Bevan Brittan names six partners in latest promotions round, hires litigation partner

The six new partners are:

• Daisy Scaife - Property, London
• Alex Dunne - Property, Leeds
• Andrew Uttley - Employment, Pensions and Immigration, Leeds
• Scott Couzens - Commercial and Infrastructure, Bristol
• Ralph Hindle - Commercial and Infrastructure, Bristol
• Caieta Hendry - Commercial and Infrastructure, Bristol

Oliver Wright meanwhile joins the London office from Broadfield Law as a partner.

A specialist in contentious public law, Wright has extensive experience in judicial review work, complex commercial litigation and reputation management.

Bevan Brittan has also promoted seven lawyers to Legal Director, ten to Senior Associate and ten to Associate.

The Legal Directors are:

• Nathan Gray - Commercial and Infrastructure, Birmingham
• Phil Roberts - Commercial and Infrastructure, Bristol
• Charlotte Rose - Employment, Pensions and Immigration, Bristol
• Heather Stickland - Employment, Pensions and Immigration, Bristol
• Megan Asquith - Property, Bristol
• Emma Holmes - Property, Birmingham
• Marius Ciuca - Property, London

The new Senior Associates are:

• Miriam Soteriou - Commercial and Infrastructure, Bristol  
• Jen Al-Janabi - Employment, Pensions and Immigration, Birmingham
• Jonathon Lodwick - Litigation, Advisory and Regulatory, London
• Gemma Graham - Property, Leeds
• Isabella Yaxley - Property, Bristol
• Gary Wales - Property, Leeds            
• Eleanor Smith - Property, Leeds                    
• Paige Bedward - Property, London
• Matthew Watts - Property, Bristol      
• Katie Thomas - Property, Bristol         

The new Associates are:

• Madeleine Smol - Commercial and Infrastructure, London
• Grace Watson - Commercial and Infrastructure, Leeds
• Rumana Khanom - Employment, Pensions and Immigration, Birmingham
• Daniel Sammon - Employment, Pensions and Immigration, Leeds
• Rose Farrell - Health and Care, Bristol
• Nicola Williams - Health and Care, Leeds
• Savanna Ogunbo - Litigation, Advisory and Regulatory, London
• Tadhgh Keating - Property, Leeds
• Kajal Patel - Property, Leeds
• Ella Watson - Property, Leeds

The promotions are effective from 1 May 2026.

Bevan Brittan's Managing Partner, Duncan Weir said: "These promotions demonstrate the depth of talent at Bevan Brittan and recognise our ongoing commitment to investing in our people. Congratulations to all our promoted colleagues who have delivered meaningful outcomes to clients across our markets and will continue to help us drive our ambitious growth and success.” 

On his move to Bevan Brittan, Oliver Wright said: “I am delighted to be joining Bevan Brittan and its leading public law team. The business has enjoyed impressive growth across recent years and continues to demonstrate how it’s always looking to deliver even more for its clients.

“It’s exciting to be part of Bevan Brittan’s evolution and I’m looking forward to collaborating with my new colleagues to develop our work further.”

Virginia Cooper, Partner and Head of Litigation, Advisory and Regulation at Bevan Brittan added: "Oliver’s arrival underlines our commitment to excellence in public law and litigation and follows our recent appointment to the Crown Commercial Service’s Legal Panel for Government framework, which is used by all of central government and its executive agencies.”