Matthew Bradley BA (Hons) MBA

Matthew is one of the founders of Bradley and Jefferies Commercial Solicitors and has worked in the Derby area for over 15 years, having originally trained with a leading London commercial firm of solicitors. Matthew particularly specialises in all aspects of company commercial advice to businesses and their owners. Some of the complementary terms to describe Matthew’s approach to his practice include – approachable, astute, commercial, a people person, calm, entrepreneurial, likeable and all delivered with a caustic sense of humour!

Matthew’s interests outside of Bradley and Jefferies include slowly progressing the renovation of his sailing boat, acting as a first reserve taxi driver for his children and following the fortunes of Aston Villa.

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Amanda Jefferies LLB (Hons)

Amanda is the co-founder of Bradley and Jefferies Commercial Solicitors and has worked in Derby for over 15 years. She has always worked and lived in the East Midlands having trained and worked post qualification with a major regional heavy weight firm of solicitors in Nottingham. Amanda is one of the few genuine employment law experts in the East Midlands and has a breadth of experience in tribunal cases and on offering no nonsense employment advice to commercial clients and executives.

Some of the complimentary adjectives used to describe Amanda’s approach include – direct, commercial, creative, sociable, but above all you want her on your side, not against you!

Amanda’s interests include fitting in as many skiing holidays in one year as humanly possible and riding her horse, who lives in 5 star accommodation at Denstone Stud (http://www.denstonestud.co.uk).

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Matthew Neiland BA (Hons)

Matthew heads up our commercial property practice as an Associate Director. Matthew is a very experienced solicitor who for many years worked in Derby and, after a two year period working in-house in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, returned to private practice with us. Matthew has phenomenal attention to detail without losing sight of the commercial needs of his clients, all combined with a rye wit. Outside of the office he pursues his ongoing interests in archaeology and local history as well as hunting out cheap, and ideally free, days out to take his children on at weekends!

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Kate Linge BA (Hons)

Kate, who qualified as a solicitor with us, originally studied politics before deciding that law was the career for her. She virtually recruited herself to Bradley and Jefferies with her friendly, but tenacious approach. Kate developed rapidly through her training contract with us and now leads on many transactions and assists on a wide range of company, commercial and commercial property matters. Kate has an uncanny capability to absorb work like a sponge and always has a positive and friendly attitude.

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Luke Phelan LLB (Hons)

Luke undertakes a broad range of commercial work with particular expertise in commercial contracts and employment advice. Luke qualified as a solicitor in May 2009 having originally joined us as a trainee solicitor. Prior to this he previously worked within the legal department of a financial services network and his knowledge of the financial services sector has proved helpful to a number of our clients.

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Rabina Hussain

Rabina is our office manager and also works as one of our legal secretaries. She is our longest serving employee, she was the first! Rabina is highly valued, and always has a smile on her face.

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Philip Elliott

Philip is a Member of the Institute of Credit Management and has over 25 years of Debt Recovery and Business Services experience, having previously worked for business partners within the Legal, Factoring and Credit Insurance professions.

He has a wealth of experience working with clients and has a no nonsense realistic approach to chasing overdue accounts and encourages clients to adopt an approach to avoid court action wherever possible, so that “client / customer” relationship is retained. Phil’s role with us is in business development, primarily on debt recovery services, and he liaises closely with the fee earners here processing the debts for our clients.

In addition, Philip is well known for his many contacts and if you have a question or query that he cannot answer, he is almost certain to know someone who can.

Outside of work, Philip enjoys good food and wine and swimming, to work off the good food and wine!

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Julie Peach

Julie joined us as maternity cover and has quickly fitted into the team. She has a reputation in the office for getting things done in a quick no nonsense way.

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Javenpreet Kooner

Jav originally joined us as part of our work experience programme and has never left! She is intelligent and thorough, key skills for a lawyer - and has been working with us as a paralegal, mainly supporting litigation and debt recovery. She has impressed us so much she will shortly start her training contract to become a qualified solicitor.

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