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Tasoula Addison

Tasoula Addison

With over 10 years experience, Tasoula specialises in advising private clients on lifetime estate planning, utilising trusts and ownership structures, such as family investment companies, to achieve long-term goals. Her work often involves navigating complex, multi-jurisdictional estates and ensuring that clients with global interests receive tailored solutions. In addition, Tasoula provides guidance to non-UK resident individuals regarding their UK tax position, collaborating closely with advisors across multiple jurisdictions to deliver comprehensive strategies. She also prepares Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney, taking into account intricate asset portfolios and unique family circumstances. As a full member of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners), Tasoula brings a high level of expertise and professionalism to every engagement, ensuring clients receive informed and practical advice. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Tim Arkwright

Tim Arkwright

Tim has extensive experience in dealing with sales, purchases and leases of commercial and residential property and corporate work. He now predominantly assists housebuilders and developers in securing and developing sites for commercial and residential development, including options to purchase, contracts subject to planning, development agreements, overage, planning & infrastructure agreements and sales of affordable housing to registered providers. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Damian Bailey

Damian Bailey

Damian is a partner who is widely recognised by his colleagues and opponents as a highly experienced and knowledgeable authority in litigious matters. In particular, Damian specialises in high value and/or complex shareholder disputes, professional negligence, financial services, construction, intellectual property and commercial agency cases. Damian has recent experience in arbitration, expert determination, construction adjudication and mediation. Key clients include Chase de Vere, Brewdog plc and Assetz Developments Ltd. Damian regularly receives instructions from London and foreign based companies. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Sally Bird

Sally Bird

Sally joined the firm in 1997 and has been a partner in Kuits’ employment team for nearly 20 years. Sally advises across the spectrum of employment law and in a number of sectors, notably football, television, manufacturing, legal and financial services and property. She has particular expertise in advising businesses on complex employment disputes involving whistleblowing, corporate issues involving directors and shareholders and on long-term incentives. Sally has a significant practice in boardroom disputes, high value senior executive terminations, re-organisations and redundancy exercises, the enforcement of restrictive covenants, confidentiality and team moves. Sally also provides high level strategic advice to a wide range of business clients. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Paul Bricknell

Paul Bricknell

Paul specialises in all aspects of tax and estate work, with a particular focus on the succession of family businesses. His work includes advising on the use of Wills and Trusts for succession planning as well as asset ownership structures to maximise tax efficiency. Paul also advises on mental capacity issues, care home fee planning and also regularly advises on contentious trust and estate matters including Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 claims. Paul regularly acts for high net worth individuals including those appearing on the Times Rich List and has been quoted in both the national and local press, as well as specialist publications, on succession issues. He also specialises in tax disclosure work. Paul’s understanding of taxation from a legitimate planning perspective allows him to identify issues clients might have when faced with a disclosure or investigation. Indeed he often identifies potential historic tax issues for clients when discussing their future planning. As well as making many voluntary disclosures for clients through the Worldwide Disclosure Facility and other HMRC tax disclosure facilities, Paul also works on major tax investigations including matters involving false invoicing, cryptocurrency gain, property income and offshore structures. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Rob Buckley

Rob Buckley

Partner and head of department, Rob specialises in all aspects of corporate and commercial transactions, including joint ventures and M&A work, focussing on inward investment work with a particular US bias. Rob has particular expertise in sports-related commercial matters, having developed a strong sports and media practice, advising personalities on their commercial and individual objectives. Rob is seen as a key strategic business advisor to commercial clients, helping them develop and deliver their strategic objectives, resulting in close, long-term relationships with a range of clients. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Wendi Bussin

Wendi Bussin

Wendi Bussin is a regulatory and business crime specialist, a consultant in our dispute resolution team and one of the most accomplished fraud lawyers in the UK. Wendi advises and represents corporate clients, their directors, managers and employees on regulatory, tax and other business related crime ranging from investigations to prosecutions. Wendi regularly deals with investigations by UK regulators and government departments such as The Food Standards Agency, HMRC, The Environment Agency and departments within local councils such as trading standards. Wendi has advised clients dealing with offences such as environmental issues, trading standards issues, tax issues and fraud matters. She has acted for many companies and directors in high-profile prosecutions, advising them on defending an investigation and providing strategic advice on protecting reputation and revenue. Wendi also has experience in dealing with cases involving confiscation orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) which is a complex area of law and requires specialise POCA expertise. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
James Cairns

