Jagjit Singh BA (Hons)
Jag was admitted as solicitor in 1979 and has nearly 40 years’ experience in acting for clients in a wide range of legal matters. He has exceptionally broad experience, and is able to advise clients in a comprehensive manner and provide commercially focused and practical advice. He acts for a variety of local and overseas clients including high net worth individuals and well-established businesses. He has retained strong links with the Asian and East African communities, and regularly acts for clients in a variety of matters.
Jag is very well-respected, and well known in the local community having practised as a solicitor for many years.
Examples of Work:
Examples of work, which Jag currently undertakes include the following:
- Landlord and Tenant (residential and business matters) including lease renewals under LTA 1975, lease extensions under LHRUDA 1993 and enfranchisement.
- Litigation both general and commercial.
- Company and commercial matters including sale and acquisition of businesses
- Charity Law; and
- Matrimonial including divorce and ancillary relief.
Career:
Jag joined Singh Karran & Co in 1980 as a partner having completed his training contract at the London offices of Herbert and Gowers, an Oxford based firm
Education and qualifications:
Admitted on the Roll of Solicitors in England and Wales, 1979.
BA (Hons), Sussex University, 1973
Background:
Jag comes from a family of lawyers – with both his brother and father-in-law qualifying as barristers from Lincolns Inn in the 1950s. His father-in-law, the late Harcharan Singh Bhogal, practised as a barrister for many years before moving to London from Kenya in the 1970s and setting up the practice of H Singh & Co in June 1978 in Southall. This became Singh Karran & Co in 1984 when Tom Kharran, a Guyanese solicitor, joined as a partner. In 2017, the firm of Singh Karran & Co was incorporated into Ardale Brown when Sumeet Shangari joined as a partner. Jag is married with 2 daughters, who both practise as solicitors with city firms.