Our Legal Teams in Shropshire & Herefordshire & North Wales

Meet The Team

We have many key individuals within the firm, all playing their part in ensuring the things that matter to you work.

Charles Almond
Consultant

Ellie Arnold
Legal Assistant

Joanne Ashton
Legal Support Assistant

Katie Baker
Solicitor

Hannah Barnes
Associate Solicitor

Stephanie Barton
Solicitor

Ellie Batley
Solicitor

Ruth Beaman
Legal Support Assistant

Kelly Beesty
Accredited Police Station Representative

Karen Bell
Senior Conveyancing Assistant

Clare Boote
Legal Secretary

Claudia Booth
Legal Support Assistant

Matthew Bowering
Partner

Dylan Boydell
Legal Apprentice

Alys Bratch
Trainee Solicitor

Mandy Brookfield
Litigation Assistant

Debbie Brooks
HR Manager

Emma Broomfield
Partner

Charlotte Bulley
Solicitor

Amy Burgoyne
Legal Support Assistant

Sophie Burgoyne
Trainee Solicitor

Edward Burrell
Partner

Praveen Chaudhari
Partner - Head of Commercial & Residential Property Teams

Cassie Chidlow
Associate Solicitor

Karen Clarke
Associate Legal Executive (FCILEx)

Vicky Clishem
Solicitor

Steven Corfield
Principal Agricultural Consultant

Emma Cousins
Trainee Solicitor

Abi Croft
Trainee Solicitor

Rhianon Cruise
Legal Support Assistant

Hollie Daniels
Legal Support Assistant

Cindy Darlington
Licensing Manager

Neil Davies
Partner - Head of Court of Protection Team

Emma Deering
Chartered Legal Executive

Juana Eastwood
Solicitor

Ruth Edwards
Solicitor and Team Leader

Jennifer Edwards
Solicitor

Holly Edwards
Associate Solicitor

Paul Ellis
Finance Director & Partner

Heather Evans
Legal Assistant

Kaylee Evans
Legal Support Assistant

Brian Evans
Managing Partner

Andrew Evans
Partner

Emma Farrington
Solicitor

Vanessa Ford
Legal Assistant

Helen Gale
Litigation Assistant

Kelly Gibbons
Legal Support Assistant

Natasha Gibbons
Associate Solicitor

Stephanie Gore
Legal Support Assistant

Susan Grazier
Associate Solicitor

Charlotte Gregory
Solicitor

Lisa Grimmett
Associate Solicitor

Morgan Hanley
Legal Support Assistant

Sara Harris
Legal Support Assistant

Chloe Hassall
Solicitor

Beth Heath
Partner - Head of Clinical/Medical Negligence Team

Kristy Henderson
Legal Assistant

Sue Hodgson
Partner - Head of Family Law Team

Adam Hodson
Associate Solicitor

Miriam Homer
Trainee Solicitor

Jan Hope
Legal Secretary

Val Howard
Legal Secretary

Louise Howard
Associate Solicitor

Eleanor Howells
Trainee Solicitor

Alfie Hughes
Legal Support Assistant

Amy-Eloise Hughes
Legal Support Assistant

David Hughes
Costs Manager

Georgina Hughes
Associate Solicitor

Gemma Hughes
Associate Solicitor

Debbie Humphries
Partner

Dawn Humphries
Partner - Head of Personal Injury Team

Kayleigh Hunter
Chartered Legal Executive

Katie Hurst
Solicitor

Shelley Hyde-Catton
Legal Support Assistant

Kate Ivey
Legal Support Assistant

Janette Johnston
Senior Conveyancing Assistant

Emily Jones
Legal Secretary

Jemma Jones
Junior Litigation Assistant

Rebecca Jones
Legal Assistant

Heloise Jones
Residential Conveyancing Support

Laura Jones
Trainee Solicitor

Dewi Jones
Solicitor

Emma Jones
Solicitor

Helen Jones
Legal Secretary

James Jones
Associate Solicitor

Katherine Jones
Associate Solicitor

Amanda Jones
Marketing Director

Kay Kelly
Consultant

Naila Kosser
Legal Executive

Pravin Kukadia
Senior Litigation Assistant

Jemma Land
Associate Solicitor

Henry Lane
Legal Support Assistant

Julie Langford
Legal Assistant

Nicola Large
Accounts Manager

Kate Lawson
Associate Solicitor

Anne Lewis
Associate Legal Executive (FCILEx)

