Legal Services

All legal services are provided by solicitors of England and Wales and are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. You will find the Solicitors Regulation Authority rules at www.sra.org.uk

Civil litigation
This department is headed by Gabriel Lavelle who deals with all aspects of Civil Litigation, including:-
  • Personal injury
  • Commercial litigation
  • Contested wills and probate matters
  • Employment - Compromise agreements

Commercial and Domestic Property
The property team is headed by Gareth Alty and covers all aspects of property transactions including:-
  • Commercial sales and purchases
  • Commercial leases
  • Landlord and tenant
  • Licensing (public houses, clubs and restaurants)
  • Tenancy agreements

  • Domestic sales and purchases (leasehold and freehold)
  • Mortgages and re-mortgages
  • Retirement home sales and purchases
  • Equity release schemes
  • Shared ownership agreements
  • Transfer of Equity
  • Right to buy
  • Declarations of Trust

Family Law
This department is headed by Kerry Joels and deals with a wide range of Family Law issues including:-
  • Divorce proceedings
  • Financial Proceedings
  • Matrimonial disputes
  • Children Act proceedings (maintenance, residence and contact)
  • Cohabitation property disputes
  • Cohabitation agreements
  • Civil Partnership disputes
Our family law solicitors, Kerry Joels and Katherine Robertson are both members of Resolution.  Membership of Resolution commits family lawyers to resolving disputes in a constructive, fair and non confrontational way.


Possession & Private Criminal Proceedings
Kerry Joels also deals with:-
  • Residential Landlord & Tenant Possession Proceedings
  • Mobile Home Possession Proceedings
  • Motoring Offences

Probate Department
Catherine Whilby and Grace Noble run our probate department dealing with all aspects wills and probate matters to include:-
  • Wills and living wills
  • Powers of Attorney
  • Court of Protection applications
  • Trusts
  • Inheritance tax planning
  • Grant of probate
  • Administration of estates
  • Property sales relating to estate matters