About Us

AWB Solicitors (trading as Alexander Bosher Solicitors LLP Partnership No. OC305990. VAT No. 835 6857 85.) was formed in April 2004 after the closure of multi-national firm Merricks LLP. Alexander Bosher was formed as a Limited Liability Partnership by Mike Alexander and Colin Bosher who were formerly Members of Merricks LLP. Importantly, Mike Alexander has many years experience in Law.  He qualified in 1973 and has been an Equity Partner in a central London firm.

Since the formation of the firm it has gained two competent new partners, Emma Vincour (nee Fellows) and Ratika Puri who were both promoted in May 2006. Unfortunately, Colin Bosher subsequently left the firm as he wished to practice nearer to his home.

Alexander Bosher has offices in London and Chelmsford specialising in residential and commercial property, commercial services, litigation and immigration. A personalised service for private clients covering tax planning, probate, wills and trusts, powers of attorney and the like is also provided. There is a large residential property team based in Chelmsford.

Alexander Bosher offer a personalised, efficient and dedicated service at a reasonable and competitive cost. We work in close partnership with our clients, and/or their advisers, enabling them to achieve their objectives. We are continually developing even more effective ways of delivering quality advice and giving legal support covering multiple disciplines. We have a reputation of providing legal services of the highest quality.

Working in a similar way to that of an in-house legal department, Alexander Bosher provides practical, and pro-active advice. All of our clients are important to us. We endeavour to understand fully their needs and strive to develop successful relationships with them. Consistent quality and cost effectiveness ensures satisfied clients.

Partners (Members) & Senior Staff of Alexander Bosher:

The Senior Partner
Mike Alexander
Mike formed Alexander Bosher Solicitors and specialises in Commercial Property, Commercial Services & Private Clients.

Mike qualified in November 1973 and therefore has extensive and valuable experience in his chosen fields. Previous positions include; Solicitor - Legal Affairs, at FORD MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED. His own company M ALEXANDER & CO in 1983. HARRIS ROSENBLATT & KRAMER, LONDON as Equity Partner & Head of Property Department following a merger with M Alexander & Co in 1987.  MERRICKS SOLICITORS LLP, as Partner - National Head of Commercial Department.

Mike has been involved in successful development projects such as Valley Park, Croydon, Retail/Leisure project at Birkenhead, and various site assembly projects (including residential) which are sold on.  He has also been involved in a number of major acquisitions and disposals for various Clients (including The Carroll Group). This included for example, the acquisitions of Fifers Lane Trading Estate in Norwich and the disposal of Woodchester House, Docklands. Day to day property management work (including new lettings) is also undertaken and/or supervised.

Other experience includes:
1. Receivership (mainly LPA) and Bank Related Work.  Acting for a number of Clearing Banks including advising upon problems with the Banks' security and seeking to resolve such problems. Also full range of work acting on behalf of LPA and Administrative Receivers;
2. Environmental.  Head of Merricks Environmental Group and advising on contaminated land problems; supervising other environmental issues;
3. General Commercial Conveyancing.  Full range of general commercial conveyancing matters handled for major international Clients;
4. Self Build Housing.  Acted for 4 Self Build Housing Groups based in the Isle of Dogs, London, including advising throughout the projects. General and/or specific advice given to a number of other Groups and subsequently acted for a number of Housing Associations;
5. Private Client Work.  Full range of work handled and/or supervised on behalf of various private Clients generally network individuals;
6. Litigation.  Property Litigation and also general litigation supervised; cases managed.

Partner - Chelmsford
Emma Vincour (nee Fellows) BSc LLB
Emma is a Senior Solicitor in our Commercial Property department specialising in advice for portfolio acquisition, flat conversions, buy to let conveyancing and general commercial leasing.

Emma joined Alexander Bosher in June 2004 and was promoted to Partner in May 2006. Emma attended the University of Tasmania in Australia where she obtained a combined degree of Science and Laws in 2001. Following a two year article clerkship she qualified as a Solicitor in Australia at the beginning of 2004. A move to the UK saw Emma take up a position at Alexander Bosher and complete the study requirements to qualify as a Solicitor in England and Wales in mid 2005.

Partner - London
Ratika Puri LLB (hons), LLM
Ratika is a Senior Solicitor and Head of Immigration.

Ratika attended University College London, where she obtained a LLM Masters Degree (with Merit) in 1997, in Public International Law, focussing particularly on Immigration and Human Rights. She qualified as a Solicitor in 2001 specialising in Immigration and Nationality Law, with particular regard to corporate, business and employment related and private Immigration Law matters. She has a network of extensive contacts in the Indian Sub-Continent where she travels to on a regular basis in connection with her client matters. Ratika fluently speaks several Indian languages and is a member of the Immigration Lawyer Practitioners Association in the UK.

Solicitor - London
Suhail Nigar
Suhail is Senior Lawyer and a Barrister.

Suhail has an international corporate background which combines a keen and acute cultural awareness of dealing with clients from a wide variety of backgrounds and expertise in Advocacy. As Counsel and employed Lawyer his commercial skills and advocacy has contributed and added significant value to previous employers, which included a European multinational, and a Trade Finance Corporation, and as well as subsidiary of a Large Merchant Bank.

During his experience of working in the Arabian Gulf he enhanced his corporate and commercial skills, and was responsible for concluding several large deals including; Ras Abu Fontas Ministry of Electricity Power and water billion dollar joint-venture between the State of Qatar and ABB, and a consortium of Banks, Coca- Cola Distribution and Agency Agreement, Citoh, Marubeni and Mitsui Supply and Services Agreement for Gas, North Gas Field Project, Qatar. He has also a vast experience of dealing with Asian companies and providing creative solutions in the Distribution, Franchise and Agency area. The projects that he was involved with in the past included successfully advising on an IPO for a major Saudi financial institution, and drafting and vetting a complex trade business exchange agreement for an Indian multinational. He also set up and created a new Employment/Immigration department when he was working for a firm of Solicitors in Bristol. As counsel he has full rights of audience to the highest level. His work in Bristol was mainly contentious, and his experience of advocacy up to the Court of Appeal and Tribunals is being enhanced constantly by exposure to major areas of employment law, such as disability discrimination, sex discrimination, gender discrimination, racial discrimination and unfair dismissal. The major developments in EEC law are also relevant to an understanding of UK employment law and Suhail has an international background which is important in today's global market.

Please note the following important information:
Alexander Bosher Solicitors is not authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, but we are able in certain circumstances to offer a limited range of investment services to clients because we are members of the Law Society. We can provide these investment services if they are an incidental part of the professional services we have been engaged to provide.

Alexander Bosher are not authorised by the Financial Services Authority. However, we are included on the register maintained by the Financial Services Authority so that we can carry on insurance mediation activity, which is broadly the advising on, selling and administration of insurance contracts. This part of our business, including arrangements for complaints or redress if something goes wrong, is regulated by The Law Society. The register can be accessed via the Financial Services Authority website at www.fsa.gov.uk/register