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Lee Russell | Partner – Devonshires
020 7880 4424
lee.russell@devonshires.co.uk
Lee was one of the first solicitors to qualify as part of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s fully qualifying law degree. He was one of the youngest qualifying solicitors at the time.
Lee advises on all aspects of housing management and property litigation, regularly advising private organisations, land owners, developers, investors, charities, local authorities and some of the largest providers of social housing in the United Kingdom.
Rachel Jones | Solicitor – Devonshires
020 7880 4317
rachel.jones@devonshires.co.uk
Rachel specialises in all aspects of construction and engineering law dispute resolution, including; litigation, adjudication and mediation. She has experience dealing with a wide variety of construction related disputes, primarily for employers; public bodies, including local authorities and registered social landlords and she has been heavily involved in the claims arising from the “cladding crisis”, namely compliance with Building Regulations and fire safety issues in external walls of multi-storey buildings, which has so affected the housing sector.
Michael Wharfe | Partner
020 7880 4359
michael.wharfe@devonshires.co.uk
Michael’s practice is heavily weighted towards contentious matters for housing associations and public bodies, with a particular focus on large complex disputes in commercial, insurance, engineering and construction matters.
His current workload centres around defects disputes, in particular the fire safety of rainscreen cladding systems on high rise buildings, and claims under latent defects policies.
Hannah Keane | Associate
020 7880 4309
hannah.keane@devonshires.co.uk
Hannah joined Devonshires in 2015 as Paralegal in the Securitisation team. After taking six months out to complete her Legal Practice Course, Hannah returned to Devonshires as a Paralegal in the Housing Management team, where she advised on various issues of disrepair and assisted solicitors on further matters arising out of social housing such as subletting and anti-social behaviour.
Ellie Fletcher | Associate
020 7880 4421
ellie.fletcher@devonshires.co.uk
Ellie is an Associate in our Construction, Engineering and Procurement team specialising in contentious construction matters.
Ellie has experience of mediation, High Court litigation and adjudication. Ellie acts for employers, developers and architects on contentious matters. Ellie regularly advises in relation to insurance matters most commonly building warranty claims and claims under professional indemnity policies.
Ellie also advises a variety of clients in relation to their obligations under current and upcoming fire safety legislation.
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