Suki Tonks > Browne Jacobson LLP > Nottingham, England > Lawyer Profile
Browne Jacobson LLP Offices
MOWBRAY HOUSE
CASTLE MEADOW ROAD
NOTTINGHAM
NG2 1BJ
England
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Suki Tonks
Work Department
Property
Career
Suki is a partner specialising in the retail and leisure sector on non-contentious matters and advises clients on a variety of real estate issues ranging from strategic acquisitions and disposals to development agreements. Suki’s clients include national brands such as Boots, Paperchase and PureGym, all for whom Suki is client manager. Currently Suki is also acting for Nottingham Forest Football Club on the redevelopment of its City Ground stadium. Suki has been recognised as being a Next Generation Partner by the Legal 500 (2023).
Suki is very much a trusted advisor to her clients and works closely with them to understand their business in order to deliver the right results. For several years Suki has spoken at the Property Managers Association autumn training event hosted by the firm and most recently was a panellist at Retail Week’s General Counsel Summit.
Suki sits on Browne Jacobson’s governing board as well as being a co-chair of the firm’s social mobility and REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture and Heritage) employee networks and is an ambassador for the firm on its inclusion and diversity strategy.
- BPE – 2004 – 2006
- Dass Solicitors – 2002 – 2004
Education
- Solicitor – admitted September 2004
- LPC, College of Law, Chester
- LLB Honours (2:1), Sheffield Hallam University
Lawyer Rankings
East Midlands > Real estate > Commercial property: Nottingham and Derby
Browne Jacobson LLP is at the forefront of the commercial property market, continuing to be sought out by private, public, and third sector clients on high-value and complex projects within the area, with names such as Sanctuary Housing, Frasers Group, and LVMH Group among its client roster. Helming the practice is Sarah Parkinson, a seasoned real estate advisor who specialises in retail and property development projects. Barry Sully lends his development disposals and acquisition expertise to landowners, developers, local authorities, and housing association clients, while property development and strategic land transactions are a common feature of Robert Wofinden ‘s caseload. Suki Tonks chiefly focuses her practice on the retail and leisure industries, where she advises on lease negotiations, acquisitions, disposals, and property management. Matthew Kemp joined the team in November 2025.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Nottingham and Derby
- Real estate > Commercial property: Nottingham and Derby
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Nottingham and Derby
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy and projects
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Public sector > Public sector
- Real estate > Social housing