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 | Rebecca Kashti
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Rebecca is a Partner and is the Head of the Schools Team and works very closely with preparatory and senior independent schools across the country. Rebecca is immediate past Chairman and now Special Advisor to the Board of Governors of The Manor Preparatory School and is on the Board of Governors of The School of St Helen and St Katharine.
Telephone: 01865 811222
Email: rkashti@darbys.co.uk |
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 | David Parry
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David is a Partner and is the Head of the Employment Law Team. He has substantial experience of advising a wide range of educational institutions, including private schools and colleges, voluntary-aided schools, many of the Oxford University Colleges and Recognised Independent Centres.
Telephone: 01865 811708
Email: dparry@darbys.co.uk |
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 | Jim Astle
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Jim Astle is a Partner and Head of the Corporate Defence & Crime Team. He has many years experience of acting in criminal cases and in disciplinary proceedings for both students and educational establishments, including several Colleges of Oxford University and the University itself. He also advises and represents clients in town and country planning Hearings and Public Inquiries and in hearings before Licensing Authority Panels . Jim also sits as a Deputy District Judge.
Telephone: 01865 81811704
Email: jastle@darbys.co.uk |
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 | Prisca Bradley
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Prisca is an Associate in the Employment Law Team and acts for a range of clients and advises schools on a variety of employment law issues. She has experience in dealing with non- contentious matters, but now primarily handles contentious work specialising in discrimination law and Whistleblowing. Prisca also advises on the recruitment and retention of key staff, claim avoidance and reorganisations and redundancies for employers. She also provides advice on the drafting of employment contracts, policies and procedures and termination agreements. Prisca is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
Telephone: 01865 811741
Email: pbradley@darbys.co.uk |
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 | Helen Duthie
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Helen is a Solicitor in the Family Law Team. Helen is a Resolution Accredited Specialist in Private Children Law (including Residence, Contact and Parental Responsibility matters) and Domestic Abuse. Her other wide range of experience includes divorce, separation, property, financial and cohabitation matters, and advising on child protection and parental responsibility issues arising out of parental separation and divorce.
Telephone: 01865 811751
Email: hduthie@darbys.co.uk |
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 | Martin Bourne
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Martin is a Partner in the Criminal Law Team. Martin specialises in representing individuals including young people and organisations about their potential criminal liabilities.
Telephone: 01865 811720
Email: mbourne@darbys.co.uk |
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 | Nick Hedges
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Nick is a Partner in the Corporate, Technology and Media Team and is the head of the Charity Law Team. He undertakes commercial property work as well as transactional work within the charitable sector as well as advising on corporate governance issues.
Telephone: 01865 811709
Email: nhedges@darbys.co.uk |
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 | Mark Taylor
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Mark is a Partner in the Property Team and deals with the acquisition and disposal of investment portfolios, and with landlord and tenant matters (acting for both landlords and tenants); and undertakes development work (again for both land owners and developers). He acts for several Oxford University Colleges and a variety of other institutions, companies and individuals
Telephone: 01865 811702
Email: mtaylor@darbys.co.uk |
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 | Rebecca Hewitt
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Rebecca is a Partner specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence, acting predominantly for Claimants. She is able to advise schools on how to handle potential claims and risk reduction steps for staff to implement. Rebecca is also part of the Trainee Team, acting as our Trainee mentor and being involved in the recruitment of trainees.
Telephone: 01865 811768
Email: rhewitt@darbys.co.uk |
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 | Nick Wright
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Nick is a partner and is head of the Litigation Team and advises in the education and charities sector advising, and acting for, a number of schools and colleges, including a number of colleges within the University of Oxford. Typical areas include complaints from students and parents regarding the standard of teaching, contractual disputes between schools and parents (including unpaid fees) and advice regarding charitable status.
Telephone: 01865 811748
Email: nwright@darbys.co.uk |
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 | Samantha Leigh
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Samantha is a Partner in the Commercial Property Team with experience in all manner of sales and purchases, lettings, charges and development. She has a strong Oxford College client base and is experienced in dealing with the requirements of educational establishments.
Telephone: 01865 811212
Email: sleigh@darbys.co.uk |
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 | Jonathan Williamson
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Jonathan is an Associate in the Corporate Technology and Media Team and specialises in corporate finance. His practice covers mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, IPOs, and other capital raisings as well as general corporate advice. Jonathan has acted on the merger of charitable and educational institutions and has experience of advising charitable organisations on their constitutional obligations and documents.
Telephone: 01865 811228
Email: jwilliamson@darbys.co.uk |
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 | Sian Champkin
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Sian is an Associate in the Corporate Technology and Media Team. Her core area of practice is mergers and acquisitions and she also has considerable experience in restructuring, reorganisations and succession planning. Her experience extends to work within the charitable sector, an example of which is a recent transaction involving the merger of two charitable organisations.
Telephone: 01865 811254
Email: sroberts@darbys.co.uk |
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 | Hannah Faux
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Hannah is a Solicitor in the Medical Negligence Team. Hannah advises schools in respect of disability discrimination in education and also assists parents of children with special educational needs in ensuring their child’s needs are met by the local authority. Hannah has experience of the Special Educational Needs Tribunal process in respect of both disability discrimination claims and appealing local authority decisions regarding special educational needs.
Telephone: 01865 811262
Email: hfaux@darbys.co.uk |
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 | Graham Bridgman
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Graham is a Partner in the firm and heads up our In The Black debt recovery service. Graham has specialised in recoveries litigation throughout his career – initially in industry and private practice, and then in his own firm. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Credit Management and holder of the Institute's prestigious Meritorious Service Award. Graham and his team regularly advise schools regarding parent contracts and fees collection, including fees in lieu of notice. Graham and the team often negotiate settlement agreements and instalment arrangements with parents who are in arrears, or take court or insolvency action as part of the recovery process where our free letter service has not produced immediate payment. Graham is also experienced in pursuing parents living abroad, including the issue of proceedings and service in accordance with local law followed by judgment and enforcement.
Telephone: 01865 811219
Email: gbridgman@darbys.co.uk |
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