxton-Shirley

Clare Pilsworth

Darren Perks

David Perry