Two senior hires for Leicester law firm

EHL Commercial, which recently separated out from Edward Hands and Lewis following the acquisition of the commercial arm by managing partner Stuart Southall, has appointed Jatinder Kandola as principal associate and head of commercial property, and solicitor Tim Hussein.

Kandola’s expertise lies acquisitions and disposals, developing and letting property and land, working for developers, investors, owner occupiers, lenders and especially for charities and in ecclesiastical property law.

Hussein’s has worked extensively in his native Southern Africa. His expertise covers share purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements, management buy-outs, commercial contracts, negotiating and drafting intellectual property agreements, plus UK competition law.

Southall said: “The recruitment of Jatinder and Tim is evidence that we can attract the finest talent around and in doing so, can grow and develop quickly as a leading niche commercial practice.”