Khelam Bulsara
Associate
Khelam is an associate in the personal injury and medical negligence team based in the Birmingham office, although he represents clients nationwide. With a diverse background in personal injury law, Khelam has significant experience advocating for both UK-based and international claimants suffering from asbestos-related conditions.
His expertise includes working with individuals affected by serious respiratory conditions such as mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis and pleural thickening resulting from negligent asbestos exposure during their employment.
I have the privilege of working closely with claimants and their families, providing empathetic and compassionate support throughout the claims process. I am committed to understanding their unique circumstances, offering tailored guidance, and ensuring their needs are met with sensitivity. I prioritise clear communication and help clients to navigate their challenging journeys.
Khelam has more recently contributed to high-profile claims involving child brain injuries arising from medical negligence and road traffic accidents, as well as spinal injury cases. His current caseload focuses on historic abuse claims, where he continues to demonstrate a commitment to securing justice for vulnerable individuals.
After earning his LLB, Khelam pursued an LLM in healthcare, law and ethics at the University of Manchester, with a keen interest in the interplay between both areas. He qualified as a solicitor through the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) in September 2023 and joined the firm in 2024, where he continues to build on his expertise and dedication to client care.
Recent work highlights
Settlement for US-based client
Injured police officers
Judicial review application
Litigation against government body
What people are saying
The group’s expertise is a combination of legal knowledge and practical experience.
Camilla Bridges
Associate
Services
Private client and tax
Sectors
Private wealth
Camilla is an associate in the private client team in London, advising on a broad spectrum of private wealth issues, with a particular focus on UK and international tax and succession issues. She acts for domestic, non-domiciled and non-resident individuals, together with trustees, families and family offices.
Camilla is experienced in succession and estate planning, preparing wills and lasting powers of attorney, pre-arrival and pre-departure planning for non-UK domiciled individuals, as well as the creation of trust and other structures. She also deals with trusts and the administration of estates, including applications for grants of probate, post-death variations of estates and the re-sealing of colonial grants.
I am sought out for my ability to distil complex legal issues in an easily digestible and client-focused format. I aim to build long-term relationships with families and trustees to act as a sounding board and a reassuring pair of hands across the generations.
A member of STEP, the world’s leading organisation for private wealth professionals, Camilla has recently completed the STEP Diploma. She was shortlisted as ‘associate of the year’ in Citywealth’s ‘Future Leaders’ awards in both 2022 and 2023.
Camilla has worked for a single family office in London and for a leading trust company in Geneva, giving her a unique insight into the needs, priorities and concerns of her clients. She spent time working in Singapore, Switzerland and the Cayman Islands, which deepened her understanding of the concerns of her internationally mobile clients.
Recent work highlights
Trust termination
Released funds’ tax implications
Estate administration and lifetime gifting
IHT and CGT mitigation
Efficient gifting of assets
Domicile statements and tax
What people are saying
The superb team at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP has strong international capabilities.
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Mylor Beames
Associate
Services
Private client and tax
Sectors
Private wealth
Mylor is an associate in the private client team, with broad experience of lifetime tax planning, as well as succession planning.
Since qualifying as a lawyer in 2006, Mylor has specialised in private client matters and tax planning at a number of top ranked firms. He advises clients on UK succession planning (wills, trusts and exemptions from UK inheritance tax), as well as on lifetime tax mitigation strategies such as the establishment of family investment structures. He also advises clients with international connections on the UK’s statutory residence test and associated immigration/emigration planning, individuals’ ‘domicile’ status (now superseded by ‘long term residence’ status), and offshore trusts and structures.
Even the most routine private client matters can give rise to unexpectedly complicated legal considerations. The tax implications of clients’ options then invariably complicate matters further. I specialise in breaking down the key points – enabling clients to make fully informed decisions that balance their family’s needs in light of both the tax and legal consequences.
Mylor has an interest private banking arrangements and the taxation of investment products after working as a wealth planning consultant at UBS Private Bank in London. He is a member of STEP, the world’s leading organisation for private wealth professionals, having completed the ‘exam route’ with merit. Mylor recently contributed to HMRC’s ‘listening events’ on the reforms to the taxation of non-domiciled individuals.
Recent work highlights
Family partnerships and investment
Inheritance tax savings
UK trust corporation
Business property relief
Non-resident advice
What people are saying
Penningtons provided excellent service throughout the matter, with prompt and courteous responses that were always clear and easy to understand.
Charlotte Allan
Associate
Services
Commercial dispute resolution
Sectors
Sports
Charlotte is an associate in the commercial dispute resolution team, based in London. Her practice primarily focuses on advising on a broad range of high-value and multi-jurisdictional contentious matters across a number of industries.