James Cairns

James has experience in advising both employers and employees on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, including disciplinary and grievance procedures, dismissals, workplace investigations, and preparing cases for the employment tribunal. James regularly assists clients with the drafting and review of employment contracts, staff handbooks and workplace policies, and is experienced in negotiating and advising on settlement agreements. Drawing on his previous experience in Kuits’ commercial litigation team during his training contract, James also has experience in advising on the enforcement and defence of post-termination restrictive covenants and breach of contract claims, offering clients a commercially focused approach to contentious employment issues.
David Chambers

David Chambers

David has a particular specialism for providing advice to clients who have received a reward for personal injury, by ensuring the correct structures are in place to protect those assets for the client, for their family and for future generations. David also helps families deal with probate procedure and has dealt with a number of high value and complex estates, with issues such as overseas assets and structures, the applicability of inheritance tax reliefs and contentious proceedings under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Lauren Clyne

Lauren Clyne

Lauren is a partner in our private client team, having joined Kuits as a trainee in 2001 and qualifying into the private client team in 2003 to deal exclusively with all aspects of private client work. Lauren specialises in all aspects of personal tax planning and estate work and can provide comprehensive advice in relation to probate matters having worked in this area for over 15 years including dealing with high value estates involving complex trusts and estates with an international element. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Laura Crowe

Laura Crowe

Laura has over 15 years’ experience advising clients on a broad range of commercial contract matters across sectors including hospitality, events, banking, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and agriculture. Laura’s experience includes drafting and negotiating a variety of contracts, such as: Commercial terms and conditions Agency and distribution agreements Manufacturing and logistics agreements Professional services and IT agreements Hospitality, events, hotel and property management agreements Brand, presenter and image rights agreements Laura’s recent notable clients include: Troo Hospitality GG Hospitality The Stock Exchange Hotel Harry Clark (winner of The Traitors) Before joining Kuits, Laura worked within a Legal Managed Services organisation supporting global corporations on high-volume and high-value commercial matters. Working as an extension of in-house legal teams, she developed a pragmatic, commercially focused approach to helping businesses achieve their strategic objectives. Laura holds the CIPP/E (Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe) qualification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), demonstrating her expertise in UK and EU data protection law and enabling her to provide commercially focused advice on privacy and regulatory compliance matters. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Colin Davies

Colin Davies

Colin has specialised in family law for over 25 years, having been head of family law at a national law firm prior to joining Kuits. He has significant expertise in pre- and post-nuptial agreements, helping clients use them to protect both family and business interests, and has further dealt with all aspects of relationship breakdown for both married and unmarried couples; Colin commonly represents business people and professionals from various walks of life, having acted for numerous high-value cases, many of which have involved complex business and trust assets, often with an international element. Colin has been listed as a Leading Divorce Lawyer in Manchester by Wiselaw. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Martin Davies

Martin Davies

Martin joined Kuits in 1990 and heads the department’s property management team. Martin has particular expertise in retail industrial and leisure leases, and providing advice to the pharmacy, medical and dental professions. Martin also provides a specialist philatelic executorship service, and plays a key role in the firm's international TAGLaw alliance membership. Martin is also listed on the specialist member advisory panel of the British Dental Association (BDA). To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Christian Eagle

Christian Eagle

Christian Eagle joined Kuits in 2024 and heads the firm’s Property Litigation team. A highly experienced and widely respected specialist, Christian is known for his strategic, commercially attuned approach to resolving complex property disputes. His practice spans the full spectrum of contentious real estate matters, including landlord and tenant issues, development‑related disputes, rights of way and easements, restrictive covenants, and contentious lease renewals. Christian is recognised for his pragmatic leadership, clear communication style, and ability to quickly cut through complexity to deliver effective solutions for developers, investors, landlords, and commercial tenants alike. His reputation for combining technical excellence with a calm, authoritative client manner has made him a trusted adviser on high‑value and high‑stakes property matters.
Steve Eccleston