Danielle Lloyd
Legal Support Assistant

Emma Lloyd-Astbury
Legal Support Assistant

Millie Logan
Legal Secretary

Laura Lougher
Associate Solicitor

Savhan Lyall
Trainee Solicitor

Melissa Martin
Legal Support Assistant

Sarah Martin
Trainee Costs Draftsman

Tania McGee
Associate Solicitor

Stephanie Merrill
Medical Legal Assistant

John Merry
Senior Partner - Head of Employment Team

Jane Miles
Associate Solicitor

Jennifer Monaghan
Associate Solicitor

William Morse
Partner - Employment & Education

Emily Mouland
Legal Support Assistant

Susan Newbould
Solicitor

Edward Nutting
Partner

Tom O'Rourke
Senior Compliance Officer

Philippa Pearson
Partner

Andrew Pegg
Partner - Head of Dispute Resolution Team

Eleanor Piddock
Solicitor

Amber Pinnell
Solicitor

Nick Playford
Associate Solicitor

Cyrus Plaza
Solicitor

Jamie Porter
Solicitor

Holly Price
Legal Support Assistant

Angela Price
Residential Conveyancing Support

Kris Pugh
Medical Legal Assistant

David Pugh
Partner

Debbie Ray
Debt Recovery Administrator

Edward Rees
Partner - Head of Private Client Team

Toni Reeves
Legal Support Assistant

Zoe Roberts
Associate Solicitor

Llinos Roberts
Solicitor

Phillip Roberts
Associate Solicitor

Adrian Roberts
Partner - Head of Criminal Law Team

Kimberley Roberts
Solicitor

Staci Robinson
Associate Solicitor

Jordan Sadler
Solicitor

Stephen Scully
Associate Solicitor Advocate

Michelle Simmonds
Legal Assistant

Nicola Simmons
Legal Assistant

Lucy Small
Partner

Lisa Smart
Debt Recovery Administrator

Nicola Smith
Legal Support Assistant

Stewart Smith
Associate Solicitor

Trudy Smith
Residential Conveyancing Support

Phyllis Smith
Senior Litigation Assistant

Alexander Spanner
Solicitor

Lucy Speed
Partner

Sophie Speirs
Legal Support Assistant

Clare Stephens
Solicitor

Debbie Stott
Senior Conveyancing Assistant

Robin Thain
IT Manager

Joanne Thomas
Solicitor

Kevin Thomas
Partner

Morgan Thompson
Legal Support Assistant

Rachel Tomley
Trainee Solicitor

Kate Tory
Legal Assistant

Tim Treherne
Partner - Residential Property Team

Mark Tromans
Solicitor

Claire Vale
Associate Solicitor

Rowland Waddington
Operations Manager

Carole Walker
Legal Support Assistant

Gráinne Walters
Partner - Head of Corporate & Commercial Team

Laura Weir
Associate Solicitor

Sarah Whittall
Partner

Gemma Williams
Solicitor

Emma Wilson
Solicitor

Cindy Wright
Head of Estate Developments

Claire Yardley
Partner

Caroline Yorke
Associate Solicitor

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Latest News

29 Jun 2022

Work Experience Interview Tips

A common source of worry for students is interviews. They can be scary things when you have never done one!

We incorporate interviews into our work experience process. We often hear that this is great experience for students who may well have limited experience of interviews, especially for legal work experience placements which are highly competitive.

There are some things to remember and some ways you can prepare for work experience interviews at Lanyon Bowdler:

1. Try to stay relaxed

Our interviews are informal and designed to give us a chance to get to know each other. We know you might be nervous and that’s ok! The interview isn’t there to catch you out or put you on the spot. We know interviews can be daunting and we have all been there so we know exactly how you feel. Do your best to relax and remember it’s your opportunity to get to know us too!

2. Be prepared to talk about yourself

We like to hear about you. If you have something interesting on your CV, we will definitely ask about it – we love hearing about your hobbies and interests and what you’re studying. You are the absolute best authority on you, so this is a real time to shine and enjoy telling us about yourself.

