Partners, Consultants and Directors

Andrew Campbell

Consultant

Andrew specialises in the resolution of construction, engineering and commercial property disputes by way of negotiation, mediation, arbitration or litigation.

James Egan

Partner

James is a commercial property lawyer and undertakes much of the firm’s commercial property work in the health and education sectors with experience of large-scale public and private development work, joint ventures, and general property transactions.

Nigel Griffiths

Partner

Nigel is a specialist commercial property lawyer, focusing on the retail sector.

Philip Jardine

Partner

Phil is a commercial property specialist with experience of large-scale public and private development work.

Sian Jones

Partner

Siân heads the property litigation team and specialises in both commercial and residential disputes. Siân is also the head of our social housing team.

David Kershaw

Consultant

David advises on commercial developments and the sale and purchase of investment portfolios.

Andrew Leadbitter

Consultant

Andrew has experience of all commercial property transactions.

Ruth Leadbitter

Partner

Ruth heads our Thames Valley Commercial Property team.

Geoff Reed

Partner & Practice Area Leader

Geoff specialises in banking, secured lending work, property development and investments.

Daniel Scharf

Planning Consultant

Daniel is a chartered planner with 30 years experience shared between public and private sectors.

Philip Stewart

Partner

Philip has over 40 years of experience specialising in the social housing sector.

Associates and other senior team members

Deryn Bassett

Associate

Deryn is an experienced solicitor dealing with a wide range of commercial property issues, non-contentious landlord and tenant matters and freehold acquisitions and disposals.

Paul Brame

Head of Property Reading

Paul heads the Commercial Property team in Reading.

Louise Howells

Senior Associate

Louise is an experienced commercial property lawyer in the firm's Swansea office where she acts for many of the firm's most important social housing clients.

Russell Price

Associate

Russell is an Associate, based in the Dispute Management division of the Cardiff office. Russell specialises in contentious commercial property matters, particularly landlord and tenant disputes.

Daniela Smith

Associate

Daniela carried out her training contract and Morgan Cole and gained experience of working within commercial property, corporate, and employment, pensions and benefits. Daniela specialises in large scale development projects and acts for some of our prestigious retail clients.

Claire Thatcher

Associate

Claire is a commercial property solicitor with experience in dealing with a range of property transactions including landlord & tenant work, portfolio acquisitions and disposals and development transactions including purchasing sites and granting and taking options.

Rhiannon Webber

Senior Associate

Rhiannon joined Morgan Cole from Osborne Clarke where she qualified as a solicitor in 1998. Rhiannon has considerable experience acting for funders, developers and home builds.

Solicitors, Executives and other lawyers

Charlotte Astley

Solicitor

Charlotte is a solicitor in the firm's Thames Valley Commercial Property Team, based in Oxford.

Stephanie Hendy

Solicitor

Stephanie joined the Cardiff office in 2009 to undertake a training contract. Stephanie undertakes commercial property work for clients in both the public and private sector.

Natalie Paige Hughes

Solicitor

Natalie is a commercial property solicitor with experience in dealing with a wide range of property transactions with emphasis on landlord and tenant matters, investment portfolio acquisitions and disposals, and secured lending.

Robert Jones

Legal Executive

Rob is a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives with a number of years experience in a range of both residential and commercial property transactions. He has 10 years experience in advising public sector and social housing clients.

Tom Merrick

Senior Solicitor

Tom deals with a broad range of general property work and works with a range of public and private sector clients

Marica Nicholson

Solicitor

Marica is a solicitor in the firm's Thames Valley Commercial Property Team, based in Oxford.