Steele Raymond LLP

Adam Cooper is a solicitor who advises clients on all aspects of family law, including advising on divorce and financial matters, pre- and post-nuptial agreements and the breakdown of cohabiting, non-married relationships. Adam has a particular interest in helping clients to resolve disagreements about children, including who they live with or spend time with, how often they should spend time with each parent, and where they should live (for example where one parent may wish to relocate to another part of the UK or abroad). Adam also advises in relation to disputes on specific issues such as schooling, holidays or changing a child’s name.

Alice is a dispute resolution solicitor in our top-tier Dispute Resolution Team. Alice has been described by the Legal 500, the leading independent guide to the legal profession, as a “Rising Star”.Alice enjoys acting for both individual and business clients on a wide range of commercial and construction disputes.Alice always aims to achieve the best commercial outcome for her clients.

Amelia Williams is a senior associate in the Dispute Resolution team, specialising in commercial litigation and property disputes. Amelia has extensive experience in construction, property and contractual disputes. She is able to advise on all contentious matters, ranging from complex multi-party litigation to giving individuals tailored advice about how best to achieve their objectives.Amelia has helped many clients achieve settlements where a lengthy and contested trial would not have been in their best interests.

Carol Elliott is a partner in the commercial property team. Carol was previously a partner and head of commercial property at a firm in Poole.She has extensive experience of commercial property work in a wide range of sectors including retail, leisure, industrial, office and development.Carol enjoys a very loyal client following and has a reputation for managing complicated property transactions within tight timescales.Carol works closely with her clients to achieve the best outcomes for them.

Caroline is a partner in the commercial property team and was previously a partner and head of a commercial property team at a firm in Salisbury. She is very experienced in a wide range of commercial property work particularly pension property investment including SIPP and SSAS. She also deals with development sites and enfranchisements.She has a reputation for being proactive and finding solutions for clients.

Partner and Head of Commercial Property

Chris is a Partner in the Residential Development Team Specialising in all aspects of residential development, Chris works with both residential and commercial developers, housing associations, local authorities and also private landowners looking to maximise the development potential of their land.Chris has over 30 years’ of experience and has worked extensively on a broad range of residential property projects, from niche private developments to large regional and national housebuilding projects.Chris is highly regarded property development, commercial property and social housing solicitor and is recognised by the Legal 500 as a Recommended Lawyer.

Craig is a partner in the Company & Commercial Team. He enjoys using his expertise and experience to provide commercial legal solutions to a broad range of business clients across sectors including manufacturing, construction, finance and the service sector.

Daniel is a partner and the head of the family team. He has wide ranging experience in matrimonial and children related matters and is particularly known for his experience in dealing with financial settlements arising in divorce proceedings.Daniel deals with all types of divorce and financial settlement matters, including complex cases with substantial assets and those which involve complex asset structures including trusts, pensions and businesses. He also regularly advises upon the preparation of pre and post nuptial agreements.Daniel works closely with our commercial experts and tax specialists to offer coherent, constructive and tailor made advice for each client.In addition, Daniel represents parents (and grandparents) in private law Children Act proceedings in matters concerning the care, contact and living arrangements for children where parents are unable to agree on decisions and arrangements relating to their children. He has a wealth of experience in dealing with such cases that have complex factual or background circumstances.

Deborah West is Head of Employment Law at Steele Raymond LLP. Deborah has significant specialist employment law experience acting principally for employers ranging in size from international corporates to SMEs across a variety of both private and public industry sectors.She is often called upon to give significant HR as well as employment law input at both strategic and practical levels, working alongside Boards, senior management, HR teams and owner-managers in order to achieve commercial, cultural and legal objectives across the full life cycle of the employment relationship.

Deborah Fenton is an Associate Solicitor in the firm’s Residential Property Team. Deborah provides advice and expertise on a broad range of residential property and conveyancing matters. Her professional knowledge extends across all areas of residential property and includes sales, purchases, mortgages, equity releases, transfer of equity and shared equity agreements.With over 16 years' of residential conveyancing experience, Deborah offers her clients a highly efficient approach and has a track record for delivering successful resolutions on the most complex matters.

