A summary of the key takeaways from a recent webinar on the spectre of personal criminal liability for charity trustees. During the recent Trustees’ Week the Chief Executive of the Charity Commission said that one of the week’s aims is to inspire more people to come forward to serve as trustees, to prepare a pipeline of able and passionate people, willing to take on the mantle of trusteeship, ensuring the good work of charities is sustainable. In a 2021 High Court judgment, in rejecting an application to disqualify as company directors the former trustees and chief executive of Keeping Kids Company, the judge acknowledged this public policy of encouraging volunteerism...
Shoosmiths LLP
Offices
Overview
Shoosmiths is the law firm clients choose for excellent service, incisive thinking and above all for their ability to focus on what matters.
From offices across the UK and Brussels, the firm supports some of the world's most exciting and ambitious businesses; amazing clients making an impact.
Shoosmiths empowers its people to be their authentic selves and deliver together in supportive teams committed to excellence and innovation. The firm has won prestigious industry awards, such as 'Law Firm of the Year' at the Legal Business Awards 2022, 'Legal Team of the Year' at the Estates Gazette Awards 2022 and has been recognised for being the most active law firm advising on corporate transactions across the UK (Experian, 2022).
Shoosmiths' innovative approach is also embodied in their non-legal solutions for clients, which complement its technical legal expertise.
The firm also believes in supporting the communities in which it operates, and it is firmly on its ESG journey, with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validating near-term science-based emissions reduction targets, and launching grant-making body 'The Shoosmiths Foundation'. To find out more about Shoosmiths and the positive impact the firm is making across its clients, people, and ESG and innovations, please visit: Impact report 2022 (shoosmiths.co.uk).
Year this Office was Established: 1854
Lawyers Worldwide: 1600
Notable
Areas of Practice
Professionals
Partners

Charles Arrand
Partner
Gary Assim
Partner
Rick Atha
Partner
Steve Barnett
Partner
Richard Bellamy
Partner
Victoria Bentley
Partner
Aleks Bosch
Partner
Fiona Cameron
Partner
Kirsty Chalkley
Partner
Heather Chandler
Partner
Claire Checketts
Partner
Gillian Crotty
Partner
Phil Crowe
Partner
Mark Davis
Partner
Grant Edwards
Partner
Angus Evers
Partner
Sarah Ewing
Partner
Judy Fawcett
Partner
Simon Fennell
Partner
James Foster
Partner
John M Fotheringham
Consultant
Anastasia Fowle
Partner
Thomas Hall
Partner
Kellie Hatton
Partner
Tracey Hemingway
Partner
Holly Hirst
Partner
Nick Holland
Partner
Andrew Jennings
Partner
Alex Kirkhope
Partner
Sherif Malak
Partner
Joseph Mazzucca
Partner
Barry McKeown
Partner
Michael McLaughlin
Partner
Simon Meek
Partner
Lauren Miller
Partner
Richard Millington
Partner
Bill Molloy
Partner
Jonathan Naylor
Partner
Amit Nayyar
Partner
Lyndsey O'Connor
Partner
John Palmer
Partner
Liam Phillips
Partner
Sebastian Price
Partner
Simon Procter
Partner
Sanjeev Sharma
Partner
Paul Stokey
Partner
Gwynneth Tan
Partner
David Thompson
Partner
Anna Vangrove
Partner
Susie Wakefield
Partner
Robin Webb
Partner
Brian West
Partner
Lisa Williams
Partner
Steve Wiltshire
Partner
James Wood-Robertson
PartnerPrincipal Associates

