Jonathan Lea Network Welcomes Three New Consultant Solicitors - Jonathan Lea Network

Jonathan Lea Network Welcomes Three New Consultant Solicitors

We are delighted to announce the addition of three exceptional consultant solicitors to Jonathan Lea Network – Catherine, Carol and Tae – each bringing remarkable depth of expertise and expanding both the reach and capability of our practice.

Their arrival strengthens our ability to help more people across a wider range of specialist areas, while reinforcing our unique position as a Haywards Heath-based firm with a global outlook.

Catherine joins us as a dual-qualified Solicitor of England & Wales and French Avocat, advising private clients, family offices and international businesses on cross-border tax, estate and employment matters. With extensive experience handling complex UK–France–Monaco succession issues, multilingual capabilities and a strong track record managing high-value international estates, she enhances our growing private client offering for those with European and multi-jurisdictional interests.

Carol, a highly regarded family solicitor and Legal 500-recognised expert, specialises in domestic abuse and private children law. A qualified IDVA and passionate educator, she brings deep insight and compassion to her work — supporting clients through sensitive proceedings and protective applications while championing survivor-focused legal understanding through her VOICE programme and “Survivor Diaries” project.

Tae broadens our commercial, property, immigration and litigation capability. With significant experience advising national retail chains, managing extensive property portfolios and supporting clients within the UK’s Korean business community, he offers commercially pragmatic, culturally informed guidance across a diverse range of matters.

Together, Catherine, Carol and Tae enrich our team and reinforce what defines Jonathan Lea Network: a depth and breadth of legal expertise delivered through a collaborative, responsive and personable approach. Their arrival enables us to support more clients across more practice areas in the UK and beyond while staying true to our values, being client-centred, commercially astute and consistently innovative.

About Katie Appleby

Katie is an experienced marketing and office manager who has a wide range of skills and experience. She has been working within an office environment for over 20 years. She joined The Jonathan Lea Network in March 2020 as Office Manager.

The Jonathan Lea Network is an SRA regulated firm that employs solicitors, trainees and paralegals who work from a modern office in Haywards Heath. This close-knit retain team is enhanced by a trusted network of specialist self-employed solicitors who, where relevant, combine seamlessly with the central team.

If you’d like a competitive quote for any legal work please first send an email to wewillhelp@jonathanlea.net with an introduction and an overview of the issues you’d like to discuss, following which someone will liaise to fix a mutually convenient time for a no-cost no-obligation initial call with one of our fee earners.

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