The Oakwood Solicitors Team

Aidan Khan joined Oakwood Solicitors in January 2025 as a Paralegal working in the Financial Litigation department. Aidan specialises in banking scam claims, having focused on this area prior to joining Oakwood. Aidan graduated from the University of Liverpool with a 2:1 in Law with Accounting and Finance, gaining a strong understanding of both legal…

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Katie Whapham is currently working as a legal assistant in the Finance Litigation Department. Initially, Katie was part of the administration and new enquiries team when she joined Oakwood Solicitors in August 2022. In March 2023 Katie joined the Financial Litigation department as a legal assistant. In her day-to-day role Katie has a variety of…

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Stephanie Gardiner joined Oakwood Solicitors in 2018 as a new enquiry handler after completing her Law Degree and graduating from Leeds Beckett University in 2017. In 2022, Stephanie joined the Financial Litigation Department as a paralegal and represents a number of clients in relation to negligent financial advice and bank scam claims. Stephanie’s specialist areas…

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Laura Barbera joined Oakwood Solicitors Ltd as a Solicitor in May 2022. Laura is a dual qualified professional in both the United Kingdom and Spain. Laura comes from a legal and financial services background, having previously dealt with civil litigation matters and financial claims. This experience leaves Laura excellently placed to advise her clients on…

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Stephanie Walker joined Oakwood Solicitors in October 2016. She is Deputy Head of the Financial Litigation Department and works closely with the Head of the Department. Stephanie has a background in Financial Mis-selling and is instructed to act on behalf of claimants in respect of mis-sold investments, negligent investment advice, mis-sold pensions, and bank scam…

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Danielle Lightfoot joined Oakwood Solicitors in 2011 as a Paralegal, and qualified as a Solicitor in 2014. Danielle is a Director and Head of Civil Litigation and Contentious Trusts and Probate. As part of our Litigation Team, Danielle specialises in financial disputes both in bringing and defending cases. She has a varied and complex caseload…

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