Horsey Lightly has established an outstanding reputation as a highly knowledgeable, trusted firm. Our team of solicitors in London and Newbury have successfully represented business and individuals in a range of challenging circumstances. Here, you can learn about some of our recent cases, and understand more about the way we work.
Investment Portfolio Sale - John TrehearneWe were very pleased to receive instructions from the purchaser of one of our client companies owning a portfolio of multi-let office, retail and light industrial properties in diverse locations across the country. The new owner was keen to dispose of those properties which did not suit its profile. read more...
Long Leasehold Purchase - John TrehearneActing on instructions from a client who had spotted a new-build long leasehold commercial investment opportunity in West London, we began investigating the title to an office unit in a mixed commercial and residential development. Our client was assured by the vendor that it would be a simple purchase as it was the penultimate unit to be sold in a large scheme, the bulk of which had been completed and sold over the preceding three years. We were given the usual twenty-eight days in which to exchange contracts by the vendor’s agent. read more...
Collaborative Family Law - Lynn WallisLynn Wallis was instructed by a wife who had discovered that, after a long marriage, her entrepreneurial husband was conducting an affair. Despite her unhappiness, the wife felt that the husband would be honest about his financial affairs and they both opted to deal with the matter collaboratively. read more...
Injunctions - Lynn WallisA wife and her mother consulted Lynn Wallis about the husband’s violence. The wife had tolerated some abuse but was not prepared to allow him to be violent towards her elderly mother, who lived with them. read more...
Children - Lynn WallisLynn Wallis acted for a father of an infant in a contact application. Matters were complicated as he resided abroad and was a foreign national. The mother was, quite naturally, very nervous of her baby daughter travelling to the father’s home for contact. read more...
Recent acquisition for fine wine business - Lynda LawsonLynda Lawson advised Goedhuis & Co. Limited on the recent acquisition of David Roberts Domaines into its specialist fine wine business, increasing the overall purchasing power of Goedhuis with the finest French estates, giving an attractive proposition for its customers. read more...
Unfair dismissal of Senior Manager - unfair redundancy procedure - Barry JamesonBarry Jameson acted for a senior manager of a well known telecommunications group. Following reorganisation and the amalgamation of two divisions (one of which he was head of), he was not appointed as the new head of the combined division. read more...
Alleged Disability Discrimination at interview - multiple claims - Barry JamesonBarry Jameson recently acted for a well known public gallery who were recruiting in their Finance Department. An applicant answered the advertisement and completed the necessary pre interview application form and indicated that he suffered from obsessive compulsive disorder. read more...