Our People
Helen Bowns
Partner & Head of Family Law
Helen Bowns
Partner & Head of Family Law
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Helen works with clients to ensure that they are sensitively guided through the complex area of family and relationship breakdown.
Amy Cowdell
Partner
Amy Cowdell
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Lincoln
Amy specialises in agricultural property law, bringing more than 16 years’ experience.
Hannah Tait
Partner
Hannah Tait
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Hannah is a private client specialist working with all types of individuals to provide tailored asset protection and estate planning solutions.
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Languages:
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English
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French
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German
James Myatt
Partner
James Myatt
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Bristol
James has over 40 years of experience in family and private client law.
Jennie Wheildon
Partner
Jennie Wheildon
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Jennie has enjoyed putting her wellington boots on and working within the agricultural sector since she was a trainee solicitor. Jennie has significant experience assisting farming clients with the wide variety of their property matters.
Jonathan Fear
Partner
Jonathan Fear
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Jonathan builds long-term trust based on a thoughtful appreciation of the individuality of each client and transaction.
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My Recent Articles
- Major New Leicestershire Development Takes Step Forward
Jonathan Stork
Partner
Jonathan is a partner in the litigation and dispute resolution team with a broad range of experience and expertise. His particular areas of focus lie in contested trust and probate work, disputes within the agricultural sector and commercial litigation.
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My Recent Articles
- Flood Defence Provision: What Landowners Need To Know
Justine Ball
Partner
Justine Ball
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Justine handles the full range of disputes that can arise in respect of property interests.
Lucy Haynes
Partner
Lucy Haynes
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Lucy specialises in residential development and strategic land.
Mark Thompson
Partner
Mark Thompson
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Milton Keynes
Mark is a trusted business adviser providing practical and, above all, commercial advice to individuals and companies in relation to business matters.
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My Recent Articles
- Getting investment-ready: 7 tips for start-ups
Calum Hanrahan
Legal Director & Immigration Specialist
Calum Hanrahan
Legal Director & Immigration Specialist
Shakespeare Martineau Lincoln
Calum is an immigration law expert and offers advice to individuals and businesses across a variety of sectors including agriculture, manufacturing and sport.
Emma Carr
Legal Director
Emma Carr
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Lincoln
Emma really enjoys building long lasting relationships with her clients and spending time getting to know and understand their individual circumstances. This in turn enables her to provide advice that is tailored to the specific needs of her clients which she always endeavours to deliver in a professional but sensitive and supportive manner.
Harman Bains
Legal Director
Harman is a trusted adviser to high and ultra-high net worth individuals and business-owning families. Harman specialises in all aspects of tax, trust, estate and succession planning, with a focus on asset preservation and protecting family wealth across successive generations.
Jane Charlton
Legal Director
Jane Charlton
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Milton Keynes
Jane has significant experience of acting for husbands, wives and cohabiting partners on relation breakdown, offering no-nonsense, sensible advice.
Stephen Lane
Legal Director
Stephen Lane
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Stephen has over 25 years’ experience in real estate finance, with particular experience in development and health funding.
Esme Barker
Associate
Esme Barker
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Esme specialises in rural property and agricultural law.
Josh Morley
Associate
Josh Morley
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
With experience in advising local authorities, developers and individuals, Josh covers all aspects of the planning process including negotiating planning obligations and agreements to advising on structuring large scale sites to allow development on a phased basis.
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My Recent Articles
- The Rise Of Habitat Banking
Peter Snodgrass
Consultant
Peter advises his farming and landowning clients on a wide variety of matters from partnerships to agricultural tenancies.