GRANT SAW - Key Persons
Adina-Leigh is a solicitor in the litigation department, having joined Lawbridge Solicitors, now incorporated into Grant Saw Solicitors LLP, when she qualified in 2015 from a large regional firm. She graduated from Huddersfield University in 2013 with First Class Honours (LL.B) and Commendation in her Masters of Law and Practice degree (LPC). In July 2017, she was also awarded a Distinction for her Masters in Law in Legal Practice (LL.M).
Adina-Leigh is a tenacious, enthusiastic litigator who strives to achieve the best result of her clients. She provides effective, comprehensive advice on not only the important legal principles but also practical advice when considering the litigation cost risks of proposed actions and the clients' overall objectives. She is both sympathetic to the clients' needs and pragmatic in order to achieve the desired resolution as swiftly as possible.
Adina-Leigh has a wide range of experience and undertakes a variety of contentious work, acting for both individuals and larger companies alike. She has considerable experience with contentious insolvency matters and regularly acts for insolvency practitioners, directors, and individuals.
She has a particular interest in construction disputes, contentious insolvency disputes, landlord and tenant disputes, property and trust litigation, specifically disputes arising in connection with the co-ownership of properties (both residential and commercial).
Outside of work Adina-Leigh's main hobbies include playing the violin, in which she holds a Grade 8 ABRSM certificate, and riding horses with a particular penchant for jumping and cross country, having recently hung up her boots from playing football for her local ladies' team who were in the Premier Division of the London & South-East Regional Women's Football League. She enjoys staying active at the gym, reading, socialising with friends and family and regularly travels back to East Anglia to visit them.
Job Titles:
- Solicitor
- Commercial Property / Solicitor / Greenwich
Aimal is a solicitor in our Commercial department dealing with most aspects of commercial property law. Prior to joining Grant Saw, Aimal worked for a West End firm dealing with a wide range of commercial property related matters, such as commercial acquisitions and disposals, commercial lettings and licences for both landlords and tenants. Aimal has also worked for a large City firm in its Property Securitisation department advising on and carrying out property due diligence for charging properties in large scale deals for bonds and private placements, as well as a regional medium sized firm in the South East and London, running his own team specialising and dealing with the full remit of property matters.
Aimal specialises in all areas of commercial property work, including but not limited to:
Freehold acquisitions and disposals
Grant of new leases
Lease assignments
Licences for alterations
Licences for occupation and tenancies at will
Rent reviews
Sublettings
Lease renewals and extensions
Surrender of leasehold interest
Job Titles:
- Professional Support Lawyer
- Residential Property / Professional Support Lawyer / Greenwich
Aisha Mohammed is based at our Greenwich Branch. After working as a fee earning solicitor for many years, she now provides knowledge management and compliance support to the Residential Property team. She also provides holiday covers for the Solicitors in their absence. Aisha has extensive experience in all aspects of Residential Conveyancing including sales and purchases of freehold and leasehold properties, help to buy transactions, lease extensions, transfers of equity and remortgages. Prior to joining Grant Saw in March 2018, she had been working in Residential Conveyancing since 2004 for firms in and around London.
Aisha attended the University of Leicester where she completed an LLB (Hons) in Law with a 1st Class degree. She went on to complete an MSc in Management with Finance at the University of Bath and subsequently completed her Legal Practice Course at the University of West of England, Bristol. She qualified as a solicitor in 2007.
Ana-Maria is a Solicitor in the firm's Corporate and Commercial department, working alongside Michael Pope to provide commercial and corporate transactional advice and guidance to our clients.
Ana-Maria qualified as a Solicitor in 2019 and previously worked for firms based in Stevenage, Milton Keynes and most recently at a Kent-based firm and has experience in a range of company and commercial matters including mergers and acquisitions transactions, share reorganisations, company reorganisations and restructuring, business to business and business to consumer contracts, non-disclosure agreements and shareholders' agreements.
Outside of work, Ana-Maria enjoys cooking, hosting dinner parties, walking, travelling and dance. She concentrates on Salsa, Bachata and Kizomba.
Angela is a Solicitor in the firm's Private Client department.
