Lawyers in England

Morgan West

Partner.

HCR Law

Moritz Schirmeister

Senior Associate

Thomson Heath Jenkins & Associates

Morris Bentata

Morris is an accomplished sports lawyer and is widely recognised as a leading name in the sector. His practice focuses principally on the creation, acquisition, exploitation and protection of sports media, data and marketing rights. Clients include high-profile governing bodies, agencies, broadcasters, sponsors and individuals. Morris teaches sports media on the British Association for Sport and Law and De Montfort University Sports Law programme and is a regular speaker at conferences on sports media and sponsorship issues. He is the author of the Broadcasting chapter of the leading textbook ‘Sport: Law and Practice’ and is a Director of the British Association for Sport and Law. Independent testimonials include: “Technically excellent; fantastic experience but also very approachable and pragmatic.” “A relatively rare breed in that he has both high-level commercial expertise and high-level legal expertise” (Chambers & Partners) “One of the best lawyers in the sports field.” (Legal 500) “A hugely talented, hardworking lawyer with real business understanding” (Legal 500) “Morris Bentata is exceptional. He is responsive, pragmatic and brilliant at working to a tight timeframe.” (Legal 500) Legal 500 2023: Sport sector: Hall of Fame Lawyer Media & Entertainment (including Media Finance): Noted Lawyer

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Morris Hill

Morris joined Weightmans in 2007, having previously spent 10 years working for in-house local authority teams, latterly as a Principal Solicitor. Morris specialises in all aspects of public law, with a particular emphasis on social care, healthcare and education. Morris regularly acts for local authorities in matters relating to child protection and children with disabilities, adult protection and best interests determinations, applications before the Court of Protection, general community care obligations, ordinary residence disputes, mental health law, commissioning and contractual arrangement and charging. He advises local authorities and individual schools on school organisation, exclusions and admissions, SEN provision, school transport and general strategic advice. His healthcare clients include hospital and mental health trusts and ambulance services to which he provides general healthcare law advice, particularly in relation to mental health/capacity law, consent issues and provision of and withdrawal of treatment. Morris also has an interest in all aspects of public and Human Rights law and information governance. He frequently advises his public sector clients on responding to requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and their obligations under data protection legislation. He also regularly provides training to lawyers, clinicians and other medical staff and local authority officers. Morris has been recognised for a number of years as a ‘Star Associate’ and ‘notable practitioner’ by Chambers & Partners in the category of Court of Protection: Health & Welfare (Public Sector Clients). He also sits as a Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Health, Education & Social Care Chamber). Morris has acted in a number of reported and important cases, including: HH v Carmarthenshire CC & Ots [2023] EWCOP 18 (whether the same judge can make best interests decisions in respect of more than one person) Fixsler v Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust [2021] 4 WLR 123 (withdrawal of life sustaining treatment) An NHS Trust v ZA [2021] EWCOP 39 (below the knee amputation) Surrey CC v NHS Lincolnshire CCG [2021] 2 WLR 805 (claim for restitution/NHS Continuing Healthcare) A Local Authority v H (No.2) [2019] 2 WLUK 767 (capacity to have sexual relations, but not contact) R (Paul Worthington) v HM Senior Coroner for Cumbria & Others [2018] 12 WLUK 124 (challenge to Coroner’s conclusions) R (City of Wolverhampton Council) v South Worcestershire CCG & Shropshire CCG [2018] EWHC 1136 (Admin) (responsible commissioner) In The Matter of Human Fertilisation Embryology Act 2008 (Case M) [2016] Fam Law 1089 (declaration of parentage) HM Senior Coroner for Cumbria v Ian Smith [2015] Inquest LR 235 (application by Coroner to quash previous Coroner’s decision) GP v Deby City Council [2012] EWHC 1451 (consultation with NR) Wirral Borough Council v Salisbury Independent Living [2012] HLR 25 (meaning of ‘person affected’ for the purposes of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000) A Local Authority v H [2012] 1 FCR 590 (the test for capacity to enter sexual relations) R (RH) v SSHD & Wigan BC [2010] EWHC 2414 (age assessment) R (Broster & others) v Wirral BC [2010] EWHC 3086 (Refusal to provide Personal Budgets) DCC v KH [2009] (CoP) (Use of standard authorisation to return to placement) R (Culkin) v Wirral Independent Appeal Panel [2009] ELR 287 (school exclusion) W PCT v TB & S MBC, CW NHS Trust & W MBC [2010] 2 All ER 331(Mental Health Act 1983 / Mental Capacity Act 2005) R (F & Others) v Wirral BC [2009] BLGR 905 (community care / Supporting People Programme) R (Manchester CC) v St Helens BC & PE [2009] WLR (D) 319 (ordinary residence dispute) R (St Helens BC) v Manchester PCT [2008] Times, October 6 (NHS continuing healthcare) St Helens BC v PE & JW and Manchester PCT [2007] 2 FLR 1115 (best interests under the inherent jurisdiction) E v Channel 4 V Channel 4 & News International Ltd and St Helens BC [2005] 2 FLR 913 (injunction/declaratory relief) R (on the application of Haggerty & Others) v St Helens BC [2003] HLR 69 (care home closure) R v Dr Finnegan & DE ex parte Wirral Health Authority and Wirral BC [2001] MHLR 66 (effect of quashing order on MHRT decision) R v Chief Schools Adjudicator, ex p Wirral BC [2001] ELR 574 (challenge of decision of the adjudicator) R v (1) Wirral BC (2) Governors of Elleray Park School, ex p B [2001] ELR 266 (special educational needs) R v Schools Adjudicator, ex parte Metropolitan Borough of Wirral [2000] ELR 2620 (challenge of decision of the adjudicator)

