Martin Banham-Hall

Position

Senior Partner

Specialities

• Commercial property
• Commercial mediation

Career

As Heald's Senior Partner, Martin is a respected and trusted member of both the Heald team and the local business community. Martin qualified over 25 years ago and has focussed on property and construction law for most of his career. He joined the firm in 1983 and now heads the Commercial Property group.

He is able to talk to people in their language, being sensitive to their understanding of property and construction issues. That's important, because his clients include experienced property developers, contractors, and property design professionals and as well as business people for whom property is important but not their main concern.

Martin uses strong team-building and deal-making skills in a variety of development and other complex transactions for UK and overseas-based clients.

Past experience includes handling two House of Lords cases, on property finance and fraud respectively, as well as a wide variety of legal work that has given him a broad understanding of clients' needs. For some years now he has stayed away from the courts, concentrating on bringing parties and their teams together to make deals.

Education

• Manchester Grammar School.
• University College London.

Outside activities

Martin is closely involved with the local communities of Bedford and Milton Keynes, through Rotary and other charitable bodies. He is also involved in a number of business organisations, including as Chair of the consultative committee of his local Chamber of Commerce.

A regular competitor for Bedford Rowing Club, Martin took up the sport relatively late at age 45. He listens to classical music, supports his local church and spends as much time as possible with his family.