House of Commons
Session 2010-12
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The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 30th August 2011
OPPERMAN, Guy (Hexham)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession, all exclusive of VAT, all gross, etc
Barrister in private practice. Fees received since 6 May 2010 for legal services provided. Work done before 6 May 2010; no hourly rate agreed, but all between £100 and £250 per hour save where specified:
Solicitors: Shoosmiths. Address: Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 4EX
Received £200, 12 May 2010, carried out on 8 March 2010 No hourly rate agreed
Received £200, 26 May 2010, carried out on 17 March 2009 No hourly rate agreed
Received £135, 14 June 2010, carried out on 22 August 2008 £135 per hour
Received £250, 16 June 2010, carried out on 26 August 2009 £125 per hour
Received £200, 23 June 2010, carried out on 2 September 2009 No hourly rate agreed
Received £200, 5 July 2010, carried out on 23 July 2009 No hourly rate agreed
Received £150, 7 July 2010, carried out on 29 December 2009 £60 per hour
Received £200, 8 July 2010, carried out on 4 January 2010 £134 per hour
Received £150, 13 July 2010, carried out on 13 February 2009 No hourly rate agreed
Received £100, 16 July 2010, carried out on 20 February 2010 No hourly rate agreed
Received £100, 23 July 2010, carried out on 31 December 2009 No hourly rate agreed
Received £375, 3 August 2010, carried out between 3 November 2009 and 26 January 2010 No hourly rate agreed
Received £250, 6 August 2010, carried out on 23 December 2009 £125 per hour
Received £150, 6 August 2010, carried out on 29 October 2009 No hourly rate agreed
Received £200, 6 August 2010, carried out on 1 January 2010 No hourly rate agreed
Received £260, 6 August 2010, carried out between 8 September 2009 and 25 November 2009 No hourly rate agreed
Received £400, 13 August 2010, carried out on 9 July 2007 No hourly rate agreed
Received £200, 16 August 2010, carried out on 31 March 2010 No hourly rate agreed
Received £535, 15 September 2010, carried out between 24 November 2008 and 9 January 2010 No hourly rate agreed
Received £200, 17 September 2010, carried out on 7 March 2010 No hourly rate agreed
Received £200, 23 September 2010, carried out on 6 July 2009 No hourly rate agreed
Received £500, 24 September 2010, carried out on15 January 2008 No hourly rate agreed
Received £200, 29 September 2010, carried out on 3 August 2009 No hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: Faulkner Daniel & Cruttwell Address: Argyll House, Bath Street, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1DP
Received £1091, 20 May 2010, carried out between 2 February 2010 & 16 February 2010 Abated fee - No specific rate agreed
Received £2173.91, 24 May 2010, carried out from 11 March 2009 & 16 March 2010 hourly rate agreed
Received £1044.34, 3 June 2010, carried out from 26 January 2009 & 12 March 2010 Abated fee - No hourly rate agreed
Received £1491.97, 8 June 2010, carried out 16 March 2010 Abated hourly rate agreed
Received £140.63, 27 September 2010, carried out from 2 October 2009 & 13 January 2010 No hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: Pardoes Address: West Quay House, Northgate, Bridgewater, Somerset TA6 3HJ
Received £1400, 24 September 2010, carried out between 17 December 2009 & 11 March 2010 £150 per hour
Received £900, 22 June 2010, carried out between 29 December 2009 6 hours at £150
Solicitors: Shoosmiths Address: The Lakes, Northampton NN4 7SH
Received £775, 2 June 2010, carried out between 14 December 2006 & 26 November 2007 No hourly rate agreed
Received £1458.33, 22 June 2010, carried out July 2009 and February 2 2010 Abated fee - No hourly rate agreed
Received £157.67, 20 October 2010, carried out between 4 July 2008 & 17 April 2009 No hourly rate agreed
Received £1350, received 20 October 2010, carried out 11 September 2009 £150 agreed hourly fee
Solicitors: Slade Son & Taylor. Address: The Old Bank, 137 The Broadway, Didcot, OX11 8RQ
Received £1380, 10 May 2010, carried out between 8 February 2010 & 17 February 2010 No specific hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: Bollin Legal Associates Address: Suite 3A, St George’s Court, 1 Albion Street, Birmingham B1 3AH
Received £919.56, 24 May 2010, carried out 27 May 2008 £230 an hour
Received £250, 1 July 2010, carried out 24 April 2008 £100 per hour
Solicitors: Gorman Hamilton Address: Percy House, Percy Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4PW
Received £225, 27 May 2010, carried out 23 December 2009 No hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: GLP Address: Maple House, Haymarket Street, Bury BL9 0AR
