Cripps

Amy Jackson

Amy is a partner in the residential estates team supporting landlords and leaseholders in their residential property matters. She specialises in leasehold enfranchisement including any associated disputes. Amy has a particular focus on complex leasehold enfranchisement claims; including lease extensions, collective claims of large blocks and house claims, as well as experience of tenants’ rights of first refusal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987. · Real Estate

Anna Favre

Partner in the residential real estate team specialising in all aspects of residential landlord and tenant acting for HNW individuals, charities, great landed estates and companies. Particular focus on leasehold law including complex/ high value leasehold enfranchisement claims, security of tenure, acquisitions and disposals under the Landlord and Tenant 1987, right to manage and conducting proceedings in the First-tier Tribunal. A recognised industry speaker in these specialist areas. · Real Estate

Ben Ashworth

Partner · Litigation

Ben Johnston

Ben is a partner in the real estate team acting for clients in both the private and public sector. His role includes advising large property investment companies, pension funds, private equity companies and local authorities on a wide variety of general commercial property matters. · Real Estate

Beth Gascoyne

Beth is a partner in the planning team, specialising in all aspects of planning and environmental law. Beth advises on strategic and complex planning matters including the preparation of s106 agreements to support large scale housing and mixed use developments and regeneration schemes, planning appeals, local plan examinations and judicial review. · Real Estate

Carl Mason

Legal Executive · Real Estate

Craig Bowers

Partner specialising in mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, joint ventures and insurance. · Corporate / M&A

Craig Burton

Partner · Real Estate

Dawn Shadwell

Partner, Co-Head Insolvency & Corporate Recovery · Corporate / Commercial

Dino Sikkel

Dino is a Partner in the specialist dispute resolution team. He is an expert in resolving wills, trusts, inheritance and estates disputes. Dino also has a background in advising clients on contractual disputes, issues surrounding the court of protection and mental capacity. · Trusts & Estates

Dominic Filleul

Partner · Real Estate

Dominic Ribet

Dominic is an Legal Director in the private wealth team at Cripps. Dominic has a diverse practice acting predominantly for UK domiciled private clients advising them on all aspects of wealth planning including Wills, Probate, Mental Capacity, Trusts and Tax and with a particular focus on Charities and Philanthropy. · Private Wealth

Ed Auger

Ed deals with a variety of real estate work but specialises in real estate finance, from secured lending transactions to development finance and refinancing of existing facilities, acting for banks and individuals alike. Otherwise, Ed acts for a number of investors in connection with their property portfolios and has also gained considerable experience in landlord and tenant matters. · Real Estate

Ed Fowler

As a partner in the real estate team, Ed deals with all kinds of commercial property work with a particular focus on the property aspects of corporate transactions and advising businesses on their occupational property interests. He heads up the retail leisure and hospitality sector and focusses in particular on luxury international retailers and boutique hotel operators and restaurants. His clients include a major statutory water supplier in Kent, Sussex and Surrey; a high end, leading UK retail business, lots of international retailers, boutique hotel chains; and various other local, national and international businesses. Recent work highlights include flagship store acquisitions for international retailers in Regent Street, Covent Garden, Westfield and Chelsea. · Real Estate

Ed Fowler

Ed Fowler is a Partner and Head of one of the largest commercial real estate teams, as well as the Retail and Leisure sector. A pragmatic commercial lawyer, Ed is known for building high-performing teams that focus on getting things done efficiently and effectively. Ed handles a broad range of commercial property transactions and specialises in advising businesses of all sizes on their occupational property interests. As Head of the Retail, Leisure and Hospitality sector, Ed has a particular passion for supporting luxury retailers and fast-growing, innovative businesses as they expand into the UK market. Ed and the team pride themselves on completing deals with minimum fuss, enabling clients to concentrate on growing their business and brand. By taking the time to understand each client’s goals, Ed ensures every transaction is approached in the most strategic and efficient way possible. Areas of expertise include: New site and store acquisitions New leases and lease assignments Lease disposals Sales and purchases of commercial property Property aspects of corporate transactions Easements · Real Estate

Ed Weeks

Ed has been resolving high level disputes for over 20 years. He heads the commercial dispute resolution team at Cripps and his personal focus is on the commercial litigation needs of individuals in business, whether they are directors, investors, partners or shareholders. He is an acknowledged expert on shareholders disputes and directors duties, blogging and presenting seminars on the subject. Ed has dealt with numerous high-value shareholders disputes and partnership disputes over the years, is an advocate of alternative dispute resolution wherever this is appropriate but has successfully taken many cases to trial. · Commercial Dispute Resolution