Angela specialises in drafting Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney, deputyship applications, tax advice and probate and estate administration.
Angela completed her LLB in Law at the University of Westminster in 2001 and the Legal Practice Course in 2003 which she did alongside her role as a criminal defence paralegal. Angela qualified as a Solicitor in 2005. Angela became an associate member of the Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP), completing her diploma in trusts and estates in 2022.
Outside of work, Angela enjoys running, going to the cinema, eating out and has an interest in salsa dancing and playing the violin and piano.
Angus is a practical, approachable and business-minded dispute resolution solicitor with extensive experience resolving commercial property, business and media disputes acting for both individuals and businesses.
Angus's growing business & commercial property practice includes acting for both tenants and landlords, advising in respect of partnership issues and contract disputes, providing comprehensive data protection & GDPR advice and managing ongoing tenant and landlord relationships. Angus is comfortable adapting to work with clients' existing corporate setups and has a good rapport with in-house lawyers and PR professionals.
Angus also has a great deal of experience in defamation and privacy matters acting for and advising both claimants and defendants whose private information has been misused or who have found themselves the victim of untrue allegations. He regularly advises individuals and companies ahead of threatened publication of (usually) negative or unhelpful media reports.
Bimal qualified as a solicitor advocate, with higher rights of audience in civil litigation, in 2012. After working at a boutique litigation law firm in Middle Temple, London, Bimal joined Grant Saw in 2016.
Bimal specialises in a multitude of property related disputes such as property co-ownership disputes, property related negligence claims, landlord & tenant disputes, lease renewals, dilapidations claims, trespass, party wall matters and boundary disputes.
He has considerable experience in contentious insolvency matters and is regularly instructed by insolvency practitioners and former directors of companies. Bimal's areas of expertise include representing clients in winding-up petitions, bankruptcy petitions, directors' disqualification proceedings and misfeasance and antecedent transaction claims
Bimal has a keen interest in contractual disputes and commercial litigation alongside tax disputes and defending clients accused of white collar crime offences, such as fraud, tax evasion and prosecutions brought by Trading Standards.
Bimal frequently assists clients in contentious probate matters which range from advising on claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family Dependants) Act 1975 to challenging the validity of wills. His particular expertise lies in testators lacking capacity or being unduly influenced by friends/family. His extensive knowledge of the ACTAPS code regularly leads to cases being settled without court intervention.
His tenacious approach to his cases has resulted in success against large institutions and government departments such as financial services institutions (major banks and insurance companies), Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs, the Home Office, the Insolvency Service, Trading Standards departments as well as the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
Bimal's recent work includes:
Successfully setting aside a statutory demand which resulted in the petitioner paying for the client's costs;
Job Titles:
- Solicitor
- Member of the Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners
Charlotte (formerly Charlotte Mandy) trained in Sussex and qualified as a solicitor in 2015. She then practiced at large regional firm in London and Surrey before joining Grant Saw in 2020. Charlotte has extensive experience advising clients with high net wealth and complex financial positions and a particular interest in advising on trusts planning and drafting for succession planning and asset protection.
Charlotte prides herself on establishing lasting relationships with her clients and enjoys getting to know them and their families.
Charlotte specialises in all Private Client matters including:
Administration of estates
Will drafting
Inheritance tax advice
Cross border estates
Drafting, registration and administration of Powers of Attorney
Court of Protection matters
Trust planning, drafting and administration
Succession planning
Elderly client matters
Charlotte is a fully qualified member of the Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and the Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE). She was also shortlisted for the ‘Young Wills and Probate Professional' Award at the 2022 Probate Research Awards and ‘Rising Star of the Year' at the 2022 Modern Law Awards.
Outside of work, Charlotte enjoys travelling and diving in tropical waters having recently obtained the PADI Open Water SCUBA diving qualification.
A graduate of the University of Manchester, Claire went on to complete the Legal Practice Course at the Birmingham branch of The College of Law. Claire joined Grant Saw in September 2006 as a trainee solicitor and qualified in the firm's litigation department in 2008.
