OUR PEOPLE - Partners
Theresa Horsey
- Partner
Described in ‘Legal 500’ as “one of
the area ’s leading family lawyers”, Theresa is
a member of Resolution and also
sits as a Deputy District Judge on the Western Circuit, at
the Winchester group of Courts.
Admitted as a Solicitor in
1972, Theresa has earned an unrivalled reputation as an expert
in her field, building one of the best-known, most sensitive
and respected family and matrimonial practices, acting for
clients throughout the South of England.
Family
and matrimonial
Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858
Christopher
Popham - Partner
Christopher studied law at Southampton University and was
admitted as a Solicitor in 1976. He has been with the firm
since 1978 and is now responsible for running our London office
where he specialises in family law.
As one of the earliest members of Resolution he is committed to the firm’s approach toward
Family & Matrimonial law.
Family
and matrimonial
London Office:+44 (0)20 7222 8844
Lynn
C Wallis -
Partner
Lynn graduated from Bristol University with a Masters Degree
in Family Law. Having qualified as a Solicitor in 1981, for
many years she was a Partner in a leading East Sussex firm.
During this time, Lynn gained considerable experience as an
advocate, increasingly specialising in matrimonial and child
care matters. She chose to join Horsey Lightly’s
Newbury office in 1998 to work exclusively in the field of
family and matrimonial law, bringing her wealth of experience
to an already-strong team whose reputation is second-to-none.
Lynn is also a collaborative family lawyer. This is an approach to find a settlement of issues acceptable to both parties without using a court to make a decision. Lynn has found that many clients prefer this process as they have a greater sense of ownership of the negotiations and the outcome itself.
Lynn is a Member of The Law Society’s Family Panel and
is also an accredited specialist member of Resolution.
Family
and matrimonial
Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858
Simon Barrett - Partner
Having qualified as a solicitor in 1977, and previously the
Senior Partner of another Berkshire firm of solicitors, Simon
joined Horsey Lightly in April 2002, bringing to the firm
more than 25 years of experience in advising clients on commercial
and residential property and related issues. Simon has also
acquired a wealth of expertise in betting and liquor licensing
work.
Property
Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858
John Devlin - Partner
Admitted in 1980, John joined the firm in January 1996 having
formerly been a Partner in a three branch South London firm.
Quickly proving his worth in civil litigation and dispute resolution,
he became a Partner in 2000.
John heads the litigation and dispute resolution team in London
and now specialises particularly in property, commercial and
probate/inheritance disputes. He has been involved in a number
of influential reported cases.
John is a member of the London Solicitors Litigation Association
and the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
Dispute
resolution and litigation
London Office:+44 (0)20 7222 8844
John Trehearne - Partner
John read Law at Exeter University before attending the College
of Law, Guildford and serving his Articles in London, qualifying
as a Solicitor in 1991. He then spent a couple of years travelling
through Africa, Australasia and South-East Asia before returning
to practice in 1993. He joined the firm in 1995 to specialise
principally in commercial property matters but has experience
in all aspects of commercial and residential property including
the sale and purchase of freehold and leasehold properties,
property portfolio management, acting for landlord or tenant
in the grant of commercial leases, the sale and purchase of
small businesses, general conveyancing, re-mortgaging and transfers
of equity.
Property
Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858
Alison
Paton - Partner
Alison qualified in 1989, becoming a Partner in 2000. Alison
built up our Dispute Resolution department and subsequently
led the establishment of our Employment team. Employment law
forms the majority of Alison’s work. Alison is also responsible
for our compliance issues including anti money laundering.
Business
services
Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858
Guy Horsey - Partner
Guy first joined the firm in 1992, specialising in residential
property. Following a period of four years, first in Southampton
and then in Winchester, where he acted for a number of major
national residential site developers, he was persuaded to return
to Horsey Lightly in January 2003 to head the firm’s
Newbury office’s residential property team.