Weightmans LLP

Morris John

Morris specialises in all aspects of residential conveyancing, acting for a broad range of clients. He acts regularly for solicitors of other firms. His expertise includes freehold and leasehold sales and purchases, transfers of equity and re-mortgages. He works closely with the enfranchisement team on transactions involving short leases and is familiar with the Leasehold Reform Act 1967, the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993, the Landlord & Tenant Act 1987 and the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022.

Russell-Cooke LLP

Morten Lund Mathisen

Morten is a maritime and offshore lawyer specialised in international maritime law, particularly related to casualty work and large wreck removals, assisting Norwegian and international clients; in particular P&I Clubs, hull underwriters and ship- and offshore unit owners. After working a few years in the Oslo office he was heading the Kobe office for six years before moving to England where he headed Wikborg Rein’s London office from 1997 to 2008. Morten is recommended by Chambers and Partners as "Leader in their field" in the category Shipping, litigation (listed last 17 years) and as "Hall of Fame" in Legal 500. He has 35 years experience in his field and has in this period handled some of the largest and most complex casualties world wide. "He is highly experienced, particularly in wet work including salvage and wreck removal." Chambers and Partners "Very seasoned and practical maritime lawyer with special expertise and experience in dealing with maritime casualties. Well-known to most other stakeholders, e.g., correspondents and opponent lawyers. Strong strategic and tactical abilities, plus high availability and accessibility. Strong collaboration skills with us as client." Legal 500

Wikborg Rein

Moshe Moses

Moshe is a Partner in the Seddons Residential Real Estate team who specialises in residential property sales and acquisitions. Having worked at Seddons for over 10 years, Moshe has established a significant and diverse network of business contacts and clients and has strong long standing links to a range of property agents and industry leaders. Moshe represents an extensive client base which include ultra high net worth private clients, both domestic and overseas investors, property companies, banks, trusts and property developers. Moshe prides himself on his availability, the personal service he gives to his clients and the ability to add value to the transaction. His proficiency to solve legal problems with pragmatic negotiation and commercial solutions ensures that our clients have an advantage and that their interests are always fully protected.

