About us

For advice on…

Commercial & Information Technology Law

Joanna Tall founded “Off to see my lawyer.com” and is a solicitor with over 20 years’ experience in commercial & IT law having worked both in high profile City of London law firms and freelance for global companies through her parent business Trading Terms Ltd. Her speciality is drafting tailor made agreements for businesses whether it is sourcing products & services or selling them, reviewing advertising copy and competitions or drawing up guidance notes for the sales teams. She speaks fluent French and German (and pretty good Spanish) which will come in handy for those cross border deals when you start to expand!

Apart from modelling herself on a certain famous lady with the initials ‘M.P’, Jo is married with 2 children and if any time is left, her hobbies are sailing, independent travel and learning Turkish.

Employment Law

Pam Loch: Founder of Loch Associates, Pam Loch, is a dual qualified lawyer with extensive experience in contentious and non-contentious employment matters having acted for employers and employees and advising on all aspects of employment law. She has advised fully listed plc’s, AIM listed plc’s, private companies and individuals. Pam acts for many law firms and lawyers as well as other professions and sectors.

As well as conducting her own advocacy in Employment Tribunals, she has acted for clients in proceedings in the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the High Court. Pam is also an accredited mediator and regularly contributes to articles and appears on television and radio shows commenting on employment matters.

Pam was highly commended in the “Best Woman Solicitor Managing a Small Practice” category at the Association of Women Solicitors Awards 2009.

If Pam finds she has some free time, she enjoys spending it with her family skiing in Austria.

Copyright, Trademark & Design Law

Margaret Briffa: Margaret advises on all aspects of intellectual property protection and enforcement, with particular emphasis on dispute resolution. Margaret acted for the claimants in many design, patent and trade mark cases including the design cases which are the cornerstones of the modern law of industrial design. On the trade mark side, Margaret is experienced in the planning and execution of anti-counterfeiting operations both in the UK and abroad and has been involved in numerous successful search and seizure operations. Margaret is co-author of ‘Design Law’ published by the Law Society 2004.In 2008 Margaret Briffa was appointed to the Panel of Independent Experts at Nominet to decide cases under the Dispute Resolution Service.