Private Client – Wills, Trusts, Estates

Ashleigh is a Partner and Head of the Real Estate Department. With more than 20 years’ experience as a commercial property solicitor, she has vast experience across both residential and commercial property law.
She advises on a full range of property-related matters including acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant issues, social housing, planning, licensing, construction and procurement law. Ashleigh has completed a Diploma in Construction Law with the Law Society of Ireland and a Diploma in Procurement Law with the King’s Inns.

Ashleigh acts for a broad and long-standing client base including Approved Housing Bodies, private individuals, developers, construction companies, lending institutions, commercial landlords, publicans, hoteliers, and retailers. Her notable transactions include:

• Representing a major Irish construction company (a client since 2013) in the €29 million sale of two office blocks in Dublin city centre
• Acting for the same major Irish construction company for contracts involving the construction, lease and sale of several data centres
• Acting for an international leisure group in multiple hotel sales and acquisitions across Dublin, Waterford, Kildare, and Laois, including a recent €55 million Dublin hotel transaction
• Advising a group of associated Irish companies on the acquisition of a shopping centre valued at over €19 million
• Assisting a large Approved Housing Body with the delivery of over 3,000 residential units since 2015

Ashleigh is a graduate of NUIG (1998) and a member of the Law Society of Ireland and the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association. She is committed to delivering clear, pragmatic legal advice and ensuring positive outcomes in every transaction. Outside of work, Ashleigh enjoys cycling, baking, and regularly participates in the Law Society Calcutta Run. She is also proficient in Portuguese.

Practice Areas:

• Real Estate
• Landlord and Tenant and Property Related Disputes
• Private Client – Wills, Trusts, Estates

Sectors:

• Leisure, Hospitality & Retail
• Social Housing

Annemarie is an experienced lawyer working in the area of Wills, Estate Planning, Probate and Administration of Estates in the Private Client Department of Gleeson McGrath Baldwin LLP. She started her legal career in 2002 and qualified into the Private Client Department of Matheson LLP, where she worked for more than 10 years, gaining a high level of experience and wealth of knowledge in her chosen field. She joined Gleeson McGrath Baldwin LLP in 2015 and continues to provide advice to clients in these areas.

Annemarie advises on a full range of Wills and Estate Planning matters and has been involved in advising clients with assets abroad and has also drafted Trusts for individuals with special needs.

As well as achieving an LLB (Hons) Law Degree in Ireland, Annemarie also successfully completed a postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice at the College of Law, Guildford, in the UK. She later went on to complete her training contract and qualify as a Solicitor. Annemarie took a keen interest in expanding her knowledge in the area of Estate Planning and later went on to attain a Diploma in Trusts & Estate Planning at the Law Society of Ireland. Over the course of the last 10 years at Gleeson McGrath Baldwin LLP, Annemarie has expanded her area of expertise and continues to provide invaluable advice to longstanding, loyal clients.

Outside of work, Annemarie enjoys yoga and Pilates and has obtained a National Qualification in Exercise and Health Studies. She worked in the health and fitness industry on a part-time basis while undertaking her Law Degree.

Practice Areas:

• Private Client – Wills, Trusts, Estates

Camilla Leigh is a Solicitor in the Real Estate Department, qualified to practice in Ireland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales. With over 14 years of experience, she specialises in both residential and commercial property transactions, and Landlord and Tenant Law acting on behalf of private clients, receivers, asset managers, financial institutions, Approved Housing Bodies and companies. She is experienced in complex title investigations and resolving title issues.

Camilla also practices in the area of will drafting, probate, administration of estates and Assisted Decision Making applications. Her notable work includes:

• Acting on behalf of a group of Irish companies on the disposal of commercial buildings valued at more than €18 million
• Advising a corporate client in the acquisition of a Dublin City Shopping centre and comprehensive review of all existing Leases and ancillary documentation
• Acting in the negotiation a high value commercial green lease
• Acting in the disposal of numerous public houses and hotels
• Advising an Approved Housing Body in the finance and acquisition of bulk acquisition residential properties.

Camilla obtained her degree in Griffth College Dublin and professional qualification as a Solicitor from the Law Society of Ireland in 2010. She holds Diplomas in Commercial Litigation and Commercial Property from the Law Society and a Diploma in Notarial Law & Practice from the Institute of Notarial Studies. She is a member of the Law Society of Ireland and Dublin Solicitors Bar Association.

Camilla is a tutor on the Law Society’s Professional Practice courses in Land Law, an accredited Mediator with the International Mediation Institute, and a Notary Public.

Camilla was recognised in The Legal 500 (2022), where she was commended for her availability, solutions-driven approach, and exceptional client service: “Camilla Leigh has excelled in her management of our deals despite the ever-changing directions we are taking. She has made herself available while on annual leave and nothing is ever a problem for her. I don’t get any problems, only solutions, which is what I want from my solicitors.”

Practice Areas:

• Real Estate
• Private Client – Wills, Trusts, Estates

Sectors:

• Leisure, Hospitality & Retail

Aisling McHugh is a solicitor in the firm’s Dispute Resolution department, having joined in 2022. She has more than 10 years’ experience in the legal profession and advised on a range of dispute resolution areas. With previous experience in property law, she has a strong cross-disciplinary approach and her legal versatility spans defence litigation, employment, medical negligence, social housing, landlord and tenant and enforcement law.

She regularly advises Approved Housing Bodies on tenancy management and enforcement procedures and is a key point of contact in Gleeson McGrath Baldwin for residential tenancy disputes and court proceedings. Aisling has also delivered workplace training for housing staff on these areas.

Her litigation practice includes acting on behalf of insured clients in defence of claims before the District, Circuit, and High Courts. She has also represented sporting bodies, charities, and childcare providers in proceedings before the Workplace Relations Commission. Aisling is expanding her practice expertise in the areas of probate disputes and Decision Support Service Act Applications.

Since 2023, Aisling has been a Dublin Solicitors Bar Association Litigation Committee member and she contributed to an article in the Parchment about litigation costs. She has a strong interest in advocacy and has previously volunteered with national helplines during the marriage equality referendum and for a leading charity supporting older people during the pandemic.

Outside of work, Aisling plays gaelic4mothers&others in Navan having played GAA for over a decade. Aisling is also part of a major fundraising effort to build a community hall in her home village of Ederney, County Fermanagh.

Practice Areas:

• Dispute Resolution
• Insolvency and Enforcement
• Landlord and Tenant and Property Related Disputes
• Testamentary/Probate Disputes
• Insurance Defence
• Probate and Administration of Estates

Sectors:

• Social Housing