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Who we are

WE PROTECT AND SUPPORT OUR CLIENTS' BUSINESSES AS IF THEY WERE OUR OWN

We’re solution-finders and opinion-givers. We put ourselves in your shoes and give you the right blend of legal and business advice to help your business move forward – quickly and efficiently.
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Corporate

Whatever stage of its life your business is in, we have a team of corporate lawyers who can support you and your business in facing the challenges ahead and achieving its goals and ambitions. Our aim is to help businesses continue to grow and help the economy recover.

Your people
Mark Lazenby smiling at the camera. He has short silver-black hair and a short beard. He has blue eyes and is wearing glasses.
Mark LazenbyCorporate Partner

Mark Lazenby

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John Hammill smiling at the camera. He has blue eyes and short silver hair with a beard.
John HammillCorporate Partner

John Hammill

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Ashraf Ali smiling at the camera. He has short brushed up black hair and a beard with brown eyes.
Ashraf AliCorporate Partner

Ashraf Ali

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Amy Wanless smiling at the camera. She has blonde hair in a shoulder length bob and is wearing a patterned dress.
Amy WanlessCorporate Partner

Amy Wanless

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Vanessa Middleton Smiling. She has blonde hair and blue eyes.
Vanessa MiddletonCorporate Associate

Vanessa Middleton

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Georgia Thompson smiling at the camera. she has blue eyes and wavey blonde hair.
Georgia ThompsonCorporate Associate

Georgia Thompson

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Declan Fahey smiling at the camera. He has long slicked back black hair and has a moustache and short beard. He is wearing a black quarter zip.
Declan FaheyCorporate Solicitor

Declan Fahey

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Sarah Ali
Sarah AliTrainee Solicitor

Sarah Ali

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Carole Duffy smiling at the camera, she has blue eyes and short brown hair.
Carole DuffyLegal PA

Carole Duffy

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Commercial

Day to day trading creates many legal issues for businesses and that’s why it’s essential that business owners and their management teams can access responsive, commercially astute support when negotiating contracts, protecting IP, trading online or handling personal data.

Your people
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Commercial Property

Our property team has significant experience in advising national developers on major urban regeneration mixed-use schemes, as well as local developers carrying out bespoke one-off projects. We also have considerable experience in the promotion of strategic land, acting for both developers and landowners. In addition, the team acts for a number of property investment companies and have a wide range of experience in asset management work.

Your people
Bal Manak smiling at the camera. She has brown eyes and straight brown-blonde hair in a long bob.
Bal ManakConstruction Partner

Bal Manak

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Dylan Hooper smiling at the camera. He has short brown hair and a short beard and blue eyes.
Dylan HooperTrainee Solicitor

Dylan Hooper

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Kyle Taylor smiling at the Camera. He has long blonde hair and brown eyes.
Kyle TaylorSolicitor Apprentice

Kyle Taylor

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Chloe McGuirk smiling at the camera. She has brown eyes and blonde hair in a short bob.
Chloe McGuirkLegal PA

Chloe McGuirk

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Melissa Black smiling at the camera. she has short black hair done up and brown eyes.
Melissa BlackLegal PA

Melissa Black

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Helen Smith smiling at the camera. She has short silver hair with grey eyes and glasses.
Helen SmithLegal PA

Helen Smith

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A photo of Zoe Ibbitson smiling. She has green eyes and blonde hair.
Zoe IbbitsonLegal PA

Zoe Ibbitson

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Vanessa Hawkin
Vanessa HawkinLegal PA

Vanessa Hawkin

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Maleehah HussainLegal Support Assistant

Maleehah Hussain

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Employment

Our experienced employment lawyers support the needs of regional and global brands wherever in the world they arise with a range of employment law services that go beyond those traditionally offered by other law firms.

Your people
JP smiling at the camera. He has short silver hair and blue eyes with glasses.
Jean-Pierre van ZylEmployment Partner

Jean-Pierre van Zyl

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Eleanor Wilkinson smiling at the camera. She has straight sandy hair in a bob and has brown eyes.
Eleanor WilkinsonEmployment Partner

Eleanor Wilkinson

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Annabel Doyle
Annabel DoyleEmployment Solicitor

Annabel Doyle

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A photograph of Meagen Leightley smiling. She has brown eyes and long brown hair.
Meagan LeightleyEmployment Solicitor

Meagan Leightley

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A photograph of Lucy Murray smiling. She has long wavy blonde hair, brown eyes and wears glasses.
Lucy MurrayLegal PA

Lucy Murray

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Dispute Resolution

Whatever your business, disputes and litigation can be expensive, time consuming and, in many cases, hugely disruptive.

You need advisors who understand your business, your needs and your goals; and who can give strong, clear and cost-effective litigation advice during what can be a stressful time.

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Corporate

Whatever stage of its life your business is in, we have a team of corporate lawyers who can support you and your business in facing the challenges ahead and achieving its goals and ambitions. Our aim is to help businesses continue to grow and help the economy recover.