Claire specialises in dispute resolution, acting for individuals, companies and other organisations. She predominantly advises clients in relation to commercial, contractual and property-related disputes. Her work encompasses a wide variety of disputes including the following:-
Job Titles:
- Solicitor
- Residential Property / Solicitor / Blackheath
After completing her law degree Deborah went on to study the Legal Practice Course at London Guildhall. She undertook her training at a South London firm and qualified in 2001.
Deborah commenced working with Grant Saw in 2013.
Deborah specialises in all aspects of residential property law with a special interest in lease extensions.
Job Titles:
- Solicitor
- Residential Property / Solicitor / Greenwich
Emily joined the Residential Conveyancing team at Grant Saw in 2016. Emily graduated from the University of East Anglia in 2009 before taking her LPC at the University of Westminster, completing it in 2010.
She started her training contract with a high street firm in North London in 2010, qualifying in August 2012. She is an experienced residential property solicitor specialising in Sales, Purchases, Re-mortgages and Transfer of Equity. She is committed to providing excellent customer service and has a good rapport with estate agents and clients who are happy to recommend her. In her spare time she enjoys going to see live music and comedy.
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- in 2012 As a Litigation Paralegal
- Litigation
- Paralegal
After completion of her A-levels, Georgia started an apprenticeship as a Legal Administrator at one of the UK's leading solicitors' practices specialising in costs, where she obtained intermediate and advanced level business and administration qualifications, before accepting a permanent position with the firm.
Georgia joined Grant Saw Solicitors in 2012 as a Litigation Paralegal. She assists the partners and solicitors in the firm's litigation department with a range of different matters including: attending court, serving papers and debt recovery.
Having a keen interest in charity work, Georgia also heads up Grant Saw's Corporate Social Responsibility Team. Her role involves supporting the firm's charities and promoting environmental awareness throughout the organisation.
Outside of work Georgia's interests include WW2 films, indoor planting, Dachshunds and interior design.
Job Titles:
- HR Manager
- HR Specialist
- Support Staff / HR Manager / Greenwich
Helen is the firm's HR Manager having joined us in September 2022.
Helen, who is CIPD qualified, has over 25 years' experience in a range of sectors, mainly in financial services. She has also worked in the tax advisory sector and joins us from a technology-based firm.
Helen is an HR specialist who will help the firm better to focus on recruitment, employee engagement and retention, learning and development, recognition and incentives, diversity and inclusion, and succession planning.
Outside of work, Helen enjoys travelling, dining out with Thai being her favourite cuisine, running and spending time with her family - chasing after her daughter. Helen enjoys coastal visits which include ‘long walks' with the family dog.
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- Office Manager
- Support Staff / Office Manager / Greenwich
Jayne joined the firm in 1986 as a cashier and has since progressed to take on the role of office manager. She manages the Greenwich and Blackheath offices.
Joanna studied Law at Oxford and Guildford, qualifying as a Solicitor in 1982 after articles in a City firm, where she stayed for a further two years. She then moved to Hong Kong for two years.
Since 1987 she has worked in Greenwich, practising in Conveyancing, Wills and Probate, and in 1994 qualified additionally as a Notary Public. She now deals almost exclusively with documents for overseas, and joined Grant Saw at the end of 2006.
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- Partner / Partner and Head of Private Client / Blackheath
- Partner and Head of Private Client
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- Compliance Manager
- Solicitor
- Solicitor and Compliance Manager / Greenwich
Laura took on the role of the firm's Compliance Manager in 2021, having previously worked as a solicitor in our private client department. Working alongside the Managing Partner, Laura is responsible for best practice issues across the firm, including compliance with SRA standards and regulations, management of risks, indemnity insurance, reviewing and raising awareness of the firm's policies and procedures, as well as maintaining the firm's quality accreditations (Lexcel, ISO 9001, WIQS and CQS) and preparing the firm for audit. In the future she will have increased responsibility for anti-money laundering, complaints handling and GDPR compliance.
Laura read Law at the University of Warwick and graduated in 2010. She subsequently completed the LPC in London and qualified as a solicitor in 2013, having trained at a leading regional firm in Kent. She joined Grant Saw in 2015
Laura takes great pride in supporting our lawyers and wider staff at Grant Saw and ensuring they can work to high standards and to the very best of their abilities. She is also a Mental Health First Aider .