Steve Eccleston

Steve Eccleston, as the managing partner, is responsible for all aspects of the firm’s internal management, the development and implementation of strategy. Steve progressed to managing partner in May 2008, having previously been the head of the banking & real estate teams. As well as leading the firm’s development, Steve continues to be involved in the practice of law. Steve has a continued involvement in the structuring of funding and property transactions with an increasing involvement in financial services and investment regulation and retains an advisory relationship with a broad range of commercial clients to whom he advises on business matters in general as well as pure legal service. Steve’s focus is on the development of the practice. As a blue, Steve’s career highlights that he acted for Manchester City in relation to the City of Manchester stadium development. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Nichola Evans

Nichola Evans

Nichola has over 25 years’ experience of dealing with commercial litigation matters. She has litigated matters both in the domestic courts (including the specialist divisions of the High Court plus appeal courts) and arbitration (domestic and international). Nichola specialises in high value commercial litigation claims and has operated in a number of sectors. She is known for her commercial, pragmatic approach and has considerable experience of Alternative Dispute Resolution in all its forms. Nichola is also a CMC Registered Mediator. Reported cases include: Amlin Corporate Member Limited and others v oriental Assurance Corporation [2012] EWCA 1341 – Court of Appeal Judgment in relation to “follow the settlement” clauses. Amlin Corporate Member Limited and others [2014] EWCA Civ 1135 – Court of Appeal Judgment relating to the operation of a typhoon warranty. BT Cornwall Limited v Cornwall Council and others [2015] EWHC 3755 – Commercial Court Judgment following an expedited timetable dealing with the procurement and termination of an IT contract worth £160M. Ted Baker PLC v AXA Insurance UK PLC and others [2017] EWCA Civ 4097 – Court of Appeal Judgment establishing a Duty to Speak in insurance and wider commercial contracts. Hallett and others v Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWCA Civ 1394 – representative claim brought by the BMA to establish whether Trusts had been monitoring correctly whether junior doctors had been able to take natural breaks. Manolete Partners Plc v Dalal & Ors [2022] EWHC 1597 (Ch) – acting for first and fourth defendant in a claim relating to the breach of directors’ duties and unlawful preferences in relation to a claim which had gone on into liquidation. To learn more about Kuits visit www.kuits.com.
Ayesha Griffin

Ayesha Griffin

Ayesha advises clients on all aspects of private family law, with a particular interest in representing clients with disabilities in both matrimonial (nuptial agreements and breakdown) and children matters. Ayesha loves to be challenged with atypical family scenarios and has experience advising clients in relation to complex child arrangement/financial provision for children disputes and high-net worth separations with international and child relocation elements. As a member of Resolution, and YRES Committee member, Ayesha is committed to helping clients reach amicable agreements wherever possible, aiming to minimise conflict whilst promoting pragmatic and constructive solutions. Find out more at www.kuits.com.
Anthony Hardy

Anthony Hardy

Tony advises private clients on all aspects of high-value residential property transactions. He also has a wealth of experience in advising residential property developers and house builders on all matters relating to their residential property transactions. His excellent reputation, ability to deal with complex transactions and commitment to high quality client service mean that he has many long-standing clients and client recommendations. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Christopher Hardy

Christopher Hardy

Chris specialises in all aspects of commercial property, including acquisitions, sales, and drafting and negotiating commercial leases for a number of significant mainstream clients. Chris also has a background acting for lenders in respect of loans in connection with acquisition or re-mortgage of property including development land, investment property, commercial and residential portfolios, hotels, care homes and other leisure properties. Chris has particular expertise advising borrowers on bespoke loan and security documents in situations where conventional security/ loan documentation is unavailable or inappropriate. Chris has advised a wide group of borrowers ranging from PLC companies to private property companies in respect of their banking arrangements. His experience of both property and banking matters makes Chris ideally placed to advise on both the banking and property elements of property related loan and security documents. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Claire Hollins