From high-net-worth individuals to large corporate entities, Charlotte has represented a range of clients when acting as both claimant and defendant in multiple forums. She frequently assists with shareholder disputes, contract disputes, and digital asset disputes. Charlotte also has a keen interest in matters involving civil fraud, allegations of dishonesty, and regulatory investigations. She is an active member of the firm’s sports sector group and works closely with the corporate team, as well as the commercial, IP and IT team to provide a full service to clients.
I am a diligent and hardworking litigator, who aims to provide clear and commercial advice to clients. I work collaboratively with clients to understand their objectives, enabling me to deliver practical and tactical advice to guide them through the resolution of their disputes.
Having joined the firm as a trainee solicitor in 2021, Charlotte successfully qualified as a solicitor in 2023. Prior to this, she obtained her undergraduate degree from Durham University, before completing her Legal Practice Course, where she graduated with distinction.
Recent work highlights
Multi-million pound breach of contract
Internet service provider blocking order
Multi-billion pound tax fraud
Serious Fraud Office
Director removal
Cyber-attack support
What people are saying
Penningtons is that unusual combination of a powerhouse of a firm, working on high-profile and intensive cases, but staffed by individuals who are warm and approachable human beings.
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Ellen Banks
Associate
Services
Family law
Sectors
Private wealth
Ellen is an associate in the Guildford family team. She acts for clients on the full spectrum of family law issues including children matters, divorce and financial remedies, and domestic abuse.
She is a member of Resolution, the leading specialist organisation for family lawyers, and is committed to resolving disputes constructively. Ellen spent a year with the team in Guildford during her training contract, gaining varied experience in family law, before qualifying as a solicitor in September 2024. Since qualifying Ellen has continued to assist clients on a broad range of matters including financial remedies, child arrangements and pre-nuptial agreements.
I provide advice on a full range of family law matters, including financial and children issues. I have an empathetic approach, with a particular interest in supporting clients who have suffered domestic abuse.
Ellen obtained a first-class degree in history from the University of Bristol, and a distinction in the Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course at the University of Law. Prior to her legal studies, Ellen worked at an international boarding school in Switzerland, before returning to the UK to work with victims of domestic abuse at the National Centre for Domestic Violence, where she assisted vulnerable clients with drafting urgent Family Law Act applications.
Recent work highlights
Complex finances
Pre-nuptial agreement
Children matters
What people are saying
A joined up, thoughtful and careful approach is embedded through the culture at Penningtons, which I think shows in their reputation and results.
Hatem Abass
Associate
Services
Corporate
Hatem is a mid-level associate within the firm’s corporate team in the Guildford office. He primarily advises clients across different sectors on local and cross-border small to mid-market M&A transactions, joint-ventures/investment and general corporate advisory.
He has particular expertise in advising SMEs on day-to-day corporate matters with a focus on exits and expansion by acquisition or joint venture. He also has several years’ experience prior to qualifying advising on foreign direct investment in the GCC region and draws on this when providing guidance to overseas clients on investment into the UK and cross-border matters. He has assisted clients in navigating complex jurisdictional red-tape by working closely with the firm’s network of overseas offices.
I am a pragmatic transactional lawyer with experience in and outside the UK and draw on my experience to deal effectively with clients and counterparties from different jurisdictions. While I have a busy role, I am always available on the phone and pride myself on providing a personal touch.
Having also previously spent time on secondment with two multinationals in the pharmaceutical and electronic appliances sectors, Hatem applies a commercial approach to his advice and negotiations to bring matters to a speedy but optimum conclusion for clients.
Recent work highlights
Group asset sale
Distributor exit
Pre-disposal reorganisation
Expansion by acquisition
Owner-managed exit
Expansion by joint venture
What our clients are saying
Reliable, creative and available. The team provide fast responses and are attentive in their work.
Matthew Middleton
Associate
Matthew is an associate in the employment team. He acts for individuals, staff associations and their members, educational institutions, and corporate clients across a range of employment law matters.
With a broad practice of both contentious and non-contentious matters, Matthew has worked on Employment Tribunal cases concerning employment status, unfair dismissal, breach of contract, discrimination and whistleblowing issues. He has advised senior executives on exiting their role and provides general HR support to employer clients, including drafting settlement agreements and policy documents.
I advise employees and employers on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters, with a particular interest in the technology, financial services and sports sectors. I have extensive experience in using technology to improve the delivery of legal services, including in the context of data subject access requests.
Matthew also has significant experience with assisting organisations in complying with complex data subject access requests from employees. He advises clients on relevant exemptions and on using dedicated technology to ensure efficient document review. He is a member of the firm’s AI working group. Having worked at the firm since 2017 as a knowledge paralegal in various teams within the business services division, Matthew became a trainee solicitor in 2022, and qualified as a solicitor in March 2024.
Recent work highlights
Senior executive dispute
Team move regulatory risk
Disability discrimination dispute
Data subject access request
What people are saying
A good blend of legal advice along with practical solutions that meet the needs of the business.
