Meet Oslers Solicitors

Our Cambridge Team

Mary Cleaver

Serious Crime, Magistrates Court and Police Station attendance

Joined 1997
Admitted 1996

Partner - Duty Solicitor and Higher Courts Advocate

Mary started at the firm in 1997 and is the longest serving member of the team. Alongside her work as a lawyer, she also ensures we comply with the complex rules and stringent quality standards that the firm has to observe.

mcleaver@oslers.co.uk

Guy Holland

Serious Crime, Magistrates Court and Police Station attendance

Joined 2008
Admitted 1997

Duty Solicitor and higher rights advocate

Guy originally qualified as a barrister and re-trained as a solicitor upon his return to the UK following a spell working for the Attorney General of Hong Kong.

gholland@oslers.co.uk

Jacqui Baldwin

Serious Crime, Magistrates Court, Youth Court and Police Station attendance

Joined 2011
Admitted 1998

Duty Solicitor

Jacqui has established herself as one of Cambridge’s most committed and respected lawyers. We are delighted that she recently came to join the Oslers team.

jbaldwin@oslers.co.uk

Nicole Yates

Magistrates court, Youth Court and Police Station Attendance

Joined 2010
Admitted 2009

Duty Solicitor

Nicole is the newest member of the team yet gained a wealth of experience completing her training and earning her qualification in a busy London practice, gaining her duty solicitor qualification in record time.

nicoleyates@oslers.co.uk

Jo Lake

Jo has worked as a secretary for Oslers for about 10 years. She keeps everything at the Cambridge office in order and her administration skills are second to none.

Our Stowmarket Team

Claire Lockwood

Magistrates Court, Youth Court and Police Station attendance.

Joined 2000
Admitted 1998

Partner - Duty Solicitor

A Bury St Edmunds girl, born and bred, Claire is an enthusiast with limitless energy. She is most often to be found at Bury Magistrates court applying her friendly yet robust approach to all manner of criminal cases.

mail@oslers.co.uk

James Yardy

Magistrates Court and Police Station attendance.

Joined 2003
Admitted 2002

Partner - Duty Solicitor

James followed his degree with a Masters in Theoretical Criminal law and sentencing and he joined Oslers in 2001. Within the firm he primarily manages the police station cover, maintaining his sense of humour despite the long hours.

mail@oslers.co.uk

Jeremy Kendall

Magistrates Court and Police Station attendance.

Joined 2001
Admitted 1993

Duty Solicitor and Higher Courts Advocate

Jeremy joined the firm in 2001, left briefly to travel in 2004 and returned in 2005. A dependable and committed defence solicitor Jeremy is a combative advocate who enjoys the adversarial environment of the trial court.

mail@oslers.co.uk

Paul Forshaw

Magistrates and Youth Court trial lawyer

Joined 2010
Admitted 1976

Higher Courts Advocate

Paul qualified in 1976 and has enjoyed a career defending and prosecuting. We are very pleased that on his retirement from the CPS, where he was a senior Crown Prosecutor ,Paul has joined us to share his very particular knowledge.

mail@oslers.co.uk

Lyndon Davies

Magistrates Court, Youth Court and Police Station attendances

Joined 2005
Admitted 2007

Duty Solicitor

Lyndon joined the firm as a trainee in 2005 and has established himself as a strong and persuasive lawyer with a practical approach that secures excellent results for those he represents. He has exceptional client care skills.

mail@oslers.co.uk

Vicky Leighton

Vicky is a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives, and an Accredited Police Station Representative and our Crown Court Clerk. On meeting Vicky, client's are left in no doubt that she is interested in them, their case and securing for them the best results possible. A very capable interface between the client and their barrister Vicky manages her cases with aplomb.

Lisa Robinson

Lisa is a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives and an Accredited Police Station Representative and trained with Oslers before becoming a free-lance representative in 2008. Her decision to focus purely on police station work is a mark of her commitment to that area of the criminal law and Lisa has an unarguable expertise in this field.

Bridget Holden,
and Pam Hubbard

These two ladies are the administrative heart of the Stowmarket office. They are superb secretaries who will seek to help our client's as efficiently as they assist us.

Barrie Johnston

Managing the books for both the Cambridge and Stowmarket offices

Book Keeper

A tenacious individual with an eye for the small print Barrie is perfectly suited to managing our accounts.