Our People
Helen Bowns
Partner & Head of Family Law
Helen Bowns
Partner & Head of Family Law
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Helen works with clients to ensure that they are sensitively guided through the complex area of family and relationship breakdown.
Jayne Gardner
Partner & Head of Debt & Asset Recovery
Jayne Gardner
Partner & Head of Debt & Asset Recovery
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Jayne has over 25 years’ experience in both debt collection and credit management.
Alan Hamblett
Partner
Alan Hamblett
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Alan handles complex and high value disputed debt claims.
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Languages:
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English
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French
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German
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Spanish
Andrew Smith
Partner
Andrew Smith
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Andrew loves working with businesses and their owners, using his experience and knowledge to solve problems and build value.
Emma Joy Smith
Partner
Emma Joy Smith
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Emma manages a growing sales team within our social housing department, acting specifically for Housing Association clients. Emma is passionate about her role and what the team can achieve, working together to benefit the needs of the client.
Janet James
Partner
Janet has a reputation as being a personable and commercial practitioner and works closely with her clients to achieve their goals.
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My Recent Articles
- Anglian Water appoints Shakespeare Martineau to legal panel
Jennie Wheildon
Partner
Jennie Wheildon
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Jennie has enjoyed putting her wellington boots on and working within the agricultural sector since she was a trainee solicitor. Jennie has significant experience assisting farming clients with the wide variety of their property matters.
Stewart Freeman
Legal Director
Stewart Freeman
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Stewart acts exclusively for housing association clients and completes a large number of property transactions to assist clients in achieving their goals.
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Languages:
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English
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German
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My Recent Articles
- Registered Providers – attention needed
Alistair Spencer
Legal Director
Alistair Spencer
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Alistair specialises in contentious trusts and probate. He represents private individuals, charities, trustees and executors in a wide range of matters.
Sarah Evans
Associate
Sarah Evans
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Sarah is an experienced commercial property solicitor in the infrastructure team dealing with a wide range of commercial property matters
Vicci Faulkner
Legal Director
Vicci Faulkner
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Vicci Faulkner is CILEX Conveyancing Practitioner and Legal Director within the Social Housing Sales Team, having returned to the team in May 2023. She has over 18 years experience within Residential Property.
Anna Morris
Associate
Anna Morris
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Anna advises private individuals, trustees and charities on disputes relating to contentious trusts, probate and Court of Protection matters.
Michael Lang
Associate
Michael Lang
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Michael acts for housing associations as part of the social housing sales team.
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My Recent Articles
- Lease Extensions – Are Registered Providers Making The Most Of Them?
Sonal Panesar
Associate
Sonal Panesar
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Sonal is a Solicitor within our Social Housing and Development Team with a strong Property background.
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Languages:
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English
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Gujarati
Sophie Hunter
Associate
Sophie Hunter
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Sophie deals exclusively with transactions for Registered Providers such as leasehold schemes for the elderly, shared ownership, right to buy/acquire, staircasing, single unit disposal, purchases and many more.
Esme Barker
Solicitor
Esme Barker
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Esme is a Solicitor who specialises in Rural Property and Agricultural Law.
Francesca Saunders
Solicitor
Francesca Saunders
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Francesca works exclusively with Registered Providers in relation to all aspects of residential property transactions.
Yasmine Lansiquot
Solicitor
Yasmine Lansiquot
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Yasmine is a solicitor in our Social Housing Development team with a strong commercial property and residential property background.
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My Recent Articles
- Developers: restrictive covenants and your options
Kathy Buchanan
Group Environment, Health & Safety Manager
Kathy Buchanan
Group Environment, Health & Safety Manager
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Kathy heads up our client services and facilities provision as well as managing our entire property portfolio.
Louise Dudley
Legal Finance Analyst
Louise Dudley
Legal Finance Analyst
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Louise is a Legal Finance Analyst with 16 years’ experience in the industry.
Sab Dhillon
Senior Paralegal
Sab Dhillon
Senior Paralegal
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Liz Shirley
Legal Assistant
Liz Shirley
Legal Assistant
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Liz specialises in dealing with phased completions within the development team, as well as reviewing title and dealing with section agreements and easements.