À propos
Olliers Solicitors is firmly established as one of the UK’s leading criminal defence and regulatory law firms specialising in the defence of individuals, businesses and other organisations across a broad range of corporate and financial crime, regulatory breaches, serious crime, sexual offences, motoring offences, professional discipline, inquests and public inquiries. The firm also has expertise in pro-actively representing clients during the pre-charge investigative stages of a criminal allegation. Nationally, few firms can match our experience and expertise. We are based in Manchester with facilities in London and our client base is nationwide. In 2025 Olliers won the award for Crime Team of the Year at the Manchester Legal Awards for the eight time, retaining the title from 2024. Our senior lawyers are all leaders in their field. Olliers is ranked by both the leading guides to the profession – the Legal 500 2026 and Chambers Guide 2026. We are a Times Best Law Firm 2025. Our managing director Matthew Claughton is the 2023 Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Criminal Lawyer of the Year. Matthew is also the only two-time Partner of the Year at the Manchester Legal Awards most recently in 2021. Seven of our lawyers are singled out for mention by the Legal 500. ### Languages - English ### Staffing Figures - 9 Number of UK partners - 20 Number of other UK fee-earners
Adresses du bureau
Manchester
Manchester
Olliers Fourth Floor 44 Peter Street Manchester M2 5GP North West
London
London
Olliers Berkeley Suite 35 Berkeley Square Mayfair London W1J 5BF
Domaines d’expertise
Avocats de ce bureau
Aimee Darbyshire-Ellison
Trainee Solicitor · Criminal Defence
Alex Close-Claughton
Senior Associate · Crime
Anne-Marie Nicholls
Senior Associate · Criminal Law
Austin Anderson-Brettell
Associate · Motoring Law
Connor Brylczak
Solicitor · Criminal Defence
David Philpott
Partner · Criminal Defence
Eleanor Harris
Paralegal · Criminal Defence
Gareth Martin
Partner · Criminal Defence
George Odysseos
Paralegal · DBS
Hannah Poolo
Associate · Criminal Defence
Helen Buxton
Associate · Crime
Hope Rea
Trainee Solicitor · Criminal Defence
Jack Tomlinson
Associate · Criminal Defence
James Claughton
Associate · Criminal Defence
Jane Novas-Morell
Consultant Criminal Defence Solicitor · Criminal Defence
Kathryn Lloyd
Senior Associate · Criminal Defence
Laura Baumanis
Partner · Crime
Maria Koukou
Trainee Solicitor · Criminal Defence
Martha Odysseos
Associate · Criminal Defence
Martha Whitehead
Senior Associate · Criminal Defence
Matthew Corn
Partner · Serious Crime
Matthew James Claughton
Managing Director & Solicitor · Criminal Law
Nathalie Potter
Associate & Head of Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Department · Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)
Nicola Bruce
Senior Associate · Criminal Law
Rebecca Dimond
Business Executive · Criminal Defence
Richard Cornthwaite
Partner · Criminal Defence
Ruth Peters
Business Development and Marketing Director & Solicitor · Criminal Defence
Saskia Abbot
Senior Associate · Crime
Simone Isaacs
Consultant Criminal Defence Solicitor · Criminal Defence
Stacey Mabrouk
Commercial Director & Solicitor · Criminal Defence
Toby Wilbraham
Partner · Litigation
Zita Spencer
Partner · Crime