South Coast law practitioners Coles Miller Solicitors has increased the number of partners at the firm to fourteen following the promotion of Nick Leedham. 

Among the promoted was Lindsey Arnold, an accredited Resolution specialist in both children’s private law and complex financial remedy matters, and a leading legal executive.

New partner Lindsey Arnold. Credit: Coles Miller.

She specialises in: divorce, dissolution of civil partnerships, separation, and financial remedy proceedings. Lindsey also has expertise in complex cases involving children, including jurisdictional issues and Hague convention cases where children are taken over borders. 

Nick, who runs the firm’s residential leasehold department in Bournemouth, oversees the company’s advising of landlords, tenants, and managing agents all over the UK.

His expertise lies in the realms of  buying the freehold, extending and varying leases, county court proceedings, forfeiture, right to manage, right of first refusal, service charges (reasonableness and recovery), and restrictive covenants.

Senior Partner Roger Leedham said: “I am absolutely delighted to announce these promotions. Lindsey is a very popular member of staff. She is extremely experienced and has worked tirelessly to provide a service to clients of our family department, which is second to none.

“Furthermore, I am obviously extremely proud to be announcing that my own son Nicholas has been made up to a Partner and now heads the residential leasehold department at Coles Miller. I have watched Nick’s development since he started with us as a trainee solicitor nearly 10 years ago and he has worked very hard to achieve this goal.’’

Newly made associate Inga Pope. Credit: Coles Miller

Other promotions at Coles Miller include Inga Pope, a residential conveyancing solicitor, being made associate. Inga joined Coles Miller in January 2022 after gaining 11 years of experience at two other Dorset firms. 

Roger Leedham said: “Inga has also, in a short space of time, established herself as a greatly valued member of the residential conveyancing team in Bournemouth and has added a wealth of experience to that department. Well done to them all.”