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Ellen Petersen, Partnership Member
Ellen Petersen, specialises in the acquisition of land for business development and investment purposes, planning and infrastructure agreements, business sales and purchases, commercial leases and business opportunities in the rural and agricultural sectors. She has a further interest in commercial development and planning.
In the rural sector, Ellen’s clients include both local and regional agricultural and farming businesses. Ellen also advises a leading national provider of specialist learning disability services in Scotland, England and Wales in the acquisition of properties which will be designated for supported living purposes and is involved in the acquisition of bare land for development for supported living and care home accommodation. She is based at our Charter Court office on Severalls Business Park.
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Colchester - Charter Court |
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01206 835316 |
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01206 835239 |
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Chris Yemm, Managing Partnership Member
Chris is a partnership member and is Head of the Civil Litigation department. He has been a Deputy District Judge and holds a Masters Degree in Advanced Litigation. He is also a CEDR accredited Mediator accustomed to resolving disputes through negotiation and agreement. Chris and his wife keep horses, pigs sheep, dogs and chicken on their smallholding in Suffolk as a result of which he understands and is well placed to advise on practical problems involving the Environment Agency, Rural Payments Agency and DEFRA including the latter’s immensely unpopular proposals to levy a charge on livestock to cover the cost of all outbreaks of disease even if again caused by them!
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Colchester - Charter Court |
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01206 835250 |
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01206 835259 |
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Chris Graves, Partnership Member
Chris is a Partner and Solicitor Advocate with over thirty years experience in Family and Civil Law. He was recently accorded Higher Court advocacy rights of audience in all levels of civil proceedings up to the House of Lords. He acts for private, farm and commercial landlords, preparing tenancy and licence agreements for residential property and notices and possession proceedings. Chris has held a number of public posts including Colchester Borough Councillor, Chairman of Colchester Quaker Housing Association and Chairman of Governors of Colchester County High School. He has served on governing bodies or been a legal advisor to many local charities and recently as President of Suffolk and North Essex Law Society. He has a longstanding interest in family and local history and is a founder member of Langham Heritage Society
Contact Details
| Office: |
Colchester - Charter Court |
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01206 217540 |
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01206 760282 |
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Chris Graves |
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Kate Taylor, Partnership Member
Kate is a Partner within the Family team. She has extensive experience in conducting complex financial cases involving property and also cases involving children. Kate is the Partner in charge of Family mediation at the firm. She qualified as a family Mediator in 1991 and Commercial and Civil Mediator in 2002 and has since practised this work in conjunction with her work as a Solicitor. She is also a Professional Practice Consultant (PPC) in Mediation. She has the following accreditations and qualifications: Resolution accredited member with specialisms in financial provision and the law relating to children; trained in the area of Collaborative Law (2005); a member of the Law Society Mediation Panel; a member of the Panel of Mediators for the Court of Appeal Mediation Scheme; a member of the Family Mediators Association; an ADR UK trained Civil and Commercial Mediator. She is a board member with the Family Mediators Association and a trustee of a local child contact centre. She is also a member of the Essex Family Justice Council. Kate is a keen horsewoman who has owned and been involved with horses since she was a child. She currently keeps a horse in livery and rides as often as she is able.
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Colchester - Charter Court |
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01206 835320 |
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01206 835329 |
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Kate Taylor |
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Susanne Grimwade, Solicitor
Susanne is a solicitor based at our Charter Court office specialising in all aspects of non-contentious probate work, administration of estates, complex wills, trusts, inheritance tax planning (including agricultural reliefs where applicable), lasting powers of attorney and court of protection matters. She regularly attends clients at home who are unable to attend the office and is a full member of the Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners. Susanne also has an interest in advising the elderly in particular with regards to Home Equity Release schemes.
Contact Details
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Colchester - Charter Court |
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01206 835217 |
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01206 835329 |
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Susanne Grimwade |
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