Osbornes — England

About

Osbornes Law is an award winning specialist private client law firm advising clients from all over London, the UK and overseas. The firm and individual solicitors have for many years been highly rated by The Legal 500 for expertise and client care. Many in the firm also hold specialist accreditations from external bodies as well as holding appointments which bring an extra level of expertise and know-how to the advice Osbornes provides to clients. The firm is well-known for providing an outstanding client service and has a rating of 4.9/5 on TrustPilot. Osbornes Law has two London office in Camden and Hampstead. - Types of work undertaken Family: Divorce, financial disputes, freezing of assets, separation and prenuptial agreements, disputes about children, child abduction (both domestic and international), public law children proceedings and cohabitee disputes. Four partners are trained mediators. The department also houses one of the UK’s leading alternative families practice. Led by internationally renowned lawyer, Naomi Angell, the team advise on adoption, surrogacy and fertility law. The department also specialises in child abduction. Personal injury: The firm is known for representing clients who have suffered serious injuries including head, brain and spinal injuries. Head of the department Sophie Davies specialises in claims for brain injury, amputation and polytrauma/complex orthopaedic injuries. The firm is the legal partner of The London Cycling Campaign. The firm specialises in all accidents including accidents at work, including injuries as a result of construction site and scaffolding accidents, and cosmetic surgery injuries. The department also handles high-profile child abuse claims. The firm is an approved lawyer of Headway UK, The Brain Injury Group, The Spinal Injuries Association, The Limbless Association and RoadPeace. Catastrophic injury: Led by recognised leading individual Ben Posford, the firm acts exclusively for claimants who have suffered life-changing injuries, including spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, amputations and fatalities. Ben is a specialist in cauda equina syndrome and has a special interest in early rehabilitation for those have been seriously injured. Medical negligence: The department is led by the highly regarded Hugh Johnson and specialises in serious injury cases with a particular interest in birth injuries. It can assist with all medical negligence claims from relatively minor injuries to catastrophic and life changing injuries such as spinal cord damage and brain injury. Lawyers are accredited by AvMA, The Law Society’s Clinical Negligence panel and the Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers. Property: Residential and commercial sales and purchases, leasehold enfranchisement, licences to underlet, remortgages, auction purchases, transfers of equity, staircasing leases, lease variations and licences for alterations. Property litigation: Landlord and tenant disputes, restrictive covenants, rights of way/easements and disputes concerning interpretation of leases. All aspects of housing law are handled, including homelessness, possession proceedings, disrepair, unlawful eviction and transfer applications. Private client: Preparation of wills and probate administration by expert lawyers. Also specialises in disputed estates and intestacy, powers of attorney, trusts and Court of Protection. ### Languages - English (fluent) - Polish - Romanian - Bulgarian - Spanish - Hungarian - Slovak - Czech - Lithuanian ### Memberships - Resolution Accredited with particular specialisms in Children Law and Private - Resolution - The law Society Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme - avma - action against medical accidents - Law Society Clinical negligence Panel - The Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers (SCIL) - Law Society Children Panel - Law Society Personal Injury Accreditation - sia - spinal injuries association - Brain Injury Group - Headway - the brain injury association - The Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) - Association of leasehold enfranchisement practitioners (ALEP) - Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP) ### Staffing Figures - 30 Number of UK partners - 160 Number of other UK fee-earners

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Lawyers in this office

Alex McMahon

Senior Associate · Administrative & Public Law

Andrew Middlehurst

Senior Associate · Personal Injury

Andrew Watson

Partner · Family Law

Ben Posford

Partner & Head of Catastrophic Injuries · Personal Injury

Bridget Thompson

Consultant · Family

Claire Andrews

Partner · Family Law

David Leadercramer

Consultant · Family Law

Diana Bastow

Senior Associate · Family Law

Edward Taylor

Partner · Public / Administrative Law

Elline Demetriou

Associate · Medical Negligence

Elspeth Neilson

Partner · Wills & Probate

Guy Osborn

Partner & Head of Commercial Property · Commercial Property

Hugh Johnson

Partner & Head of Medical Negligence · Medical Negligence

Jan Atkinson

Partner & Head of Private Client · Private Client

Jenny Walsh

Partner · Private Client

Jessica Moore

Associate · Family Law

Joanne Wescott

Managing Partner · Family Law

Jodi Newton

Partner & Head of Birth and Paediatric Negligence · Medical Negligence

Jonathan Jonas

Partner · Family Law

Katie De Swarte

Partner · Private Client

Laura Swaine

Partner · Personal Injury

Lisa Pepper

Partner & Head of Divorce and Matrimonial Finance · Family

Maeve Lucey

Associate · Family Law

Magdalena Knez

Associate Solicitor · Personal Injury

Maria Kitsiou

Partner & Head of Domestic Children · Family Law

Mark Freedman

Partner & Head of Family Law · Family

Melissa Arnold

Partner · Family Law

Nicholas Leahy

Senior Associate · Medical Negligence

Nicola Hall

Senior Associate · Personal Injury

Patricia McCaffrey

Partner · Personal Injury

Robert Aylott

Partner and Head of Major Trauma · Personal Injury

Sam Collard

Partner & Head of Cycling · Personal Injury

Samantha Tayler

Senior Associate · Private Client

Serena Sandhu

Senior Associate · Family Law

Shilpa Mathuradas

Partner & Head of Property Litigation · Real Estate

Simon Nosworthy

Partner & Head of Residential Property · Real Estate

Simone McGrath

Consultant · Family

Siobhan McIvor

Partner · Personal Injury

Sophie Davies

Partner & Head of Personal Injury · Personal Injury

Stuart Kightley

Consultant · Personal Injury

Suzanna Baker

Partner · Private Client

Tom Trim

Senior Associate · Family Law

William Ford

Partner · Housing

Yael Selig

Partner · Family Law