Shoosmiths LLP

Legal Services | England
tel: 44 207 477 2222 | fax: 44 1489 616801
Russell House, 1550 Parkway | Solent Business Park, Whiteley Fareham Hampshire | Solent | PO157AG | England

Main Contacts

Alastair Peet

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Partner

Gary Assim

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Partner

Overview

Shoosmiths is a UK top 30 national law firm with 113 partners and more than 1,500 personnel at offices in London, Birmingham, Basingstoke, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Nottingham, Reading and Solent. Our clients include household name Blue Chip companies, leading financial institutions, public and private sector organisations, and foreign-owned corporates. Recognition includes Best Brand in Practice at the MPF 2007 European Practice Management Awards. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and recently came top of a diversity survey. Our national charity partner for 2008 - 2010 is Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity.

We view ourselves as that little bit different – not in what we do (like many others we are a full service law firm with strength and depth) – but the way we do it - combining professional expertise with a personalised approach, to deliver valued legal services for all our clients. We really value our people - giving them the freedom, recognition and support to succeed - which means our clients enjoy working with us because we are open, accessible and easy to work with.

Lawyers Worldwide: 1600

Notable

Areas of Practice

Professionals

Principal Associates

Laura  Austin

Laura Austin

Principal Associate
Laura  Clark

Laura Clark

Senior Associate
Luke  Coleborn

Luke Coleborn

Principal Associate
Carly  Cutler

Carly Cutler

Senior Associate
Emma  Livesey

Emma Livesey

Principal Associate
Hannah  Locke

Hannah Locke

Senior Associate
Matthew  Price

Matthew Price

Senior Associate
Shehnaz  Rahman

Shehnaz Rahman

Senior Associate
Steve  Reading

Steve Reading

Principal Associate
Steve  Reading

Steve Reading

Principal Associate
Anna  Richardson

Anna Richardson

Principal Associate
Georgia  Rowe

Georgia Rowe

Senior Associate
Katrina  Spolander

Katrina Spolander

Principal Associate
Emily  Stocker

Emily Stocker

Principal Associate
Harry  Warren

Harry Warren

Senior Associate

Associates

Hannah  Buckler

Hannah Buckler

Associate
Ashlie  Cheshire

Ashlie Cheshire

Associate
Kerry  Coomer

Kerry Coomer

Associate
Callum  Larkin

Callum Larkin

Associate
Lu  Wright

Lu Wright

Associate

Legal Directors and Key Support Personnel

Sian  Hoare

Sian Hoare

Legal Director
Julia  Ishak

Julia Ishak

Legal Director
Jess  Ready

Jess Ready

Legal Director
Shelley  White

Shelley White

Legal Director

Articles

Ban on selling high-caffeine energy drinks to under 16s – what you need to know

The government plans to ban high-caffeine energy drink sales to under-16s in England. A consultation is open until 26 November, businesses should share feedback now. What is a high caffeine energy drink? A high caffeine energy drink is a soft drink that contains at least 150 milligrams (mg) of caffeine per litre of drink. Currently, manufacturers must label any such drink (excluding tea and coffee) with the words ‘High caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breast-feeding women’...

Employment Rights Bill: Extended rights for agency workers

The Employment Rights Bill (the Bill) will grant more rights to agency workers, including new routes to employment tribunal claims. This article examines the types of claims available if employers try to bypass these rights. Other articles in our series (Employment Rights Bill Shoosmiths) give more details of what to expect from the Bill...

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Press releases

Shoosmiths strengthens real estate offering with Partner hire in London

London, Monday 24 November 2025 – Shoosmiths is pleased to announce the appointment of Jasvinder Sahotay as Partner in London’s Commercial Real Estate team. Jasvinder joins from Steptoe International (UK), bringing extensive experience in advising on major domestic and cross-border commercial real estate transactions. His broad and sophisticated practice spans significant acquisitions and disposals, complex development projects, and high-value joint venture arrangements. A substantial part of Jasvinder’s work centres on operational real estate, where he has developed deep expertise in both the senior living and data centre sectors...

Shoosmiths Guides S&W Group Through Major UK Acquisitions as Growth Strategy Advances

Law firm Shoosmiths has advised accounting and advisory firm S&W Group, a leading professional services group, on two UK acquisitions as it accelerates its growth strategy in partnership with Apax Funds.The firm has advised S&W on its acquisition of London based ClearViewIP, a global intellectual property advisory firm which offers clients intellectual property strategy, operational, and transactional advisory services across a broad spectrum of market sectors, and Peppercorn Tax, a specialist tax advisory firm based in Newcastle. The transactions broaden S&W’s range of complementary services and also builds on its regional growth in the north of England...

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