3. Make a note of any questions you have

You will always have the opportunity to ask questions, and there is no such thing as a silly question. It is easy to forget what you wanted to ask in the moment though, so a note of a few key things you want to know can be really helpful to have available.

We also have a podcast episode on work experience for anyone who would like to learn more!

28 Jun 2022

Patient Safety Fears after GP Surgery Limits Patient Access

In a message to patients on 22 June 2022, Donnington Medical Practice in Telford has indicated that they are now only prioritising ‘urgent’ assistance for patients due to staffing issues.

This message lacks any meaningful detail and raises significant concerns as to the meaning of ‘urgency’ in this context. In particular, there is no guidance as to:

What constitutes ‘urgent’ medical assistance?
Where should patients go in the first instance?
How do patients know what is "urgent" and what is not?
How does this fit in with ‘urgent’ assistance that requires urgent hospital treatment?
Are patients better off seeking assistance at A&E or elsewhere?
How patients are to obtain prescriptions, test results and medications?

Laura Weir, an associate solicitor with Shrewsbury based law firm, Lanyon Bowdler, said: "This message may have unintended and potentially devastating consequences for patients and their families. The worrying lack of detail will likely discourage patients from seeking help who unknowingly require urgent medical assistance. Additionally, this shift in priority will likely exacerbate the current backlog of appointments, creating even further delays for patients who are already in dire need of medical treatment."

Donnington Medical Practice has not provided any further guidance or criteria in relation to this notice, and so the matter of ‘urgency’ remains unclear.

15 Jun 2022

Nottingham Maternity Review – Donna Ockenden Takeover

The Nottingham Maternity Unit was rated as inadequate by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in 2020 and a review, similar to that completed by Donna Ockenden into the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SaTH), began. The review relates directly to the Nottingham University Hospital (NUH) Trust after repeated examples of poor care were uncovered along with failures to investigate.

The CQC issued a warning notice in March 2022 highlighting specific concerns over triage services and increased stillbirths. Nineteen serious incidents were reported by maternity staff between March 2021 and February 2022, as well as five current Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch investigations. The CQC warning was issued having identified that staff were not always carrying out observations to make sure patients’ conditions were not deteriorating, and that triage wait times were too long.

Families involved in the review previously sought the input of Donna Ockenden in the Nottingham review due to a lack of confidence in the clinical team involved, the extremely slow pace of the review and the increasing numbers of families coming forward. The original remit was too narrow and considered not independent enough.

An interim report was published in April 2022, which highlighted that maternity services nationally were ‘under immense scrutiny’, in light of reports such as that conducted by Ockenden into SaTH. Evidence of ‘bullying behaviour’ had been uncovered with some staff displaying ‘unacceptable behaviours such as being rude and abrasive’. Sharon Wallis, director of the midwifery unit at NUH said “our teams are working hard to make the necessary improvements, but recognise we have more to do and are absolutely determined to speed up the pace of change and deliver quality services”.

NHS England have now confirmed that Donna Ockenden will chair a new team with new terms of reference into the review of the maternity services at NUH. Sir David Sloman, Chief Operating Officer for NHS England has said he has “taken on board various views” those concerned with the original review team have shared. Ockenden will develop terms, which reflect both the need to drive urgent improvements to local maternity care and the need to deliver actionable recommendations, which can be implemented as quickly as possible. No timescale has yet been confirmed however.

This announcement is no doubt welcomed by those families involved and will hopefully result in a robust review. This change in leadership comes as a result of the families campaigning for Donna Ockenden’s involvement, and some even publishing personal details of their cases online in a desperate bid to be heard by those in charge.

Donna Ockenden taking over as chair of the review offers hope that the failings at NUH, specifically the maternity unit, will be uncovered and hopefully encourage ongoing and future care to be improved. She has commented that her first priority is to listen to those families affected and notes that the CQC safety warning, and the stories shared already, indicates ‘something that is very, very wrong at the trust’.

Lanyon Bowdler are supporting hundreds of families under Donna Ockenden’s review into the maternity care at SaTH. If you or your family have been affected by poor maternity care either under SaTH or Nottingham, please speak to a member of our specialist team.

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Lanyon Bowdler is a trading name of Lanyon Bowdler LLP which is a limited liability partnership incorporated in England and Wales, registered number OC351948.

Lanyon Bowdler is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). SRA number: 534828.

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