Received £2515, 28 May 2010, carried out between 20 October 2009 & 16 February 2010) No hourly rate agreed but between £150 and £175
Received £330, 25 June 2010, carried out between February 15-16 2010 £160 an hour
Solicitors: Hansells Address: 13 The close, Norwich NR1 4DS
Received £1933.50, 4 June 2010, carried out between 15 January 2007 & 9 September 2009 No hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: City of Plymouth Legal Services Address: Floor 3, Civic Centre, Plymouth PL1 2AA
Received £875, 11 June 2010, carried out 5 April 2010 No hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: Trigg Wilkinson Mann Address: King’s Shade Walk, 123 High Street, Epsom KT19 8AU
Received £800, 16 June 2010, carried out 17 February 2010 £175 per hour
Solicitors: Moore Blatch LLP Address: 11 The Avenue, Southampton SO17 1XF
Received £200, 18 June 2010, carried out 2 August 2009 No hourly rate agreed
Received £200, 7 July 2010, carried out 28 October 2008 No hourly rate agreed
Received £150, 13 September 2010, carried out 22 February 2010 No hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: William Graham Law Ltd Address: 24 Neptune Court, Ocean Way, Cardiff CF24 5PJ
Received £425.53, 23 June 2010, carried out between 13 March 2008 & 17 March 2008 No hourly rate agreed
Received £399.47, 14 September 2010, carried out between 13 March 2008 & 17 March 2008 No hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: Langleys Address: Newporte House,Doddington Road Business Park, doddington Road, Lincoln LN6 2JY
Received £2700, 24 June 2010, carried out between 1 September 2009 & 5 April 2010 £150 per hour
Solicitors: Hipkin & Co Address: 130/132 Park View, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, NE26 3QN
Received £1050, 28 June 2010, carried out 19 August 2009 £150 per hour
Solicitors: Cordner Lewis Address: 25-26 Neptune Court, Vangaurd Way, Cardiff CF24 5PJ
Received £900, 30 June 2010, carried out between 7 July 2009 & 23 October 2009 No hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: Alfred Truman Address: The Old Courthouse, 5 Sheep Street, Bicester OX26 6JB
Received £500, 8 July 2010, carried out 9 January 2010 £134 per hour
CS2 Lawyers Limited Address: Matrix House, Basing View, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 4FF
Received £250, 13 July 2010, carried out 9 March 2010 No hourly rate agreed
Received £200, 17 August 2010, carried out 29 December 2009 No hourly rate agreed
Aegis Legal Address: the Anexe, 26 Church Street, Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 4DW
Received £3545.78, 14 July 2010, carried out between 21 January 2009 & 9 February 2010 £333.33 agreed rate per hour
Solicitors: Davies & Partners Address: 135 Aztec West, Almondsey, Bristol BS12 4UB
Received £2850, 15 July 2010, carried out between 8 September 2008 & 20 October 2009 £150 per hour
Solicitors: Graham Bash & Company Address: 26 Wattisfield Road, London E5 9QH
Received £2687.50, 20 July 2010, carried out between 31 July 2009 & 31 March 2010 £150 per hour
Solicitors: New Law Solicitors LLP Address; Helmont House, Churchill Way, Cardiff CF10 2HE
Received £775, 12 August 2010, carried out between 24 October 2008 & 20 November 2009 £150 per hour
Received £1999.50, 22 October 2010, carried out between 17 August 2009 & 17 February 2010 No hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: Payne Marsh Stillwell Address: 6 Carlton Crescent, Southampton, Hants SO15 2EY
Received £1350, 19 August 2010, carried out 3 April 2010 £193 an hour
Solicitors: Mullis & Peake LLP Address: 8-10 Eastern Road, Romford Essex RM1 3PJ
Received £1050, 26 October 2010, carried out 30 May 2008 £150 agreed hourly rate
Solicitors: Newtons Address: 22 Fitzjohns Avenue, London NW3 5NB
Received £1000, 24 August 2010, carried out 1 April 2010 No hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: Hornby, Baker Jones & Wood Address: 13 Clytha Park Road, Newport, South Wales NP20 4PB
Received £1000, 25 August 2010, carried out 18 July 2007 No hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: Warner Goodman LLP Address: 8/9 College Place, London Road, Southampton Hampshire SO15 2FF
Received £843.75, 10 September 2010, carried out 28 August 2009 £260 an hour
Solicitors: Withy King Address: Vectis Court, 4-6 Newport Street, Old town, Swindon SN1 3DX
Received £1000, 10 September 2010, carried out between 6 April 2010 3506) No hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: DWF Address: 5 St Paul’s Square, Old Hall Street, Liverpool L3 9AE
Received £3300, 10 September 2010, carried out 27 August 2009 No hourly rate agreed
Received £55, 10 September 2010, carried out 20 December 2008 No hourly rate agreed