Stuart Angus
Principal Associate
Stuart Angus
Principal Associate
Siobhan Atkin
Principal Associate
Navi Atwal
Senior Associate
Richard Baker
Principal Associate
Ayesha Chandegra
Senior Associate
Kate Connolly
Principal Associate
James Cullingworth
Principal Associate
Grainne Fairbrother
Senior Associate
Soma Fattah
Senior Associate
Ruth Forbes
Senior Associate
Felicity Forward
Principal Associate
Adam Frost
Senior Associate
Chris George
Principal Associate
Holly Gerard
Senior Associate
Collette Gibson
Senior Associate
Emma Grossmith
Senior Associate
Claire Hayes
Principal Associate
Hannah Howard
Senior Associate
Geraint Hughes
Principal Associate
Sarah Jenkins
Principal Associate
Russell Jones
Senior Associate
Amy Leech
Senior Associate
Sarah Maddock
Senior Associate
Megan McDonald
Principal Associate
Kate McGoverne
Principal Associate
Rachel Munro
Senior Associate
Stuart Nevin
Principal Associate
Helen Poulter
Principal Associate
Amy Price
Senior Associate
Claire Raddan
Principal Associate
Lewis Ritchie
Senior Associate
Kara Roberts
Senior Associate
Kara Shadbolt
Senior PR & Communications Manager
Matthew Stimson
Principal AssociateLee Strong
Senior Business Development Executive
Pavan Sumal
Senior Associate
Hywel Thomas
Senior Associate
Emily Utley
Principal Associate
Matt Ward
Senior Associate
Jennifer Wright
Principal Associate
Rubina Zaidi
Senior Associate
Ben Zielinski
Principal AssociateAssociates

Miranda Badminton
Associate
Shane McElhatton
Associate
George Peyton
Associate
Gabs Rodriguez - Cleary
Associate
Rachel Rossdale
Associate
Carrie Sutton
Associate
Emma Wightman
AssociateLegal Directors and Key Support Personnel

James Benedick
Legal Director
Helen Bridgman
Legal Director
Sarah Bridgman
Directories Manager
Christine Burrows
Legal Director
Jennifer Clarke
Legal DirectorKiran Desai
Head of Brussels Office
Helen Duff
Legal PA
Sarah Evans
Legal Director
Kimberley Goh
Legal Director
David Goy
Legal Director
Dawn Ingle
IS Director
Claire Le Mouellic
Legal Director
Jessica Ready
Legal Director
Calum Stacey
Legal Director
Richard Willcox
Legal DirectorArticles
Roundtable: Driving value from partnerships in the living sector
Shoosmiths hosts a roundtable covering the partnerships model in the UK's living sector, as part of the UKAA’s Annual Build to Rent Conference 2023. As the UK’s residential market navigates economic challenges, including the impact of elevated interest rates and borrowing costs, many real estate businesses are now exploring partnerships. While a level of consolidation is to be expected during difficult operating periods, the partnerships model and different types of working together – risk sharing, collaborating on new developments or through forward funding deals - should not be seen as a temporary or quick fix to current challenges...
Press
Government needs to step up support for EVs to stop falling behind in transition
Setbacks in crucial support programs like the Rapid Charging Fund, cuts to electric vehicle (EV) passenger car purchase incentives for most consumers, and a rollback of petrol and diesel phase-out targets have seen the UK drop behind much of Europe in the race to grow EV fleets.The data analysed for law firm Shoosmiths and Cornwall Insight’s Electric Vehicle Country Attractiveness (EVCA) Index1, reveals that the UK’s battery electric vehicle (BEV) fleet experienced a slower growth of 37% in the past year, down from 42% the previous year. This places the nation significantly behind many others on the Index, especially when considering the EU's average growth of 48% over the same period...
Shoosmiths appoints director of its connected services arm to drive innovation and client excellence
Shoosmiths has appointed Tom Speller as Director of Shoosmiths EIGHT, the firm’s connected services arm focused on smarter service excellence. This key appointment follows the firm’s recent announcement that it is only one of a handful of law firms worldwide trialling Microsoft’s Copilot and after being named as one of Europe’s most innovative law firms by the FT and is coupled with formalising innovation roles across Shoosmiths. The new role is integral to turbo-charging Shoosmiths’ strategy of excelling in its chosen markets and leading firms in the upper mid-market by 2030...