Staff information

All lawyers working in the LSO (apart from trainees) are qualified solicitors or barristers holding current practising certificates.

Andrew Mackie

Director of Legal Services and General Counsel
Address: Wellington Square
Email: andrew.mackie@admin.ox.ac.uk
Tel: 01865 (2)80668

Carolyn McKee

Deputy Director
Address: Wellington Square
Email: carolyn.mckee@admin.ox.ac.uk
Tel: 01865 (2)80697 Fax: 280569

Other Info

Read Modern Languages at St John’s, Oxford: qualified in 1997: practised with Bevan Ashford: and joined the LSO in 1999.

Geoff Hemmings

Solicitor
Address: Wellington Square
Email: geoff.hemmings@admin.ox.ac.uk
Tel: 01865 (2)70138; Fax: 280569

Other Info

Read History at University College, Oxford: trained with Charles Russell LLP: qualified in 2009; and joined the LSO that year.

Sarah Garmston

Solicitor
Address: Wellington Square
Email: sarah.garmston@admin.ox.ac.uk
Tel: 01865 (2)70117; Fax: 280569

Other Info

Read Law at the University of Nottingham.  Qualified in 1995, practised at Wilde Sapte then moved in-house to the Wellcome Trust in 1998.  Following a career break, joined the LSO in 2011.

Sarah Escritt

Senior Solicitor
Address: Wellington Square
Email: sarah.escritt@admin.ox.ac.uk
Tel: 01865 (2)70410 Fax: 280569

Other Info

Read Modern Languages at Trinity College, Cambridge where she was both Junior and Senior Scholar: practised with Manches and trade union law firm Russell Jones and Walker; and joined the LSO in 2007.

Ben Hegedus

Solicitor
Address: Wellington Square
Email: ben.hegedus@admin.ox.ac.uk
Tel: 01865 (2)70162 Fax: 280569

Other Info

Read Anthropology at University College London: qualified in 2003; practised with Thompsons Solicitors, a trade union law firm; and joined the LSO in 2008.

Robert Bough

Solicitor
Address: Wellington Square
Email: robert.bough@admin.ox.ac.uk
Tel: 01865 (2)70163; Fax: 280569

Other Info

Read Jurisprudence at Oriel College, Oxford: qualified in 1999: practised with US law firm WilmerHale and then with Eversheds: joined the LSO in 2011.

Peter Webber

Property Solicitor
Address: Ewert House, Summertown
Email: peter.webber@admin.ox.ac.uk
Tel: 01865 (2)80817; Fax: 280819

Other Info

Read Law at Worcester: qualified in 1972: practised with Morrell, Peel & Gamlen and Boodle Hatfield; and joined the LSO in 2000.

Emma Gilmour

Solicitor
Address: Ewert House, Summertown
Email: emma.gilmour@admin.ox.ac.uk
Tel: 01865 (2)80822

Other Info

Read Natural Sciences at Sidney Sussex, Cambridge; qualified as a solicitor in 2005: practised with Morgan Cole; and joined the LSO in 2012 as a property solicitor.

Paresh Jasani

Isis Solicitor
Address: Isis Innovation Ltd, Ewert House, Summertown
Email: innovation@isis.ox.ac.uk
Tel: 01865 (2)80830; Fax: 280831

Other Info

Read Law at Wolverhampton, then a Masters in Law at Queen Mary College, and an MBA at City University. Qualified as a solicitor in 1991 and worked on privatisation of the railways: then held senior roles at Fujifilm, Amersham plc, GE Heathcare and Allergan and joined the LSO in February 2009.

Elizabeth Liddiard

Address: Estates Services, The Malthouse, Tidmarsh Lane
Email: elizabeth.liddiard@admin.ox.ac.uk
Tel: 01865 (2)78765; Fax: 288573

Other Info

Read Classics at New Hall, Cambridge: qualified as a barrister in 2003: practised with CMS Cameron McKenna: admitted as a solicitor in 2006; and joined the LSO in 2008 as a construction and planning solicitor. Based at Estates Service

Emmeline Bryant

Commercial Solicitor
Address: Saïd Business School, Egrove Park
Email: emmeline.bryant@sbs.ox.ac.uk
Tel: 01865 422729

Other Info

Read English Language and Literature at King's College, London; qualified in 2001; trained and practised with Travers Smith; then moved to Oxfordshire County Council; and joined the LSO in December 2012 as a commercial solicitor.

Jeanette Ferguson

Office Manager and Executive Assistant
Address: Wellington Square
Email: jeanette.ferguson@admin.ox.ac.uk
Tel: 01865 (2)70126; Fax: 280569

Theresa Robinson

Secretary/PA to the Property Solicitors
Address: Ewert House, Summertown
Email: theresa.robinson@admin.ox.ac.uk
Tel: 01865 (2)80818

Stella Chaulk

Admin. Assistant
Address: Wellington Square
Email: stella.chaulk@admin.ox.ac.uk
Tel: 01865 (2)70132; Fax: 280569