The Team
Our team of lawyers are recognised by their peers and clients in the Legal 500 and Chambers Guide to Clients publications for their expertise in housing, corporate, commercial litigation and personal injury.
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Bernadette Reid Solicitor |
Bernadette is a solicitor with 11 years post qualification experience. She is head of the Social Housing team and joined Marsons in September 2010.
Bernadette has specialised in social housing since December 2000 and advises on all aspects of housing litigation and housing management.
Originally from Birmingham, Bernadette has worked throughout the West Midlands and has gained her experience in both the public and private sector. She has also acted for a number of registered providers in the North West, the Midlands and the South West.
Bernadette is a Committee member of Midlands SHLA where she holds the post of Treasurer. She has experience in conducting training and seminars on topical housing issues.
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Beth King Partner* |
Beth qualified as a solicitor in 1986 and since then has specialised in personal injury litigation. She is head of the firm’s Personal Injury department. She is an accredited member of the Law Society’s Personal Injury Panel and belongs to the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. She was listed for personal injury in the Super Lawyers list for London 2013.
Most of Beth’s work involves acting for people seriously injured in the course of their employment, for example, while using defective machinery or because of their employer’s unsafe system of work. She occasionally represents our major clients in defence of injury claims which their insurers do not cover.
She also conducts professional negligence claims against other solicitors arising out of advice given in personal injury cases.
Beth has significant expertise in legal costs issues and sits as a Solicitor Assessor in the High Court assisting Judges in costs appeals.
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Claire Pennycard Paralegal |
Claire has been a paralegal with the team for over 9 years. She is a part qualified legal executive. She provides an efficient and cost effective resource to our social housing clients in dealing with such matters as rent arrears, assured short-holds, warrants for possession and injunctions.
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Greg Bush Partner |
Greg has 23 years experience as a lawyer in South Africa and the UK. He specialises in commercial law, particularly property and corporate advice. His commercial property experience includes property acquisition and land disposal; investment purchases (retail, office, leisure and industrial) together with commercial leasing. He advises on property portfolio management for commercial property investors. Greg also has commercial experience and advises on all types of corporate matters including the acquisition and sale of companies and all types of commercial agreements. Greg also deals with the property work for housing associations and local authorities and the firm’s expertise in this area is recognised in the Chambers Guide to Clients.
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James Bedwell Conveyancing Manager |
Jim is a conveyancer with over 30 years experience in residential conveyancing and property transactions. He acts for individuals as well as large corporations and property investors as well as a large London borough. Apart from a brief stint with another firm, Jim has been with Marsons since 1990.
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Jennifer White Partner* |
Jennifer qualified as a solicitor in 1991 and is head of our Commercial Services departments. Jennifer has broad experience in virtually every type of commercial activity but with particular emphasis on litigation including all manner of company and commercial disputes; product liability; intellectual property protection and “passing off” actions; professional negligence actions against solicitors and other professionals (she is regularly recommended by the Law Society in this field); shareholder claims and directors disputes; warranty arguments arising out of the sale of companies; insolvency and debt recovery actions; and all types of construction disputes (including adjudications). Jennifer also advises our corporate clients on employment law and all types of commercial agreements and transactions.
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Kelly O'Rourke Paralegal |
Kelly joined Marsons in 2007 and is currently completing her studying under ILEX to become a Legal Executive while working full time. She assists Jennifer White and Greg Bush in our commercial departments in providing an efficient service to our commercial clients. She also deals with all aspects of debt recovery matters.
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Melanie Lobina Paralegal |
Mel worked for Marsons for several years in the 1990’s and returned to the residential conveyancing department in 2007. She assists Jim Bedwell in all aspects of the conveyancing transaction and in particular at the post exchange stage.
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Steven Adabadze Partner |
Steven qualified as a solicitor in April 2004 after electing to switch from a career in housing to a career in law. Prior to this, Steven worked as a Housing Officer, Estate Manager and a Deputy Area Manager in the housing field for both local authorities and RSLs. Since joining Marsons in May 2004 he has focused on assisting our clients with anti social behaviour and disrepair problems. He is a partner.
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Tamsin Day Partner |
Tamsin qualified as a solicitor in 1991. Tamsin is on the Law Society’s Personal Injury Panel and a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. She is also on the Headway panel because of her experience of claims involving people who have suffered an acquired brain injury.
Tamsin represents clients who have been injured at work or in road accidents (either as a pedestrian, motorcyclist, driver or passenger). The work accident claims vary in nature and complexity and include accidents involving an isolated incident to injuries caused by the repetitive nature of the work.
Her cases range in value and complexity as each case is different. Some clients who have been injured at an early stage in their life have been awarded significant sums in compensation because they have not been able to return to work or their earning capacity has been seriously impaired by their injuries and disability.
Tamsin also acts for the families of people who have unfortunately lost their lives as a result of fatal accidents.
Tamsin has an interest in horse riding and has handled numerous cases arising out of accidents involving horse riders, either because of the poor supervision of riding lessons or because other horse owners have failed properly to supervise their horses. She is the Honorary Legal Adviser to the Society of Equine Behaviour Consultants for England and Wales.
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Solicitor |
Thomas joined Marsons in 2007 and qualified as a solicitor in August 2011. On admission as a solicitor, Thomas has taken up a role in our social housing department, acting for RSLs.
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Timothy Pyant Paralegal |
Tim has worked in the legal field since 2003 and has specialised in personal injury since 2004. His experience includes public liability claims, road traffic accidents, product liability, accidents at work, repetitive strain and other industrial diseases. He is currently completing his studying under ILEX to become a Legal Executive while working full time.
*denotes a Member of the LLP. We use the word "Partner" to refer to a member of the LLP, or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications.
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