Our Education Services Team

Name: David Johnson

Role: Partner

Email: djohnson@kbl.co.uk

Tel: 01204 527777

Departments: Commercial Property, Education Services, Residential Property

Head of Residential Property. Advises on a wide range of property matters, particularly residential and commercial development, leases and acquisitions and disposals. Legal advisor to the National Golf Clubs Advisory Association.

Career: Trained Keoghs; qualified 1982; partner 1986; head of property; partner KBL 2001.

Member: Bolton Incorporated Law Society

Leisure: Golf, Skiing, Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Name: Phil Stephenson

Role: Partner

Email: pstephenson@kbl.co.uk

Tel: 01204 527777

Departments: Corporate & Commercial, Education Services, Sport

Managing Partner & Head of Sport. Specialises in corporate transactions, commercial contracts, management buy outs/ins, joint ventures, restructuring and partnerships. Also advises on sports related contracts with particular expertise in endorsement copntracts and event management.

Career: Trained at KBL; qualified 1992; associate 1995; partner 1998.

Member: Chairman, Bolton & Disrtict Round Table; Bolton Incorporated Law Society.

Leisure: Fell-walking, Mountain-biking

Name: John Hassells

Role: Partner

Email: jhassells@kbl.co.uk

Tel: 01204 527777

Departments: Education Services, Employment

Head of Employment. Specialising in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment matters including unfair dismissal claims, discrimination, harassment, redundancy, TUPE and business transfers, employment contracts and HR training. Legal advisor to the National Golf Clubs Advisory Association.

Career Trained Keoghs; qualified 2002; Assistant Berg Legal 2003-2004; Assistant Hill Dickinson LLP 2004-2007; Associate KBL 2007; Partner 2010.

Member Employment Lawyers Association; Bolton Incorporated Law Society.

Leisure Football, Reading, Supporting Shrewsbury Town FC.