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Tony Fisher, Senior Partnership Member
Senior Partner Tony Fisher is the head of the commercial department. He undertakes Company/Commercial and partnership work, advises charities and is engaged in the firm’s international practice. He has wide experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate re-structuring, and drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
Fisher Jones Greenwood has been recommended by the Legal 500 Guide for its work in Corporate and Commercial Law and clients of Tony Fisher say he is ‘an excellent person to work with’. He has an MBA in Legal Practice and is a member of various trade and business organisations including the Institute of Directors and the International Division of the Law Society. Locally, Tony is a trustee and company secretary of firstsite, a visual arts trust which in 2011 occupies a new visual arts centre in Colchester designed by Rafael Vinoly. He is also a Board member of the Colchester Institute, a large further education college with sites in Colchester, Clacton, Braintree and Maldon.
Aside from his commercial work, Tony also undertakes international and domestic human rights work and has appeared as an advocate in the European Court of Human Rights on many occasions. He is a Fellow of the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex and is a member and former Chair of the International Human Rights Committee of the Law Society of England and Wales
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Colchester - Charter Court |
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01206 835230 |
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01206 835239 |
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Mike Theeman, Partnership Member
Mike is the one of the firm's Commercial property partners and specialises in development sites and the acquisition and disposal of commercial property both leasehold and freehold. He is also a trained and experienced mediator. Educated locally at the Colchester Royal Grammar School and Essex University, before studying Law at Guildford, Mike has many connections and interests in and around Colchester. His experience in advising established and newly formed businesses is regularly called upon to guide potential tenants and buyers through the property maze.
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Colchester - Charter Court |
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01206 835245 |
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01206 835219 |
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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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James Burkett, Partnership Member
After many years working in the City as a consultant James joined the firm in 2001 and is now a Partnership Member. He has a first class law degree and has successfully completed the Civil Academic Training and Assessment in Procedure, Evidence and Ethics, and Civil Academic Training for the purpose of applying for Higher Rights of Audience as a Solicitor Advocate. He currently undertakes commercial litigation work and advises on other matters which include administrative law, private international law, off-shore trusts, option agreement disputes, employment issues, professional negligence claims, banking and construction disputes, as well as advising clients on complex legal issues. James also has considerable experience in Chancery work and Court of Appeal work and is a member of The Professional Negligence Lawyers’ Association and the Civil Litigation Section of the Law Society. James is recommended in the Legal 500 guide 2010 for Commercial Litigation.
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Colchester - Charter Court |
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01206 835242 |
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01206 835239 |
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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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Hannah Graves, Solicitor
Hannah is Head of the Immigration and Public Law team and is a solicitor specialising in all aspects of general and commercial immigration, asylum law, human rights and community care. She routinely assists clients with immigration visas under the Points Based System, appeals relating to employment and business, students and visas for dependent relatives, spouses, other family members and children. In particular, Hannah specialises in cases involving complex issues, applications outside the rules and challenging Home Office rules and policy, by way of Judicial Review in the High Court.
Hannah also specialises in cases involving EU free movement rights for individuals and their family members, establishment of businesses and provision of services for overseas clients. Hannah has experience of acting for businesses in relation to defending against liability for civil penalties and Judicial Review of suspension of Sponsor Licences.
Her other specialist areas include public law, including community care, continuing care, Judicial Review and High Court litigation. She represents clients to assist them in exercising their rights to support and services, resolving funding and other disputes between the individual, the National Health Service, NASS and Social Services.
Hannah obtained her first degree in English literature and went on to study law at the University of East Anglia. Hannah is supervisor of the firm's public law and community care legal aid franchises, she also provides training and editorial to a number of agencies and publications.
Hannah has been ranked in the Chambers Guide 2012 as a Leader in the Field of Public Law and Human Rights, the Guide states that Hannah “offers expertise in handling contentious matters against public bodies and the state. She is especially heralded for her work within the complex crossover of asylum and child care, and observers note that she is "prepared to take on difficult issues" and is "extremely dogged, but incredibly personable and she often manages to achieve what the client needs whilst avoiding it going to court." The Chambers Guides for 2010 and 2011 also ranked Hannah as an Associate to Watch and described her as an incredibly hard-working lawyer who advises on the full range of human rights issues. According to clients, she is "tireless in her passion for protecting human rights and dignity." and a “talented and skilful lawyer with excellent client care skills.”
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Colchester - Charter Court |
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01206 835272 |
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01206 835329 |
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Katy Fordham, Solicitor
Katy is a Solicitor in our Commercial Law team. She completed her LPC at the London College of Law and her law degree at the University of Surrey.
