Lawyers in England

Will Robinson

Will is a commercial lawyer with over 20 years’ experience advising on technology, procurement and outsourcing transactions, and capital projects in the mining industry. Before joining Keystone Law, Will spent 9 years at FTSE 100 miner Anglo American Plc managing the legal aspects of the global and UK supply chain functions and subsequently heading up a dual legal and commercial function supporting major capital projects globally.

Keystone Law

Will Russell

Partner & Supervising Solicitor

GT Stewart Limited

Will Rutter

Winckworth Sherwood LLP

Will Sander

Will is both a solicitor and UK & European chartered trade mark and design attorney. His practice covers the protection, monitoring and exploitation of IP in the UK, Europe and globally. Will has advised a broad range of clients from SMEs to household names on commercial, corporate and litigation matters covering trade mark law, patent law, design law, copyright law, and the use and protection of confidential information and know-how. Will has a particular interest in trade marks and designs. This includes the management of IP portfolios, availability searching, oppositions, cancellations, invalidity and revocation actions, and infringement matters in the UK, Europe and around the world. Will has dealt with numerous matters in the UK’s Trade Mark Registry, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) and the High Court as well as through the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), including its appeal bodies/courts. In addition, he has handled a broad range of litigious matters spanning the whole IP rights spectrum, as well as managing several cross-border litigious matters throughout Europe, North America, South America and Australasia.

Keystone Law

Will Sefton

Will is a Partner and head of RPC's Lawyers Liability and Regulatory group. Will is an expert in professional and financial risk, professional liability, and regulations that affect law firms and lawyers. Will and his team act on behalf of law firms, insurance brokers, company directors, and a wide range of professionals. He also advises liability insurers on policy coverage. He has extensive experience defending claims of all sizes, ranging from multi-million-pound group litigations in the High Court to smaller individual claims under £50,000. In 2012, he became one of the founding Partners of RPC’s Bristol office.

RPC

Will Sykes

Will is head of our derivatives and trading practice, and advises investment and hedge funds, banks, pension funds and insurers, high-net-worth individuals and corporates on a wide spectrum of trading, hedging and financing transactions. This covers the full range of derivatives, as well as prime brokerage, repo, commodities and clearing. Will has a broad experience of trading, custody, brokerage and clearing agreements for derivative products, repos / stock lending and physical commodities. He advises sell- and buy-side clients across a wide range of asset classes, and on the associated regulations and issues of market-practice. He has a particular focus on buy-side trading arrangements for investment managers and has clients in the US, the UK, Europe, Hong Kong and Australia. He advises on global trading issues, and has extensive knowledge of local requirements in markets such as India and China. Like most of the derivatives and trading practice at Macfarlanes, Will has spent time in-house in leading financial institutions, spending six months at The Royal Bank of Scotland and ten months in the Securities Division of Goldman Sachs International. He acts for many of the largest pension funds, hedge funds and asset managers in the world, and advises a leading global prime broker on its client documentation.

Macfarlanes LLP

Will Thomas

Head of Residential Property & Partner

Greenwoods

Will Thomas

Will is a Principal Associate and has experience acting for a variety of clients in the private and public sector. He provides general strategic and site specific planning advice. Will has also handled a number of planning appeals and High Court challenges and is known for his calm, considered and client-centric approach. Recent experience includes: Drafting and negotiating complex Section 106/infrastructure agreements, including a recent agreement in respect of a large urban extension scheme comprising of over 4000 dwellings. Acting for a landowner appealing a planning enforcement notice in respect of a site used for temporary stadium parking. Defending a judicial review challenge brought against a local planning authority which alleged, amongst other things, that the authority had failed to take into account information required by the environmental impact assessment regulations. Advising a landowner in respect of an appeal against a s.215 Notice. Advising applicants and local authorities in respect of applications for certificates of lawful use and development. Advising a community group in relation to the listing of a building as an asset of community value (ACV). Advising developers and landowners in relation to permitted development rights. Advising developers and landowners in relation to the application of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) regulations on new development. Drafting and negotiating Section 38/278 Agreements, Section 104 Agreements and Section 111 Agreements. Will is the secretary of the East Midlands group of the UK Environmental Lawyers Association and is a regular attendee at local planning and environmental sector events. Will also contributes legal articles to various publications.