Seddons GSC LLP

Muhammad Hotiana

Stuart Miller Solicitors

Muhunthan Paramesvaran

Muhunthan became a partner in 2010. He has a broad immigration and asylum practice and extensive experience of litigating in the higher courts. He has been instructed in numerous cases in the Upper Tribunal, Administrative Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Muhunthan also sits on the Law Society Immigration Law Committee. The committee exists to keep the law under review and to promote improvements in immigration and asylum law, practice and procedure. In 2016 the committee published a practice note on immigration judicial review aimed at solicitors in this area http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/advice/practice-notes/immigration-judicial-review/ In 2017 the committee published a practice note on immigration appeals. https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/advice/practice-notes/immigration-appeals/ In 2019 the committee published a response to the Law Commission consultation on the simplification of the immigration rules with Muhunthan’s input. https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/policy-campaigns/consultation-responses/simplification-of-the-immigration-rules/ In 2018 Muhunthan acted for Rhuppiah in the UK Supreme Court. He had previously acted for the client in the Court of Appeal. The appeal was successful in the UKSC and the client has been awarded a full costs order, which is very important to her because it means that she will get a full refund in respect of her legal aid contributions. The Supreme Court clarified the correct approach to “precarious” in S 117 in the Nationality Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. https://www.wilsonllp.co.uk/supreme-court-gives-guidance-on-the-right-to-private-life-in-immigration-removal-cases In open court at the conclusion of the oral hearing Lord Wilson stated: “This case was beautifully prepared by the solicitors - just how an appeal to the Supreme Court ought to be presented”. That was an oral endorsement for the quality of the work undertaken by Muhunthan in the Supreme Court and was included in the live streaming broadcast of the proceedings. The UKSC report is at: https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/uk/cases/UKSC/2018/58.html&query=(rhuppiah)

Wilson Solicitors LLP

Mukami Kuria

Mukami is a barrister at CANDEY working across the firm’s core practice areas. In particular, she is gaining experience of insolvency, company and commercial litigation, arbitration and sanctions. Prior to pupillage, Mukami gained experience on contentious inter-state disputes, investment treaty and commercial arbitration matters as an intern of the Office of the Attorney General of Kenya. She worked as a research assistant on a comparative project examining the history and development of arbitration in Africa and the enactment of the UNCITRAL and OHADA Model Laws across the continent. She continues to maintain an interest in the region. Mukami studied International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, graduating with a First and winning the Goodwin and Philip Noel-Baker Prizes. She holds an LL.M. in International Law from the University of Cambridge, going on to complete the Graduate Diploma in Law at City Law School (with Distinction) as an Exhibition Scholar of Inner Temple. In 2022 she finished the Bar Vocational Studies Course with a specialism in International Commercial Trade and Dispute Resolution at City. She was the recipient of a Major Scholarship from Inner Temple and a City Law School Scholarship for Academic Excellence. She was called to the Bar of England and Wales in July 2023 (Inner Temple). Before coming to the Bar, Mukami spent several years working in the art world as a writer, editor and curator and is a member of the Institute of Art and Law.

CANDEY

Mukhtiar Tanda

Partner

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Mustafa Latif-Aramesh

Partner

TLT

Muzaffar Shah

Muzaffar is a leading advisor on data privacy and information governance, as well as commercial transactions. Muzaffar has worked on many international data-related projects, including large-scale compliance programmes, data breaches, engagement with data protection regulators, contentious data subject rights issues, international data flows, innovative uses of data and the introduction of new technologies. In addition, Muzaffar advises on transactions involving intellectual property, and complex technology and commercial contracts, including agreements relating to the creation and exploitation of technology and related services, distribution agreements, manufacturing agreements and ancillary commercial agreements to broader corporate transactions. Muzaffar’s clients have included major social media platforms, private equity funds, technology companies and online service providers.