Your people
Mark Lazenby smiling at the camera. He has short silver-black hair and a short beard. He has blue eyes and is wearing glasses.
Mark LazenbyCorporate Partner

Mark Lazenby

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John Hammill smiling at the camera. He has blue eyes and short silver hair with a beard.
John HammillCorporate Partner

John Hammill

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Ashraf Ali smiling at the camera. He has short brushed up black hair and a beard with brown eyes.
Ashraf AliCorporate Partner

Ashraf Ali

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Amy Wanless smiling at the camera. She has blonde hair in a shoulder length bob and is wearing a patterned dress.
Amy WanlessCorporate Partner

Amy Wanless

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Vanessa Middleton Smiling. She has blonde hair and blue eyes.
Vanessa MiddletonCorporate Associate

Vanessa Middleton

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Georgia Thompson smiling at the camera. she has blue eyes and wavey blonde hair.
Georgia ThompsonCorporate Associate

Georgia Thompson

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Declan Fahey smiling at the camera. He has long slicked back black hair and has a moustache and short beard. He is wearing a black quarter zip.
Declan FaheyCorporate Solicitor

Declan Fahey

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Sarah Ali
Sarah AliTrainee Solicitor

Sarah Ali

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Carole Duffy smiling at the camera, she has blue eyes and short brown hair.
Carole DuffyLegal PA

Carole Duffy

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Commercial

Day to day trading creates many legal issues for businesses and that’s why it’s essential that business owners and their management teams can access responsive, commercially astute support when negotiating contracts, protecting IP, trading online or handling personal data.

Your people

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Commercial Property

Our property team has significant experience in advising national developers on major urban regeneration mixed-use schemes, as well as local developers carrying out bespoke one-off projects. We also have considerable experience in the promotion of strategic land, acting for both developers and landowners. In addition, the team acts for a number of property investment companies and have a wide range of experience in asset management work.

Your people
Bal Manak smiling at the camera. She has brown eyes and straight brown-blonde hair in a long bob.
Bal ManakConstruction Partner

Bal Manak

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Dylan Hooper smiling at the camera. He has short brown hair and a short beard and blue eyes.
Dylan HooperTrainee Solicitor

Dylan Hooper

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Kyle Taylor smiling at the Camera. He has long blonde hair and brown eyes.
Kyle TaylorSolicitor Apprentice

Kyle Taylor

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Chloe McGuirk smiling at the camera. She has brown eyes and blonde hair in a short bob.
Chloe McGuirkLegal PA

Chloe McGuirk

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Melissa Black smiling at the camera. she has short black hair done up and brown eyes.
Melissa BlackLegal PA

Melissa Black

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Helen Smith smiling at the camera. She has short silver hair with grey eyes and glasses.
Helen SmithLegal PA

Helen Smith

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A photo of Zoe Ibbitson smiling. She has green eyes and blonde hair.
Zoe IbbitsonLegal PA

Zoe Ibbitson

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Vanessa Hawkin
Vanessa HawkinLegal PA

Vanessa Hawkin

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A photograph of Maleehah smiling at the camera.
Maleehah HussainLegal Support Assistant

Maleehah Hussain

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Employment

Our experienced employment lawyers support the needs of regional and global brands wherever in the world they arise with a range of employment law services that go beyond those traditionally offered by other law firms.

Your people
JP smiling at the camera. He has short silver hair and blue eyes with glasses.
Jean-Pierre van ZylEmployment Partner

Jean-Pierre van Zyl

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Eleanor Wilkinson smiling at the camera. She has straight sandy hair in a bob and has brown eyes.
Eleanor WilkinsonEmployment Partner

Eleanor Wilkinson

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Annabel Doyle
Annabel DoyleEmployment Solicitor

Annabel Doyle

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A photograph of Meagen Leightley smiling. She has brown eyes and long brown hair.
Meagan LeightleyEmployment Solicitor

Meagan Leightley

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A photograph of Lucy Murray smiling. She has long wavy blonde hair, brown eyes and wears glasses.
Lucy MurrayLegal PA

Lucy Murray

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Dispute Resolution

Whatever your business, disputes and litigation can be expensive, time consuming and, in many cases, hugely disruptive.

You need advisors who understand your business, your needs and your goals; and who can give strong, clear and cost-effective litigation advice during what can be a stressful time.

OUR APPROACH MAY NOT BE TRADITIONAL, BUT IT WORKS. 

OUR APPROACH MAY NOT BE TRADITIONAL, BUT IT WORKS. 

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The Square One Law team are excellent. They always provide us not only with rapid, detailed and most of all, cost effective guidance but also advice that is very commercial.

Trevor SilverChairman, Landid

We’ve worked with Square One Law across our business from the start. They understand our proposition and can deliver in terms of us achieving quick turnaround times for our customer base, which will promote new benchmarks for the industry.

Stephen PrattHead of Originations, Atom Bank

It is important to have a strong and trusted team of professional advisors. That is why I use Square One Law.

Peter StephensonExecutive Chairman, Able Group

The reason that our partnership has worked is that when you’re building a business you need to work with organisations that will take the time to understand your business, that have all the resource base that you need and that you trust. I think that when you build up a start-up you need to pull on a lot of resources and having an organisation that you can just lift up the phone – you can talk to somebody – and they’ll give you some interim advice on the spot, then that’s great; then you can go through more detail in the process.

Matthew LumsdenCEO, Connected Energy

The Square One Law team played a pivotal role in the launch and growth of North East Times. Their input extended beyond legal matters, offering crucial business advice that spurred our early initiatives. Recently, their support proved invaluable once more. Their guidance was key in securing a new investment, enabling our expansion into digital publishing and bespoke high-level events. Their pragmatic and efficient approach was refreshing and has made a big contribution to the growth of our business.

Pete Mallon and John DunnsNorth East Times

I would not have taken the business anywhere other than with Square One from my previous experiences but you all - without compromise - delivered over and above my expectations. My whole Team commented on a regular basis as to the professional and supportive interaction throughout the project. I cannot thank you all enough and would without question recommend Square One to anyone as my first choice for any legal advice. Great to work alongside and do business with good, kind, committed and professional people with great values.

Gavin DunnFormer owner and director of RH Irving