Property
Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858
Simon Reed - Partner
Admitted in 1974, Simon has a wide experience in representing
the interests of private clients and, as a fluent French speaker,
frequently undertakes work relating to French property and
succession. He joined the firm in 1992 as the non-contentious
expert in our London office.
Simon specialises in foreign and residential property, commercial
and charity land, conveyancing and landlord and tenant matters
with particular reference to enfranchisement, lease extension
claims, probate and wills.
Property
London Office:+44 (0)20 7222 8844
Peter Brooks -
Partner
Peter was admitted as a Solicitor in 1974 and joined the firm
in July 1997 as a Partner. An expert commercial lawyer, he
works primarily for large corporate clients, including multi-national
organisations in commercial international trade and shipping
matters.
Business
services
London Office:+44 (0)20 7222 8844
Geoff
Daw -
Partner
Geoff was recruited to head up and develop the Company and
Commercial Services Department in London and works alongside
Angus Breton who heads up the Department in Newbury. He was
educated at the City of London Business School and Trinity
Hall Cambridge.
Geoff is City trained, and apart from dealing
in general company commercial and employment matters, has extensive
experience in Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions,
Joint Ventures, Investment and Shareholders Agreements, Distribution
and Agency Agreements, Asset Finance and Security, Corporate
Insolvency and Turnarounds. He has also been involved in sophisticated
Computer and IT matters as well as Pan European Projects. In
addition he is the sole Legal Adviser to The National Newspapers'
Mail Order Protection Scheme.
Business
services
London Office:+44 (0)20 7222 8844
Rachel Whitehead -
Partner
Admitted in I993, Rachel joined the firm in 2000 becoming a Partner in 2003 specialising in family and children matters. She is a member of the Law Society's Family Law and Children Panels and is accredited as a specialist family lawyer with Resolution. She was also one of the first to train as a collaborative lawyer with Resolution and believes that the collaborative process can provide a more positive and constructive way of resolving issues arising from relationship breakdown than the traditional court-based approach.
Family
and matrimonial
Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858
Simon Arthur -
Partner
Following a number of years in the City, Simon joined the
firm in 2002 as an Associate Solicitor and became a Partner
in 2004. He specialises in corporate finance matters, especially
equity raising, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions
and general commercial contracts.
Business
services
Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858
Martin Reynolds -
Partner
Admitted in 1998 Martin was made a partner in 2005 and is
a Solicitor Advocate with rights of audience in the higher
courts for civil proceedings. Martin has a broadly based practice
including general property litigation, insolvency work, probate
and construction claims. He services a steady flow of work
from insolvency practitioners in the Thames Valley, elsewhere
in England and abroad.
Dispute
resolution and litigation
Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858
Jeremy V Fitzgibbon -
Partner
Jeremy graduated from Leeds University with a degree in History
and went on to qualify as a solicitor in 1988. He has practised
in partnership in London and the west end for many years and
specialises in all aspects of both Family and Employment law.
Jeremy is a member of Resolution and the Employment Lawyers
Association. He is married with 3 children.
Family
and matrimonial
Dispute
resolution and litigation
London Office:+44 (0)20 7222 8844
Margaret Kelly - Partner
Margaret Kelly is a divorce and family lawyer mediators and
collaborative lawyer. She is an accredited member of Resolution.
Her specialist subjects are advanced financial provision and
private children law matters.
Margaret represents people from many walks of life from housewives
to company directors. Her cases often have an international
element. She advises people in same sex relationships.
In the 1980s she qualified as a solicitor in Australia and
her clients will often have an Australian connection. She has
expertise in both financial matters and those where children
are involved. She helps clients by using her expertise to inform
them of their options, advise and support them in resolving
issues arising out of the breakdown of their relationship,
and moving on.
Family
and matrimonial
London Office:+44 (0)20 7222 8844
To book an appointment, please call: +44 (0)20 7222
8844 (London)
or +44 (0)1635 580858 (Newbury).
