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OUR PEOPLE - Solicitors

Emma BaldwinEmma Baldwin - Solicitor

Emma is an Assistant Solicitor within the Family and Matrimonial Department. She read Law and German at the University of Wales, Swansea and spent a year abroad, studying at Mannheim University.

Emma completed her training contract with Horsey Lightly, qualifying in September 2007. Emma has always been particularly interested in Family Law and joined the Family and Matrimonial team upon qualification. She currently works alongside Lynn Wallis and has already had experience of cases with limited assets to those with substantial complexities.

Family and matrimonial

Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858


David BrightDavid Bright - Solicitor

David joined Horsey Lightly in 2004 as a trainee solicitor, before qualifying in 2006 into the Business services group. David, a graduate of the University of Wales, undertakes both company and commercial work ranging from transactional work relating to the sale and purchase of businesses to terms and conditions.

Business services

Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858

 


David BunnDavid C Bunn - Solicitor

Admitted as a Solicitor in 1991, David qualified originally as a barrister but then lectured in law before becoming a Solicitor. David is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation and is a member of the Law Society’s Probate Section.

Tax and succession planning

London Office: +44 (0)20 7222 8844

 


John ClementsonJohn Clementson - Consultant

With a law degree from Kings College London and having been admitted as a solicitor in 1978, John has spent almost all of his professional career in the City and the West End of London – eight years as group solicitor and company secretary to a very successful publicly quoted hotel and restaurant company, and most recently in partnership for more than ten years in Mayfair and St James’s – before joining Horsey Lightly as a consultant in 2003.

In over twenty-five years of practice, John has accumulated extensive experience in a wide range of commercial transactions including not only the acquisition, development and disposal of businesses and of commercial residential and investment properties, but also in all aspects of commercial, retail, residential and licensed premises including construction and development; acquisitions and disposals; financing and secured lending and UK property investment. John has acted in the acquisition and disposal of numerous hotels, pubs, clubs and restaurants and has acquired particular expertise in the field of liquor licensing and public entertainment.

As well as acting for his UK clients, John has many overseas clients and deals with their off-shore interests in a number of jurisdictions, (including the incorporation of foreign companies and the establishment of overseas trusts), particularly in connection with investment in commercial and/or residential property in the UK.

Property

London Office: +44 (0)20 7222 8844


Rosemary CookRosemary Cook - Consultant

Rosemary has recently joined the Newbury office of our Business Services Group. Her practice area includes, in particular, mergers & acquisitions, project finance and commercial agreements. During the 20+ years since she qualified,

Rosemary has been engaged in both private practice with internationally leading law firms in Sydney, Australia (Freehills) & London (Freshfields) and also practice within industry, most recently as General Counsel at International Power plc (a FTSE 100 company, which is an owner & operator of electrical generating capacity worldwide), heading the company's team of project lawyers.

Business services

Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858


Stuart DuncanStuart Duncan - Solicitor

Stuart graduated from the University of Hertfordshire in 2002 with Honours in English Literature and Spanish. He went on to study Law at the College of Law in Guildford and joined Horsey Lightly as a trainee in 2005. He qualified in 2007, joining the Family and matrimonial department.

Stuart undertakes all aspects of private family law including divorce, separation, matrimonial finance, children, cohabitation, pre-nuptial and separation agreements.

Family and matrimonial

Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858


Elianne EdgingtonElianne Edgington - Solicitor

Elianne studied Law at Cardiff University and joined a leading Oxford firm in 2004, where she completed her training contract and gained experience in a variety of areas before deciding to specialise in family work.

Elianne has experience in dealing with divorce including its financial consequences and issues relating to children. She moved to Horsey Lightly October 2006 as a Solicitor in our Family team.

Family and matrimonial

Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858


George GilpinGeorge MLN Gilpin - Solicitor

George qualified as a solicitor in 2002 and joined the commercial property department of our Newbury office in 2006 where he undertakes a wide range of property related work.

George represents Great Britain in target rifle shooting, and also enjoys hill walking, fly fishing and travelling.

Property

Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858


Amanda GreenoughAmanda Greenough - Solicitor

Amanda joined Horsey Lightly in September 2007 and specialises in the making of Wills, administration of estates, Court of Protection applications and elderly client matters.

Amanda is married with two sons and previously ran her own Will Writing company before joining the firm.

