30-09-2020
Our legal experts have managed to secure their positions in the 2021 The Legal 500 listing once again as a Leading Firm with 11 practice areas recommended in the Legal 500 tables, 3 Leading Individuals, 1 Rising Star and 21 Recommended Lawyers in their respective practice areas. Read through the links below to find out more details about the listings from each practice area.
The team operates in a ‘commercial and uncomplicated manner’, advising start-ups, owner-managed businesses and investors. Greg Humphreys leads the team and is experienced in matters involving retail, industrial, licensed, leisure and office premises, supported by Diane Yarrow and Derek Rodgers.
The team provides ‘legal expertise far above its station‘, advising a mix of private and corporate clients in corporate and commercial disputes as well as civil fraud. ‘No-nonsense litigator‘ Chris Felton focuses on complex, multi jurisdiction litigation and international arbitration at a commercial and interstate level. Michelle Di Gioia advises on shareholder and director disputes. Alastair Goggins leads the disputes team, while Maidenhead-based senior associate Michael Axe is recommended.
The team assists with all employment matters, including complex litigation and senior executive exits. Senior associate Julie Taylor is the sole practitioner and specialises in discrimination claims and technical TUPE disputes. Former co-lead Michelle Morgan departed for Shoosmiths LLP in 2019
The team’s health & safety team advises high-profile corporate clients on a full range of compliance, risk management and litigation matters. The team regularly advises on regulatory issues, as well as acting for clients in investigations and prosecutions by the Health and Safety Executive. Practice head Michelle Di Gioia is one of the preeminent names in the region, and advises a number of longstanding construction and manufacturing clients on a full range of issues.
the team’s clinical negligence practice advises on the full spectrum of matters for clients, with specialisms in fatalities and inquests work, led by litigator Alistair Goggins. The team also includes senior associate Andrew Shipp, who has over twenty years of experience acting in personal injury matters and is recommended for claims involving mental health injuries in the workplace.
The team advises charitable trusts, royal charter companies, community benefit societies both nationally and in the Newbury area. It also advises start-ups, independent schools, and faith-based charities on charity formation and registration, regulatory compliance, dispute resolution, and Charities Act compliance. Practice head Alastair Goggins regularly acts in contentious matters involving trust disputes including validity, financial provision, and the removal of trustees. Diane Yarrow advises on constitutional and governance issues, mergers and restructurings. Penny Wright advises charities on compliance with the requirements of the Charities Act. Richard Buckeridge also comes recommended.
The team at Gardner Leader LLP has a track record of work advising clients on the validity of wills for multimillion-pound estates, Court of Protection matters, and matters involving negligent executors, especially in regards to appearances in the High Court. Practice leader Alastair Goggins , a ‘stand-out legal and tactical analyst’, is an expert in contentious matters involving will and trust disputes, estoppel claims, and the removal of executors and trustees.
The ‘professional and diligent‘ team offer the full breadth of family law advice on issues including divorce, pre/post nuptial agreements, public and private children law matters and Schedule 1 Children’s Act mandates. Seona Myerscough leads the practices and is a ‘great ally‘ to her clients; she has a particular specialism in acting for adolescents and young people within the care process. Newly-promoted partner Simon Fisher has considerable experience in mid to high net value financial matters, often involving complex assets and international elements. Jenny Buchanan is also recommended.
The team’s ‘care and consideration of clients in distressing circumstances is second to none‘. With a full service private client team, much of the work is multi-jurisdictional, including advising on domicile and other international estate planning issues. Practice head Jolyon Barton manages large estates, often on behalf of high profile public figures, preparing wills, LPAs and discretionary trusts. Robert Jobson operates a broad practice and acts as a trustee for complex high-value family trusts. Penny Wright advises the elderly and those with capacity issues. Senior associate Niamh Minihane leads the Inheritance Protection team in the Maidenhead office.
The team advises on complex acquisitions and financing arrangements, investments, joint ventures, commercial leasing and extensive development projects from its Newbury and Maidenhead offices. In Newbury, Greg Humphreys leads the team and has particular experience in advice relating to property transactions for restaurant businesses; Suki Hardy‘s experience encompasses acquisitions, disposals, leasing and development of land. In Maidenhead, Richard Buckeridge is ‘honest, respectful and understanding‘ in advising on sales and purchases, property investment and management, leases and property-related commercial contracts. Joanna Bullard is also recommended.
ncreasingly acting for commercial landlords, the team’s property litigation team specialises in mortgage repossession claims. The wider litigation team is led by Alastair Goggins, while Michelle Di Gioia heads up the property litigation sub-group. Notable recent work includes defending a respondent in the First Tier Tribunal Property Chamber in a case of adverse possession.