CAREER HISTORY
July 1984 - present
Started at Serpell Son & Davey in July 1984. (Serpell Eaton with effect from September 2003)
At that time I was the litigation department covering all aspects of litigious work.
I became an equity partner in 1986.
Over the years I developed the litigation practice at Serpell Eaton.
It is in the nature of a smaller legal practice that I was involved in a wide variety of litigation, examples are as follows:
Disputes involving membership associations.
Family disputes of all situations including Trusts for Lands claim.
Inherent jurisdiction issues and declaratory proceedings.
Landlord & Tenant disputes (both residential/commercial)
Consumer disputes
I was pro-active in the expansion of the firm playing a major part in the mergers to the extent that we were approached by Foot Anstey who subsequently acquired our practice.
I was a consultant solicitor at Foot Anstey from October 2007 to May 2010. I started at Howard & Over in July 2010
PROFESSIONAL
Admitted as Solicitor – November 1978
Member of Children Panel
Accredited as mediator with ADR Chambers June 2005
Accredited as Collaborative Lawyer with Resolution March 2007
MEDIATION
I have mediated issues in a family business, employment claims, agency issues, contractual disputes including multi-party mediation. Boundary disputes and disputes between company directors
EXTERNAL INTERESTS
I play an active part in Plymouth Chamber of Commerce
I have an interest in software having developed the software we used at Serpell Eaton
I am involved in a number of charitable organisations.