Claire Hollins

Claire specialises in all aspects of employment law with particular focus on providing strategic, practical advice to employers on the whole spectrum of employment and HR issues. She has particular expertise in TUPE, restructures and reorganisations and senior executive terminations. Claire has vast experience in acting for a range of employers in both the private and public sectors ranging from SMEs to Plcs, Registered Providers of Social Housing, universities and schools. An experienced Employment Tribunal Advocate Claire has acted for a range of employers in the successful defence of complex discrimination claims and TUPE disputes as well as more day to day unfair dismissal claims. She regularly delivers training for clients on topics ranging from investigations and disciplinaries to preventing sexual harassment in the workplace. Claire’s focus is on partnering with her clients to deliver commercial and practical solutions. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Susan Honeyands

Susan Honeyands

Susan is a partner and head of our commercial team. She has over 30 years’ experience acting for national and international visitor attractions, museums, hotels, sports clubs, household name retailers and manufacturers of consumer goods. Her work ranges from drafting and negotiating supply contracts to preparing agreements for sponsorships, promotions and the full range of supply, logistics, distribution and procurement contracts. She has frequently found herself in positions and situations where she has had to influence and guide teams and clients at the highest level. This has included many appointments to both internal and external management boards and committees, and attachments to clients on either a secondment or exclusive/consultancy basis. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Janine Hutson

Janine Hutson

Janine Hutson is a highly accomplished Senior Associate at Kuits, specialising in family law. Since joining the firm in 2024, Janine has brought a wealth of experience and expertise, significantly enhancing the team's capabilities. Janine advises clients on all aspects of divorce and family law, including financial settlements and arrangements for children. She has represented clients in high-value cases involving complex business interests and has particular expertise in matters concerning substantial pension assets. As a member of Resolution, Janine is committed to helping clients reach amicable agreements wherever possible, aiming to minimise conflict and promote constructive solutions. When agreement cannot be reached, she also acts for clients in court proceedings relating to financial matters and child arrangements. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Adam Hymes

Adam Hymes

Adam is one of Manchester’s pre-eminent development solicitors. Adam specialises in residential and commercial development, advising on a wide range of matters including development agreements, site assembly, options and conditional contracts, planning and infrastructure agreements. He also acts on investment and trading acquisitions and disposals, as well as complex landlord and tenant matters, particularly agreements for lease involving bespoke or technical arrangements. Adam’s clients range from individual investors and SMEs to major PLCs. Adam and his Team have a following within the Electric Vehicle Charging arena, acting for developers and intermediaries to secure agreements with Charge Point Operators and utility companies. He is also a trusted advisor to national housebuilders and other property companies, who value his practical approach and deep sector knowledge. In addition, Adam provides specialist advice on complex Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) issues, helping clients navigate the intricacies of property taxation with confidence. Some clients who rely on Adam’s advice include: Persimmon Homes, Salboy, The Heaton Group, Property Alliance Group and Hubber Infrastructure. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Samuel Jackson

Samuel Jackson

Sam is a banking and real estate finance lawyer who works with mainstream, bridging, and private lenders on secured lending across residential, commercial, and development property. He’s particularly experienced in short-term and bridging finance, helping lenders structure deals and prepare tailored loan and sub-security documents that fit the transaction. Sam regularly supports clients through complex property finance matters, ensuring robust legal frameworks are in place to protect their interests. He also advises individuals who are asked to give personal guarantees, offering practical guidance on what they’re signing and what it means. He works closely with our litigation team on loan recoveries, receiverships, and distressed sales, acting for lenders and receivers when things get contentious. With a strong focus on secured lending, Sam helps clients navigate the legal complexities of short-term finance and property-backed lending. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Saadia Javed

Saadia Javed

Saadia is able to advise clients on a broad range of matters having worked with high net worth individuals since the inception of her legal career. She has expertise in lifetime planning through the creation and administration of trusts, asset protection, gifting of wealth during lifetime and trust loan arrangements. Saadia is also able to assist clients in succession planning through complex wills, dealing with complete estate administration as well as deeds of variation which can vary the estate of a deceased to ensure effective tax planning. She has also advised on matters relating to lasting powers of attorney, elderly and vulnerable clients as well as court of protection. Saadia is a fully qualified member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), which is a professional body focusing on ensuring high professional standards expected from its members when advising individuals and families across generations.
Bruce Jones