Browne Jacobson LLP

Will Thompson

Senior Associate

Fladgate LLP

Will Thorman

Managing Associate

Level

Will Walsh

Partner

DMH Stallard LLP

Will Whitaker

Associate, Public Law and Human Rights Will has represented a large number of vulnerable individuals and their family members in the Court of Protection. He is adept at advancing the interests of his clients, particularly those involved in disputes regarding health and social care. He has successfully guided many individuals through proceedings dealing with a range of issues relating to mental capacity, deprivations of liberty, provision of care, and medical treatment. He has obtained redress for clients bringing civil claims related to Court of Protection proceedings, often under the Human Rights Act. He will bring claims for judicial review where needed to protect the rights of his clients or their family members, and ensure they are provided with the standard of care that they are entitled to. Will also acts in inquests for families who have lost loved ones in difficult circumstances. He regularly deals with large multi-party actions in the Court of Protection, in public law settings, and in other jurisdictions, and is currently representing a number of residents and survivors of the Grenfell Tower Fire in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. Will has significant experience of helping people who are homeless or at risk of losing their homes. He often defends those faced with possession proceedings, makes claims for unlawful eviction, and challenges homelessness decisions. Will often works with vulnerable individuals in this context, and has expertise in managing cases which involve a crossover between housing and the Court of Protection. Will also works with asylum seekers and other migrants to get them access to support and housing, and has frequently battled to safeguard the interests of people who have suffered domestic abuse in relation to their housing. He also represents clients in relation to other issues involving civil liberties and public law. He has helped those defending civil proceedings brought against them relating to protest, individuals who have been subjected to discrimination, and members of the public who have had wide-ranging problems with local government. Will has a developing practice in advising charities and third sector organisations in relation to a wide range of legal issues, including where disputes have arisen by those running the charity. He has steered charities through court proceedings and mediation in the past.

Bindmans LLP

Will Winch

Will is a Legal Director in the Employment department, dealing with contentious and non-contentious matters. He acts for employers and employees, and many of his clients come from media, advertising and the finance industry. He is a member of the firm's Recruitment group, advising recruitment agencies in relation to all types of employment issues, and a member of the firm's Technology group. Will has considerable experience drafting and negotiating service and settlement agreements. He has acted in claims involving discrimination, wrongful and unfair dismissal, whistleblowing and restrictive covenants. He also advises on the employment aspects of real estate and corporate transactions (in particular, in relation to TUPE). He regularly advises senior executives and employers in relation to the drafting of service agreements, bonus provisions and compromise agreements. He also advises LLPs and members of LLPs on their rights and obligations and provides day to day HR advisory advice to employer clients on all aspects of employment law including redundancies, "family friendly" policies, holiday entitlements, data protection, and conduct, performance and sickness management. Will has a particular interest in training and development, speaks regularly at client seminars and writes on a range of legal topics. He is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association. Prior to qualifying as a solicitor, he worked in the film and television industry for several years.

Mishcon de Reya LLP

Will Woodall

Will is a partner in Burges Salmon’s award-winning Infrastructure team, and has specialised since 2005 in the Energy sector. He has particular expertise in advising on the numerous real estate issues which are faced by clients developing, investing in and funding Energy assets. Recent experience includes: Extensive, market-leading experience of advising on all real estate aspects of solar, onshore wind, anaerobic digestion, biomass, reserve power, battery storage, hydro-electric and energy from waste projects. Advising investment funds and renewable energy companies (including Bluefield, Greencoat, Downing and Octopus Energy Investments) on the acquisition, financing and disposal of renewable energy assets and on the legal asset management of their portfolios. Advising numerous developers of renewable energy projects (including Anesco, Renewable Connections and Conrad) across all technologies on the property arrangements for their developments. Leading teams working on the development of major infrastructure projects including advising on offshore and onshore property arrangements for offshore windfarms and Carbon Capture and Storage pipelines. These often involve long cable or pipeline routes, requiring significant numbers of agreements and the efficient legal management of multiple contracts. Working on innovative structuring arrangements assisting the deployment of rooftop solar installations and on-site energy centres. Real Estate Partner specialising in energy and infrastructure projects and healthcare. Advises: developers, investors and funders of energy projects across the whole range of technologies, infrastructure projects and healthcare property. Recent highlights include advising Bluefield on the acquisition and financing of £110m portfolio of 15 operational solar parks, Anesco on its solar and battery developments and Vattenfall throughout the development of England and Wales' largest wind farm (Pen Y Cymoedd). Advising on investment into and refinancing of numerous on-farm anaerobic digestion plants, ground mounted solar parks and rooftop solar installations. Market leading experience in battery storage and reserve power plants. Advising a major healthcare company on its property portfolio.

Burges Salmon LLP

William Akerman

William is a partner and real estate specialist. He acts for investor clients (including the Church Commissioners for England, TR Property Investment Trust plc, F&C, First Alliance Properties and Rockspring) on direct investment acquisitions, disposals and portfolio management. He is also real estate partner for several key clients of the firm, including Associated British Ports, Historic England and Go Ape.

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

William Angas

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution, Co-Head of Insolvency and Corporate Restructuring

Cripps

William Bowyer

Will is a Senior Associate within Lawrence Stephens’ Sports and Entertainment team. He is an experienced solicitor specialising in a mixture of non-contentious and contentious matters in sport. He delivers commercial and pragmatic advice for his clients and pays significant attention to the wider sporting context in which his clients sit. He represents elite footballers, talent management and commercial agencies, drivers, golfers, sports brands, tech brands and various other stakeholders in sport and entertainment. He prides himself on truly understanding his clients and their brand (personal or commercial) in order to give accurate and pragmatic advice. He works hard to deliver positive outcomes for his clients on complex and unique legal matters and relish working with the best athletes, entertainers and brands. He has an extensive network of professional and ancillary contacts in sport and ensure that all his clients benefit from those within his network as part of their wider advisory team. He has also been appointed to the Sport Resolutions Pro Bono service. A legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the service provides pro bono legal advice and assistance to athletes and individuals of limited financial means.