Elliot Fry

Elliot is a managing associate in the commercial team. He is experienced at reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts, as well as advising on intellectual property, data protection and other commercial issues. · Commercial

Gail Morris

Partner · Real Estate

Garry Brett

Strategic land for housebuilders, regeneration schemes and residential/commercial development generally, Build to Rent (BTR) and Private Rented Sector (PRS), warehousing/sheds/logistics, development finance and secured lending. High end residential plot sales account manager. Inward investment from Europe and beyond. Clients include Bovis Homes, Argent (King's Cross), Battersea Power Station Development Company, Inspired Villages Group, Millwood Designer Homes, U+I, and Wates Developments. · Real Estate / Development

Gina Hope

Legal Manager · Debt Recovery

Glenn Miller

Specialises in residential and commercial development work, including site acquisitions, planning and disposals; acquisition and disposal of strategic land; joint venture, collaboration and consortium arrangements; overage agreements; development agreements; land promotion arrangements; funding transactions and land security agreements; bulk housing association and investor disposals. · Real Estate

Helen Fisher

Heading up the Family team and a Partner at the firm, Helen is an experienced family solicitor. She advises on a full range of family matters including division of financial assets on relationship breakdown, disputes arising relating to children, prenuptial agreements and postnuptial agreements. · Family

Holly Goacher

Partner · Real Estate

Ian Lindley

Partner, Head of Commercial · Corporate / M&A

James Beatton

James is managing partner of Cripps, as well as a partner in the corporate practice. He has considerable experience in acting for businesses of all sizes across a range of sectors with a particular emphasis on complex M&A and banking transactions. Many of the clients James works with are in the insurance sector where he advises businesses on their growth and exit strategies. He also specialise in working with and delivering transactions for complex shareholder groups who often have diverse or conflicting interests. · Corporate / M&A

James Clewlow

Managing Partner, Head of Real Estate, Head of Healthcare · Real Estate

James Lee

James is a partner in our construction and engineering group specialising in non-contentious construction law. His practice normally centres on advising employer clients including large institutional investors, shopping centres, developers, central Government departments, local authorities and affordable housing providers, but can provide advice to any party at any point of the supply chain, including contractors, professional consultants and sub-contractors. His expertise includes advising on all forms of building and engineering contract, bespoke development agreements, consultant appointments, sub-contracts, collateral warranties and project finance documentation. · Construction & Engineering

Jessica Dick

Jessica Dick is a Senior Associate in the Property Disputes team, advising on a wide range of commercial and residential property disputes. Jessica has particular expertise in high-value residential property across central London and acts regularly for both landlords and tenants. She works with a diverse range of clients, including residential and commercial landlords and tenants, landed estates, and high-net-worth individuals. Jessica takes a collaborative approach, working closely with clients to understand their objectives and providing commercially sensible, practical solutions to help achieve effective resolutions. Areas of expertise include: Possession claims Lease renewals Leasehold enfranchisement Rights of light Service charge disputes Telecoms and Code rights Break notices Forfeiture Dilapidations Qualifications and memberships: Member of the Property Litigation Association Admitted as a solicitor in September 2020 · Property Litigation

Jessica Jamieson

Jessica is a partner in the non-contentious private client group providing bespoke succession and inheritance tax planning advice to individuals and their families. She advises on wills, trusts and powers of attorney, co-habitation agreements and capital gains tax advice, with a particular specialism in probate work for non UK cases. She acts for both UK and international clients. Notable highlights include: Acting for executors of multi-million pound estate advising on inheritance tax calculations involving grossing up and calculations of distribution Lifetime tax planning for ultra high net worth individuals including establishing multiple trusts and advising on company set up for property interests Advising trustees of high value trusts on ongoing administration and inheritance tax issues. Jessica was the top placed candidate in the country in her STEP personal tax paper in 2008 · Private Client

Joanna Ford

A Partner in the commercial dispute resolution team, Joanna has particular expertise in high value restructuring and insolvency matters, disputes involving IT and technology contracts, and shareholder/corporate governance issues. Her insolvency work includes claims against directors, including misfeasance and wrongful trading, acting for insolvency practitioners, creditors (including landlords affected by CVAs) and companies in financial difficulties. She also has a wider commercial dispute resolution practice with a focus on shareholder and corporate governance issues, and manages litigation work for several of our larger corporate clients. · Commercial Litigation