Bruce Jones

Bruce Jones is a partner at Kuits and is one of a handful of people in the country who are both qualified as a chartered and European patent attorney, and also admitted as a solicitor. Bruce’s singular combination of skills enables him to act for clients throughout the full intellectual property lifecycle and across the full spectrum of intellectual property rights. His practice encompasses acting for both claimant and defendant in all forms of IP disputes, with particular experience in multi-jurisdictional patent and trademark disputes. He also represents clients in domain name disputes before Nominet. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Yasmin Kalantari

Yasmin Kalantari

Yasmin provides advice on intellectual property disputes and works with clients across a number of industry sectors including retail, technology, media, food and leisure. She has experience of dealing with disputes relating to trade marks, patents, copyright and designs as well as the related areas of passing off, defamation and misuse of confidential information. Yasmin has worked on cases before the High Court, the Court of Appeal, Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) and the UK Intellectual Property Office Tribunal. She was also involved in coordinating a worldwide trade mark dispute with concurrent US and UK court proceedings. In addition to the contentious aspects of Intellectual Property, Yasmin advises on non-contentious matters such as the registrability of IP rights and the exploitation of existing rights through, for example, licensing. Since qualification Yasmin has developed a specialism in UK and EU Competition law, and has so far advised on complex matters involving anti-competitive agreements, selective distribution, abuse of dominance, block exemptions and hardcore restrictions such as price fixing, as well as references to the Competition and Markets Authority. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Peter Kaye

Peter Kaye

Peter is a senior lawyer in our commercial disputes team. Areas of Expertise Peter has specialised in commercial dispute resolution for over 34 years. He has acted in many high value and complex commercial disputes as well as acting on many smaller cases where perhaps issues of principle are paramount. Whilst predominantly acting for corporate entities he regularly acts for individuals. His areas of expertise comprise: Complex contractual disputes Shareholder and Partnership disputes Professional Negligence Estate and Probate disputes Property and Boundary disputes Whilst Peter is a firm believer in the benefits of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and in particular Mediation he is always ready and willing to proactively pursue proceedings through to trial. In particular, he recently progressed a case successfully through to a 12 day trial in the High Court. Throughout his career Peter prides himself of trying to find practical, commercial and cost effective solutions to his cases wherever possible. In this day and age where costs issues are at the forefront of his clients mind he is always conscious of looking at all litigation funding options. Peter has for many years been very active in working with firms of international lawyers from all over the world on cross border issues. Peter joined Kuits in May 2018 having been head of dispute resolution for a national law firm. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Alison Kellett

Alison Kellett

With over 20 years of experience in banking & real estate finance law, Alison is a trusted advisor to a wide range of mainstream, challenger, and private lenders. Since joining Kuits in 2011, following roles at two national law firms, she has built a strong reputation for delivering strategic legal support across complex property finance transactions. Alison regularly acts on the acquisition and refinancing of commercial and residential property portfolios, including development land, investment property, hotels, care homes, and leisure assets. Her expertise spans title investigations, certificates of title, lease reviews, and the drafting of security documentation tailored to lender requirements. She is particularly experienced in complex lending structures, including transactions involving trusts, offshore borrowers, and multi-asset portfolios. Alison’s client base includes leading institutions such as Cambridge & Counties Bank, Aldermore Bank Plc, Lloyds Bank, Shawbrook Bank, Recognise Bank, Victoria Mutual, Mizrahi, and HS Credit. In addition to her legal practice, Alison plays an active role in the recruitment and development of trainee solicitors at Kuits, helping to shape the next generation of lawyers. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Andrew Knight

Andrew Knight

Andrew specialises in commercial landlord and tenant, development, and investment sales. Andrew has acted for occupiers in taking leases of all types of real estate ranging from shopping centre units, industrial warehouses, and city centre office space. His deals include acting on all the lettings at No 1 St Michael’s for Gary Neville’s Relentless Group, the lettings of Urbis to the National Football Museum, leases to supermarkets, and the opening of a retailer’s flagship store in Regent Street. Additionally, Andrew advises landlords on the management of their property portfolios, as well as negotiating the acquisition and disposal of industrial estates, mixed use developments, and office parks. Andrew has experience dealing with development agreements for pre-lets, promotion agreements, overage, and options. Andrew recently acted on the sale of part of the former Boddingtons Brewery site. He also acts for owners advising them on the phased sales of developments plots with overarching agreements to deal with shared infrastructure. With over 20 years’ experience, Andrew has acted for a variety of clients including developers, national retailers, fashions brands, law firms, investors, and public sector bodies. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Sally Knight

