Our People
Joanna Deffley
Partner & Head of West Midlands
Joanna Deffley
Partner & Head of West Midlands
Shakespeare Martineau Solihull
Joanna is a partner in our development team specialising in strategic land development projects.
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
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.
Kevin Joynes
Partner
Kevin Joynes
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Solihull
Kevin is an experienced Residential Development Partner with expertise in the acquisition and disposal of immediate and strategic land for house builders and developers. This includes the negotiation of conditional contracts, option agreements and promotion agreements as well as joint venture / collaboration agreements between landowners and developers.
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.
Fiona Martin
Legal Director
Fiona Martin
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Fiona has particular experience in dealing with strategic development projects and advising throughout a development lifecycle.
Holly Lockley
Legal Director
Holly Lockley
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Specialising in the acquisition and disposal of development land, Holly works with clients to maximise development potential and avoid potential pitfalls.
Jenny Walker
Legal Director
Jenny Walker
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Jenny works with both commercial and residential developers on a range of matters from initial strategic advice to multi-million pound deals.
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Lucy Haynes
Legal Director
Lucy Haynes
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Lucy specialises in residential development and mixed use sites.
Parvinder Rama
Solicitor
Parvinder Rama
Solicitor
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Parvinder works with a variety of clients specialising in a range of property transactions including acquisitions and disposals.
Ruth Thoms
Solicitor
Ruth works with a range of high net worth individuals, developers and business owners to provide proactive solutions in order to achieve clients objectives.
Charlotte Ellis
Associate
Charlotte Ellis
Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Charlotte works with developers, landowners, pension schemes and commercial clients and provides practical solutions in order to achieve desired outcomes efficiently.
Clare Seel
Senior Paralegal
Clare Seel
Senior Paralegal
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Clare is responsible for the infrastructure aspect of schemes looked after by our development team.
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.