John Kirkwood

John is a partner in the corporate finance team. He has significant transactional experience acting for a broad range of clients, including buyers, sellers, SMEs, individuals, private equity, insolvency practitioners, international businesses and family investment firms. · Corporate / M&A

John McGeough

John is a partner in the real estate team. He helps clients on all aspects of their property portfolios, including acquisitions and disposals, lettings, reorganisations, development projects. · Real Estate

Julie Hughes

Partner in the corporate team specialising in a wide range of corporate and corporate finance transactions with a particular emphasis on acquisitions and disposals with a sector focus on childcare transactions, venture capital/private equity and banking work. Expertise in advising French groups setting up in the UK, or buying, selling or reorganising their UK business. · Corporate / M&A

Justin McConville

Senior Associate · Litigation

Kate Arnold

Partner and head of the private client advisory group. Kate provides bespoke succession and inheritance tax planning advice to individuals and their families, advising on wills, lasting powers of attorney, trusts, co-habitation agreements, Court of Protection matters, lifetime tax planning and estates. Acting for both domestic and international clients and working on cross-border UK/French issues. Advising family businesses on longer term succession, with a particular emphasis on agricultural businesses and properties. Kate is also part of the Cripps charities sector advising on the set up and governance of charitable companies and trusts. Interesting cases: acting for executors of multi-million pound agricultural estate advising on agricultural property relief, administration of estate dealings with difficult beneficiaries; advising trustees of trust consisting of substantial company shareholding on ongoing governance and inheritance tax issues; providing advice to trustees of a private charitable trust generally and particularly in relation to a multi-million pound project being undertaken by the trustees. · Private Client

Kate Hughes

KAte is a partner in the real estate team advising real estate investors, developers, occupiers, and public sector clients on a wide range of real estate matters. She advises on redevelopment title and possession issues, as well as site assembly, and repurposing. Kate's clients include charities and other voluntary organisations as well as trustee clients, with a particular expertise in ecclesiastical property. · Real Estate

Kate Robinson

Partner in the Real Estate Division. Leads a team acting for retail landlords, focusing on shopping centres. Acts for the joint owners of centre:mk (regional shopping centre in Milton Keynes), AEW Europe, Kennedy Wilson, Angelo Gordon and Endurance Land, Prologis at Kings Hill, Studio Wayne McGregor and several leading law firms. Other areas of practice include large due diligence projects, investment portfolio management, landlord and tenant, investment acquisitions and disposals.. · Real Estate

Kathryn Rogers

Kathryn is a partner in the corporate division specialising in non-contentious commercial law, with a particular focus on technology and IP related matters. The clients she works with include investment managers, hosted service providers, data management companies and digital media agencies as well as a wide range of corporate clients in other sectors with commercial contract requirements. Kathryn's specialties include: - Commercial contracts - E-commerce - Data protection - Agency and distribution - IP assignments and licences - Technology contracts · Corporate / M&A

Katie Haylock

A Partner in the corporate transactional team, specialising in pragmatic, commercial, solution-led advice. Works closely with business owners to advise on selling and acquiring businesses, and on reorganising their companies to have the most beneficial structure. · Corporate / M&A

Kitty Sokol

Kitty Sokol is a Partner in the Private Wealth team based in London, advising UK and international clients on all aspects of wealth management, including estate planning, generational change, asset protection and tax. With significant experience as a private client adviser, Kitty acts for landed estates, trustees, business owners and families both in the UK and internationally. Her practice has a particular focus on estate planning, generational change, asset protection and tax — including complex cross-border matters. As part of her landed estates practice, Kitty assists with all aspects of managing the legal structures of estates, whether through trusts or corporate entities. She has supported trustees in a range of scenarios, including land sales for development, agricultural and business property relief, and alternative land uses such as wind farms and peatland restoration. Kitty regularly advises families and business owners on the transition of assets through private structures, such as trusts, Family Investment Companies (FICs) and partnerships (including farming partnerships). She works with clients to establish and manage these structures in a practical and efficient way, providing advice on shareholder agreements, good corporate governance and UK Companies House reporting requirements. For international clients, Kitty offers specialist advice on entry and exit planning, residence and the Statutory Residence Test, helping clients understand how UK residence may affect their current and future planning. Her established international practice includes clients across Europe — particularly France, Switzerland and Liechtenstein — as well as the United States, Mauritius and Canada. She also has extensive experience advising on the operation of lifetime estate planning structures during probate and the administration of estates on death, both in the UK and internationally. Kitty is committed to helping clients achieve practical, robust and resilient solutions tailored to their long-term goals. Areas of expertise include: UK and international estate planning, including Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney Private structures such as trusts, Family Investment Companies and partnerships Advising on residence and the Statutory Residence Test Complex international probate and estate administration Qualifications and memberships: Admitted as a solicitor in October 2016 BA (Hons) Ancient History, King’s College London · Private Wealth

