Richard Hill is a partner in the commercial property team.

Heledd Wyn is a Partner specialising in private client & long-term care. Based in Bristol Heledd has a great deal of experience across a range of future planning, private wealth and Court of Protection work.

James Myatt is a director, head of the family department and personal legal services, based in the Bristol office. James has over 40 years of experience in family and private client law.

Jonathan joined GL Law as an associate director in September 2017, prior to the merger with Shakespeare Martineau in October 2022.

Julian is a director and head of commercial property at our Bristol office.

Kit O’Brien joined GL Law in 2022 as an Associate Director specialising in divorce and financial issues, prior to the merger with Shakespeare Martineau in October 2022

Nick has over 25 years experience of working in Bristol as a specialist employment lawyer, dealing with all aspects of employment law. Whilst he predominantly acts for business owners, employers and senior executives he also assists employees with the difficult issues that they can face in their employment. He has extensive experience of advising employers on the strategic employment law issues affecting their businesses, including TUPE, redundancy, collective consultation, executive severance and HR support.

He also advises on employment law aspects of business acquisitions and conducts employment law litigation in the courts and employment tribunals, with particular interest in defending claims. Nick is a Member of the Employment Lawyers Association, Bristol Law Society and is Company Secretary of the West of England Aerospace Forum.

Nick also works with business owners on business immigration issues, including obtaining sponsor licences for work visas, including Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility routes. He also advises on employee incentives, including establishment of employee share schemes and EMI options.

Specialties: Business Advisory and Strategic Solutions, Employment Litigation Defence, Business Immigration, Union Recognition, TUPE, PHI, Discrimination, PIDA.

Paul has over 30 years’ experience, specialising in corporate finance work covering mergers and acquisitions, management buy outs and buy ins, joint venture arrangements and shareholder agreements.

Richard Gore is a partner and head of the commercial dispute resolution team based in the Bristol office. With a background training at Vizards in London, and as an associate solicitor at Boyce Hatton, Richard joined GL Law in 2001 prior to the merger with Shakespeare Martineau in October 2022.

Ranked for Litigation in the South West in the Chambers UK Guide 2023.

Nic Barker is an associate director of the corporate and commercial team.

Cecily joined GL Law as a solicitor in the employment team in August 2017 prior to the merger with Shakespeare Martineau in October 2022.

Emma Burnett is a solicitor in the residential property team, based in Bristol. She has over 5 years experience of residential conveyancing.

Olga is a associate in the private client team, based in our Bristol office.

Rachel trained at Gamlins in North Wales and qualified as a solicitor into the family and litigation team there in January 2012.

Alice Gibson joined GL Law in 2022 prior to the merger with Shakespeare Martineau in October 2022. Alice is is a solicitor specialising in all family law matters including divorce & financial remedy, child arrangements matters and cases involving domestic abuse.

Benjamin Griffiths joined GL Law in September 2022 prior to the merger with Shakespeare Martineau in October 2022. Ben is a solicitor in the Private Client team based in Bristol.

Clare is based in the Bristol office. She has 25 years’experience in private client work and has been with GL Law for 19 years. A former director of GL and Head of Wills & Inheritance, Clare now works with GL Law in a consultative capacity.

Holly Snook is a Solicitor and member of the commercial dispute resolution team based in the Bristol office working alongside Richard Gore on high value commercial disputes involving shareholders and directors, including unfair prejudice petitions and misfeasance claims.

Holly acts as well for clients in relation to contract disputes, residential landlord and tenant disputes, debt collection claims and applications to Companies House.

Jing Wang is a solicitor in the corporate and commercial team, based in the Bristol office.

Bev is a Paralegal supporting the Private Client team, in particular Heledd Wyn, in all areas of work from lasting powers of attorney to Court of Protection and trust administration.

Fraser is a chartered legal executive in the commercial property team and advises clients on a range of freehold and leasehold commercial property matters.

Margarita is a paralegal in the private client department based in Bristol. She has over 2 years of experience in estate administration. Margarita assists with both simple and complex estates working closely with executors with the primary aim of removing the stress and hassle of their shoulders.

Raluca Larion is a legal advisor in the corporate and commercial team.

Roxy Parveen is a conveyancer in the residential property team, based in the Bristol office