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Megan joined our Tunbridge Wells office in January 2026, as part of our Residential Conveyancing department, as a paralegal.

Megan achieved a 2:1 in Bachelor of Laws with Honours and is now beginning the CLC Level 6 Diploma in Conveyancing Law and Practice to become a Licensed Conveyancer.

Samiha joined our Tunbridge Wells Private Client team in May 2025. Samiha qualified as a Solicitor in September 2024 after training at a regional law firm during which she spent a year in the Private Client department working on a range of Private Client areas such as Wills, Probate and estate administration as well as Lasting Powers of Attorney.

Samiha has chosen to specialise in Private Client as she is passionate about providing excellent care to her clients and prides herself on getting the best outcome possible for each client.

She completed her LLB Law degree at the University of Westminster with First Class honours and then went on to achieve a Commendation in the LPC/LLM.

Melisa joined our Tunbridge Wells office, as part of our Company and Commercial team in February 2024, as a Paralegal. She has now began her training contract within the firm and has completed her first seat in the Private Client team and currently works within the Family Team. Melisa graduated from London Southbank University with a first-class degree in Law. She subsequently attended BPP University, Holborn where she completed the Legal Practice Course whilst also obtaining a Master of Law, achieving a Distinction. During her studies, Melisa worked in the BPP Legal Advice Clinic as a Student Legal Advisor where she provided legal advice on business law matters alongside qualified lawyers.

Gail is an Associate Licensed Conveyancer in the Residential Property department. She acts for clients in all areas of residential conveyancing and specialises in dealing with purchases through the Government shared ownership scheme. Other areas which Gail has experience in are transfers of equity, lease extensions, registration of unregistered land and remortgage transactions as well as dealing with the drawdown of Help to Buy ISAs and Lifetime ISAs when dealing with purchases for first time buyers. Gail joined Buss Murton in July 2014 having previously worked at another Kent firm for 12 years where she worked her way from a Secretary to a Conveyancing Assistant.

Barney joined Buss Murton’s Dispute Resolution department in June 2025 and is based in our Tunbridge Wells office. Barney graduated from Nottingham Trent University in 2019 with a first class honours degree in Law. After spending a year working in local law firms as a paralegal, he went on to study the Legal Practice Course and a Master’s degree in Law in 2021, achieving a distinction class mark in both. Barney trained as a solicitor at a regional East Sussex firm and qualified in April 2024. Since qualifying, Barney has gained a wide range of experience in the Employment Department of a large East Sussex firm. Barney is particularly interested in Employment Law and Dispute Resolution. He has experience acting for both employers and employees in contentious and non-contentious matters. Aside from Employment Law, Barney has experience dealing with commercial litigation, particularly contractual disputes and property disputes.

Melanie was called to the Bar in 1984 and for over 10 years she practised as a Barrister in specialist family law chambers in London, regularly appearing in the High Court and conducting a number of cases in the Court of Appeal.

Having taken a career break to care for her children, she became a consultant barrister to Buss Murton. Her expertise and wide experience gained enable her to assist and advise on all areas of family law. She now specialises in high net worth financial cases and in complex children cases including those where a parent wishes to move abroad with children.

Melanie is one of the area’s most experienced and active collaborative lawyers and, where possible, strongly supports the resolution of issues through negotiation, rather than through the courts. She is a founding member of the local collaborative lawyers’ group and has given lectures to other family lawyers on collaborative law. She is also a member of Resolution (the organisation of family lawyers) and strongly supports the association’s aim to resolve issues in as fair and amicable way as possible.

Louis joined Buss Murton Law in July 2024 as a Paralegal in our Commercial Property department in Tunbridge Wells. Before joining Buss Murton Law, Louis studied law at the University of Kent, achieving a first class degree. Louis then went on to study his masters in Advanced Legal Practices at the University of Kent and hopes to take his SQE exams in the future. Louis has now moved to his first seat with the Residential Property department.

Jennifer joined our Commercial Property team as a Paralegal in September 2025. Jennifer graduated from the University of Kent with a Joint Honours Degree in Law and Politics in July 2025. She has been accepted into the University of Kent’s Masters in Advanced Legal Practice and hopes to take her SQE exams in the upcoming year. Jennifer has excelled at Mooting competitions like the George Pulman Civil Advocacy Competition and the Boys and Maughan Mooting Competition and has competed in Commercial Awareness competitions such as BUICAC in 2023. Jennifer’s most valuable modules at University were “The Skills of Argument, How to argue and win” and “Banking Law.”

Connor studied LLB Law (Hons) at the University of Kent, achieving an Upper Second Class degree and is now preparing to start an LLM in Solicitors Practice at the University of Kent.

Connor hopes to take the SQE exams in the future when possible and aspires to become a qualified Solicitor.

Lucy advises on all aspects of private client work including Wills, probate and lasting powers of attorney. She qualified as a Solicitor in 2007 having completed her training at a local Sussex firm. Lucy subsequently worked “in house” for Lloyds Bank as an estates administrator and also within their legal team advising on technical issues relating to Wills, probate and trusts. Lucy joined Buss Murton in 2014. Lucy now concentrates on Probate work and deals with a wide range of cases from straight forward low value cases to more complex work such as estates with agricultural land or business assets.

