Our People
Neil Gosling
Partner & Head of Residential Development
Neil Gosling
Partner & Head of Residential Development
Shakespeare Martineau Solihull
Neil builds long standing working relationships with our clients by becoming an extension of their business. He is forward thinking and progressive in his approach.
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Languages:
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English
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French
Barry Fisher
Partner
Barry Fisher
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Solihull
Debbie Irwin
Partner
Debbie Irwin
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Debbie works closely with her clients to ensure that she understands the required outcomes and works pragmatically to achieve them.
Janet James
Partner
Janet has a reputation as being a personable and commercial practitioner and works closely with her clients to achieve their goals.
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My Recent Articles
- Anglian Water appoints Shakespeare Martineau to legal panel
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
Julian Pyrke
Partner
Julian is a director and head of commercial property at our Bristol office.
Kylie Wesson
Partner
Kylie Wesson
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Kylie has over a decade of experience in the niche area of planning law, gained in both the private and public sector.
Louise Ingram
Partner
Louise Ingram
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Louise assists clients to bring forward development, working with landowners, promoters and developers to deliver results.
Martin Jones
Partner
Martin Jones
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Martin works with teams to ensure project goals are realised by engaging development partners and other key stakeholders.
Peter Dilks
Partner
Peter Dilks
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Peter prides himself on delivering results for clients, who value his commercial experience as much as his real estate legal expertise.
Simon Robinson
Partner
Simon is a commercially focused and entrepreneurial real estate expert known for his calm, practical and commercial approach.
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Languages:
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English
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French
Ben Darlow
Legal Director
Ben Darlow
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Ben blends technical excellence, sheer discipline and a pragmatic approach to ensure that his clients achieve their goals.
Jenny Walker
Legal Director
Jenny Walker
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Jenny Walker is a Legal Director in the Residential Development team working with a variety of developers (including large commercial outfits and some of the top 10 housebuilders in the UK), promoters and landowners. Jenny works on a wide range of matters from initial strategic advice to multi-million pound deals.
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My Recent Articles
- 98 homes get the go-ahead following land acquisition in Derbyshire
Lucy Hemming
Legal Director
Lucy Hemming
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau London
Lucy acts for our developers and general commercial property clients.
Simon Hayden
Legal Director
Simon Hayden
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Simon acts for a range of property developers, land owners and occupiers but with a particular interest in development work.
Adam Watson
Associate
Adam Watson
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Adam’s main area of focus is on construction disputes, and works with clients to resolve these in a timely and cost effective manner.
Joe Davies
Associate
A solicitor in our Residential Development Team, Joe assists on complex promotion agreements and option agreements and manages the disposal and acquisition of sites for residential development. Joe has experience of acting for developers with a particular focus on disposals to Housing Associations. Joe also deals with complex lease transactions from both perspective of Tenants and Landlords.
Meriel O’Loughlin
Associate
Meriel O’Loughlin
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Meriel adopts a proactive and commercial approach to drive transactions forward to completion quickly, ensuring her clients interests are protected.
Paul Harris
Associate
Paul is an experienced commercial property solicitor with a specialism in residential development, working as an Associate within the land team at Shakespeare Martineau.
Paula Evans
Associate
Paula Evans
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Paula is an associate in the development team and mainly acts for housing associations in acquiring properties.
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My Recent Articles
- Common Land – Can It Be Developed?
Sabrina Umrani
Associate
Sabrina Umrani
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau London
Sabrina works with a variety of clients, including business occupiers, developers and investors.
Parvinder Rama
Solicitor
Parvinder Rama
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Parvinder works with a wide range of clients including landowners, developers and land promoters in a range of Residential Development transactions.
Adrian Bland
External Consultant
Adrian Bland
External Consultant
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Adrian is an experienced head of commercial real estate with an outstanding record as a leader in the legal services industry. Skilled in strategy, project leadership, negotiation and making things happen.
Joseph McElhone
Volume Utilities Project Manager
Joseph McElhone
Volume Utilities Project Manager
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Joseph supports our Real Estate and Energy teams, with a particular interest in energy distribution.