Co-Founder & CEO | Solicitor

• Mar 2022 - Present

iLA is the UK's only SRA Approved Law Firm specialising exclusively in Independent Legal Advice. We help developers, lenders and brokers across the country with a seamless service - by providing fast, reliable and efficient Independent Legal Advice for all Banking, Finance, Specialist Lending, and Property related documents, including Personal Guarantees, Debentures and Third-Party Legal Charges. As the founders of iLA, we have collectively been advising on complex banking and property related legal issues for decades and, whilst we are solicitors, our team has also diversified over the years and have experience brokering within the specialist lending industry. This means the team at iLA has a unique insight into the requirements of lenders and understands the time pressures and constraints that can sometimes arise in transactions requiring ILA. Our mission is to change the way in which Independent Legal Advice is provided – fast, efficient, and effective – and so our part to play in the wider transaction or agreement is carried out seamlessly, professionally and hassle free. You are at the centre of every decision we make and process we create, designed to make your experience with us as simple and stress-free as possible and (dare we say it) even enjoyable! Show less

Founder

• Sep 2020 - Present

Here at BusyBuddha we craft unique experiences with the busy professional and corporates in mind. Each retreat is a perfect blend of mindfulness, resilience and wellbeing experiences, carefully curated through meditation, yoga, breathwork, executive coaching and expert guest speakers. As professionals ourselves, we understand that many professionals do not work and live at their optimum, and it can be a challenge to make time for wellness and 'mental fitness', despite your work and personal life needing clarity of mind and focus. ​ From years of professional experience, we know that we perform at our best, when we are at our best, and so BusyBuddha was created. We offer a stay in luxury accommodation whilst still experiencing the grounding and balance that mindful living, meditation and yoga can bring. Whilst mindfulness and mental fitness are at the heart of our retreats, it is delivered in a non-secular, modern-day way, that relates to you and your lifestyle. You will be surrounded by mentors, teachers, speakers and guests who understand you and your way of living. Show less

Co-Founder & Director

• Jun 2021 - Nov 2022

We are an award winning, independent and specialist finance broker, based on the South Coast. We help clients across the UK with bespoke property based finance. Our mission is to be an integral part of your team, and provide you with strategic advice and guidance to ensure your money works for you and your property project, portfolio or investment is set apart from the rest. We are a boutique firm, which means that we are a small business offering specialised, personalised (and niche!) financial services - the business is solely run by it's two co-founders, meaning that our connections with the local community, our reputation and, most importantly, our clients, really do mean everything to us. We are truly independent and thrive upon finding creative solutions for our clients. To do this, we have elected to be a whole of market broker which means we are not limited only to a panel of lenders, and we have instead carefully curated meaningful relationships with the most competitive lenders for property based finance including: bridging finance, refurbishment finance, development finance and buy to lets (including HMOs). This way our client will always get the best solutions for their project. Show less

Consultant Solicitor - Commercial Disputes | Banking & Finance Litigation

• Nov 2021 - Feb 2022

Solicitor, Head of Banking and Finance Litigation

• Mar 2021 - Nov 2021

Solicitor - Banking and Finance Litigation, Commercial Disputes

• Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

Banking & Finance Disputes:>Banking & Derivative litigation.>LIBOR manipulation.>Interest Rate Swap Hedging product, fixed rate loan, finance agreement, endowment, equity release, pension and other financial product mis-selling.>Negligent advice by banks and other financial advisors.>Fraud, unlawful means conspiracy and other dishonesty-related disputes with financial institutions and advisors, including HBOS IAO Reading.>RBS/Global Restructuring Group (GRG) claims and complaints to the Bank via the RBS GRG Redress Scheme.>Financial Ombudsman Service complaints>Consequential loss claims.>Loan and overdraft disputes.>Consumer rights and consumer credit/finance issues (e.g. in relation to the sale and supply of goods and services and consumer finance agreements).Commercial Litigation: >Contractual disputes (e.g. breach of contract);>Consumer rights and consumer credit/finance issues (e.g. in relation to the sale and supply of goods and services and consumer finance agreements);>Corporate and partnership disputes (including disputes between directors, shareholders and partners);>Defamation;>Professional negligence;>Debt recovery and set aside and defence of judgments entered into by creditors>The preparation and service of Statutory Demands>Applying to set aside Statutory Demands served on clients;>Defending, bringing and resolving insolvency proceedings, including bankruptcy and winding up proceedings;>Setting aside (annulment/rescind) Bankruptcy and Winding Up Orders Show less

Director

• Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

Niche Financial is a indepedent family-run brokerage. We were established in 2009, and have since created an - award wining - specialist finance broker. Niche Financial is a indepedent family-run brokerage. We were established in 2009, and have since created an - award wining - specialist finance broker.

Director

• Dec 2019 - Jan 2021

Litigation Solicitor

• Mar 2019 - Jan 2021

Solicitor - Banking and Finance Litigation

• Jul 2018 - Mar 2019

I have an extensive amount of experience of working in highly contentious and pressurised circumstances. This includes substantial experience acting for SMEs in commercial disputes and high value mis-sold financial product disputes. This typically involves claims which are notoriously difficult to pursue and often highly complexAreas of Expertise:•Banking & Derivative litigation.•LIBOR manipulation.•Interest Rate Swap Hedging product, fixed rate loan, finance agreement, endowment, equity release, pension and other financial product mis-selling.•Negligent advice by banks and other financial advisors.•Fraud, unlawful means conspiracy and other dishonesty-related disputes with financial institutions and advisors, including HBOS IAO Reading.•RBS/Global Restructuring Group (GRG) claims and complaints to the Bank, the •Financial Ombudsman Service and via the •RBS GRG Redress Scheme.•Consequential loss claims.•Loan and overdraft disputes.•Consumer rights and consumer credit/finance issues (e.g. in relation to the sale and supply of goods and services and consumer finance agreements).Experience, Professional Associations and Qualifications:•Msc in Law Business and Management (Distinction). Report on the risks associated with derivative trading, and an analysis of current and proposed regulatory reforms.•Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Distinction)•LLB Law Degree (2:1) Show less

Trainee Solicitor

• Jan 2017 - Jun 2018

Banking Litigation Paralegal - Team Leader

• Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

Banking Litigation Paralegal

• Jul 2015 - Aug 2016

Legal Clerk in Fast Track Debt Recovery

• Mar 2014 - Jul 2015

Sales and Customer support coordinator

• Oct 2013 - Mar 2014

Sales Advisor

• May 2012 - Aug 2012

Vacation Student

• Aug 2009 - Oct 2009

Vacation Student

• Sep 2009 - Sep 2009