Laura Blackwell-Shaw

Laura is a partner in the residential estates practice, advising landlord and tenants on all aspects of tenancies, including leasehold enfranchisement and lease extension, collective and right to manage claims. · Residential Property

Laura Southgate

Laura is a partner in the real estate dispute resolution team specialising in all aspects of commercial and residential landlord and tenant disputes, including property related professional negligence, insolvency, and injunctions · Real Estate

Louisa Tagziria

LouisaTagziria is an Associate in the Family team, acting for clients across a broad range of family law matters. Louisa advises clients on issues arising from the breakdown of relationships, including divorce proceedings and associated financial arrangements. She also assists with matters concerning children and applications for injunctions, such as non-molestation orders and occupation orders. Committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for her clients, Louisa takes an empathetic and pragmatic approach. She works closely with clients to guide them through what is often an emotionally challenging time, ensuring that the legal aspects are handled with care and efficiency. Areas of expertise include: Divorce Financial remedy proceedings Children arrangement applications Injunction applications, including non-molestation orders and occupation orders Qualifications and memberships: Admitted as a solicitor in September 2022 Member of Resolution · Family

Lowri Jones

Lowri is a partner and head of the transaction services team (TST), which was established to focus on providing clients with more efficient due diligence delivery on mergers and acquisitions. · Corporate / M&A

Michael Scott

Senior partner and chair of the board, leading on the firm’s strategy and culture, working with the managing partner and the board to set the firm's vision and long term strategy, as well as a partner in the property disputes team. Mike's areas of expertise include developer and neighbour disputes, rights to light, party walls, access, easements, restrictive covenants, property-related insurance claims, development-related contract disputes, landlord and tenant disputes (commercial and residential), and property-related negligence claims. · Real Estate

Mike Scott

Senior partner and chair of the board, leading on the firm’s strategy and culture, working with the managing partner and the board to set the firm's vision and long term strategy, as well as a partner in the property disputes team. Mike's areas of expertise include developer and neighbour disputes, rights to light, party walls, access, easements, restrictive covenants, property-related insurance claims, development-related contract disputes, landlord and tenant disputes (commercial and residential), and property-related negligence claims. · Real Estate

Miles Paffard

Partner specialising in property litigation – commercial and residential; landlord and tenant disputes including opposed lease renewals, rent review, dilapidations, landlord and tenant insolvency, opposed alienation, service charge, forfeiture and other possession claims, leasehold enfranchisement, rights of first refusal, squatters actions; land law disputes including adverse possession, easements, restrictive covenants, nuisance, trespass, boundary and neighbour disputes. Clients are all property clients of Cripps LLP including government departments, local authorities, property investment companies, retail landlords and tenants, housebuilders and RSLs. · Real Estate

Natalie Mulholland

Legal director in the Commercial Real Estate team, dealing with all aspects of commercial property transactions, specialising in real estate investment and asset management within the retail, office and industrial sectors. Natalie acts for a range of individuals and businesses involved in real estate investment and development from institutions such as M&G, AEW and Kennedy Wilson to individual private investors and corporate occupiers. Natalie is often praised for her professional manner, efficiency, approachability and clear, straightforward, practical advice. · Real Estate

Nick Rowe

Partner dealing with a range of commercial and other non-contentious property work, including land acquisition and disposals for major transport infrastructure projects. Also acts for a number of charities and not for profit organisations. More recently has been acting for clients investing in agricultural land. · Real Estate

Nitej Davda

Nitej's specialist areas of practice are construction disputes (including disputes arising out of contractor insolvency), landlord and tenant claims (including the impact of insolvency on the landlord and tenant relationship), development based litigation, disputes concerning easements, covenants and adverse possession as well as property and construction related professional negligence. · Construction

