Partner
Helen Bell is a Partner within the Litigation Department and deals with a broad spectrum of disputes, including those based in contract and negligence, with a particular bias towards property related matters.
Helen Bell
Helen is based at the Brighton office where she also advises both commercial and private clients, specialising in disputes between landlords and tenants involving lease renewals, breaches of covenants and dilapidation cases.
Before joining the firm in 2001, Helen obtained a History degree after which she travelled for one year and retrained as a solicitor with a Croydon based firm. She then joined the predecessor firm Wynne Baxter in 2001 and was made Partner in 2007. In 2004, Helen also qualified as a commercial mediator and is a member of the Academy of Experts.
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The Equality Act 2010 – what it means for landlords – 8 months on
The Equality Act 2010 came into force on 1st October 2010. I’m still watching with caution how this may impact cases where a landlord is trying to obtain possession from a tenant when they are in default of their tenancy agreement or, perhaps more significantly, when they are not but the landlord wants the property… Read the rest of this post (No Comments)
July 6th, 2011
Just to say thank you so much for your brilliant work on our behalf. We were delighted to get the news yesterday as the energy and cost we would have had to expend to continue with our case was something we were not looking forward to. To state the blindingly obvious, we could not have done this without you, so once more, our huge gratitude and appreciation.
Gaby Weiner and David Hamilton
We have used Mayo Wynne Baxter as our corporate lawyers for some years and have always found Helen one of the easiest and most professional of the partners to deal with. We recently had a commercial property issue which could have quickly escalated into litigation were it not for Helen's pragmatic, firm and fair approach to all parties resulting in the outcome we were seeking without the time, hassle and expense of going through the courts.
Chris Rasmussen - Director of Itmsoil Holdings Limited
Helen Bell, partner at Mayo Wynne Baxter, in 2010 and this year acted for us on a boundary dispute started by a wealthy neighbour. Previously we had taken advice from lawyers appointed by our insurers, who had been unable to suggest a suitable defence. Mrs Bell immediately provided a watertight legal defence, thereby avoiding a costly court case. Not only did she do this but she also negotiated successfully with our tardy and reluctant insurers so that most of the costs were claimed on our policy. I have no hesitation in recommending her for work in this field of litigation.
Chris & Anne - Mayfield
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Office address:
Century House
15-19 Dyke Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 3FE
Century House
15-19 Dyke Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 3FE
T: 01273 775533
F: 01273 207744
DX: 141292 Brighton 5
F: 01273 207744
DX: 141292 Brighton 5