I joined Hopkins Reynolds as a trainee solicitor in 1999, a firm Neves acquired in 2002, and qualified as a solicitor in 2001, initially into the dispute resolution team dealing with commercial disputes. I progressed within the firm first transferring into company/commercial work, becoming a Senior Associate and then a partner in 2011.

I am currently the managing partner of the firm, responsible for the day to day running of the firm. I am also the Compliance Officer For Legal Practice (COLP), with responsibility for ensuring proper compliance practices across the firm. I am the Compliance Officer For Legal Practice (COLP) and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for the firm.

Stewart is listed in the Legal 500 2024 edition.
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I have many years experience in a broad range of company/commercial matters, ranging from company sales and acquisitions, shareholder protection, options, franchise agreements, management agreements and partnership matters. I also assist a number of clients with wider ranging commercial documents including IT/Software licences/agreements, general commercial agreements and commercial property related documentation. My recent caseload has included a number of care and health sector, nursery education and IT software development/licensing matters. 

“Bipedal locomotion; high manual dexterity and heavy tool use compared to other animals; and a general trend toward larger, more complex brains and societies” apparently, according to wikipedia!

My two young children and our dog keep my wife and I busy and weekends tend to be filled with family activities. I try to squeeze in the occasional round of golf and other sports when possible and hence my handicap is rather erratic.