Emily joined our Private Client Department at the Tunbridge Wells office in February 2021. Before becoming a Paralegal in July 2025, Emily worked as a Legal Secretary and then a Senior Legal Secretary. During this time, Emily has acquired a great deal of experience, enabling her to progress her career within the Private Client Department. Before joining Buss Murton Law in 2021, Emily studied the CILEX Level 3 Diploma for Legal Secretaries. She is now studying towards the CILEX CPQ Professional Qualification to become a CILEX Lawyer in the future.

Richard joined Buss Murton’s Dispute Resolution department in November 2023 and is based in our Tunbridge Wells office. Richard completed a Graduate Diploma in Law in January 2023, achieving a distinction. He then took his SQE in July 2023. Before beginning his career in law, Richard completed a History degree at Leeds University; after which he worked in marketing, business development and education management. He spent time living and working in Spain, France, Mexico and Australia.

Imogen qualified as a solicitor in March 2026 after training at a regional firm, during which she completed seats in Private Client, Court of Protection and Will, Trust and Estate Disputes. Imogen has worked on a full range of matters, including drafting Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney and the estate administration process

Imogen completed her LLB Law degree at the University of York and her LPC/LLM at the University of Law.

Charlotte Moon joined Buss Murton Law in October 2024 as a Chartered Legal Executive in the Family department. Charlotte is a member of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. Charlotte completed her CILEX studies in 2019 qualifying as a Legal Executive Lawyer and qualified as a Fellow of the institute in May 2022. Before joining Buss Murton, Charlotte previously worked for a London-based law firm for over 12 years, in which time she managed the family department specialising in divorce/separation and child arrangement matters, as well as also practicing in other areas of law specialist to the firm. Charlotte is a member of Resolution and strongly supports the association’s aim to resolve issues in as fair and amicable way as possible.

Margaret qualified as a solicitor in 1995, and since has enhanced her expertise practising as a family solicitor in local firms. She joined Buss Murton’s Cranbrook office in May 2020 and has since qualified as a Family Mediator. As a collaborative lawyer and member of Resolution, Margaret is fair and realistic in her approach and aims to resolve family matters in an amicable and constructive manner wherever possible. Margaret sat on the committee for Resolution Kent for 18 years. She lives locally and is familiar with Cranbrook and the surrounding villages. Margaret offers clients a 30 minute free initial meeting which will enable you to consider your options and the best approach for you without obligation – please feel free to contact Margaret or her secretary Rosalin Pook to discuss.

Amy joined Buss Murton in November 2022, having previously worked at other regional firms whilst undertaking her legal studies via the CILEX route. She has passed all her exams at Levels 3 and 6, and is collating her portfolios of evidence with a view to qualifying as a Chartered Legal Executive (Probate Practitioner) in the next few months. Amy also volunteers for the Alzheimer’s Society as a Dementia Friends Ambassador, delivering information sessions to members of the public with the aim of increasing awareness of dementia and how we can all do something to support those living with dementia in their day-to-day activities.

Annelise joined Buss Murton in May 2024 as a Chartered Legal Executive in our Private Client team in Cranbrook.

After completing her English degree, Annelise spent four years working in publishing in London before moving into law. She initially practised litigation in London, qualifying as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives in 2013.

Following a career break to focus on her family, she returned to legal practice in 2020 and has since specialised in Private Client work at firms across Kent. She is currently working towards her STEP Diploma.

Annelise advises on a wide range of Private Client matters, including Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection applications, Inheritance Tax, and Trust and Succession Planning. She also supports clients with trust and estate administration.

Known for her thoughtful and approachable manner, Annelise takes the time to understand each client’s circumstances, providing clear, tailored advice to help them make informed decisions. She is committed to delivering a responsive, high-quality service, helping to make often complex or sensitive matters as straightforward and stress-free as possible.

Outside of work, Annelise enjoys cooking and crafting, and is a keen (if slightly rusty) musician with ambitions to complete her Grade 8 piano and learn the violin. She has also recently taken up padel tennis, which is fast becoming a regular weekend activity.

Alice joined Buss Murton as a Paralegal in September 2024, and was within our Private Client department for her first seat. She spent time in her second seat within the Residential Property team and now in her third seat is working with the Commercial Property team. Prior to joining Buss Murton, Alice graduated from the University of Warwick in 2023, with a degree in Law and Sociology. Whilst at university, Alice played in the netball team and held the charities and welfare role on the club committee. Since leaving university, Alice has been working at Citizens Advice as an advice line advisor while studying for her SQE exams.

We are pleased to welcome Signija Rimell as our new HR Business Partner. With over 14 years of experience in human resources and a proven record of driving employee engagement and operational HR efficiency, Signija brings a wealth of knowledge to Buss Murton Law.

Signija has previously worked in Aviation and Energy sectors, where she was responsible for talent management, strategic HR planning and fostering inclusive workplace cultures amongst other essential HR responsibilities.

Signija’s passion is to create people – centric solutions and this will be invaluable as we continue to grow and enhance our workplace environment.

Outside of work, Signija loves interior design and can often be found creating beautiful spaces in her home.