We know how important it is for you to have the right person working with you.
It’s not just about their legal expertise but also their market experience
and the right personality fit. Whatever you need, we achieve it together.
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Smita Jamdar
Partner & Head of Education
Smita Jamdar
Partner & Head of Education
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Smita leads the team that works to shape the universities and colleges of the future by providing strategic advice and sector specific insight across all their legal needs.
David Browne
Partner
David Browne
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
David is the lead employment partner for the firm’s education clients and provides sector specialist advice to universities and colleges.
Kate Onions
Partner
Kate Onions
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Kate’s focus is on preventing disputes where possible and seeking commercial resolutions which align with her client’s goals when disputes do arise.
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My Recent Articles
- Collecting monies via adjudication and enforcement proceedings on behalf of insolvent construction companies
- Helping you recover the debts of insolvent construction companies
- Bresco latest | Supreme Court rules that adjudication can be used to recover debts owed to an insolvent construction company
Martin Edwards
Partner
Martin Edwards
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Martin is known for his flexible thinking to resolve challenging situations for clients including developers, corporate occupiers, owners and investors.
Simon Stanion
Partner
Simon Stanion
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Simon leads an experienced and energetic national team of planning lawyers and town planners dealing with all aspects of town and country planning.
Tom Long
Partner
Tom is ranked as a Next Generation Partner in the Legal 500 United Kingdom 2021 edition.
Tom works with employers to prevent and resolve people issues, to ensure their organisations continue to work efficiently and effectively.
Vicki Simpson
Partner
Vicki Simpson
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Vicki is renown for providing commercial real estate advice (including funding and recovery) with particular expertise in the education and charity sectors.
Esther Maxwell
Legal Director
Esther is an experienced and trusted advisor to the firm’s education clients and supports them in dealing with a range of sensitive and complex employment and education related issues.
Geraldine Swanton
Legal Director
Geraldine Swanton
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Geraldine works with the higher and further education sector solving problems and minimising risk. She makes complex law easy to understand and apply.
Helen Hughes
Legal Director
Helen Hughes
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Helen is an experienced employment lawyer, who works proactively with clients to identify solutions to complex HR issues.
Joanna Forbes
Legal Director
Joanna Forbes
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Joanna’s deep affinity for the education sector is reflected in her responsive approach and her practical, applied and thorough advice.
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Languages:
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French
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My Recent Articles
- Artificial intelligence and personal data
Justine Ball
Legal Director
Justine Ball
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Justine enjoys engaging and working with her clients to successfully realise their aims in relation to their property issues.
Marie-Therese Harper
Legal Director
Marie-Therese Harper
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Marie-Therese advises businesses and their owners on a wide variety of corporate transactions and complicated reorganisations to help them achieve their objectives.
Mark Jones
Legal Director
Mark Jones
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Mark works collaboratively with teams across the firm to ensure client’s goals are achieved. Mark has a highly commercial and efficient approach to transactions developed by acting principally for major pension funds and institutional investor clients.
Tijen Ahmet
Legal Director
Tijen works with global UK businesses advising on strategic international recruitment and supports with immigration compliance facilitating assignments and relocation.
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Languages:
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Turkish
Uddalak Datta
Legal Director
Uddalak Datta
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Udi provides advice all aspects of commercial law, including procurement and state aid law.
Abigail Halcarz
Associate
Abigail Halcarz
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Abigail works with clients to achieve commercial solutions to all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law.
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Languages:
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French
Anieka Sheppard
Associate
Anieka Sheppard
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Anieka assists education clients to realise their goal and resolve their problems.
Alex Reid
Solicitor
Alex works with employers to prevent and resolve employment issues and ensure their organisations continue to work in an effective and efficient manner. Primarily this work is in the higher education sector, but does also involve working with clients in the private and third sectors.
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22 Oct
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Marston’s job cuts: last orders for hospitality?
Marston’s announcement that it is set to cut up to 2,150 jobs has shown […]
22 Oct
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Job Support Scheme: Why a long-term strategy will be key to survival
The Government’s furlough scheme provided a lifeline for many struggling businesses; however, with the […]
21 Oct
Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency
Steps to take to improve your cash collection
19 Oct
Corporate & Commercial
How Important is Institutional Autonomy? A roundtable event with Berwick Partners
17 Oct
Corporate & Commercial
The menopause in the workplace – how best to support staff
16 Oct
Litigation & Dispute Resolution