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Oliver Tyson
Associate
Services
Construction
Sectors
Real estate
Oliver is an associate in the construction and dispute resolution team. He has advised on a variety of issues, from interim payment disputes to prolongation and liquidated damages claims and defect claims.
His clients include main contractors, mechanical and engineering contractors, carpentry and joinery specialists, recruitment agencies and labour suppliers, brick workers, scaffolders and groundworks companies. With extensive experience of resolving disputes through negotiation and court proceedings Oliver holds higher rights of audience.
I aim to have the best understanding possible of a client’s matter and end-goals, in order to provide both pragmatic and commercial advice. This requires a recognition that the human aspects of a matter are often as important as the legal ones.
He joined the firm from a specialist construction practice, where he practised alongside a nationally renowned construction adjudicator. Consequently, he has a particular interest in adjudication and is well versed in the use of adjudication to recover unpaid money, as well as to resolve other construction related disputes.
This experience has led Oliver to conduct adjudications, both as a representative of the Referring and Responding Parties, before adjudicators nominated by the RICS, TeCSA, RIBA, ICE and, TECBAR. Oliver is also knowledgeable of the procedure for the enforcement of adjudicator’s awards and has been involved in adjudication enforcement matters which have been the subject of reported High Court judgments.
As an area of interest, Oliver frequently writes articles on developments on the law surrounding the adjudication process and enforcement. He qualified in 2020 and joined the firm as an associate in 2023.
Recent work highlights
Multiple adjudication decisions enforced
High-rise cladding dispute
Misrepresentation claim defeated
Labour supplier dispute
Final account advice
Covid-19 delay claim
What people are saying
Outstanding expertise in the field of construction and professional negligence cases involving construction professionals. Very strong team, excellent work ethic and a pleasure to work with.
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Pria Mehta
Associate
Services
Private client and tax
Sectors
Private wealth
Pria is an experienced associate within the private client team. She has a broad range of experience in assisting individuals with their personal affairs throughout their lifetime and assisting families with estate administration after the loss of a loved one.
She supports clients in the preparation of wills and powers of attorney, providing bespoke advice depending on her clients’ circumstances and wishes. Tax and estate planning for high-net worth individuals is another area of Pria’s practice and she offers a holistic service under the firm’s PennWills services. She provides assistance with the administration of estates and helps families in matters that range from registration of the death, obtaining grants of probate and letters of administration, liaising with HMRC and arranging for inheritance tax calculations, through to obtaining tax clearance and arranging the distribution of assets.
I understand that clients may be going through a difficult time when they come to see me, and I aim to put them at ease and help take the legal burden off their shoulders. I aim to give them the level of service I would wish for myself.
A member of STEP, the world’s leading organisation for private wealth professionals, Pria has gained the additional STEP qualification of Advanced Certificate in Advising Vulnerable Clients with distinction. She is an associate member of the Lifetime Lawyers national group, as well as a member of the Law Society, private client section.
Recent work highlights
Obtaining grant of probate
Obtaining letters of administration
Lasting power of attorney
Will review
Deed of variation
Discretionary will trust
Bare trust
Bare trust
What people are saying
I received incredible support from Penningtons throughout a very difficult time. Everything with them worked like clockwork, all information was relayed and calls were always returned.
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Nicky McKenzie
Associate
Services
International trade
Sectors
Shipping
Nicky is an associate in the shipping, international trade and commodities team in London. She regularly advises shipowners, charterers, P&I clubs, insurers, commodity traders and other key stakeholders in the maritime industry on a broad range of contentious dry shipping matters.
Her practice encompasses contentious shipping work with a focus on charterparty disputes, bills of lading, cargo claims, ship arrests, demurrage, off-hire and marine insurance. Nicky’s experience also extends to working on international disputes arising out of sale of goods contracts, and disputes within the commodity sector relating to soft commodities and agribusiness.
I specialise in advising clients on complex shipping, maritime and trade law matters. My aim is to deliver commercially pragmatic solutions to clients in a fast-paced international sector.
This broad expertise has given Nicky a strong understanding of English High Court procedure as well as international arbitration and mediation under The London Maritime Arbitrators Association, the International Chamber of Commerce and The London Court of International Arbitration rules. She also has experience of trade arbitration, in particular The Sugar Association of London, The Refined Sugar Association, The Grain and Feed Trade Association and The Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations. Many of the cases she has acted on have involved multi-jurisdictional proceedings.
Having studied classics at the University of Bristol, Nicky completed her Graduate Diploma in law and went on to pass her Legal Practice Course at BPP with distinction. She joined Penningtons Manches Cooper as a trainee in September 2019 and qualified in September 2021.
Recent work highlights
Damaged cargo
Bill of lading dispute
Sugar claim
Arbitral award
Terminal crane collapse
Contractual issues
ICA recovery assistance
ICA recovery assistance
What our clients are saying
They bring in out-of-the-box thinking to the table. It is a combination of experience and agility. The team is well balanced and ably supported by the juniors, as well.
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