Tax and succession planning

Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858


Barry JamesonBarry Jameson - Consultant

Barry Jameson is an employment law specialist with some 25 years of experience in this field behind him. For the last 6 years of these he has specialised in this area of the law exclusively. He joined the practice in Newbury to be closer to home. For the previous 4 years, he set up and expanded the employment law department of a central London 13 partner practice in Holborn, where he was a partner for some 30 years.

Barry has extensive expertise in both contentious and non-contentious employment issues dealing with complex problems for both employers and employees. These range from extensive Tribunal work, negotiating exit packages for directors and senior management to helping to structure reorganisation or redundancy schemes for all types of businesses and SMEs to charities, housing associations and government bodies.

Barry also has considerable experience in providing seminars and teach-ins for employer clients on important topics in this rapidly changing area of the law emphasising the practical effect whenever possible. Barry also coordinates the Employment Law Group's marketing and business development.

Business services

Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858


Barry JamesonRichard Janes - Solicitor

Richard brings over 37 years, wide and respected legal experience to Horsey Lightly following the merger with his long established practice in 2007. Having worked in many areas of the law he is best known for his skills in divorce, matrimonial work and residential conveyancing requiring high levels of professional involvement.

Family and matrimonial
Property

Tax and succession planning

Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858


Barry JamesonJames Larke - Solicitor

After studying law at Southampton University and the College of Law, Guildford, James qualified as a solicitor in October 2001. Since then, he has practised in all areas of Property and Private Client work. He now specialises in Commercial Property with particular emphasis on secured lending. In December 2004, James joined our London office as an Associate Solicitor to assist in the further development of our Commercial Property Department.

Outside the office, James enjoys sailing and squash.

Property

London Office: +44 (0)20 7222 8844


Nicholas PlautNicholas DF Plaut - Consultant

Nicholas Plaut was admitted in 1974 and has practised as a property specialist for more than thirty years, principally in the West End of London. He joined the firms as a Consultant Solicitor in 2003.

He has been involved in a complete cross section of developments ranging from high profile projects such as redevelopment of a London railway terminus to a complete spectrum of office, retail and residential schemes. He acts for clients, based both locally and overseas, in the acquisition of a wide range of commercial and residential property for both investment and development purposes.

A significant part of his practice is in the area of property finance. He has acted for a number of major lenders in this field, one of them for over twenty-five years.

Property

London Office: +44 (0)20 7222 8844


Kate ThomasKate Thomas - Solicitor

Kate joined Horsey Lightly in January 2005 and specialises in commercial and residential property advising developers, companies and private individuals on the acquisition and disposal of freehold and leasehold property, portfolio management as well as general landlord and tenant matters.

Property

Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858

 


Edward WhittingtonEdward Whittington - Solicitor

Edward read history at Edinburgh University before qualifying as a solicitor. His work involves commercial property including business leases, property sales and acquisitions, property development and the sale and purchase of businesses. He has experience of dealing with charities, individual landowners, private trusts and companies.

Property

Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858


Alan MeyerAlan Meyer - Consultant

Alan is a former senior partner of our old "Halsley Lightly" practice and returned to the firm in January 2005 on a consultancy basis.

Alan is primarily a private client solicitor, but also has wide experience in medical negligence matters and charities.

London Office: +44 (0)20 7222 8844

 


John FoxJohn Fox - Consultant

John was admitted as a Solicitor in 1973, subsequently working in his own practice in London for sixteen years. He joined us in 1993 as a Consultant Solicitor specialising in: residential conveyancing (freehold and leasehold); mortgages and repossessions; commercial conveyancing (freehold and leasehold – shops, offices, factories and warehouses, wine bars and restaurants, public houses, residential developments, investment property, landlord and tenant law and secured lending).

In his work, which includes preparing cases for Counsel’s opinion, John has established many valuable contacts in and around London with those in senior positions within various professional practices and offers considerable Central London experience in dealing with English and overseas clients’ private and commercial matters.

London Office: +44 (0)20 7222 8844


Christopher WardChristopher Ward - Consultant

Having qualified as a Solicitor in 1966, Christopher gained broad experience before joining Horsey Lightly’s Newbury office in 2001. He is recognised as leading commercial and residential development lawyer with extensive experience in all aspects of residential land development and commercial conveyancing including the acquisition and disposal of businesses and business property, s.106, highway, drainage and other infrastructure agreements.

Christopher is also closely involved in the complex detail of social housing and leasehold management solutions. His expert opinion also strengthens the firm’s charity law team.

Newbury Office: +44 (0)1635 580858


To book an appointment, please call: +44 (0)20 7222 8844 (London)
or +44 (0)1635 580858 (Newbury).

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