Services for Individuals

Kerseys Solicitors in Ipswich and Colchester are a leading firm established in the year 1881, with a rich heritage of providing tailored commercial and private legal services to individuals, families and businesses.

We are experienced and sympathetic people dedicated to helping clients achieve their objectives efficiently whilst keeping it simple. Trust in your legal firm is paramount, we want to help you to ensure you safe guard your future and resolve any matters you may have along the way.

If you are interested in discussing our services in more detail, please get in contact with our Ipswich or Colchester branches.

I need help with:

Child Care and Social Services

We advise and represent parents when Social Services become involved from start to finish.

Child Care and Social Services

Collaborative Law

Collaborative Law is a form of alternative dispute resolution for family issues such as divorce, finances and children arrangements.

Collaborative Law

Conveyancing

We can help if you are a first time buyer, moving house, buying additional property or re-mortgaging.

Conveyancing

Disputes, Litigation and Mediation

Solving personal disputes by means of negotiation, mediation, and if necessary litigation.

Disputes, Litigation and Mediation

Employment Law Services

We provide a high quality and cost-effective employment law services to all of our clients.

Employment Law Services

Family, Relationships & Divorce

Experienced and sympathetic people dedicated to helping clients through serious family troubles.

Family Relationships & Divorce

Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA)

A Lasting Powers of Attorney is a document that allows you to appoint someone to look after your affairs if you reach a point in the future when you can no longer make decisions on your own behalf.

Lasting Powers of Attorney

Wills, Trusts, Tax & Probate

Having an up-to-date Will is very important and you should decide now how to deal with your assets.

Wills and Trusts

Our Lawyers

Jane Riley
Senior Partner - Solicitor & Head of Residential Conveyancing
About Jane Riley. Jane is the Senior Partner of the firm and Head of the Residential Property Department. Born in...
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Edward Thomson
Associate
About Edward Thomson. Edward is an Associate in the firm, Edward joined the residential conveyancing department at Kerseys in January...
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Kerry Haynes
Solicitor
About Kerry Haynes. Kerry is a solicitor with experience in a wide variety of Residential Property and Landlord & Tenant...
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Sharon Livermore
Conveyancing Executive
About Sharon Livermore. Sharon was educated in Ipswich and having commenced employment with Kerseys in November 1985, studied with the...
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Debbie Brooks
Chartered Legal Executive
About Debbie Brooks. Debbie has been at Kerseys since 2016 and has in excess of 25 years’ experience in Residential...
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Oliver Brookes
Conveyancing Executive
About Oliver Brookes. Ollie joined Kerseys in August 2022 as a Conveyancing Assistant in the Residential Property team whilst studying...
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Karen Skene
Conveyancing Assistant
About Karen Skene. Karen has over 20 years of experience working in Residential Conveyancing. Karen joined Kerseys in 2015. Karen...
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Lorraine Dixon
Conveyancing Assistant
About Lorraine Dixon. Lorraine joined Kerseys as a Conveyancing Assistant in 2020 supporting Edward Thomson and his team, Lorraine has...
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Charlie Moss
Conveyancing Assistant
About Charlie Moss. Charlie joined Kerseys in 2021 as a Conveyancing Assistant in the Residential Property team supporting Kerry Haynes...
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Kate Taylor
Conveyancing Assistant
About Kate Taylor. Kate Taylor joined Kerseys Solicitors in November 2022 as a Conveyancing Assistant to Edward Thomson. Kate is...
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Sarah Edwards
Conveyancing Assistant
About Sarah Edwards. Sarah joined Kerseys as a Conveyancing Assistant in the Residential Property team in November 2022. Sarah started...
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Jennifer Maltby
Conveyancing Assistant
About Jennifer Maltby. Jenny joined Kerseys Solicitors in October 2022 as a Conveyancing Assistant to Sharon Livermore. Jenny has worked...
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Matthew Clemence
Head of Family Department - Partner Solicitor
About Matthew Clemence. Matthew is the head of our Family Law Department. Matthew qualified as a solicitor in 2001 following...
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Elaine Webb
Partner Solicitor
About Elaine Webb. After completing a Law Degree, Elaine worked as a Housing Advisor in the voluntary sector in London...
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Nicola Furmston
Senior Solicitor
About Nicola Furmston. Nicola qualified as a solicitor in 1992, initially practicing in civil litigation and family law. She worked...
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Amanda Erskine
Associate Solicitor
About Amanda Erskine. Amanda is an Associate Solicitor in the Family Department. Amanda qualified as a family solicitor in 2012...
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Leila Murray
Head of Private Client - Partner & Solicitor
About Leila Murray. Leila is the Head of the Private Client department, Leila joined the firm’s Private Client Department in November...
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Geoffrey Sutton
Partner Solicitor
About Geoffrey Sutton. Geoffrey has been advising clients in this area for over 30 years and has been with Kerseys...
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Sarah White
Associate Solicitor
About Sarah White. Sarah White joined the firm’s Private Client Department in August 2023 as an Associate Solicitor. Sarah has...
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Peter Awad
Consultant Solicitor
About Peter Awad. Peter is a Consultant Solicitor in Kerseys’ Private Client Department. He gained a degree in History and...
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Nigel Bonham-Carter
Consultant Solicitor
About Nigel Bonham-Carter. Nigel was educated at Winchester College and studied Classics at Kings College, Cambridge. Nigel joined Kersey Tempest...
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Hannah Gordon
Associate Solicitor
About Hannah Gordon. Hannah is an Associate Solicitor in the Family Department. Hannah graduated from the University of East Anglia...
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