Napthens LLP

Napthens LLP has experience advising clients across sectors including charity, leisure, hospitality and residential development on matters such as complex lease agreements, acquisitions and disposals. ‘Excellent solicitor and brilliant networker’ Jamie Allison, who splits his time between Kendal and Preston, heads up the practice and is well-equipped to advise sector-spanning clientele on acquisitions and developments, as well as all aspects of portfolio management. Fylde Coast-based Paul Hardy is well-equipped to advise on landlord and tenant matters alongside residential developments, while Martin Beardsworth manages the team in Preston, assisting a number of the team’s notable clients. ’Fantastic operator’ Yasmin Blamire is based in Kendal and assists clients in sales, purchases and leases. A number of practitioners were promoted to legal director in 2024, including Southport’s Stephanie Gray, land acquisition and secured lending specialist Matthew Parr, Blackburn’s Nicola Ciraolo, and Stephanie Marshall, who works between Southport and Liverpool.