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Ellis Jones Solicitors LLP

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Praised as ‘one of the strongest litigation teams in Bournemouth, boasting a wealth of expertise and knowledge’, Ellis Jones Solicitors LLP has a strong track record in contractual disputes, defamation claims and professional negligence proceedings, in addition to property litigation, banking cases, injunction applications and gambling disputes. Lauren Day, who has ’encyclopedic knowledge’ of property litigation and probate claims, jointly leads the team alongside William Fox Bregman, who is ‘highly knowledgeable in banking and financial services litigation’. Paul Kanolik specialises in betting and gambling disputes, while Victoria Riddleston is ’a formidable force’ in contentious trust and probate matters, and senior associate Caroline Palacio ‘has a real depth of knowledge in insolvency matters’.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Caroline Palacio has a real depth of knowledge in insolvency matters and, as a result, has a substantial and repeat following from a wide range of insolvency practitioners.’ 

  • ‘Victoria Riddleston is a formidable force in litigation matters, particularly probate disputes.’ 

  • ‘Ellis Jones are one of the strongest litigation teams in Bournemouth, boasting a wealth of expertise and knowledge across all sub-specialities.’ 

  • ‘William Fox Bregman is highly knowledgeable in banking and financial services litigation and is also client friendly and easy to work with.’ 

  • ‘Lauren Day has an encyclopedic knowledge of commercial litigation.��� 

  • ‘Conor Maher is extremely good with clients and has a tireless work ethic.’ 

  • ‘Florence Newton works primarily in property disputes and can navigate complex legal and factual disputes with ease and focus.’ 

  • ‘Paul Kanolik adopts a firm and realistic approach to difficult gambling cases.’ 

Work highlights

  • Instructed by applicant, Robert Spedding, in a successful Judicial Review application within the reported case of R (Spedding) v Wilsthore Council [2022] EWHC 347 (Admin).

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Lauren Day, William Fox Bregman

Other key lawyers

Paul Kanolik, Victoria Riddleston, Caroline Palacio, Conor Maher, Florence Newton