Our People

We bring talented people together to achieve exceptional outcomes for our clients.

Matt Blankley
Paralegal
Matt Blankley

Matt is a Corporate and Commercial Paralegal. He supports the team on a wide range of transactional matters, including M&A, commercial contracts, and corporate governance. Before jo ...

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Joanna Moroney
Legal Director
Joanna Moroney

Joanna Moroney is a Legal Director at Phillips Law in the firm’s corporate law practice. Joanna has nearly a decade of experience in corporate transactions, governance, and commercial s ...

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Clare Strachan
Consultant
Clare Strachan

“Clare is a pleasure to work with. She is knowledgeable, detailed, efficient and has digested and managed multiple moving parts on a complex £17.34m property refinance on our behalf, in ...

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Jon Coles
Partner
Jon Coles

Jon qualified as a solicitor in 1983, having obtained his law degree from Cardiff University. Jon is a highly experienced lawyer and having previously advised in a variety of legal area ...

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Jacqueline Drury
Partner
Jacqueline Drury

“Jacqueline Drury is incredibly knowledgeable. She is thorough in her approach, and I take a lot of confidence from having her support.” “Jacqueline Drury is very good ...

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Hayley Eachus
Partner
Hayley Eachus

“Hayley is a master problem solver and influencer of all parties, including the Court when required. She has made herself available to me for all my personal legal needs when I need her ...

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Emma Elkington
Partner
Emma Elkington

Prior to joining Phillips, Emma worked for a leading London law firm where she gained experience advising on a wide range of commercial property transactions. Emma was promoted to Legal ...

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Howard Gardener
Consultant
Howard Gardener

“An astute and excellent advocate” The Legal 500 Howard is a partner and founder of Phillips Law with 40 years’ experience as a Solicitor. For over 30 years he has also served as a Depu ...

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Jack Gardener
Partner
Jack Gardener

“One of the most impressive commercial lawyers I’ve seen. Jack understands that corporate standards are exact, and timescales are often tight; he delivers exactly what I need, on-time a ...

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New changes to UK data protection law – do you know how it affects your business?
New changes to UK data protection law – do you know how it affects your business?

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 became law on 19th June and amends elements of the existing law[1] – albeit much of it is yet to come into effect. We think many of the updates ...

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Supporting the Next Generation: Phillips Law Hosts Students from Testbourne School
Supporting the Next Generation: Phillips Law Hosts Students from Testbourne School

Exploring legal careers and inspiring future solicitors Last week, Phillips Law welcomed a group of Year 10 students from Testbourne School to our offices, providing them with insights ...

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Phillips Law Welcomes New Team Members to the Corporate & Commercial Team
Phillips Law Welcomes New Team Members to the Corporate & Commercial Team

We are pleased to announce that Joanna Moroney and Matt Blankley have joined our Corporate & Commercial team. Joanna Moroney – Legal Director Joanna brings nearly a decade of ...

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Protecting Pre-Marital Wealth
Protecting Pre-Marital Wealth

Lessons from Standish v Standish[2025] UKSC 26 Introduction Yesterday the UK Supreme Court took the opportunity to clarify the law as to how the sharing principle applies to non-matrimo ...

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Family Day At The Grange Festival
Family Day At The Grange Festival

At Phillips Law, we believe in the power of community, creativity, and connection. That’s why we were absolutely delighted to sponsor the very first Family Day at The Grange Festi ...

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Sian Lias Shortlisted for Lawyer of the Year
Sian Lias Shortlisted for Lawyer of the Year

We are incredibly proud to announce that Sian Lias, legal director and co-head of the Wills, Trusts and Probate team at Phillips Law, has been shortlisted for Lawyer of the Year at the  ...

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