header-logo header-logo

29 March 2021
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
printer mail-detail

Lawrence Stephens—Indre Johnston

Lawrence Stephens welcomes New Senior Associate to Real Estate Finance & Banking Team
Indre Johnston joins Lawrence Stephens as a Senior Associate in its growing Real Estate Finance & Banking team.

Indre Johnston is an experienced real estate finance and banking solicitor; since qualifying in 2016, she has advised both domestic and international lenders and borrowers on a broad range of banking and property finance transactions including real estate development, investment and acquisition finance.

Habitually dealing with substantial financial transactions, Johnston has developed sound expertise in acting for regulated banks and bridging lenders on an array of high-value real estate finance matters. In addition, she has strong experience in dealing with the full spectrum of corporate and residential real estate assets including hotels, offices, student accommodation, HMOs and affordable housing.

Johnston joins the firm from Howard Kennedy, where she had been a Solicitor in the Real Estate Finance department since November 2018.

Indre Johnston commented: “I am delighted to take the next step in my legal career in Lawrence Stephens’ renowned Real Estate Finance & Banking team. In the coming months I hope to use my experience and expertise to add to its continued success, in addition to delivering exceptional results for its valued clients.”

Steven Bernstein, Senior Director, commented: “We are very pleased to have Indre joining us during an exciting period of growth for Lawrence Stephens. Her wealth of experience in acting for a wide variety of banks, lenders and borrowers will undoubtedly be a significant asset to our Real Estate Finance & Banking team as we continue to expand and develop.”

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Nick Vernon, Walkers Bermuda

NLJ Career Profile: Nick Vernon, Walkers Bermuda

Nick Vernon of Walkers on swapping Birmingham for Bermuda and building an employment practice by the sea

Bird & Bird—Christian Bartsch

Bird & Bird—Christian Bartsch

Global firm re-elects CEO for second term

Fletchers Group—Miriam Hall

Fletchers Group—Miriam Hall

Business appoints managing director of operational excellence

NEWS

From blockbuster judgments to procedural shake-ups, the courts are busy reshaping litigation practice. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School hails the Court of Appeal's 'exquisite judgment’ in Mazur restoring the role of supervised non-qualified staff, and highlights a ‘mammoth’ damages ruling likened to War and Peace, alongside guidance on medical reporting fees, where a pragmatic 25% uplift was imposed

Momentum is building behind proposals to restrict children’s access to social media—but the legal and practical challenges are formidable. In NLJ this week, Nick Smallwood of Mills & Reeve examines global moves, including Australia’s under-16 ban and the UK's consultation
Reforms designed to rebalance landlord-tenant relations may instead penalise leaseholders themselves. In this week's NLJ, Mike Somekh of The Freehold Collective warns that the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 risks creating an ‘underclass’ of resident-controlled freehold companies
Timing is everything—and the Court of Appeal has delivered clarity on when proceedings are ‘brought’. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains that a claim is issued for limitation purposes when the claim form is delivered to the court, even if fees are underpaid
The traditional ‘single, intensive day’ of financial dispute resolution (FDR) may be due for a rethink. Writing in NLJ this week, Rachel Frost-Smith and Lauren Guiler of Birketts propose a ‘split FDR’ model, separating judicial evaluation from negotiation
back-to-top-scroll