Noel Ruddy

Noel Ruddy is a Partner in the Corporate team, with a specialist focus on receivables finance. In addition to his corporate practice, he is widely recognised as an expert in receivables finance and is the co-editor of the authoritative legal text Salinger on Factoring. Known for his friendly and collaborative approach, Noel is dedicated to delivering what clients need — successfully, efficiently and with the highest quality. He takes great pride in the standard of work produced at Cripps and in ensuring that clients enjoy working with the team and value the contribution made to their businesses. Over a career spanning more than 30 years, Noel has established himself as a leading corporate lawyer within the South East corporate finance community. In the asset-based lending sector, he is recognised more widely as an authority on the law of factoring and discounting. Clients value Noel’s deep technical expertise, his ability to quickly grasp the commercial realities of any transaction, and his clear, pragmatic advice. He is also passionate about staying abreast of legal developments and sharing insights on matters of interest. Noel is ranked as a leading individual in Chambers and Partners 2024. Areas of expertise include: Mergers and acquisitions (including cross-border M&A) Corporate strategy Private equity Asset-based lending Qualifications and memberships: Admitted as a solicitor in October 1990 Member, The Law Society · Corporate / M&A

Oliver Morris

Specialises in real estate investment and asset management with the retail, office and industrial sectors. Oliver acts for a range of individuals and businesses involved in real estate investment and development from institutions such as M&G Real Estate to individual private investors and corporate occupiers. Recent work includes: managing the legal asset management work on a 170 unit shopping centre for M&G Real Estate; representing a major charity on the sale of an industrial warehouse for approx. £25m; advising a private investor on a series of acquisitions including a supermarket, hotel and car park; advising government departments (eg Home Office and Crown Prosecution Service) on relocations, acquisitions and disposals across their occupied estates; acting for a Far Eastern bank and a US law firm on the relocation of their respective London headquarters. · Real Estate

Oliver Morris

Oliver Morris is a Partner in the Real Estate practice, known for his committed approach, ability to listen to clients’ needs, and delivery of practical, jargon-free commercial advice. With over 20 years’ experience, Oliver advises investors, occupiers, developers and lenders on a wide range of property transactions, helping them to maximise the value and potential of their real estate assets. He has particular expertise in supporting businesses and individuals seeking to manage their real estate portfolios efficiently and within tight budgets, without compromising on quality. Oliver enjoys the variety and challenge that each transaction brings, and values collaboration with talented professionals across disciplines. He is known for bringing a calm, pragmatic approach — and a sense of humour — to his work and to his team. Areas of expertise include: Asset sales and purchases Commercial property Stakeholder negotiations Landlord and tenant matters Lease regearing Property portfolio management Redevelopment and relocations Secured lending Strategic planning and operational flexibility Qualifications and memberships: Admitted as a solicitor in August 2001 Member, Investment Property Forum (IPF) Member, Commercial Real Estate Legal Association Member, British Korean Law Association · Real Estate

Oliver Parsons

Associate · Real Estate

Olivier Morel

Partner, Head of International French and English dually-qualified corporate lawyer with over 30 years’ experience providing legal advice and strategic solutions to international groups in the UK. I also advise British businesses expanding overseas. Board Director of the French Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain. President of the UK chapter of the Conseiller du Commerce Extérieur de la France, a French government think-tank on international trade. Regular writer and speaker on international, legal and business issues in the national and international press. · Corporate / M&A

Paul Fairbairn

Partner specialising in advising both domestic and international families on their succession and tax planning using wills, trusts and other structures. He also has extensive experience advising owners, custodians and managers of rural estates on tax, heritage and succession issues. · Private Wealth

Paul Lester

Paul specialises in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, partnerships and LLPs. He has particular experience in the real estate sector, with specific expertise in structured property transactions, property funds and investment vehicles. · Corporate / M&A

Pete Kenyon

Pete is a partner and heads up the advertising technology and media sector and the commercial team. He has over 20 years’ experience working as a lawyer in the information technology sector. He has a large client base focused on the commercialisation of software, online businesses and businesses from other sectors whose business models rely on the use of technology. Pete manages a number of key client relationships including with IT suppliers such as Optomany, Apex Networks, Park IT and Infectious Media and businesses with large-scale IT procurement such as Holiday Extras and Accor. · Technology / IT

Phil Bilney

Phil is a managing associate in the commercial team. He advises on a range of commercial agreemnets with a particular focus on IP/IT and technology. · Commercial Contracts

Philip Youdan

Philip specialises in resolving disputes concerning money and other assets left on trust or under the terms of a will and in contentious regulatory work. · Contentious Trusts & Probate