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when experience matters
why choose us?
Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors is the Milton Keynes law firm with national coverage whose team of experienced and innovative lawyers provide pragmatic and clear advice whilst being tenacious in achieving their clients’ best outcomes.
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clear & practical adviceLaw can be complicated, but our legal advice is never difficult to understand. We always ensure that we don’t baffle our clients with legal jargon or high-brow terminology – and we aim to provide clear and practical advice at every stage of our relationship -
client-centred solutionsOur legal team has a full understanding of the challenges which businesses and individuals face - and we will always strive to find the best solution for our clients’ legal issues. By listening to what they need, we will develop and implement strategies to help them achieve their objective.
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collaborative approachIn order to solve difficult challenges, and to keep the ball moving forward in the right direction, we are happy to collaborate with consultants, experts and counsel when needed – working as a team to ensure that our client’s needs are met at all times.
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cost efficientOur extensive experience allows us to handle difficult and complex matters efficiently, and we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver top quality legal advice in a cost effective manner. We fully understand that legal costs can be a huge concern - and ensure that our rates are clearly explained at the outset, so there are no hidden surprises.
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experts in our fieldWe have a highly trained team of over 40 staff and partners, all of whom are experts in their field - and our experience is on par with the largest law firms in and around Milton Keynes. Every member of the team is passionate about ‘going the extra mile’, and we are regularly recognised in the Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 legal directories for the quality of advice and service that we provide. A number of our Partners have also been awarded the accolade of ‘Leader in their Field’.
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when experience mattersWe are straight talking, approachable and passionate when it comes to giving advice to all of our clients - from individuals and small businesses to large multi-national corporations, charities and public bodies. Through our wealth of experience and knowledge, we are able to provide clear advice and direction on all relevant legal issues - at all stages of the process, and to anyone in need of legal advice.
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International ReachWe have delivered successful legal solutions in a variety of different areas and in a variety of different countries - ranging from property, international arbitration, construction, employment, corporate finance and many more.
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what our clients sayWe are very proud of the professional service we provide – and of the fact that our loyal clients come back time and again to ask for our advice. But don't take our word for it - here are just a few examples of what they have said about us:
“Really responsive, they understood me and what I needed, and made it really simple for me.”
“A very efficient and professional approach to work.”
“I felt looked after, at a difficult time in my life.”
“A very professional service - I felt like I was in safe hands.”
our team
Our team who work hard to put clients at ease and offer a friendly and down-to-earth service. We understand that being accessible, responsive and proactive in keeping our clients up to date is what’s really important to them.
Our Partners
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Dagmara Kulczykowska Partner
Private Client Services 01908 689341Dagmara is Head of the Department and has many years of experience in all aspects of private client work. Dagmara’s strengths are working with families on very sensitive and emotive matters, providing them with specialist legal advice. She ensures clients are supported but also advised clearly and comprehensively on the legal issue(s) at hand so that they can make an informed decision. -
Danielle Austin Partner
Company Commercial 01908 689399Danielle Austin is a Partner who is experienced in dealing with Company and Commercial matters. -
Darren Millis Partner
Commercial Property 01908 689319Darren has over 25 years’ experience in dealing with commercial property work. Darren has concentrated in the last few years on the more complicated land acquisition and development work including: -
Guy Brooks Partner
Dispute Resolution & Litigation 01908 689304Guy has more than 30 years’ experience in the legal profession and headed up the Commercial Litigation department of local firm Fennemores, before joining Geoffrey Leaver as joint head of the Dispute Resolution department in 2006. The Dispute Resolution department have been recognised by Legal 500 UK. -
Ken Stangoe Partner
Dispute Resolution & Litigation 01908 689307Ken is Head of the Department. He has over 20 years' experience as a commercial litigator, with a heavy focus on property disputes, including forfeiture actions and applications for relief, right of way disputes, rent recovery for commercial landlords, trusts of land, dilapidations claims, boundary disputes, rent and service charge recovery and lease renewal applications. -
Navdip Gill Partner
Personal Injury 01908 689338 (07825 940007)Navdip is a highly experienced and shrewd Personal Injury Litigator with an exceptional track record in delivering great results for his clients. Recognised as a top ranked lawyer by Chambers & Partners, his particular area of expertise involves complex and challenging high value brain and head injury cases in both adults and children. -
