Partners
Andrew Duff
Steven Marsh BA
Kate Blue LLB
Fiona Marsh MA
Cheryl Christian LLB
Suzanne Connell LLB
Katie Wright LLB
Assistant Solicitors
Mark Webb-Sear LLB
Philippa Harding LLB
Rebecca Tonkin BA
Legal Executive
Kayt Spratt F.Inst.Lex
3 Devonshire Street
CARLISLE
Cumbria CA3 8LG
Tel. 01228 531054
40 King Street
PENRITH
Cumbria CA11 7AY
Tel. 01768 865551
32 St John's Street
KESWICK
Cumbria CA12 5AS
Tel. 017687 74321
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Andrew Duff Andrew started the firm in Penrith in April 1977. He originally came from Derby and qualified in July 1969. Throughout his time in the law he has specialised in litigation beginning with civil and now concentrating on personal injury and clinical negligence. Andrew is a Senior litigator in the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and a member of the Law Society Personal Injury Panel. He works at the Keswick office. Andrew is married with three grown up children. He is fond of walking, particularly in the Lake District and Scotland but unlike Steven Marsh has not yet managed to complete all the Munros. As well as currently studying Italian at degree level he also enjoys mountain biking, swimming and skiing. Email | Tel.017687 74321 |
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Steven Marsh BA Steven has been with Scott Duff & Co since 1983 when he qualified as a solicitor. He became a partner in 1986 and has specialised in representing clients in Court proceedings. Whilst he can often be seen representing clients at the local Magistrates Court in addition he has developed a particular specialism in personal injury law. He has been successful in securing substantial compensation for hundreds of clients and has built up extensive local knowledge and experience which contributes to the success of those claims. He has been a member of the Law Society Specialist Injury Panel since 1994. Steven also undertakes a wide range of civil litigation and his expertise in housing law means that Scott Duff & Co are the only solicitors firm in Cumbria contracted by the Legal Services Commission to provide advice and representation in housing disputes including claims for disrepair. Steven is married with two children and enjoys outdoor pursuits. By the age of 40 years he had become one of the select number of people who have climbed all the Scottish mountains over 3000 feet known as the Munros. Email | Tel. 01768 869502 |
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Kate Blue LLB Kate was born and educated in Cumbria. She qualified as a solicitor while working in Kendal in the early 1980s and became a partner in Scott Duff & Co in 1990. During her early years in practice Kate gained experience in property and private client work which assisted her in developing Scott Duff & Co’s successful family law department. She became an Advanced Member of the Law Society’s Family Law Panel in 2002 and now combines her specialism in the financial aspects of family problems with management of the firm’s property department. Kate is married with two teenage children and enjoys walking, cycling, skiing and tennis. Email | Tel. 01768 869501 |
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Fiona Marsh MA Fiona came to Penrith from the North East in 1983 with her husband Steven and joined Scott Duff & Co in 1988. She has always specialised in property law and over the years has dealt with the sales and purchases of numerous pubs, shops, farms building plots as well as homes in Cumbria and further afield. She enjoys walking in the Lake District and family holidays. Email | Tel. 01768 869504 |
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Cheryl Christian LLB Cheryl Christian qualified as a solicitor in Derbyshire in 1987 and returned to Cumbria in 1989; she joined Scott Duff & Co in 1995. Cheryl specialises in advice to elderly clients, the preparation of wills and the administration of estates. Out of the office Cheryl has been a lifelong member and active supporter of Girl Guiding and is now Assistant County Commissioner for Cumbria North. Email | Tel. 01768 869503 |
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Suzanne Connell LLB Suzanne was born and educated in Cumbria until the age of 18 when she went to the University of Reading to study Law. She completed her Legal Practice Certificate at the College of Law in Chester and joined Scott Duff and Co in March 1998 as a Trainee Solicitor. She qualified as a Solicitor in March 2000 and became a Partner in the firm in May 2003. Suzanne began specialising in Personal Injury in 2000 and became a member of the Law Society Personal Injury Panel in May 2004. Suzanne is married and has a son. Email | Tel. 01228 633381 |
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Katie Wright LLB Katie was born and educated in Cumbria. She obtained a law degree in Newcastle upon Tyne before returning to Cumbria to complete her training at Scott Duff & Co. Katie qualified as a solicitor in 2001 and became a partner in May 2007. Katie is based at the firm’s Carlisle office where she has been very successful in expanding the firm’s family law department. She undertakes all aspects of family law practice including disputes between unmarried couples. She is a member of Resolution. Katie lives with her partner and her hobbies include swimming and cycling. Email | Tel. 01228 633380 |
