Richard Caplan
Principal

After an all round training with a City practice, Richard has progressed in a westerly direction, having been in partnership with practices in Holborn and the West End, where he specialised in commercial and general property transactions of all kinds. When the recession took a firm grip in the early 1990s, Richard took the opportunity to broaden his practice into commercial work of all kinds including commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution. He has also been able to expand upon his interest in private client work. Richard is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Specialisations:

• Commercial Property
• Residential Property
• Commercial Litigation
• Company and Commercial
• Wills, Tax Planning and Probate

Linda Barker
Solicitor, Head of Criminal Department

Having graduated as a barrister Linda then qualified as a solicitor in 1993 and has extensive experience in criminal defence work.

Specialisation:

• Criminal Law

Ambreen Akhtar
Assistant Solicitor

Ambreen qualified in 2005. She is a duty solicitor and attends both court and police stations on a regular basis. Ambreen deals with all criminal matters ranging from theft to murder. She also has regular dealings with cases relating to importation of drugs and serious fraud.

Specialisation:

• Criminal Law

Gavin Brown
Trainee Solicitor

After passing the Legal Practice Course, Gavin joined the firm in June 2008 and undertakes criminal defence work. He is an accredited police station representative and is due to qualify as a solicitor shortly.

Specialisation:

• Criminal Law

Manisha Chauhan
Paralegal

After an all-round training programme with a high street practice, Manisha qualified as a solicitor in April 2006. She specialises in both Residential and Commercial Property and has dealt with high quality property transactions.

Specialisation:

• Residential and commercial conveyancing

Leilani Helmi
Assistant Solicitor

Leilani qualified as a criminal defence solicitor in 2008 and she deals with the full range of criminal matters.

Specialisation:

• Criminal Law

William Kane
Clerk & Police Station Representative

Bill joined the firm 5 years ago and is an accredited police station representative who is based in the office with responsibilities for costing and administration.

Specialisation:

• Criminal Law

Adrian Kingwell
Legal Executive

Adrian is a specialist in all aspects of commercial property transactions. He is a FILEX with more than 20 years of experience gained with a City law firm.

Specialisations:

• Commercial Property
• Acquisitions and disposals
• Landlord and tenant issues
• Developments
• Portfolio asset management

Peter Moore
Assistant Solicitor

Peter qualified in 1974 and has been practising as a criminal defence solicitor since 1974 - 1976 and since 1984.There is very little that Peter does not know about this area of law. He represents clients in Magistrates' Courts and police stations and prepares Crown Court cases.

Specialisation:

• Criminal Law

Shamsah Mughal
Paralegal

Shamsah joined Caplans in 2002 and since then has been dealing with residential property transactions and probate. Since joining the firm she has developed her own client base.

Specialisations:

• Residential Property
• Probate

Brian Crouch, Paul Bawden and Stephen Green
Police Station Representatives

Brian, Paul and Stephen have been police station representatives for many years. They have substantial experience and extensive contacts in this field.

Specialisation:

• Criminal Law