Paula Stuart Partner
Employment 01908 689345Paula has over 20 years’ experience practising employment law and provides clear and practical advice to all clients in all aspects of employment matters. Paula also delivers bespoke seminars to clients to meet their specific training needs. Recent courses include ‘The Essentials of Employment Law’ and ‘Best Practice when Managing Redundancies’ -
Richard Millard Managing Partner
Construction & Development 01908 689382Richard has over 20 years’ experience acting for clients in the construction industry, providing pragmatic advice to developers, contractors, sub-contractors, design and construction professionals, housing associations, smaller builders and homeowners. -
Sam Seaford Partner
Personal Injury 01908 689349Sam is a personal injury solicitor and Partner at Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors, who has over a decade of experience handling serious and catastrophic personal injury claims including but not limited to employer’s liability, road traffic accidents and occupier’s liability claims. Sam has extensive experience in claims against insurance companies, large scale employer’s and their representatives, Councils and the Police. He specialises in high value and complex, pedestrian, motorcycle and cyclist claims. -
Stuart Snelson Partner
Employment 01908 689318Stuart is Head of the Employment Department and has over 20 years’ experience advising on all aspects of employment and pensions law. His partner led service provides practical and commercially focused advice to a wide range of local, national and international clients on the whole range of work related matters. -
Tim Roberts Senior Partner
Company Commercial 01908 689356Tim Roberts is Head of the Department and the firm’s Senior Partner. He began his career as a solicitor in the City of London before moving to Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors Company Commercial department. He has over 30 years of experience in Company Commercial and specialises in all aspects of the sale and purchase of companies and businesses, including management buy-outs, corporate restructuring, banking and corporate finance. -
Trevor Coward Partner
Dispute Resolution & Litigation 01908 689311Trevor specialises in the closely connected fields of commercial litigation, partner/director disputes, insolvency, property litigation, and professional negligence. His background is one of broad experience across a wide range of commercial litigation. He is a member of Legal Counsel International, an alliance of lawyers in 17 countries.
Our Team
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Amber Mason Accounts Manager
Accounts 01908 689321Amber joined Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors in November 2016, where she started as a legal cashier trainee progressing to Accounts Manager. Her role involves producing management accounts and supporting her colleagues. -
Ann Summerling Senior Associate
Personal Injury 01908 689368Ann is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives who joined Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors in May 2006. She has extensive experience in handling all types of personal injury claims. -
Anne Maguire Consultant
Personal Injury 01908 689365Anne is a Consultant to the Personal Injury Department. Anne is ranked as a leader in her field by Chamber and Partners Legal Directory. She has more than 30 years’ experience representing clients who have suffered serious brain or life-changing injuries, clinical negligence and fatal accidents. -
Ariana Kirton-Mogort Paralegal
Personal Injury 01908 689328Ariana is the newest member of our Personal Injury team and joins us as a Paralegal. After graduating from Buckingham University with an LLB, Ariana completed her Legal Practice Course and LLM with De Montfort University. Having always had a passion for studying law, she chose to specifically study personal injury during her master’s degree. -
Catrina Saracino Solicitor
Private Client Services 01908 689327Catrina is a Solicitor working within the Private Client Services team. Catrina specialises in drafting Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, and the administration of Estates/Probate. -
David Barton Consultant
Commercial Property 01908 689395David Barton joined Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors in 2014 along with his planning and property development team from Williams & Company in Ampthill. David is widely known for his expertise in helping farmers, landowners and property developers grow houses on their land. David now assists the team as a Consultant. -
Emma Sidney Licensed Conveyancer
Residential Property 01908 689351A graduate of Northampton University, Emma qualified as a Licensed Conveyancer in 2005. She joined Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors three years later and deals with the lease, sale and purchase of commercial property and residential, as well as representing several national charity organisations. -
Gemma Gurney Solicitor
Company Commercial 01908 689373Gemma is the newest member of our Company Commercial team. After graduating from the University of Lincoln with an LLB, Gemma completed her Legal Practice Course at Leicester Institute of Legal Practice -
Georgina Page Solicitor
Commercial Property 01908 689361Georgina joined Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors in October 2014 from Williams & Company in Ampthill. Georgina completed the Legal Practice Course at Sheffield University after graduating from Sheffield Hallam University with a 2:1 in Law (LLB) and qualified as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives in 2020. -
Herma Hirst Litigation Executive
Personal Injury 01908 689375Herma is a very experienced litigator who has been running complex personal and clinical negligence cases for over 20 years. She is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. -
