Team Members
27/02/2026
Freya Cumiskey
Freya joined Henry Hyams in August 2023 as Practice Manager. With over 10 years’ experience in legal practice management, Freya is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of our law firm, working closely with both the legal and the administrative teams to ensure the firm operates efficiently and effectively, providing…
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23/02/2026
Hannah Bray
Hannah began work at Henry Hyams as a Housing and Civil Litigation paralegal in 2002, having studied Law at Leeds University. She was admitted as a solicitor with the firm in May 2008. She now specialises in criminal defence work, with a particular focus on representing clients in the Youth…
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19/02/2026
Helen Camidge
Helen joined Henry Hyams in 2009 having been admitted as a solicitor in 1987. She spent most of her professional career in the Family Department of one of the leading private client firms in the North of England. Helen has over 25 years experience dealing with divorce /cohabitation/civil partnerships and…
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16/02/2026
Laurence Dilworth
Laurence graduated from the University of Leeds in 2007 with a degree in French. He then worked in sales in London whilst completing the Post Graduate Diploma in Law. Once he completed the Legal Practice Course in Leeds in 2010 he joined Henry Hyams as a criminal caseworker. During the…
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12/02/2026
Lisa Auty
Lisa originally joined Henry Hyams in 2001 as an office assistant and progressed to a secretary within the Family Department. Following a 10 year gap, where Lisa worked at a Corporate Law Firm in the Family, Private Law & Charities Departments, she returned to Henry Hyams in 2016. Lisa works…
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09/02/2026
Mandy Arkell
Mandy is an experienced Chartered Legal Executive Advocate. She worked for a number of years at a firm in West Yorkshire. She qualified as a FILEX in 2011. In 2016 she qualified as an Advocate in family law and was admitted to The Law Society’s Children Law Scheme the same year.
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06/02/2026
Martin Morrow
Martin began work at Henry Hyams as a trainee solicitor in 1990, having studied law in Leeds. He was admitted as a solicitor with the firm in February 1993. After gaining experience in all departments he now specialises in criminal defence work, spending a large proportion of his time representing…
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06/02/2026
Michael Bush
Michael is Head of the property department at Henry Hyams and a partner at the firm. He completed his law degree in Manchester and came to Henry Hyams in 1994. Michael came to the firm at a time when there was no property department as such and worked tirelessly to establish the thriving…
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04/02/2026
Mike Walsh
Mike joined the firm in 1999 as a Paralegal in the Crime Department. He went on to complete his training contract and was admitted as a solicitor in 2001. Mike is a High Courts Advocate and spends the majority of his time representing clients in the Crown Court. He is a member…
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03/02/2026
Miroslava Bastow
Mira completed her LLB in Law and Criminology at Cardiff University in 2019, graduating with a 2:1. During her undergraduate studies, she was a Case Worker for the Cardiff Innocence Project analysing murder case files and making CCRC applications. She was also a Police Student Volunteer for 3 years with…
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