Legal Staff List

• Name: ADAMIDES Maria
• Job Title: Paralegal in the Property Transfer Team
• Countries covered: Cyprus, Malta

• Name: AUCHERE Cedric
• Job Title: Paralegal in the Property Transfer Team
• Countries covered: Morocco, Egypt

• Name: CHALMOVSKA Katarina
• Job Title: Paralegal, Head of Central European Department
• Countries covered: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Croatia, Montenegro, Hungary
• Qualifications: International Business degree (Slovakia 1999), Post Graduate Diploma in International Relations (France 2000)
• Special areas of interest: Property Law and Property Finding Service for Properties in Slovakia and Czech Republic.

• Name: CHALOYARD Victoria
• Job Title: Legal Advisor Brazil, Cape Verde, Portugal
• Countries covered: Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde
• Qualifications: Graduate in Brazilian Law, approved by the Bar in Brazil

• Name: ESDERS Peter
• Job Title: Partner
• Countries covered: Spain, Croatia, Dubai, Dominican Republic, The Caribbean
• Qualified as a lawyer: in England (1999)
  Special areas of interest: Litigation, Probate, Timeshare.
• Books, articles etc: The Cadogan Guide to starting a business in Spain. Many articles in the professional, specialist and general press. A regular on radio and television as an 'expert' in International Law and property.

• Name: FERREIRA Sofia
• Job Title: Paralegal
• Countries covered: Portugal, Cape Verde
• Further qualifications: Portuguese Law Graduate (1996), Post Graduate in European Law (1997 & 1998)
• Special areas of interest: Property Law
• Books, articles etc: Butterworths' Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents (for Portugal - contributed to). Some articles in the professional, specialist and general press.

• Name: HESLOP Barbara
• Job Title: Partner
• Countries covered: France
• Qualified as a lawyer: in England (1988)
• Books, articles etc: Legal expert for French Magazine, French Entrée Articles

• Name: HOWELL Stephen John
• Job Title: Senior Partner
• Countries covered: Emerging Markets, Caribbean, France
• Qualified as a lawyer: in England (1975)
• Special areas of interest: Property Law, Action Groups, New Developments, Business Law.
• Other Activities: Director and Founder Member of the Association of Independent Property Professionals (AIPP).
• Books, articles etc:
• The Sunday Times Guides to buying property in Spain, France, Portugal, Italy, Turkey, Florida and Easter Europe;
• The Cadogan Guide to Setting up a Business in France;
• Butterworths' Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents Volumes 41 (1) and 41 (2) - Timeshare and Foreign Property;
• Don't Jump In - The Moneycorp Guide to Buying Property Abroad;
• Many articles in the professional, specialist and general press.
• A regular on radio and television as an 'expert' in International Law and property.

• Name: JONES Lyubov
• Job Title: Bulgarian Lawyer
• Countries covered: Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Russia
• Qualified as a lawyer: in Russia (1988) and Bulgaria (1995)
• Special areas of interest: Property Law, Civil Law, Family Law and Commercial Law.

• Name: JUILLET Laurent
• Job Title: French Legal Advisor
• Countries covered: France
• Qualified as a lawyer: in France (2004)
• Further qualifications: Maitrise de droit des affaires, DESS droit International des affaires, CAPA.
• Special areas of interest: Property Law

• Name: MARTINEZ Juan Carlos
• Job Title: Spanish Lawyer (Abogado)
• Countries covered: Spain
• Qualified as a lawyer: in Spain (1987)
• Further qualifications: European Lawyer (2002)
• Special areas of interest: Property Law

• Name: MENEZES Susana
• Job Title: Paralegal in the Property Transfer Team
• Countries covered: Croatia, Czech Republic, Montenegro, Dominican Republic

• Name: PLATT Graham
• Job Title: Partner
• Countries covered: France, Cyprus
• Qualified as a lawyer: in England (1966) & France (1992)
• Further qualifications: Barrister and Solicitor High Court of Zambia (1967)
• Special areas of interest: Politics - Honorary Alderman of the City of Leeds
• Books, articles etc: Regular Contributor to French Property Magazines and Professional Journals

• Name: PROTTI Laura
• Job Title: Italian Lawyer (Avvocato)
• Countries covered: Italy
• Qualified as a lawyer: in Italy (2003)
• Further qualifications: Registered European Lawyer REL
• Special areas of interest: Property Law and Succession Law International Private Law
• Books, articles etc: Probate Journal - Article on Succession Law

• Name: THERON Daniel
• Job Title: Lawyer - South African Attorney
• Countries covered: South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Malta, Cyprus, The Caribbean.
• Qualified as a lawyer: in South Africa (1995)
• Further qualifications: QLTT Qualified in England
• Special areas of interest: Litigation
  

• Name: YILDIZ Basak
• Job Title: Turkish Lawyer
• Countries covered: Turkey, Dubai, Germany, Egypt
• Qualified as a lawyer: in Turkey (2005)
• Further qualifications: European Union Legislation Translation Certificate, Construction Contract and Arbitration Certificate
• Special areas of interest: Arbitration Law, Property Law, Contract Law