Ivone Joaquim Senior Associate
Private Client Services 01908 689337Ivone is a Legal Executive in the Private Client Services Department and is able to advise in a range of matters relating to the administration of estates, Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Deputyship application. -
Jessica Fludgate Digital Marketing Assistant
Marketing 01908 689392Jessica is the newest member of our Marketing Team, supporting with Social Media and maintaining our website. She is highly motivated and has 6 years experience working as a Digital Marketer, supporting a range of businesses across the Education, Construction and Entertainment industries. -
Jim McGarrity Consultant | Solicitor Advocate
Dispute Resolution & Litigation 01908 689331 | 07711 498186Jim has over 40 years' experience in the law and specialises in will, probate, trust and inheritance disputes and court of protection cases. -
Kelly Steedon Paralegal
Commercial Property 01908 689391Kelly joined the Commercial Property Team in November 2022 as an experienced Paralegal. Kelly has a diploma from the Council for Licensed Conveyancers and is currently working towards qualifying with the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives with the ultimate goal of qualifying as a solicitor. -
Kerry Gibbs Associate
Personal Injury 01908 692769Kerry has worked in the legal industry for over 20 years, in various roles acting on behalf of claimants and defendants. The majority of her experience has been gained in Personal Injury, where she worked her way up to client account manager for a large corporation before specialising in claimant based work. -
Klaudia Karas Conveyancing Executive
Private Client Services 01908 689352Klaudia joined Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors in March 2021 as an experienced Paralegal in our Private Client Services Department, where she handles a variety of residential property matters, including sales, purchases, transfers of equity, re-mortgages, and probate sales. -
Lisa Slade-Carter Marketing Manager
Marketing 01908 689326Lisa Slade-Carter is the Marketing Manager at Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors supporting the marketing function which includes organising the many networking events the firm hosts throughout the year from the GL Lunch Club, PDQ - Property Development Quarterly to various key seminars. She has over 20 years of marketing experience gained in the UK and Internationally developing brands and marketing communications within the medical industry, retail and legal services. -
Lucy Eaton HR & Office Manager
HR 01908 689344Lucy has over 18 years’ experience working in Human Resources and is a Chartered Member of the CIPD. Lucy has worked for the firm since 2015 and is responsible for all aspects of HR and office facilities. -
Richard Willis Consultant Solicitor
Commercial Property 01908 689315Richard specialises in Property Law, representing clients from small family businesses to large PLC’s’ He also acts for local Councils, Parish Councils, landowners, investors, developers, lenders, Housing Associations and Charities. -
Samantha Pegg Paralegal
Personal Injury 01908 689372Samantha is a Paralegal in our Personal Injury team, who joined us after graduating with a First Class Honours in Law (LLB) from the University of Buckingham, and completing her Legal Practice Course and LLM from De Montfort University. -
Sara Shimi Solicitor
Dispute Resolution & Litigation 01908 689312Sara is a dedicated Litigation Solicitor specialising in the resolution of disputes working alongside the Partners in the Dispute Resolution & Litigation Department. She studied Law at the University of Leicester, graduating with a first Class LLB. Sara successfully completed here legal studies by gaining a merit in the LPC LLM in Professional Legal Practice. With a solid foundation in both Wills & Probate and Litigation fields -
Simon Parrott Consultant Solicitor
Commercial Property 01908 689374Simon deals with Commercial Property and Business transactions and has many years’ experience in dealing with complex or unusual transactions. In addition, he has dealt with property and commercial disputes for over 35 years and brings that dispute resolution experience to the table when advising clients on their property or commercial transactions. -
Sue Barden Legal Assistant
Personal Injury 01908 689336Sue Barden is a seasoned Legal Assistant on the Personal Injury team, boasting over 20 years of experience in personal injury litigation.
what we do
We are straight talking, approachable and passionate team of solicitors in Milton Keynes giving advice to all of our clients – from individuals and small businesses to large multi-national corporations, charities and public bodies. We believe in building long lasting relationships based on trust and respect – and we are proud of the fact that a large proportion of our work comes from our existing client base. For more information on how we charge for the work we do and pricing on specific services we offer please click here
about us
Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors is the Milton Keynes law firm with national coverage whose team of experienced and innovative lawyers deliver pragmatic and clear advice whilst being tenacious in achieving the best possible outcomes for their clients.
contact us
Finding us is easy. Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors’ office is located at 251 Upper Third Street, Bouverie Square, Milton Keynes, Bucks, MK9 1DR. Sat Nav should bring you straight to our door. We offer clients free parking – simply park your car to the side of the road going down to the barrier and call into reception for a swipe card to lift our barrier – or, alternatively, there are pay and display meters located on Silbury or Midsummer Boulevard. Opening Hours: Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm
