Richard Bones

Richard began his legal career by training and qualifying with a leading City law firm, where he developed extensive expertise in financial services law, building a strong foundation in complex legal practice. In 2005, Richard made the decision to transition into private client law, a move that allowed him to focus on providing tailored advice… Read more »

Lawrence Ambett

Lawrence is a licensed conveyancer and joined the firm in July 2025. He works in our Residential Conveyancing team, specialising in freehold and leasehold sales and purchases, transfers of equity and remortgages. Lawrence has over 14 years of experience working in residential conveyancing, acting for a broad client base including high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW)… Read more »

Karen Barlow

Karen is an experienced solicitor who has immersed herself in the law since 1995.  She has worked for international, national and regional law firms and has focused her professional development to become a specialist practitioner. As an affiliate member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, she provides personally tailored advice to individuals, families… Read more »

Ioana Brata

Ioana joined Burley Geach Solicitors in June 2018 after spending the previous 6 years working at a Surrey based law firm. She specialises in all aspects of residential conveyancing and is based at our Liphook office. Ioana is praised for her proactive, pragmatic, friendly and reassuring approach to guide clients through their conveyancing transactions and to… Read more »

Sharon Cook

Having qualified as a solicitor in 1993, Sharon has specialised solely in family law for over 30 years.  Sharon is a member of Resolution and is also trained in Collaborative Law, being committed to dealing with matters as sensitively and as constructively as possible.  She will advise on other methods of dispute resolution, and where… Read more »

Marcus Cover

For the largest part of his professional career which extends to over 40 years, Marcus has specialised in property matters, both commercial and residential, and matters of high complexity. Marcus also has significant experience in general corporate and commercial work, Marcus ran a successful sole practice in Petersfield for 14 years before merging with another… Read more »

Rebecca Foxall

Rebecca has over 15 years’ experience in residential property, over 10 years since qualification from a Surrey based Legal 500 firm in 2012, and 5 years’ prior experience as a paralegal. She joined Burley Geach in 2020 and has very quickly demonstrated her extensive knowledge and understanding of property matters, and also her calm and… Read more »

Melisa Ipek

Melisa graduated from the University of Portsmouth with a law degree in 2024 and gained valuable experience at firms in London and West Sussex before joining Burley Geach in September 2024 as a paralegal in the family department. Working closely alongside the firm’s Haslemere based family solicitors, Tamsyn Windle and Richard Middlehurst, Melisa has developed… Read more »

James Larke

James is a solicitor and qualified in 2001. He spent some time in London specialising in commercial property matters before joining the property department at Burley Geach in 2014 where he now specialises in commercial property, estate and farm sales and purchases, complex residential property as well as other property related matters. James combines a… Read more »

Richard Middlehurst

Richard is a well known Surrey Solicitor specialising in Family Law. He has over 35 years of experience and is a law Society accredited specialist and member of Resolution. He has extensive experience of both the family courts and the High Court, with reported cases in the Court of Appeal. He specialises in all aspects… Read more »