Sally Knight

Sally specialises in investment acquisitions and disposals, commercial landlord and tenant matters and development. Sally has particular expertise in the retail and leisure sector, having acted for a number of the UK’s largest retailers in the supermarket, clothing and banking markets in relation to both high street and out of town developments. Sally has also advised both family owned and corporate leisure operators in the restaurant, holiday park, television and cinema sectors. In addition to her corporate occupier experience, Sally has acted for developers, investors and funders on portfolio acquisitions, mixed use developments and corporate takeovers. Sally has experience in representing public bodies, charities and both UK and overseas lenders. Find out more at www.kuits.com.
Robert Levy

Robert Levy

Executive partner of Kuits, Robert is legal adviser on company and business mergers and acquisitions, and all company and commercial related matters. Robert has particular expertise in representing client’s facing serious tax investigations and is listed as a recommended advisor in this area by a number of Swiss, Israeli and other offshore banks. He is viewed as one of the leading legal practitioners in this field nationwide. Robert has advised a number of high-net-worth individuals in connection with the legal analysis of their financial arrangements and taxation implications of those arrangements. He receives significant instructions from London-based clients, as well as from those across the country and internationally. Robert advises resident and non-resident individuals, as well as those domiciled in and out of the UK. He is on the preferred advisor list for a number of overseas banks and asset management companies, which refer their customers to Kuits for UK legal advice in this area. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Darcy MacMillan

Darcy MacMillan

Darcy is a solicitor in our commercial team, having qualified with the firm following the completion of her training contract. She has gained experience across corporate, residential property, and litigation, giving her a well-rounded foundation in legal practice. Darcy has experience acting for hotels, sports clubs, F&B operators, retailers, manufacturers of goods and service providers. Darcy advises on a range of commercial matters, including drafting and negotiating confidentiality agreements (NDAs), appearance releases, sponsorships, promotions and brand endorsements, operator agreements (including hotel management and F&B) and supply contracts. Her practical approach and attention to detail support clients in achieving clear, commercially sound advice.
George MacMillan

George MacMillan

George has been in practice for over 25 years and for the first ten years acted for and advised many retail, leisure and bank clients on site acquisitions, general commercial property, property management, and landlord and tenant. Over the last 15 years, he has acted mainly for banks undertaking banking and real estate finance advice. He has considerable expertise in the more complex property lending transactions in the development and investment sectors involving complex structures, such as JVs, trusts and offshore borrowers. George is also a real estate finance expert on the Lexis Nexis Q&A Panel. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Helen Mather

Helen Mather

Helen is a highly accomplished corporate lawyer with extensive experience in providing expert advice on a wide range of complex corporate matters. Her expertise spans mergers and acquisitions (M&A), equity investments, joint ventures, as well as reorganisations and restructuring. Helen is known for delivering high-quality technical and commercial advice on often intricate transactions, ensuring that her clients receive the best possible outcomes. In addition to her technical expertise, Helen is recognised for her commercial thinking and ability to navigate complex legal matters with ease. She has a proven track record of successfully managing high-value transactions, demonstrating exceptional negotiation skills and a keen eye for detail. Helen’s clients value her pragmatic approach and her commitment to understanding their unique business needs, which allows her to provide tailored solutions that drive success. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Mark McKeating

Mark McKeating

Mark specialises in all aspects of employment law with particular focus on senior executive terminations, business restructures, enforcement of restraint of trade provisions and defending employers against Employment Tribunal claims. Mark has vast experience in acting for a range of employers, from SMEs to PLCs, in Employment Tribunals and the civil courts, and providing strategic advice and support on an array of HR and business related issues. Business sectors include technology, manufacturing, healthcare, sport, and transport. Mark regularly presents and trains on a range of employment law topics including sexual harassment prevention and issues related to hybrid working. Mark also leads the firms Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Kevin McKenna

