The Partners

Martin Mears

Martin is a graduate of Wadham College Oxford. He has practised in the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston area since 1967. He is an accomplished lawyer in all fields and a highly respected advocate. Martin is a regular columnist and contributor to national, local and legal presses and a former President of The Law Society.

John Swanbury

John has been practising in North Suffolk since 1973 following articles in Middle Temple. He has been in charge of the Beccles office of the firm since 1982. John deals with all types of non-contentious work and is well respected as a meticulous yet commercially acute domestic and business conveyancer. John is a keen amateur competitive cyclist. Happily he rarely wears lycra shorts in the office.

Peter Britten

Peter has been with Mears Hobbs and Durrant since 1982 and is in charge of management of the Lowestoft office. His practice is mainly commercial and includes business acquisitions, property and licensing. Peter has a long established devoted client base who regularly reinstruct him. Peter is a former Territorial Army officer.

Angus Lyon

Angus qualified as a solicitor in 1980 and has been a partner at Mears Hobbs & Durrant since 1987. He is a dedicated personal injury lawyer specialising in complex compensation claims and medical negligence cases. He is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and the Law Society’s Personal Injury Panel. Angus dreams of a retirement spent playing jazz guitar in smoky underground clubs.