Helen Wheddon > Stevens & Bolton LLP > Guildford, England > Lawyer Profile

The team at Stevens & Bolton LLP caters to the gamut of clients in the hospitality and leisure sector, including hotels, travel providers, restaurants, pubs and bars, casinos and digital leisure activity providers. Key areas of expertise include business set-up, expansion, construction, staffing and management, portfolio management, financing, and brand management, with recent growth in instructions relating to immersive leisure experiences and insolvency issues. Overseeing the team is Helen Wheddon, who specialises in property-related disputes. Another key member of the team is commercial expert Nicola Broadhurst, who assists fashion and luxury brand clients with international expansion through franchising, licensing, and distribution. Charles Maurice heads the technology group and co-heads the sports sector group, acting for start-ups, well-known brands, sports clubs and sponsors. Ben Willis is well placed to assist with issues pertaining to non-contentious construction matters and engineering projects.

The Guildford-based Stevens & Bolton LLP team demonstrates considerable strength in handling commercial landlord and tenant work, along with developing multi-site exit strategies for corporate occupiers. The firm acts for clients across the healthcare, automotive, and leisure industries, with Helen Wheddon leading the team on development work, including right of light cases and insolvency issues. Since joining the firm as partner in August 2022, Caroline DeLaney has focused on all aspects of property litigation, arbitration, and mediation. Managing associate Markus Klempa works on restrictive covenant issues and complex possession claims, while Stephanie Newton supports on development work and telecoms matters.