Lawrence Stephens solicitors

William Charrington

William advises corporate clients, institutions and individuals on a wide range of contentious matters. His practice includes disputes arising out of commercial contracts, civil fraud, professional negligence and judicial review. He has experience of all stages of the litigation process from initial pre-action advice up to trial, and of alternative forms of dispute resolution such as mediation and arbitration. William has particular experience of acting in complex civil fraud disputes relating to banking. He advises on applications for interim relief including freezing and asset disclosure orders. His broad practice also includes advising clients on art related disputes and inquest proceedings.

Farrer & Co

William Childs

Will is a Partner in the Healthcare department, specialising in advising medical and dental defence organisations, healthcare professionals and other professionals in regulatory, disciplinary and criminal matters. Will is a skilled advocate, frequently appearing before statutory regulators, disciplinary panels and coroners with challenging cases involving complex clinical and legal issues. He has particularly strong experience in cases of alleged sexual misconduct and impropriety. Some of his notable cases include Kulkarni v Milton Keynes Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust which established the contractual right for medical staff to be legally represented in disciplinary proceedings, Chauhan v General Medical Council guiding professional and disciplinary panels that they must restrict themselves to the ambit of the charges faced by the practitioner, and Abdullah v General Medical Council regarding the nature and duration of interim restrictions placed upon a practitioner by a regulatory body.

Weightmans LLP

William Christopher

William is a partner in Kingsley Napley’s Dispute Resolution team, based in London. He deals mainly with civil fraud litigation and asset recovery. William has specialised in commercial litigation with a particular focus on civil fraud actions since he qualified. He has extensive and wide-ranging litigation experience, having acted in cases involving contractual disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of trust, and insolvency-related litigation. William has also acted in many international fraud cases throughout his career, involving the recovery of assets concealed in offshore jurisdictions. He is highly experienced in using freezing injunctions, search orders and disclosure orders in international fraud investigations. He acts as a supervising solicitor in the execution of search orders. William acts for foreign governments,HNW individuals, corporates, and trustees both corporate and individuals. William's main areas of expertise include: • Civil fraud (often involving multiple jurisdictions) • Internal fraud investigations • General commercial litigation (including shareholder disputes) • Contentious and fraud related insolvency litigation William writes extensively for external publications including the Global Investigation Review. He was also a contributing author to Lexology's Getting the Deal Through 2020 - Asset Recovery.

Kingsley Napley LLP

William Coon

I am an Associate in Michelmores’ Disputed Wills & Estates team. I work closely with individuals, families, and charities in all aspects of contentious probate and disputed estates. I am often involved at what can be a stressful and uncertain time for people and/or their organisations. I work hard to help clients resolve their cases in a sensitive and pragmatic way. I find the process of getting to grips with complex cases and offering practical solutions – which allow clients to move forward – really rewarding. Much of my work centres around claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, Will validity disputes, proprietary estoppel, and professional negligence. That said, my practice area is not limited to these types of claims. This means I regularly act in other kinds of trust and estate disputes wherever they arise. I joined Michelmores in 2018 as a Trainee and qualified with the Firm in 2020. Areas of Expertise Disputed Wills & Estates William Coon - Associate - Disputed Wills & Estates | Michelmores

Michelmores LLP

William Downs

Partner

Squire Patton Boggs

William Edwards

William advises on UK tax and succession planning and administers substantial estates with assets in a variety of jurisdictions. He enjoys acting as a ‘family’ lawyer for a wide range of families and individuals in London and the home counties’. Expertise includes: Wills: advice leading to, and preparation of, English wills for UK and non-UK domiciled clients Agricultural property: advice in connection with agricultural property ownership and inheritance tax UK tax planning: advice on inheritance tax, capital gains tax and other taxes relevant to UK individuals and trustees International tax planning: advice on residence and domicile International succession planning: advice on succession planning for clients domiciled outside the UK and for UK and foreign clients in relation to assets located in foreign jurisdictions Business assets: advice in connection with the ownership and taxation of businesses or assets used in businesses Probate: administration of UK and international estates and advice to executors Trusts: advice to trustees and to beneficiaries on their rights, powers and duties Family business: tax and succession advice to families and trustees owning family businesses Powers of attorney and Court of Protection: preparation and registration of powers of attorney, advice to attorneys, and advice on applications to the Court of Protection for deputyship, statutory wills and gifts. William speaks French and often assists families with assets in France.

Edwin Coe LLP

William Ford

Partner

Osbornes