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Mark Webb-Sear LLB Mark was born and educated in Essex. After attending Leeds University gaining a degree in Law did his training and early years as a solicitor in South Wales. He returned to London joining a sole practitioner and saw the practice grow from 2 partners to 8 with an office in Harrow and one in Strand, London. In search of a better quality of life Mark moved to Keswick where he has been for the last 16 years. Mark specialises in commercial and residential property transactions and employment matters. Email | Tel. 017687 74430 |
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Philippa Harding LLB Philippa qualified as a solicitor in 1994 and has specialised in Family Law since then. She practised in London and the South East before moving with her family to Cumbria in 2006 where she joined the family department at Scott Duff & Co. She has a particular expertise in dealing with the financial aspects of relationship breakdown including divorce and cohabitation cases. She has experience of complex cases as well as cases with an international element. She is a member of Resolution, a Resolution Accredited Specialist and an Advanced Member of the Law Society’s Family Law Panel. Email | Tel. 01768 865551 |
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Kayt Spratt F.Inst.Lex Kayt, a fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives, joined Scott Duff & Co’s conveyancing team in September 2004. She has extensive local experience having worked for other solicitors firms in the Lake District since 1989. She specialises in residential sales and purchases. Kayt is married with two children and a large daft dog. Her interests include walking and enjoying this most beautiful corner of the world to the full. Email | Tel. 01768 869505 |
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Virginia Fisher Virginia was born and went to school in Carlisle. The law is her second career having spent several years in retail. She specialises in property law having worked in this area for the last five years and hopes shortly to qualify as a Legal Executive. She joined Scott Duff in 2005 and now works from the Keswick office. Virginia is married with a teenage daughter and lives in Cockermouth. Email | Tel. 017687 74436 |
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Rebecca Tonkin BA Rebecca qualified as a solicitor in 2007. She is from the Penrith area and went to University in Newcastle where she studied politics before completing a law conversion course in Manchester. Rebecca deals mainly with family law matters. She is closely involved with the Let Go project which provides legal advice to victims of domestic violence in Eden. She is a member of Resolution. Rebecca enjoys most sports and plays tennis and football. Email | Tel. 01768 869508 |
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Laura Urquhart BA Laura Urquhart is a trainee solicitor and joined Scott Duff & Co in 2006. She graduated from Strathclyde University in 2004 with a degree in marketing and French. She then studied law at Northumbria University in Newcastle before moving to Cumbria. She specialises in Wills, Probate and elderly client care. Email | Tel. 017687 81990 |
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Alistair Bell LLB Alistair is from Carlisle. He graduated from the University of Liverpool with a Degree in Law and went on to obtain a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the College of Law in Chester. Alistair worked in private practice and local government in Manchester before returning to Cumbria in 2007 to join Scott Duff & Co as a Trainee Solicitor specialising in Property Law. Alistair is a keen music fan. He also enjoys travel and hill walking. alistair@scottduff.co.uk Tel: 01768 865551
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Nicola Broyan Nicola joined Scott Duff & Co in 2004 as a trainee Legal Executive. Nicola initially dealt with conveyancing matters, but has been given the chance to gain experience dealing with Probate matters and has now decided to concentrate on Wills, Probate and Elderly client work. Nicola lives with her husband and baby son and enjoys skiing holidays, going to concerts, and watching Leeds United. Email | Tel. 01768 869507 |
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Helen Boyd Helen joined Scott Duff & Co in July 2002. She has extensive office management responsibilities as well as running the finances for all three branches. She is a member of the Institute of Legal Cashiers (ILCA) and is currently studying towards her diploma in Solicitors Book keeping. Originally from the Northumberland coast, Helen came to live in Penrith in 1991. She is an avid reader and enjoys photography and city breaks; having recently ticked off her list Paris, Prague and Amsterdam. Email | Tel. 01768 869506 |