Emma specialises in residential development and social housing working with private developers, regional and national housebuilders and regional and national registered providers of social housing. Emma has extensive experience in all aspects of development work and has been central to some of the key strategic land assemblies, joint ventures and site acquisitions in the South. She was formerly the sole external legal adviser to the Hampshire Alliance for Rural Affordable Housing (HARAH).Emma is a recognised expert in social housing development by the Legal 500 with a caseload covering sites across the south coast from Brighton to Plymouth.

Graeme is a consultant in the Commercial Property Team. Graeme has over 25 years’ non-contentious construction law experience gained, initially, in-house as European General Counsel at the European Head Office of Shimizu Corporation, a multi-national Japanese construction company and subsequently as the head of the Construction Law Group at a leading Thames Valley law firm.

Senior Associate

Harriet Dormer is an Associate Solicitor in Steele Raymond's private client team in Bournemouth. Harriet specialises in all aspects of estate administration and planning, including will drafting, lasting power of attorney, enduring power of attorney registrations and court protection applications.Harriet is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

Jennifer is a partner in the firm’s commercial property team and is also the training principal for the firm. She has significant experience in advising on a wide range of property transactions with a particular focus on landlord and tenant matters and transactions involving the leisure and retail sectors.Jennifer has been recommended by The Legal 500 and has been awarded a Post Graduate Diploma in Land Registration Law.

Jennifer has worked for the firm since September 1984. She is a legal assistant in the private client team in Bournemouth where she assists Sue Adams, Bryony Davies and Paul Causton. Jennifer is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and is studying with the Cilex Law School with the aim to become a Chartered Legal Executive in due course.

Jesamine is a solicitor in the Private Client Team in the Bournemouth office of Steele Raymond. Trained in Residential Conveyancing, Private Client and Family Law, Jesamine is currently involved in the contentious aspects of private client to include inheritance disputes, contested wills, trust litigation and Court of Protection applications, personal injury, clinical negligence and educational matters.

Joanna will guide you through the sometimes daunting conveyancing process. She has over 10 years experience and always builds rapport with clients, other lawyers and estate agents to help smooth and progress the transactional process.As well as being qualified to deal with your residential sale or purchase from initial instruction to completion, Joanna can also provide advice on Stamp Duty Land Tax, declarations of trust for joint purchasers, questions as to the mortgage process and indemnity insurance information.Joanna is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives.

Johanna is a Senior Associate Solicitor in the Commercial Property Team. Johanna has significant experience in advising on a wide variety of commercial property work including freehold and leasehold acquisitions and landlord and tenant matters. She also specialises in property pension investment transactions.Johanna can also speak Spanish.

Partner

Kayleigh is an Associate Solicitor in the Commercial Property Team. Kayleigh has experience of a variety of commercial property work with a particular interest in landlord and tenant matters and freehold sales and purchases.

Laura is an Associate solicitor in the private client team in Southbourne.Laura manages a caseload of probate and estate administration, Will drafting, Lasting Power of Attorney preparation, Enduring Power of Attorney registration, Court of Protection applications, trust management and the management of people’s affairs.Laura is an Associate Member of SFE (Solicitors for the Elderly).

Laura is solicitor in the dispute resolution team, specialising in property litigation. Laura acts for landlords and tenants in any contentious aspect of residential or commercial Landlord and Tenant law, as well advising on a broad range of property issues for businesses and individuals.Her experience includes boundary disputes, restrictive covenants, adverse possession, issues involving trusts of land, emergency eviction of trespassers, nuisance claims and land registration disputes, amongst others.

Lindsay has a breadth of experience in all areas of divorce and separation matters including issues relating to child arrangements. She has particular expertise in one of the most complex areas of family law relating to the division of assets for separated unmarried couples.Lindsay is an energetic and passionate lawyer who understands that her clients need a balanced combination of personal qualities with expert knowledge to deal with the intricacies of their disputes many of which include businesses, high fund value pensions and trusts.Lindsay’s approach, either in her capacity as a solicitor or mediator, is to guide clients with appropriate options to enable them to reach a fair resolution.