Outside of work, Laura is a committee member of an amateur dramatics group in Canary Wharf and takes part in at least one show a year. She also enjoys cooking, reading and yoga.
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- Employment / Paralegal / Greenwich
- Paralegal
Lauren started her career as a PA within a legal software company which is where her interest in the Legal Profession began. She attended evening college where she passed her RSA levels 2 and 3 in Legal Text Processing with distinction and then relocated to London for a Legal Support Secretary position within a magic circle law firm.
She joined Lawbridge Solicitors in Sidcup as a Legal Secretary in 2017, which then merged with Grant Saw a few months later. In 2019 she took on the role of Employment and Family Paralegal at our Greenwich office. She assists the partners and solicitors in the firm's employment and family departments with a range of different matters including: preparing court bundles, legal research and attending court.
Lauren has a particular interest in using IT to streamline processes and works regularly with the Head of IT developing new ideas that will benefit the office.
Outside of work Lauren's interests include travelling, cooking and stand-up comedy.
Job Titles:
- Solicitor
- Our Family Law Solicitor
Our Family Law Solicitor, Mandeep Clair, on how to navigate the thorns from the roses. Mandeep can help with cohabitation agreements, pre-nuptial agreements, divorce, financial and property agreements/disputes and child arrangements.
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- Partner
- Partner and Head of Residential Property
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- Commercial Property / Partner and Head of Commercial Property / Greenwich
- Partner and Head of Commercial Property
Mario is the firm's commercial partner responsible for Grant Saw's Business Services division which consists of the Commercial Property, Employment and Corporate and Commercial departments. He also assumes the role of Head of Commercial Property, advising property investors and owner occupiers on the acquisition and disposal of commercial real estate with extensive experience dealing with complex light and heavy industrial site acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant transactions including 54 Act lease renewals, working with landlords of major UK supermarket tenants such as Aldi, Somerfield, Iceland and Lidl. Mario advises banks and commercial lenders on secured lending transactions, and has extensive experience in handling portfolio financing and refinancing, where he has developed internal systems which facilitate the efficient and streamlined running of multi-security property portfolio finance transactions supported by the Grant Saw Securities team.
Michael joined Woolsey Morris & Kennedy solicitors in Sidcup in January 1983. He was a partner in Woolsey Morris & Kennedy from 1 May 1987 until 30 April 2008. On 1 May 2008 Michael started Lawbridge Solicitors, now incorporated into Grant Saw Solicitors LLP, with a view to providing high quality affordable legal services through efficient use of information technology and reduced overheads.
Michael has a Masters Degree in Employment Law and Relations with Distinction from the University of Leicester.
Company & Commercial: Acting for a wide range of clients in commercial transactions, Michael has acted on the purchase and sale of businesses, advised on the employment aspects of out-sourcing and re-structuring, and drafted and negotiated a wide variety of commercial agreements.
Employment law: Michael has considerable experience in all aspects of employment law including advising employees, directors and substantial organisations, acting as advocate in the employment tribunal, representing clients in employment mediation and conducting seminars and training. He has successfully managed a very large number of employment disputes including dismissal, various forms of discrimination and contract claims.
Litigation: Michael has acted as solicitor in disputes in the Commercial Court, the Queen's Bench Division, the Chancery Division, the Technology and Construction Court, the Companies Court and many County Courts.
He has handled disputes involving various types of contracts, technology and intellectual property, professional negligence, partnerships, directors and shareholders, consumer problems, financial services and insolvency. He has represented clients in mediation and negotiations and advised in connection with enforcement and asset recovery.
Insolvency and bankruptcy: Over many years, Michael has advised insolvency practitioners, businesses and individuals in relation to a wide variety of legal issues and problems arising in insolvency situations including dealing with winding up and bankruptcy petitions, making applications to the Companies Court and County Courts and negotiating settlements of disputes relating to the ownership of assets
Job Titles:
- Marketing and Business Development Manager
- Support Staff / Marketing and Business Development Manager / Greenwich
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- Solicitor
- Residential Property / Solicitor / Blackheath
Michelle qualified as a solicitor in 2003 and re-joined Grant Saw in August 2021 having worked for the firm from 2006 to 2016. Michelle was a Partner at a Kent-based practice prior to her return.