Katy has particular expertise in acquisitions, partnership work and drafting and negotiating commercial contracts. Intellectual property is of interest to Katy who works on matters including the registration and enforcement of intellectual property rights together with drafting and negotiating licensing and confidentiality agreements. Katy also undertakes Commercial Litigation including general disputes such as contractual claims and the recovery of debts. Katy is based at our Charter Court office on Severalls Business Park.
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Colchester - Charter Court |
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01206 835232 |
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01206 835239 |
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Beth Baird, Solicitor
After many years working in the City as a senior equity analyst, Beth joined the firm in 2007 to pursue a career in law. Beth holds a BA (Hons) and MA in English Literature (both First class) from Warwick University. She works in the Commercial Team specialising in Employment, Company, Commercial and Financial Services law.
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Colchester - Charter Court |
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01206 835247 |
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01206 835239 |
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Chris Jones, Solicitor
Chris graduated with a business law degree and specialises in commerce and property, particularly landlord and tenant work including enfranchisement. Chris has acquired a wide experience of commercial property transactions, including acting for developers of both residential and commercial sites.
He also has considerable experience in buying & selling businesses, partnership, and commercial contract work.
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Chelmsford |
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01245 890110 |
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01245 890111 |
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Glenn Carter, Paralegal
Glenn is a paralegal in our Commercial Law team based at Charter Court on the Severalls Business Park. His has a varied role providing general support to the Commercial team.
He also possesses a wealth of commercial knowledge having run his own successful business for 20 years prior to joining Fisher Jones Greenwood.
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Colchester - Charter Court |
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01206 835300 |
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01206 835301 |
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Nikki Allen
Nikki has worked at FJG for the last six years. She started her career with the firm as PA to The Senior Partner and now works in the Commercial Dept alongside Tony Fisher as Project Administrator overseeing various new ventures and assisting with commercial matters.
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Colchester - Charter Court |
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01206 835230 |
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01206 835239 |
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Samantha Hale, Solicitor
Samantha started her legal career working at Maxwell Gillott a niche firm of solicitors specialising in Education, Social care and Health care Law. The majority of her experience at the firm was within Education Law.
After qualification, Sam joined Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP in January 2010 and began working within the education team. Her work within the team includes working for both Legally Aided and Private Clients and has included advising schools as well as parents. Sam’s experience within the education team is varied and has included advice on school policies, data protection, work within the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability) including work for a school who found themselves involved in a complex Tribunal case, breach of contract, admissions, transport, exclusions, special educational needs and discrimination.
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Colchester - Charter Court |
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01206 835230 |
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01206 835239 |
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Ashton Carter, Trainee Solicitor
Ashton is a trainee Solicitor in the commercial team based at Charter Court. He studied for his law degree at the University of Essex, qualifying with a strong 2.1 honours degree in 2008.
He then qualified from BPP Law School with a Commendation for the Legal Practice Course (LPC) in 2009. His chosen electives whilst at Law School were Private Acquisitions, Equity Finance and Advanced Commercial Property and he obtained a commendation award in Business Law.
Ashton is particularly interested in commercial, company and partnership work, including drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, acquisitions and working with charities. Ashton also undertakes commercial litigation work and assists the employment team.
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Colchester - Charter Court |
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01206 835230 |
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01206 835239 |
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Amy Herring, Paralegal
Amy graduated with a law degree from the University of Kent and qualified from The College of Law in London with a Distinction for the Legal Practice Course (LPC) in 2011 where her chosen electives were Employment Law, Commercial Law and Mergers and Acquisitions. She works with the intervention team and also provides assistance to the employment, education, litigation and commercial teams.
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Colchester - Charter Court |
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01206 835230 |
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01206 835239 |
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Cate Hammett, Paralegal
Cate is a paralegal in the employment team. She studied for an English and History degree at the University of Hertfordshire and gained her BA in 2005. Since then she has worked in full time advertising sales whilst completing the GDL (converting her degree to a law qualification) and Legal Practice Course (LPC), which is due to finish in June 2012.
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Colchester - Charter Court |
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01206 835230 |
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01206 835239 |
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Rachel Gunn, Paralegal
Rachel graduated with a 2:1 Law degree from the University of Essex in 2008 and gained her LPC with commendation from Anglia Ruskin University in 2010, with chosen electives including Family, Commercial Litigation and Employment law. She was also part of the team who won the Attwaters Probate prize during her LPC
Rachel currently works in the commercial team as well as the conveyencing team for both residential and commercial matters.
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Chelmsford |
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01245 890110 |
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01245 890111 |
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