The Firm

Founded in 1983 by Oonagh Alen-Buckley from offices at London Bridge, the firm relocated to its present premises overlooking Wandsworth Common in 1987. Over the succeeding years the firm has grown and is now a three partner practice specialising in most aspects of civil law.

The firm attaches unbridled importance to the service it provides to each of its clients recognising that the primary way to attract new clients is by recommendation from its existing clientele. To do that, every member of the firm is encouraged to be pro-active and to go out of the way to provide our clients with a first-class, professional service.

All fee earners and support staff are encouraged to attend appropriate training courses and the firm makes the best use of technology to ensure that clients receive a service that we believe to be second to none in the areas in which we practice.

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Property  The property group consists of two partners, Oonagh Alen-Buckley and Greville Hast, and two fee-earners, Barbara Cox and Kathy Atkins. In addition the firm normally has a full-time locum solicitor assisting the group.
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Probate and private client  This group - headed by Janice Purssey - provides up-to-date advice on preparing tax-efficient wills, the administration of estates, intestacy, life-time gifts, trusts, Inheritance Tax planning strategies, enduring and lasting powers of attorney and elderly client/Court of Protection.
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Company and Commercial  Oonagh Alen-Buckley and her partner John Polsue undertake Alen-Buckley's company and commercial work. Typically the firm's clients are small to medium-sized businesses.
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Litigation  The litigation group is headed by John Polsue assisted by solicitor Tony Stafford; between them they have 47 years' post-qualification experience in litigation, or dispute resolution as it is now known.
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Family Law  The family law group comprises Oonagh Alen-Buckley, John Polsue and Tony Stafford. Between them they have a wealth of experience of family law. They recognise how vital it is to deal with family concerns in a sensitive and responsive manner and to approach matters in a conciliatory fashion.
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Employment  Employment Employment work is overseen by the litigation group which undertakes both contentious and non-contentious work for employers and employees.
On the contentious side, the group strives to give practical and sensitive advice in the hope that a compromise satisfactory to both parties might be achieved thereby minimising the stress, disruption and expense of a fully contested Tribunal hearing. If a compromise cannot be reached, the employment group has ample experience in preparing for a Tribunal hearing.
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