Michelle is an experienced property solicitor who specialises in:
Freehold and leasehold sales and purchases
Remortgages
Transfer of equity
Purchase of UK properties for overseas buyers
Auction sales
Transfers of part
Variations of leases
Michelle represents all types of clients from first-time buyers through to property developers and investors. Michelle prides herself on developing and nurturing client relationships and her ability to build rapport with key stakeholders. Michelle is an excellent communicator who offers clear, practical advice and solutions to any issues that may arise during a property transaction.
Outside of work, Michelle enjoys spending time with her family, travelling, trips to the theatre and going to the cinema.
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- Partner and Head of Family
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- Employment / Solicitor ( Australian Qualified ) Greenwich
- Employment Lawyer
- Solicitor ( Australian Qualified )
Noella is a knowledgeable employment lawyer who specialises in a broad range of employment-related matters including workplace investigations, discrimination, whistleblowing, dismissal, redundancy, disciplinary procedures, contracts and handbooks, TUPE, and settlement agreements. Having worked in the not-for-profit sector, Noella is also familiar with Charity Commission oversight and safeguarding issues.
Noella graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney with a Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Laws with honours, and qualified as a Solicitor in New South Wales, Australia in 2002. Noella subsequently spent eight years in practice in employment law at a medium-sized law firm, an Employer Association and the Rail department of the state government.
In 2010, Noella moved to the UK and worked as an Employment Lawyer for a large central London law firm and was seconded to a large technology firm where she advised on international employment law matters.
Outside of work, alongside her charitable involvement, Noella enjoys travelling and reading.
Job Titles:
- Solicitor
- Residential Property / Solicitor / Greenwich
Raj graduated with a First Class degree in Law (LLB Hons) at De Montfort University, Leicester. He subsequently completed his Legal Practice Course with a Distinction at BPP University Law School, London. Before joining Grant Saw Solicitors, Raj worked for a Magic Circle law firm.
Raj joined Grant Saw Solicitors in October 2019 and specialises in property law and practice including real estate development and leasehold enfranchisement, acting for landlords, lenders, management companies, private individuals and property developers.
Raj's experience includes the following areas:
Development site acquisitions and disposals
Plot sales and site set-up (production of legal site documentation and contract packs) including bulk portfolio sales of new build properties
Voluntary and statutory lease extensions
Collective enfranchisement
Enfranchisement of leasehold houses
Right to First Refusal
Drafting new leases, transfers and deeds of variations
Drafting licenses to occupy, assign and carry out alterations
Adverse possession claims
Job Titles:
- Solicitor
- Residential Property / Solicitor / Greenwich
Having graduated from the University of Kent in 2000, Randeep qualified as a solicitor in 2004 and was a Partner at two London based law firms before joining Grant Saw in 2021.
Randeep is an experienced property solicitor and specialises in:
Sales, purchases and leases of commercial properties acting for landlords and tenants
Sales, purchases and mortgages of freehold and leasehold properties ranging from individual homes to large developments
Remortgages
Lease extensions
Freehold purchase
Transfer of land ownership
New builds.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner
- Solicitor
- Managing Partner / Managing Partner / Greenwich
Ray is a Solicitor but now has the non-practising role of Managing Partner.
He qualified as a Solicitor in 1991 after graduating from Leicester University and training with a major City firm. He joined Grant Saw at the end of 1997 following several years with a smaller Central London practice.
Ray's duties as Managing Partner include responsibility for client care issues, ensuring the regulatory compliance of the firm, and leading its development. He is a member of The Law Management Section of The Law Society.
He has three adult children, attends a local church in Essex, enjoys running, and is a season ticket holder at Southend United.
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- Residential Property / Solicitor / Blackheath
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- Partner and Head of Litigation
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- Support Staff / Customer Services / Greenwich
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- Commercial Property / Solicitor / Greenwich
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- Residential Property / Consultant Solicitor / Blackheath
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- Residential Property / Head of Leasehold Enfranchisement / Blackheath