Lynn qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in 2025, specializing in Land Law. Before this, she gained extensive experience as an in-house paralegal, working on a wide variety of commercial property law matters in both the public and private sectors. Her professional background also includes residential conveyancing.
Passionate about the positive impact of effective property law, Lynn is driven by the opportunity to solve interesting problems and make an essential difference for people and communities.
In her free time, Lynn enjoys sewing, trying new arts and crafts, and spending time with her friends and family.
I am a commercial property solicitor who trained with a large regional law firm (DMH Stallard) qualifying in September 2017 and worked there until 2020.
Before joining MWB, I spent 3 years working at Buss Murton Law. Throughout my career I have dealt with a broad range of commercial property transactions including purchases and sales of commercial property, landlord and tenant work and property financing. I also have experience in dealing with more specialist development work acting for both landowners and developers on dealing with option agreements, overage provisions and related development financing.
Having originally studied economic and social history at university between 2001 and 2004, I then worked in the clinical trial industry in data management and logistics roles before completing the Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course full time between 2007 and 2009. I then worked in various commercial property paralegal roles before commencing my training contract in September 2015.
Outside of work I follow both football and cricket but as with most parents the majority of my time is taken up running around after my two young children (6 and 9), including helping coach my son’s local football team. I also enjoy travelling although that now tends to be focused on holidays with the family rather than the long weekend city breaks of years gone by.
Simon Baillie-Hamilton is a Partner and Head of the Rural Business and Property team for Mayo Wynne Baxter and has been with the firm since 2000.
Simon is a specialist agricultural solicitor who advises landed families and rural businesses.
With dual professional qualifications, Simon began his career as a rural chartered surveyor before becoming a solicitor. He previously worked for Strutt and Parker and regional law firm Thomas Eggar.
Simon qualified in 1996 and is recognised as one of the country’s top agricultural lawyers by the leading independent guide to the profession Chambers UK. He is a Chartered Surveyor as well as a solicitor and a member of the Agricultural Law Association.
At work Simon is particularly interested in agricultural property, development options and promotions, landlord and tenant matters as well as management and planning for landed estates.
Outside work he enjoys all sports and is a keen supporter of Lewes Hockey Club.
I graduated from Bournemouth University in 2014 with a 2:1 in Law and went on to complete my LPC in 2019. I then trained at a Sussex firm and qualified in 2021. Now I specialise in commercial property at our Brighton office.
I advise on a variety of matters including grants and assignments of leases, sales and purchases and refinancing. I’ve experience in acting for both landlords and tenants, as well as lender’s, purchasers and sellers, from small start-ups to global, multi-million pounds companies.
I am known for my pro-active and pragmatic approach to matters and have a friendly and approachable nature.
Outside of work, I love to travel and scuba dive all around the world. When closer to home, I enjoy reading, Zumba and exploring the Sussex countryside with my husband and rescue dog.
Louise specialises in commercial property at the Lewes office working alongside Simon Baillie-Hamilton on agricultural and rural property matters.
Louise can assist on a wide range of commercial matters including;
- Sale and purchases of land, farms, woodland, and commercial property;
- Transfers of part of a title;
- Easements and Wayleaves for rights of way, rights of access, and utilities;
- Auction sales and purchases including the review of the auction packs prior to the auction taking place;
- Commercial Lease matters for both Landlords and Tenants including Assignments (the sale of an existing Lease), the grant of new Leases, Lease renewals and the Surrender of a Lease;
- Drafting and amending Partnership Agreements and Deeds of Admission to a Partnership with a specialism in Farming Partnership Agreements;
- Acting on development site sales and purchases, with or without an Option or Conditional Contact;
- Acting for landowners on Overage Agreements; and
- Commercial lending (acting for both borrower and lender).
Louise works with a wide range of clients from small farming families and individuals to established companies and has a strong focus on building client relationships.