Kevin McKenna

Partner and Head of Employment, Kevin joined Kuits in 2013 from Weightmans. Having practised for 20 years, Kevin advises on all aspects of employment law, with a particular focus on senior executive and complex terminations, restrictive covenants and High Court enforcement, constructive and unfair dismissal claims, discrimination and large scale redundancy. Kevin has worked extensively in the private sector working with business of all sizes from SMEs to PLCs. Kevin has also regularly appeared in the employment tribunals on behalf of a large government department. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Jake McManus

Jake McManus

Jake is an associate in Kuits' employment team, and advises on all aspects of employment law and is particularly experienced in drafting contracts of employment, service agreements and effective workplace policies and practices that ensure compliance and effective risk management. Jake has experience providing strategic advice on day-to-day HR issues for businesses, such as disciplinary, grievances, poor performance and sickness absence. Whilst Jake has experience in acting for a range of employers, he is particularly experienced in acting for SMEs and those operating in the hospitality and leisure sector. Jake acts for both employers and employees in the Employment Tribunal, with a particular focus on claims involving disability discrimination, harassment, constructive and unfair dismissal, sex discrimination and sexual harassment. Jake has a wealth of experience in handling employment matters for employees. As well as providing Employment Tribunal representation, Jake regularly advises employees on settlement agreements and renegotiating the terms of their exit. Jake’s rounded employment expertise means that he is well-positioned to handle all types of employee matters and provide strategic advice. Jake has delivered a number of training sessions to clients on various topics including equality and diversity and preventing sexual harassment in the workplace, which assist employers to protect their business in the event of a claim of discrimination or harassment. Jake also assists our corporate and commercial property teams by advising clients on TUPE, especially within the care home sector.
David Moroney

David Moroney

David has a wealth of experience in all aspects of commercial property, advising on property investment, development, funding and managing property portfolios. His clients are a mix of public companies, property investment and management companies and private investors. He affords his clients an “in-house” service, providing strategic advice from structuring the transaction through to completion, and offering a pragmatic and commercial approach to achieving his clients desired outcome. Notable transactions include: Acting on the sale of one the north west’s largest privately owned industrial portfolios for circa £80 million Advising on the acquisition and subsequent sale of a portfolio of city centre residential buildings for circa £38 million Acting on the purchase of a significant city centre shopping centre for £75 million Acting on the sale of a 36 acre inner city site for a landmark £100 million development To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Emma Nimmo

Emma Nimmo

Emma specialises in the acquisition and disposal of investment properties, with extensive experience advising investor clients on transactions involving a wide range of commercial assets; from single-let industrial units to multi-let office buildings and shopping centres. She also acts for developers on site acquisitions and supports investor clients with property portfolio refinancing. In addition, Emma assists with ongoing portfolio management, including negotiating new leases and lease renewals to help clients maximise value and maintain long-term asset performance. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Nick Nyunt

Nick Nyunt

Nick is head of commercial real estate and a highly experienced commercial property lawyer with a strong focus on development and investment. Nick also advises on structuring, construction, planning and infrastructure. He is further recognised as a leading partner in both Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners consistently. Nick is relationship partner for a wide range of clients, including major publicly listed companies and numerous national and regional property developers and investors. His practice covers all key sectors, including leisure, office, industrial, energy, and residential. Notable highlights from his portfolio include: Advising Land Securities plc on an asset swap valued at approximately £700 million Acting for Development Securities plc in a joint venture to deliver a 28-storey residential tower in Manchester city centre Supporting Persimmon plc on multiple acquisitions, options, and development agreements Representing Citybranch Limited in the redevelopment of a regional NHS hospital Advising a substantial Fund on all aspects of its national portfolio. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Meave O'Neill

Meave O'Neill

Meave is a partner in the firm's banking and real estate finance team. Areas of Expertise Meave specialises in the provisions of investment and development finance particularly in the retail, commercial and residential sectors. She has experience of carrying out title investigations, reports on title and lease reviews and drafting security documentation. In addition, she has particular expertise in advising banks on finance facility negotiations, development finance and trust and nominee arrangements. Meave is also a key member of Kuits community involvement team.
Kirsti Pinnell