Keystone Law

Mykola Koval

Legal Consultant

Sterling Law

Myles Jelf

Myles is Joint Head of the patent litigation department. He specialises in intellectual property matters with an emphasis on litigation. While his practice covers the full range of intellectual property rights it has focused in recent years upon high-tech patent litigation for multinational companies – his clients include Samsung, Google, Pratt & Whitney and ZTE. Myles is also part of Bristows' competition department with experience of handling competition disputes before the UK courts and the European Commission. His work within this department has given him considerable experience in the interface between IPRs and anti-trust issues, particularly in the telecoms sector where he has acted in a number of leading UK cases including Samsung v Apple, IPCom v Nokia / HTC, Unwired Planet v Samsung and Conversant v ZTE. This experience has meant Myles is at the front of the developing legal area of FRAND dispute resolution. Myles' post-doctoral level engineering training particularly suits him to the more technically demanding cases within his patent practice. Recent cases within this practice have focused on the computing, telecoms and computer gaming sectors. Myles also, however, acts for a number of industrial clients notably in the aerospace and robotic technology sectors. Myles is a qualified Solicitor-Advocate with full rights of audience before all the UK's civil courts. He is a member of AIPPI and a Board Director of EPLAW. His practice has an international nature, with the vast majority of cases in the last 10 years including the co-ordination of parallel cases in jurisdictions throughout the EU and the US. He has closely followed the development of the pan-European Unified Patent Court (UPC) throughout its gestation, attending and speaking at two of EPLAW’s Venice Patent Judges Congresses in the last five years.

Bristows LLP

Mythily Katsaris

I lead the India Desk with Sunil Sheth, and I am the head of the Luxury Assets Group, and I am our Inclusion and Diversity partner. I am dual-qualified in England and Wales as well as India. I am recognised by Legal 500, Chambers and the India Business Law Journal for my specialism in cross-border acquisitions and joint ventures. I have particular expertise in advising entrepreneurs on a variety of business interests, including real estate, manufacturing, hospitality and leisure. After qualifying as a lawyer in India, while working for a former Solicitor General, I came to London to study at the LSE. I then joined Fladgate as a newly qualified solicitor, where I rose through the ranks to become the youngest female partner at the firm in 2013. My clients include Indian companies and HNW individuals from the Indian diaspora. I also advise companies wishing to do business in India. I have a pragmatic approach when advising clients who appreciate my handling of difficult situations with tact, calm and a positive, can-do attitude. I provide innovative commercial solutions to a wide ranging client base. I have particularly enjoyed advising on the sale and purchase of container ships, private jets, helicopters, vintage cars, boutique hotels, restaurants and more. When not lawyering with my clients, I am busy being a trustee of Sense UK, a charity for people with complex disabilities and a member of their Finance and Audit Committee. I am also a trustee of Kamal India Foundation UK and a member of the Development Committee of PAN Intercultural Arts. I was shortlisted in the professional category for the Women of the Future Awards 2017, and have since been an ambassador of the programme. I speak Hindi, Tamil and Greek.

Fladgate LLP

Mzwandile Mabhena

Mzwandile leads a team focused on high-volume and contested debt recovery matters. He oversees case assessment, client communication, and strategy development, ensuring recoveries are achieved efficiently and commercially. Mzwandile works closely with his team to provide tailored solutions for each client, balancing commercial objectives with the practical realities of debt recovery.

Flint Bishop

Naadim Shamji

Naadim is a Senior Associate in the Private Client team. He works with clients from a variety of backgrounds, principally across Buckinghamshire and London. He advises on all aspects of private client work including wills, estate planning, inheritance tax, loan agreements, trusts, lasting powers of attorney, court of protection applications (including deputyships) and probate, among other areas. Specialisms Naadim has particular expertise advising on asset protection, typically through the use of trusts and loans agreements. A common scenario he assists with is parents seeking to advance money to their adult children (e.g. towards the purchase of a property) while protecting their capital in the event their children later divorce. Naadim has assisted on a number of complex Court of Protection applications. Other achievements In addition to two degrees, Naadim holds a Diploma in Trusts and Estates from the Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners (STEP). Naadim achieved a Merit overall, and a Distinction on the paper for Taxation of Trusts and Estates, the hardest paper in the Diploma. Naadim is a Full Member of STEP. He is entitled to use of the designation ‘TEP’ (Trust and Estate Practitioner). Naadim is also included on the Pro Bono Recognition list for 2024 and 2025 for the work he completes in his spare time. Naadim has assisted with an application to the High Court to have a missing person declared dead, one of only a handful of such applications a year. Naadim currently serves in a voluntary capacity as a member of Legal Committee of the Ismaili National Council (UK) and was appointed in 2023 to the National Conciliation and Arbitration Board for the UK by the Aga Khan. He is also a trained facilitator on Ethical Wealth Transfer and Inheritance Planning for the Ismaili community.