Outside of work, Louise enjoys spending time with her family and growing brood of cats. Louise also holds a British Sign Language level 2 qualification.
James moved from the East Midlands to the South East in 2018 to study at Sussex University.
During his time at University, James volunteered on a number of Law Clinics supporting projects ranging from wildlife conservation and biodiversity, to researching the commercial impacts of COVID-19 on the performing arts sector.
After achieving a First Class Degree in Law with Politics in 2022, James joined MWB as a Legal Support Assistant, later moving to the Commercial department as a Paralegal.
Before working at MWB, James worked in food service and hospitality, building key client relationship and service skills.
James is aiming to qualify as a solicitor through the SQE route after completing an LLM in Legal Practice and fulfilling the qualifying work experience requirements.
In his spare time James enjoys baking, playing the bass guitar and going to live music events in and around Brighton.
James specialises in assisting businesses and anyone wanting to start a business. He is also our Head of Vineyards & Wineries team as well as specialising in crypto-currencies and block chain.
If you want assistance with any aspect of business life then James would be delighted to speak with you, for example:
- Starting and running your business
- Guidance on tricky shareholder/management questions
- Protecting your assets through contract, trademarks or copyright
- Handling employment issues
- Writing or reviewing a wide variety of commercial contracts
- Anything connected with crypto-currencies or block chain generally.
Qualified as a solicitor in both England/Wales and Hong Kong, James has practiced law internationally and, in the City, (where he trained as a solicitor, qualified in 1988 and later worked for a private equity house). Having created and sold several companies himself, he understands the commercial and practical realities of setting up and running a business.
James was made Partner with the firm in April 2021.
James has had a varied career: he founded the Institute of Paralegals; was the first lay member of the City of Westminster Council’s Standards Committee and helped establish an Equality and Human Rights Commission working group to promote diversity in the professions.
He has made numerous presentations, including to the Vietnamese government on anti-counterfeiting law and was a member of a Hong Kong government advisory panel. He has published many articles and edited an FT Law & Tax book on management.
James has been very active in legal education, having been an Adjunct Professor to Syracuse University’s law school, an Associate Professor of Law at City University in Hong Kong and a law tutor for ICE at the University of Cambridge.
When not working James likes to relax to the point where, on occasion, he seems to be half man, half sofa. This doesn’t happen too often as he has a young family and Fellowship of the Royal Geographical Society to contend with.
Specialisms:
- Business law
- Vineyards & Wineries
- Crypto-currencies & block chain
Daniel specialises in company and commercial law, assisting businesses and their owners.
He has extensive experience in the sale and purchase of privately owned companies/businesses, having completed numerous transactions across a wide variety of sectors. Daniel also advises on other corporate arrangements, including corporate finance, management buyouts, shareholder agreements, joint ventures, share options, restructuring and partnerships. Additionally, he regularly advises on a range of commercial contracts, lending and borrowing.
Clients include owner managed and family businesses, entrepreneurs, shareholders, directors and privately owned multinationals.
Having trained at a City firm, he practiced at a Surrey based firm for twenty years before joining Mayo Wynne Baxter in 2022.
David is a Partner and has been with Mayo Wynne Baxter since 1992 and has been qualified since 1994. He is responsible for dealing with high-value domestic and international transactions, large property development projects, corporate restructures and partnership law.
David has experience across many industries and is a prominent member of the firm’s Leisure and Travel Teams, having spent much of his career advising those in the leisure industry.
He remains a non-executive director of a chain of hotels and has years of experience in dealing with high-value domestic and international transactions, large development projects, corporate restructures and partnership law. With years of industry experience behind him, David sailed through the BIIAB Level 2 National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders with a 100% mark.
At work, David is respected for his pragmatic and “plain English” approach and uses his vast experience to assist both clients and fellow colleagues.
Outside of work he enjoys all sports, particularly hockey and is captain of Mayo Wynne Baxter’s cricket team.