Our People
Richard Thorpe
Partner
Richard Thorpe
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Richard is a partner in our Managed Legal Services team.
Roger Harcourt
Partner
Roger Harcourt
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Roger is a corporate lawyer who acts for clients doing great things all around the country and overseas.
Ruth Phillips
Partner
Ruth Phillips
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Ruth uses her technical background in the industry to provide practical legal solutions to her clients.
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Partner
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Sheffield
Formerly with Taylor Emmet, Ironmonger Curtis and Bell & Buxton Solicitors, Ryan has more than 10 years’ corporate commercial legal experience advising businesses based in Sheffield and throughout South Yorkshire.
Sandeep Leighs
Partner
Sandeep Leighs
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Sandeep is a recognised specialist in the field of employment law.
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My Recent Articles
- Menopause policy and the gender pay gap
Sarah Brack
Partner
Sarah Brack
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Sarah is a Legal 500 recommended Partner who advises clients on all aspects of their wills, estates, trusts, tax and powers of attorney.
Sean Moran
Partner
Sean Moran
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Sean’s practice is focused on restructuring and insolvency, covering complex investigatory work as well as transactional and advisory assignments.
Sean Scott
Partner
Taking an idea on a journey from concept to reality is challenging but really interesting. I’m an adrenaline junkie who is happy riding the ups and downs of that process, but I have done it enough times now to be a safe pair of hands.
Selina Hinchliffe
Partner
Selina Hinchliffe
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Selina specialises in transactional and advisory IP matters. She advises across the board on all IP rights.
Simon Coghlan
Legal Director
Simon Coghlan
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Simon provides a professional and knowledgeable service for real estate finance clients.
Simon Hayden
Partner
Simon Hayden
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Simon acts for a range of property developers, land owners and occupiers but with a particular interest in development work.
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
Stewart Freeman
Legal Director
Stewart Freeman
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Stewart acts exclusively for housing association clients and completes a large number of property transactions to assist clients in achieving their goals.
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Languages:
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English
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German
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My Recent Articles
- Registered Providers – attention needed
Tim Speed
Partner
Tim Speed
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Tim is a litigator who adopts a robust and practical approach to claims and is valued as a trusted advisor to his clients.
Tom Long
Partner
Tom Long
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Tom is ranked as a Next Generation Partner in the Legal 500 United Kingdom 2024 edition and is also part of a team ranked as a Top Tier Firm for Education in the same edition.
Tom works with employers to prevent and resolve people issues, to ensure their organisations continue to work efficiently and effectively.
Trevor Fenton
Partner
Trevor Fenton
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Scotland
Based in Edinburgh, Trevor is triple-qualified as a solicitor in Scotland, England & Wales, and British Columbia (non-practising status). He is also a Law Society of Scotland Certified Specialist in Cyber Security, and has the data protection certifications CIPP/E and CIPM.
Vanessa Joll
Partner
Vanessa Joll
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau London
Vanessa is one of the leading property litigators in the south east region. She leads the practice area at Shakespeare Martineau and has been involved in resolving a wide range of complex and high value disputes over her 20+ years in practice.
Verity Kirby
Partner
Verity Kirby
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Verity provides families and individuals with practical, tailored advice as they plan for the future to ensure that their families, friends and loved ones are looked after.
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Languages:
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English
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German
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My Recent Articles
- Business Succession Planning: Everything You Need to Know
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. She has international experience and is a practising Notary Public
She has expertise of advising clients on safeguarding and related disciplinary matters
Victoria Bovington
Partner
Victoria Bovington
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Nottingham
Victoria undertakes real estate finance work representing lenders and borrowers with a focus on development funding and healthcare transactions.
Victoria Taylor
Legal Director
Victoria Taylor
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Vicky helps individuals put plans in place for the future by means of Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, and other estate Planning.
Afreen Cole
Legal Director
Afreen Cole
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Afreen works for a range of clients including banks, Islamic finance institutions, short term lenders and other corporate entities.
Alex Ryan
Legal Director
Alex Ryan
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Alex has a positive attitude and adopts a commercial approach towards all of his matters.
Alistair Spencer
Legal Director
Alistair Spencer
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Alistair specialises in contentious trusts and probate. He represents private individuals, charities, trustees and executors in a wide range of matters.