Stephanie Merritt

31st August 2022

Stephanie qualified as a solicitor in 2001. She previously worked for Knights plc for over 7 years where she was the partner and head of the employment team in Oxford until she opted for a slight career change with the broadening of her remit to include Human Resources. She joined Bower Bailey in 2022 as… Read more »

Duncan Bain

14th September 2018

Duncan is a Partner based in our Oxford office. Duncan specialises in employment and immigration law. He qualified as a barrister in 2001 and as a Solicitor in 2008 and worked at two large regional firms before joining Bower Bailey in 2018. Duncan assists employers with the full range of HR related legal issues and… Read more »

David Falvert-Martin

2nd September 2016

David, a residential property solicitor based in the firm’s Oxford office, qualified in 1987 and worked in various parts of the country before finally arriving in Oxfordshire in 2001. He joined Bower Bailey in 2004 and became a partner in 2007. He has specialised in residential property work since 1995. David is a member of… Read more »

Jonathan Newman

2nd September 2016

Jonathan is a partner in the property team based in the Oxford office. He joined Bower Bailey in 1997 where he trained to qualify as a solicitor in 1999 and became a partner in 2006. He has extensive experience in both commercial and residential property transactions. Jonathan is a member of the Law Society Property… Read more »

Stuart Palmer

2nd September 2016

Stuart is the partner responsible for managing the Witney office. He is an experienced property lawyer and has broad range of expertise in both commercial and residential property transactions. He brings with him a wealth of experience and connections. Stuart has a reputation for being a straightforward, effective and positive solicitor who works hard to achieve… Read more »

Robert Jackson

2nd September 2016

Following a career as a golf professional, Rob joined Bower Bailey in 1998 as a trainee solicitor and became a partner in 2004. He heads the commercial property team in the Banbury office. His clients are able to draw upon his wealth of experience in all aspects of commercial property. Rob represents a wide range… Read more »

Robert Eden

2nd September 2016

Robert joined Bower Bailey as a trainee in 1996, qualified in 1998 and became a partner shortly thereafter. He is a property solicitor based in the firm’s Oxford office. Robert deals with residential and commercial property matters with particular focus in London, Oxford and the Cotswolds. Robert deals with a variety of matters including many… Read more »

Robert Brookes

2nd September 2016

Rob is a partner based in the Banbury office. He is an experienced corporate lawyer and heads up the company and commercial team. Rob joined the firm in 2004 and previously spent six years working for commercial practices in Warsaw and Birmingham. He has an in-depth knowledge of company and commercial law gained from advising… Read more »

Philip Cooksey

2nd September 2016

Phil joined the firm in 1994 as a newly qualified solicitor. He became a partner in 1998 and has been the partner in charge of the Banbury office since 2007. Phil deals both private client work, heading up the firm’s private client practice area, as well as residential conveyancing. Phil has an extremely diverse client… Read more »

James Hulme

1st September 2016

James is a partner based in Oxford and heads up the firm’s litigation & dispute resolution team. He joined the firm in 2006 from a practice in North London. James has extensive experience in resolving civil disputes for individuals, partnerships and companies. He has acted for these entities in a variety of different courts and… Read more »