Luke is an Associate Solicitor in the Commercial Property Team. Luke is an experienced commercial property lawyer carrying out a range of commercial property work including the acquisition and disposal of freehold and leasehold property, property finance and advising clients on a broad range of landlord and tenant matters.Luke has advised a large number of charities in connection with commercial property.

Melanie Wilkins is an Associate in Steele Raymond’s Private Client team in Bournemouth. She is a Chartered Legal Executive and CILEx Probate Practitioner. Melanie acts for individuals and families in administering estates, preparing wills, trusts, powers of attorney and court of protection applications. Melanie is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE).

Chartered Legal Executive

Nick is a partner in the Company & Commercial Team.He acts for a wide range of business clients across various sectors, advising on complex corporate transactions including company sales, purchases and mergers.Nick undertakes a significant volume of private equity work including the popular EIS scheme.Nick also has a busy trademark practice (covering many jurisdictions) and often assists clients with the sale and purchase of large yachts and aircraft.

Nikki is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives specialising in debt recovery.Nikki has significant experience in acting for a wide range of businesses and individuals in relation to all elements of debt recovery including both Enforcement of Judgments or Orders and Creditor led Insolvency Proceedings.Nikki provides a straightforward and cost effective debt recovery service, which offers a high success rate.She also has extensive experience in dealing with a variety of claims arising as a result of Personal Injury including Road Traffic Accidents, Employers Liability and Public Liability.

Paul is a Chartered Tax Adviser, a member of STEP and holds the STEP Advanced Certificate in the UK Taxation of International Clients.A former Law Society Council Member he lectures from time to time on mainly taxation matters. He advises on most aspects of taxation, including business and agricultural property relief, excluded property trusts and various other off shore and non domiciliary issues affecting inheritance tax, capital gains tax and income tax.Paul also advises on the tax aspects of various corporate transactions such as mergers and demergers.

Partner

Managing Partner

Philippa Roles is a consultant solicitor specialising in advising businesses and business owners on UK tax matters. Philippa has been highly commended by clients (and the legal directories) for her practical approach to providing tax advice and the straight forward way in which she is able to explain UK tax issues and propose solutions.

Roisin Fisher is a Solicitor in the Commercial Property and Residential Development Teams. Roisin deals with a wide variety of commercial property and residential development work including freehold and leasehold disposals and acquisitions, lease renewals, surrenders and lease assignments and development site acquisitions.

Rosanna is a Solicitor in the Commercial Property Team.  Rosanna deals with a wide variety of commercial property work including freehold and leasehold disposals and acquisitions, lease renewals, surrenders and lease assignments.

Shaun is a Senior Associate in the Company & Commercial Team. Adopting a commercial and pragmatic approach to advising clients, Shaun has experience in a wide range of corporate, commercial and business matter including business and company sales and purchases, company de-mergers, establishment of joint-venture companies, banking and finance together with advising and drafting terms and conditions and commercial contracts.Shaun also takes an active role in the local business and legal community and frequently attends a number of networking events aimed at supporting local start-ups and SMEs and previously held the role of Charities Officer for the Bournemouth & District Junior Lawyers Division for two years.

Sue is a specialist consultant solicitor to the Residential Development Team. Sue has over 35 years experience and specialises in residential development work and complex residential transactions, including sales and purchases of houses and flats.Sue also has a depth of experience in dealing with gas, electricity and telecommunications easements.

Partner

Solicitor

Tom is a solicitor in the top-tier Company & Commercial Team in Bournemouth. He has experience in a wide range of commercial and business transactions including drafting of commercial contracts, terms and conditions and commercial agreements, loan and security documentation, shareholder agreements.

Victoria Jarmolkiewicz is an Associate Solicitor in the Residential Property team. Victoria has over five years' experience and specialises in acting for residential property owners and developers in the sales, purchase and mortgaging of both houses and flats.In addition, Victoria also works alongside the firm's residential development team, providing expert advice to developers and social housing providers.