She acts for staff associations and their members on a range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, offering comprehensive advice on all areas of employment law, with a particular focus on discrimination, harassment and whistleblowing. She has extensive experience negotiating settlements that include both financial and non-financial elements, working to secure the best possible outcomes for her client. Godline has previously represented clients at both employment tribunals and county courts.

Godline has worked in the legal sector since 2007 and qualified in 2014 as a solicitor. Before joining the firm, she worked several years as an in-house solicitor for the Police Federation of England and Wales. Prior to that, she worked for another regional law firm, advising trade unions and staff associations.

She acts for a variety of clients, including SMEs, private equity houses, portfolio companies and larger corporates. Faryaal is recognised for her pragmatic, commercially focused approach and strong attention to detail, which clients value highly. She has advised clients across a wide range of sectors, including technology, construction, healthcare and professional services. Her ability to understand the commercial drivers behind each transaction enables her to provide tailored, strategic advice. Faryaal is committed to delivering high-quality legal support that adds value and supports long-term growth.

Faryaal read law at the University of Warwick and went on to complete the Legal Practice Course at BPP University, Holborn. She trained at another leading City law firm, where she gained experience working on complex, high-value transactions, before moving to a regional UK law firm. She joined the firm in 2025.

She has experience in supporting individuals with a range of life-changing issues, including lower limb amputations, diabetes, sepsis, surgical errors, fatal claims, delays in diagnosis of cancer claims, and orthopaedic negligence claims. Lizzie also assists on high-value, complex cases of maximum severity, including cases involving birth injury, amputation and cauda equina.

Lizzie has experience in dealing with claims against private clinicians, NHS trusts, and GPs, including cases where there are multiple defendants and a dispute as to who the responsible party is. She strives to have a long-lasting positive impact on her clients, who have gone through life changing injuries or loss as a result of negligence, working hard to achieve the best settlements possible for them with the hope of eliminating, or at least reducing, their concerns about the financial impact of their injuries or loss. Lizzie joined the firm as an associate in 2025. She previously trained at a large national law firm where she qualified as a solicitor in 2023.

She is astute to both estate planning and estate administration concerning highly sensitive and personal topics, and takes an empathetic and pragmatic approach to the legal advice she provides. With private client litigation on the rise, Bethany is always keen to work in conjunction with the contentious private client team to support her clients should disputes arise in their estate administration matters, and to act preventatively when handling estate planning matters to help mitigate the chances of a client’s estate facing contentious issues in the future.

Alongside her role as an associate, Bethany sits on the Law Society of England & Wales’ Council as a council member representing junior solicitors with up to six years’ post-qualification experience. She is also a member of the Law Society’s Membership & Communications Committee. Bethany trained and qualified at a top 100 UK law firm in Guildford in 2023, and joined the firm in 2025 from a top 100 UK law firm based in London.

As a result of his experience, Ben has worked on many varied and complex cases during his 11 years in the industry, often representing clients who have suffered brain damage, amputation or severe polytrauma as a result of the negligence of others. Ben regularly secures six-figure damages awards on behalf of his clients, and has also been heavily involved in assisting partners with achieving seven-figure damages awards.

Ben currently specialises in representing police officers, which is a nuanced area of personal injury practice given the varied nature of their roles and benefits. He predominantly deals with physical injury, psychiatric injury, abuse/historic abuse and Protection from Harassment Act claims. Previously primarily based out of London, Ben relocated to Birmingham in August 2023 to assist with the setting up of a new personal injury and medical negligence team in the firm’s Birmingham office. He helps senior partners with the day to day running of the Birmingham team.

He is ranked in the Legal 500 as a recommended lawyer and has considerable experience of dealing with a broad range of commercial property matters, including asset management/portfolio work for several large high street tenants and landlords, particularly where such matters interconnect with the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. Andy also has significant specialism in dealing with rent arrears, forfeiture and re-entry of commercial premises, and breach of lease disputes, and focuses on providing commercially practical advice in relation to litigation, targeting the overall objective for the respective client in each matter. He has a particular interest in matters of trespass and dealing with squatters and protestors, which has included cases at the High Court and obtaining both injunctions and possession orders.

Andy is a member of the Property Litigation Association, and sits on the committee of the South Coast branch, assisting fellow property litigators in arranging events, networking and training. He studied his undergraduate degree in law at the University of Surrey, before completing a masters in international law at the University of Southampton. Andy qualified as a solicitor in September 2019 at another national top 50 firm, and joined the firm in July 2025. He has spent his years since qualifying focusing on several areas of property litigation, but now his practice focuses predominantly on commercial property disputes.

Her practice focuses on advising executors and administrators on probate and estate administration including post-death restructuring. Alex’s work includes drafting wills and trust documentation as part of advising families and individuals as to their succession planning and the preparation of lasting powers of attorney (LPAs). She also works closely with the firm’s contentious private client team.

Alex qualified as a solicitor in 2020 after training at the firm and is now a member of STEP, the world’s leading organisation for private wealth professionals, having completed the STEP diploma with distinction. As part of the qualification, she achieved a distinction in the Advanced Certificate in Cross Border Estates. She has previously worked in Spain and is a fluent Spanish speaker. She is also learning Greek.

She has worked for clients in several different business and industry sectors since qualifying as a solicitor in 2021, gaining a diverse range of experience and expertise. In the area of group restructuring, Jessica has advised several companies on complex pre-sale group restructuring. Her expertise in this area has been invaluable in helping clients navigate complex issues and restructuring challenges, ensuring that they are well-positioned for a successful sale. Jessica has also previously advised the shareholders of an insurance broker company, guiding them through a pre-sale group restructuring. Following this restructuring, she then advised the shareholders on the company’s sale to a Nottingham based insurance broker.

Jessica has a practical and client-focused approach. Whether it is a complex corporate restructure or a straightforward governance question, she is committed to delivering practical, actionable advice that meets clients’ needs.