Osbornes

Osbornes Law is an award-winning specialist private client law firm advising clients across London, the wider UK and internationally. Recognised for its expertise and client care, the firm and its individual solicitors have been consistently highly rated by The Legal 500. Many of its lawyers hold specialist accreditations and external appointments, bringing additional expertise and insight to the advice provided. The firm is also noted for its outstanding client service, reflected in a 4.9/5 rating on TrustPilot.

With offices in Camden and Hampstead, Osbornes Law undertakes a broad range of work. Its family department handles divorce, financial disputes, separation agreements, prenuptial agreements, asset freezing, and child-related matters, including abduction, public law children proceedings and cohabitee disputes. The team includes four trained mediators and is home to a leading alternative families practice, advising on adoption, surrogacy and fertility law under the leadership of internationally recognised lawyer Naomi Angell.

The personal injury department represents clients with serious injuries such as brain, spinal and complex orthopaedic injuries. Led by Sophie Davies, the team specialises in claims involving amputation, polytrauma, workplace accidents, cycling incidents and cosmetic surgery injuries. It also manages high-profile child abuse claims and works in partnership with organisations including Headway UK, The Brain Injury Group, The Spinal Injuries Association, The Limbless Association and RoadPeace.

The catastrophic injury team, led by Ben Posford, focuses exclusively on life-changing injury claims, including spinal cord and brain injuries, amputations and fatal cases. Ben Posford is recognised for expertise in cauda equina syndrome and is noted for his emphasis on early rehabilitation for seriously injured clients.

The medical negligence department, headed by Hugh Johnson, specialises in serious and catastrophic cases, including birth injuries, spinal cord damage and brain injury. Lawyers within the team hold accreditations from AvMA, the Law Society’s Clinical Negligence Panel and the Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers.

The property department advises on residential and commercial transactions, leasehold enfranchisement, remortgages, auction purchases, transfers of equity, staircasing leases, lease variations and licences. The property litigation team manages landlord and tenant disputes, restrictive covenants, rights of way, lease interpretation and all aspects of housing law, including homelessness, possession proceedings, disrepair and unlawful eviction.

The private client team advises on wills, probate administration, trusts, intestacy, powers of attorney, Court of Protection matters and disputed estates, with expertise provided by lawyers accredited by the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP).

Languages
English (fluent), Greek, Polish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak

Memberships
Resolution Accredited (specialisms in Children Law and Private), Resolution, Law Society Children Panel, The Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS), Law Society Personal Injury Accreditation, AvMA, Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP)

Staffing Figures
30 UK partners
160 other UK fee-earners