Meet The Team
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Sue HartPartner & Head of Property Services
Sue Hart is a key player, praised variously as "practical and personable" and "extremely thorough."
Chambers 2008
Sue deals with all aspects of commercial property work including major leasehold acquisitions, development schemes and options. Sue also has considerable expertise in all aspects of agricultural property.
Contact Details
- Tel:
- 01622 776408
- Fax:
- 01622 681430
- Email:
- suehart@brachers.co.uk
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Kate BaigentPartner & Head of Conveyancing Team
I shall happily recommend you to anyone I know who needs a good and thorough solicitor!
Mr. K. H. Highbury. London.
Kate is head of our residential conveyancing department. She has a strong reputation for her commitment to an excellent service for our private clients.
Contact Details
- Tel:
- 01622 690691
- Fax:
- 01622 681430
- Email:
- katebaigent@brachers.co.uk
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Sarah GainesPartner
Always accessible, professional and technically sound; Sarah is not only a committed and able lawyer, she is hardworking and personable. As a client, I could ask no more of her.
Robert Hunter, Avocet Estates Ltd
Sarah is a partner in the property team and deals mainly with commercial property sales, acquisitions and commercial landlord and tenant work. Sarah also deals with property matters for various local National Health Service Trusts and utility providers. She also undertakes some residential property work.
Contact Details
- Tel:
- 01622 690691
- Fax:
- 01622 681430
- Email:
- sarahgaines@brachers.co.uk
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Ashfaq JilaniPartner
Ash works on property investment and occupation matters, landlord and tenant law. He specialises in commercial lettings, acquisitions and disposals for institutional landlords, as well as for tenants of business premises. He also advises banks on secured lending transactions. Ash acts for Avante in a major programme of development of new care homes.
Contact Details
- Tel:
- 01622 690691
- Fax:
- 01622 681430
- Email:
- ashfaqjilani@brachers.co.uk
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Michael JanneyPartner Construction
The "able and energetic"Michael Janney. Peers applaud his handling of contracts and claims: parties deeply appreciate the importance he places on "listening and understanding"-
Chambers UK, 2006
Michael specialises in contentious construction. He was previously Head of Construction at Kingsley Napley and has worked for both Masons and Cameron McKenna, gaining extensive experience of major contentious construction and engineering matters in the UK and internationally. Michael's expertise encompasses risk management, litigation, arbitration, mediation, adjudication and the preparation of construction claims in relation to disputes involving final accounts, loss and expense, extensions of time, liquidated damages and defects. He is a formidable adversary in adjudications and claim related work.
Contact Details
- Tel:
- 01622 776422
- Fax:
- 01622 681430
- Email:
- michaeljanney@brachers.co.uk
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Bill ButlerPartner
Bill qualified in 1999 and works in commercial property, including property development and property investment advice. He acts for residential developers and landowners. In the field of investment, he has specific experience of working for institutional property investors and landlords.
Contact Details
- Tel:
- 01622 776469
- Fax:
- 01622 681430
- Email:
- williambutler@brachers.co.uk
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Robbie PegrumSolicitor
Robbie acts for companies involved in mineral extraction and waste management on property transactions.
Contact Details
- Tel:
- 01622 776407
- Fax:
- 01622 681430
- Email:
- robbiepegrum@brachers.co.uk
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James MillisAssociate
“thorough and meticulous, and always works to a high standard”
Chambers UK 2009
James Millis is an Associate Solicitor who specialises in property related disputes and licensing matters. James qualified as a solicitor in 1999 and joined Brachers in 2002 and qualified as an Associate in 2006.
James Millis has experience in dealing with a broad range of civil litigation disputes including general contract and tort disputes, commercial disputes, disputed wills and Inheritance Act claims, debt recovery, insolvency and consumer law.
James acts for a range of clients including individuals, partnerships, companies, charities, NHS Trusts and a Water Undertaker. He has experience of representing clients at Mediation before the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal, HM Land Registry Adjudicator, Lands Tribunal, County Court, High Court and Court of Appeal.
Contact Details
- Tel:
- 01622 776457
- Fax:
- 01622 681430
- Email:
- jamesmillis@brachers.co.uk
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Sarah WebsterAssociate
Sarah qualified in 2000 and deals with general commercial property work, including sales and purchases and acting for both landlords and tenants. Sarah has experience of acting for institutional landlords, government bodies and local authorities.
Contact Details
- Tel:
- 01622 776458
- Fax:
- 01622 681430
- Email:
- sarahwebster@brachers.co.uk
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Sara WilliamsSolicitor
Sara qualified as a solicitor in 2006 and recently joined the residential conveyancing department. She has a wide range of experience in dealing with all aspects of residential property from sales and purchases to assisting clients with their remortgage and transfers of equity needs.
Contact Details
- Tel:
- 01622 690691
- Fax:
- 01622 681430
- Email:
- sarawilliams@brachers.co.uk
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Amy HuskSolicitor
Amy is a newly qualified Solicitor who joined Commercial Property team in September 2008, after completing a two year Training Contract with Girlings in Canterbury. Prior to this Amy studied for her Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in Guildford and obtained a Law Degree from the University of Sheffield.
Contact Details
- Tel:
- 01622 690691
- Fax:
- 01622 681430
- Email:
- amyhusk@brachers.co.uk
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Peter WestleyConveyancing Executive
Very rarely over the last 15 years have I come across a solicitor so obligingly helpful and efficient. Peter has provided me with an absolutley fantastic level of service, along with his secretary Shirley.
Mrs. D. Gillingham. Kent.
Peter qualified as a solicitor in 1973. He has recently joined our expanding residential conveyancing department and has extensive experience in property work.
Contact Details
- Tel:
- 01622 776437
- Fax:
- 01622 681430
- Email:
- peterwestley@brachers.co.uk
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Amber GilbertLegal Executive
Amber qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives in 2006 and joined the commercial property team at Brachers in September 2008. Amber has acted on a range of commercial property matters and has previous experience acting for housebuilders and developers. She has experience of working for Local Government as well as in-house for a large chain in the Leisure industry. Amber joins Brachers from a South East based law firm and will be working on a range of commercial property matters.
Contact Details
- Tel:
- 01622 690691
- Fax:
- 01622 681430
- Email:
- ambergilbert@brachers.co.uk
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Lucy PuttickLegal Executive
Lucy deals mainly with commercial property work, including work for various local National Health Service Trusts and utility companies, alongside agricultural and some residential property work.
Contact Details
- Tel:
- 01622 776424
- Fax:
- 01622 6814130
- Email:
- lucyputtick@brachers.co.uk
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Matthew GroganSolicitor
Matthew works for a wide variety of clients in the banking and healthcare sectors, specialising in providing advice in commercial landlord and tenant matters, acquisitions and disposals, and secured lending. He also assists on property related matters for the Corporate Team and is a member of the Law Society.
Matthew studied law at City University London and qualified as a solicitor in 2006 after completing his training contract with Buss Murton Solicitors in Tunbridge Wells. He subsequently joined the Real Estate Department of Vertex Law where he carried out a broad range of work on behalf of clients in the healthcare, banking and waste management sectors and joined Brachers in March 2010.
Contact Details
- Tel:
- 01622 690691
- Fax:
- 01622 681430
- Email:
- matthewgrogan@brachers.co.uk
