Our Team
Johnsons Solicitors Limited is a highly specialised Law firm with offices based in Reading
Ian Johnson
Director, Solicitor and Head of Litigation
Ian is a solicitor, head of the Litigation department director at the firm.
Ian has over twenty five years’ commercial litigation experience, thirteen years with Cole and Cole (now Blake Morgan), ten of which as Partner in charge of the commercial litigation team and four years with Paul Davidson Taylor as Managing Partner of the Reading office.
Ian has extensive experience advising in all aspects of commercial dispute. His particular areas of expertise are fraud, contentious insolvency and contractual disputes.
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Ian Johnson
0118 9227 220
Tim Clift
Director, Head of Conveyancing
Tim is a solicitor, head of the Conveyancing Department and director.
Tim has over thirty years’ experience as property and commercial lawyer. He has worked exclusively in the Reading area and has been a partner of two other local firms before joining Johnsons Solicitors in October 2014. He has extensive conveyancing experience in both residential and commercial matters and also advises on landlord and tenant matters.
Tim uses a “no nonsense” approach to the law and is mindful of the benefit of achieving value for money for his large and loyal client base.
Contact
Tim Clift
0118 9227 220
Helen Barrand
Director & Licensed Conveyancer
Helen has always worked in solicitors in Reading starting as a secretary. Helen joined Johnsons in 2004 and then qualified as a Licensed Conveyancer. Helen has a good knowledge of residential conveyancing.
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Helen Barrand
0118 9227 220
Razza Hameed
Director & Consultant Solicitor
Razza is a Director and joined the firm in 2019, after relocating from London to Reading. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Partner at a High Street firm in London.
Having qualified as a solicitor in 2003, Razza is a property law specialist dealing with all aspects of Property law, ranging from buying, selling and re-mortgaging residential property to dealing with commercial transactions involving commercial leases, business acquisitions and company purchases.
He also has experience in dealing with shared ownership transactions and lease extensions. Razza also has experience in dealing with Landlord and Tenant litigation, involving matters such acting for Landlords in evicting Tenants in both residential and commercial premises and acting for Tenants in defending possession proceedings.
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Razza Hameed
0118 9227 220
Mohammad Imran
Director & Consultant Licensed Conveyancer
He has experience in dealing with residential, commercial property and private client matters.
He specialises in Residential and Commercial Property law and has extensive experience in this area of Law. Mohammad covers all aspects of residential Conveyancing and Commercial Property, including sales, purchases, re-mortgages, transfers of equity, lease extensions and bridging matters. He has experience in both, freehold and leasehold transactions, help to buy, new builds and shared ownership schemes.
Clients return to Mohammad as a testament to his efficiency and excellent client care.
Contact
Mohammad Imran
0118 9227 220
Kuldeep Sethi
Consultant Solicitor
Kuldeep Sethi is a Consultant Solicitor with Johnsons. He is a graduate in Law from the University of Sheffield and has been a practising solicitor since 1984. His main areas of Practice are residential and Commerical Conveyancing. Kuldeep Sethi is also fluent in three Indian languages namly Hindi, Punjai and Gujarati.
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Kuldeep Sethi
0118 9227 220
Francesca Hiscock
Chartered Legal Executive
Francesca is a Chartered Legal Executive.
Francesca has over thirteen years’ litigation experience and joined Johnsons in 2003. Having qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive her work covers a range of areas of law including debt recovery, factoring company guarantor actions, directors’ qualification, insolvency, bankruptcy and winding up. This includes both contested and non-contested actions.
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Francesca Hiscock
0118 9227 220
Rebecca Rushby
Licensed Conveyancer
Rebecca is a trainee Licensed Conveyancer.
Rebecca joined Johnsons in 2017 and is working towards her qualification. Rebecca has a good grounding in residential conveyancing and has completed her level 4, Conveyancing Technician’ and is working towards her level 6. Rebecca’s supervisor is Tim Clift
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Rebecca Rushby
0118 9227 220
Kirsty Nuccoll
Licensed Conveyancer
Kirsty is a trainee Licensed Conveyancer.
Kirsty joined Johnsons in 2021 and is working towards her qualification. Kirsty has a good grounding in residential conveyancing and has completed her level 4, Conveyancing Technician, and is working towards her level 6. Kirsty’s supervisor is Helen Barrand
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Kirsty Nuccoll
0118 9227 220
Alison Somerville
Conveyancing Assistant
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Alison Somerville
0118 9227 220
Andrea Boswell
Litigation Assistant
Andrea joined the team in 2022 having previously worked in finance. She started in reception but now assists Francesca with litigation cases
Contact
Andrea Boswell
0118 9227 220
Margaret Morgan
Receptionist
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Margaret
0118 9227 220
Laura Staples
Receptionist
Laura joined us in 2024 and is one of our receptionists. She will answer your call and warmly greet you when you visit us