About us

Joanna Tall, founder

Welcome! Delighted that you have dropped in to my virtual office! I am the owner of the firm which I am proud to say is now three years old. Rest assured, I do have more than 3 years experience ! I have in fact 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 my parent business, Trading Terms Ltd. My 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. I can also help with everything relating to your website: from making sure you have the legally required information, to drawing up agreements with your website designer, software licences-basically everything IT related!

Having grown up abroad, I  speak fluent French and German (and pretty good Spanish) which will come in handy for those cross border deals when you start to expand!

I am passionate about clarity and fairness and love creating contracts that you can understand. As an entrepreneur myself, I understand the challenges you are up against and the need for flexibility. If the only time you can speak to me is after 8pm when children are tucked up in bed, that can be arranged. I too have a husband and  two children and believe that family must come first. This is why I set up my own business in the first place. Hear all about how I did this here: My journey

Following my passion for fairness, I would love this to extend to all of the world and so last year I  joined the Not for profit organisation, Peace One Day as a patron. I am very active on the board and hope that one day there truly will be global peace.

If there is any time left, I love to sail (preferably somewhere hot and sunny), independent travel and learning Turkish.

Sophie Bjorn, company lawyer

Hello! I started out as a corporate lawyer in the City and then moved into commercial law advising start ups , small businesses, partnerships and listed companies. I joined Off to see my lawyer in October 2010 after the arrival of my first child and the City did not want me back on a part-time basis. I love being a lawyer but also want to be great Mum! My specialities include all the niggly bits of company law: joint venture and share holder agreements, share sales and all of the company secretarial and administrative matters that come with these events.

Now I am a Mum of two little ones and one of the reasons I chose to work for Off to see my lawyer is that I can get to work flexibly around them. It may mean working at very odd hours, but the work gets done and everyone is happy. I think Jo is fantastic to work for because she has a knack of making us all want to give our very best at all times. I think the City could learn a lot from her!

Sara Collie, company and commercial lawyer  

Hi! I joined Off to see my lawyer in December 2011 and am also a very experienced company commercial lawyer . I worked previously as a senior in -house counsel to a major City hedge fund including several years in the Cayman Islands! Whilst there I also qualified to the Cayman Bar (not the alcoholic one!) and even though the tropical climate and beaches were lovely and I felt like something out of a John Grisham novel, the more temperate climate of England actually drew me back to our home shores! Not wanting to return to the 24 hour culture of the City and actually see my partner and look after a race horse and a dog, I was delighted to be offered the flexible working environment of Off to see my lawyer.

If you need help with employment matters,  I can refer you to…

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.

If you need help with copyright, trademarks and designs, I will refer you to…

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.