Kirsti Pinnell

Kirsti is a highly experienced corporate partner with particular expertise in: Corporate finance Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) Public market transactions, including admissions to AIM and placings She regularly advises on investment structures and joint ventures across a variety of entities—companies, LLPs, and partnerships—and is well-versed in resolving shareholder and partnership disputes. Kirsti is especially recognised for her work with AIM-listed companies, having acted for notable clients such as Ironveld and Kazera, guiding them through complex regulatory and transactional challenges. As a trusted advisor to the firm’s corporate clients, Kirsti often supports businesses from inception through to exit, providing strategic, commercially focused guidance tailored to each stage of their growth journey including employee incentivisation. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Tyler Ross

Tyler Ross

Tyler is a solicitor in Kuits' employment team. He acts for both employers and employees in successfully bringing or defending Employment Tribunal claims and has experience in working on cases involving all types of discrimination. Tyler also has experience in advising employees on settlement agreements and has achieved successful outcomes in negotiating settlement terms for both employees and employers. Tyler advises corporate clients on the employment aspects of a purchase or sale of a business, which includes conducting due diligence and advising on TUPE. He also assists clients with day-to-day employment law advice, with a recent focus on data protection law.
Claire Treacy

Claire Treacy

Claire advises on all aspects of employment law. She has experience advising both employees and employers during the Employment Tribunal procedure. In particular, Claire has had a particular focus on claims of sexual harassment and unfair dismissal. Claire also has experience in non-contentious matters, advising clients on the implications of TUPE and grievance and disciplinary procedures. Claire regularly acts for employers in the private sector, particularly those operating in the hospitality sector. She has delivered a number of training sessions to clients on various topics including Equality and Diversity in the workplace to assist employers to protect their business in the event of a claim of discrimination. Find out more at www.kuits.com.
Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson

Richard’s practice comprises all aspects of commercial dispute resolution, in which he provides reliable, strategic advice to businesses, professionals, and private clients. Whilst prepared to litigate disputes to trial if needed, he is a strong advocate for resolution of complex matters using alternative dispute resolution including mediation. Richard leads the firms contentious trusts and probate sub-group and is a member of the Northern Contentious Probate Group and the Contentious Trusts Association. He often collaborates with the firm’s tax and probate team using his experience and expertise to guide litigation strategy on a wide range of complex contentious trust and probate disputes including those involving: The interpretation of wills of trusts; Challenges to the validity of wills and trusts (often on grounds of lack of capacity and/or undue influence); Proceedings to remove trustees or executors; Claims for reasonable financial provision under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975; and Multi-jurisdictional trust and probate disputes. Richard also regularly advises on High Court litigation involving shareholder, partnership and boardroom disputes. Clients value Richard for understanding their objectives and delivering robust, practical guidance. Find out more at www.kuits.com.
Jan Winstanley

Jan Winstanley

Jan has extensive experience in a wide range of corporate matters including company and business acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, shareholders disputes and re-organisations. She has particular expertise in dealing with complex, domestic and cross border corporate reorganisations and restructurings. She has advised on transactions in many different business sectors but has considerable experience in the healthcare sector and advising property investment companies on FCA related matters. Jan also has particular expertise in corporate banking acting for both lenders and borrowers in relation to acquisition finance and general corporate lending matters. To learn more about Kuits please click here.
Graham Wood

Graham Wood

Graham Wood is a very experienced partner in the tax & estate planning team at Kuits Solicitors, bringing more than three decades of specialist expertise in estate tax, trusts, and high‑value succession matters. Admitted as a solicitor in 1995, Graham has built a reputation for delivering clear, strategic, and technically robust advice to individuals, families, trustees, and business owners. Graham advises on all aspects of onshore and offshore structuring, estate administration, with particular strength in complex estates requiring tax disclosures to HMRC. He is adept at identifying opportunities to mitigate inheritance tax through Deeds of Variation and at structuring to minimise income tax exposure for beneficiaries. His meticulous approach and deep technical knowledge make him a trusted adviser for clients with sophisticated personal and family wealth structures. To learn more about Kuits please click here.