B P Collins LLP

Nadeem Arshad

Bevan Brittan LLP

Nadeem Sheikh

A duty solicitor at Lloyds PR Solicitors.

Lloyds PR Solicitors

Nadia Cowdrey

Partner and Head of Private Client, Sussex

DMH Stallard LLP

Nadia D’Agostino

Principal Associate

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Nadia Krueger-Young

Partner Nadia acts in complex, high-value medical negligence cases, mainly involving spinal cord injury and brain injury. She acts for claimants against private doctors, hospitals and the NHS. Nadia is recognised as a Leading Associate and ‘one to watch’ in the Legal 500. Nadia has extensive experience representing clients who have sustained life changing injuries as a consequence of medical negligence. Nadia has significant experience of High Court litigation and in particular, cases involving complex causation arguments. Nadia specialises in spinal cord injuries and brain injuries and has particular expertise in cases involving stroke and cauda equina. Nadia regularly speaks on issues such as patient safety, documentation and compliance to NHS Trusts, charities and private rehabilitation providers. She works collaboratively with organisations to support providing the best levels of care Nadia has settled a number of high value complex medical negligence cases including: Crossman v St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust [2016] EWHC 2878 (QB). Nadia acted for the claimant in this matter that was won at trial in the High Court. The claimant sustained nerve injury during spinal surgery and it was argued that but for the Claimant being put on the list for surgery in error, the injury would not have occurred. Acting for a claimant who was wrongly administered thrombolysis resulting in haemorrhagic stroke and brain damage. Acting for a claimant who sustained tetraplegia due to a failure to diagnose an unstable spinal cord injury. Acting for a claimant who had an ischemic stroke following a failure to diagnose and treat a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). Acting for a claimant who sustained a stroke following a delay in diagnosis of endocarditis, including complex arguments on causation where the judgment of Crossman v St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust was relied on. Acting for a claimants who suffered a delay in diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome, including the highest ever cauda equina settlement at Stewarts.

Stewarts Law LLP

Nadia Milligan

Nadia has been advising hospitality asset owners, investors and international brands for over 15 years. An experienced commercial property and commercial lawyer with a particular focus in the hotels, hospitality & leisure and retail sectors, she takes a business-focused and proactive approach. Nadia has extensive expertise in advising owners and investors of hospitality assets, their landlords and international brands in the amicable resolution of operational and relationship issues. Nadia also advises on environmental social governance (ESG) aspects in relation to the hotels, hospitality & leisure sector, including advising on ESG requirements in the built environment (‘green’ and ‘social’ provisions in leases, management and franchise agreements) and leading transformational change. Nadia has spent over 13 years in-house, holding senior positions within Hilton Worldwide, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC and more recently Sonder Inc. where she sat on senior leadership teams, collaborating with business partners to help drive strategy throughout EMEAA whilst mitigating commercial, legal and reputational risk. Prior to working in-house, Nadia gained nearly 10 years of private-practice experience at top-tier international firms such as Clifford Chance and Nabarro (now CMS). Nadia also works with lenders and borrowers in banking and finance, advising on the real estate aspects (and where the asset is a hotel, also advising on the hotel operational aspects) of financing commercial property. Nadia is based in London but frequently travels to meet with clients. She speaks fluent Arabic.

Keystone Law