Rebecca Handley Associate Solicitor, Birmingham Rebecca is a corporate solicitor with more than a decade of experience in the Financial Services sector. Her primary focus resolves around facilitating seamless business sales and acquisitions, as well as navigating complex business restructurings. She has a particular interest in Employee Ownership Trusts and has helped numerous companies to … Read more
IaIn Johnstone Chartered Accountant, Birmingham Iain is a Chartered Accountant with significant experience in the transactional market. He previously headed the Corporate Finance department in a well known independent Midlands accountancy practice and acted for both regulated firms and financial institutions. Iain brings a strong commercial understanding together with associated tax knowledge to commercial sales.
Financial Services Business Sales Who We Are As a long-established solicitors’ practice working almost entirely in the regulated sector we offer a vast range of experience in helping clients sell their Financial Services Firms. We work nationally with physical offices in the West Midlands and Manchester. Our team has legal, accounting and commercial experience and … Read more
We have set up a private members’ website forum for all SIPP holders involved with Hartley Pensions Limited (in Administration). The purpose of the forum is to share update and information regarding the Part 8 Claim issued by UHY Hacker Young, the Joint Administrators of Hartley Pensions. The forum is for the sole use of … Read more
Joshua Murphy SOLICITOR, MANCHESTER Prior to joining FS Legal, Joshua managed legal teams for a national practice, specialising in civil litigation. Joshua has extensive experience acting in substantial fraud-based claims against all of the main UK Banks. As well as managing his own teams, Joshua has had multiple successes within housing litigation and breach of … Read more
Sunny Patel ASSOCIATE, MANCHESTER Practice areas Sunny has been recognised in the 2023 Legal 500 as a “Rising Star” and shortlisted in the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards 2024. Sunny has developed experience in dealing with complex, high value, commercial, construction, and infrastructure disputes and professional negligence claims against the full range of professionals including: … Read more
John Colvin LEGAL DIRECTOR, MANCHESTER Practice Areas Prior to joining FS Legal as a Legal Director in September 2022, John has occupied partner-level roles at a number of well-established legal practices in the North-West of England and headed legal teams. With over 28 years’ litigation experience and as a qualified mediator, John has enjoyed particular … Read more
Nicola Stanley LEGAL DIRECTOR, MANCHESTER Practice areas With over 21 years’ Litigation experience, Nicola has advised a wide range of clients from individuals and SMEs to local authorities and PLCs. Her strength lies in having studied and worked in business prior to embarking on a legal career so can understand the client’s business objectives from … Read more
Christine Newton LEGAL DIRECTOR, MANCHESTER Practice Areas Before joining FS Legal as a Legal Director in December 2018, Christine spent three years in the role of General Counsel at national logistics and warehousing business, Arrow XL. Prior to that, Christine was a Legal Director in the commercial litigation team at Hill Dickinson. Christine has over … Read more
Baljit Ruprah LEGAL DIRECTOR, BIRMINGHAM Baljit is an experienced solicitor with an exceptional knowledge of both corporate and employment law. Baljit handles all aspects of corporate mergers and acquisitions ranging from small to multi-million pound deals and can effectively advise on the related employment issues that inevitably arise. He offers a wide range of human … Read more