Received £440, 24 September 2010, carried out between 28 August 2009 & 15 December 2009 £165 an hour
Received £1000, 29 October 2010, carried out 13 February 2009
Solicitors: Birchall Blackburn Address; Merchant House, 38/44/46 Avenham Street, Preston PR1 3BN
Received £800, 20 September 2010, carried out 27 January 2009 No hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: RES IPSA Address: Neville House, 14 Waterloo Street, Birmingham B2 5TX
Received £675, 24 September 2010, carried out 25 February 2010 3517) £168.75 per hour
Solicitors: Bosworths
Received £6240, 29 September 2010, carried out between 19 July 2006 & 1 October 2009 £150 per hour
Solicitors: Hart Brown Address: Resolution House, Riverview, Walnut Tree close, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4UX
Received £2452.50, 4 October 2010, carried out between 28 August 2009 & 30 November 2010 No hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: Bernard Chill & Axtell Address: 8a Carlton Crescent, Southampton SO15 2EZ
Received £97.01, 13 October 2010, carried out 27 November 2009 No hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: Pictons Address: 28 Dunstable Road, Luton, Bedfordshire LU1 1DY
Received £1375, 20 October 2010, carried out 26 June 2008 & 24 July 2009 £150 an hour
Solicitors: Trethowans LLP Address: London Road Office Park, London Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 3HP
Received £1050, 22 October 2010, carried out 3-5 March 2010 £175 an hour agreed rate
All save 6 of these cases were matters of advice.
(Registered 18 November 2010)
Solicitors: Shoosmiths. Address: Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 4EX:
Received £175, 2 November 2010, carried out 9 March 2010. No hourly rate agreed
Received £782.67, 2 November 2010, carried out September 2008 and February 2009. No hourly rate agreed
Received £450, 4 November 2010, carried out between July 2009 and November 2009. No hourly rate agreed
Received £4000, 5 November 2010, carried out 13 March 2008. £134 hourly rate agreed
Received £200, 5 November 2010, carried out 16 February 2010. No hourly rate agreed
Received £200, 17 November 2010, carried out 17 September 2008. Hours: 1.5 hrs.
Received £175, 18 November 2010, carried out 4 June 2009. No hourly rate agreed
Received £235, 18 November 2010, carried out 7 July 2009. No hourly rate agreed
Received £150, 19 November 2010, carried out 7 March 2010. No hourly rate agreed
Received £150, 19 November 2010, carried out 20 February 2009. No hourly rate agreed
Received £175, 30 November 2010, carried out 8 March 2010. No hourly rate agreed
Received £200, 30 November 2010, carried out 1 January 2010. No hourly rate agreed
Received £520, 8 December 2010, carried out 29 August 2008 and 6 July 2009. £135 hourly rate agreed
Received £175, 17 December 2010, carried out 29 August 2009. No hourly rate agreed
Received £200, 23 December 2010, carried out 24 March 2009. No hourly rate agreed
Received £250, 23 December 2010, carried out 7 August 2009. No hourly rate agreed
Received £175, 12 January 2011, carried out 25 November 2009. No hourly rate agreed
(Registered 24 January 2011)
Solicitors: Pinto Potts, Manor Park Chambers, 304 High Street, Aldershot, Hampshire GU12 4LT, £1050, 4 November 2010, carried out 20 April 2010. £150 hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: Hallam Peel, 218 Strand, London WC2R 1AT, £4255.32, 8 November 2010, interim payment for work carried out 2009. No hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: FDC Law, Bath Street, Frome, £135, 23 November 2010, carried out February 2010. No hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: Pengilly Ridge, Post Office Chambers, 67 St Thomas Street, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8HB, £297.96, 24 November 2010, carried out 5 September 2008. No hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: Sherrington, Sherrington House, 66 Chorley Street, Bolton BL1 4AL, £1150, 2 December 2010, carried out 19 February 20009. £177 hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: Faulkner DC, Argyll House, Bath Street, Frome, BA11 1DP:
£2466.64, 7 December 2010, carried out between 2 October 2009 and 25 February 2010. No specific hourly rate agreed
£900, 5 January 2011, carried out 2 October 2009 and 13 January 2010. No specific hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: Mogers, 24 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HY, £1785, 10 December 2010, carried out 31 March 2010. No hourly rate agreed
Solicitors: Michelmores LLP, Woodwater House, Pynes Hill, Exeter, EX2 5WR,, £50, 10 December 2010, carried out 16 March 2010. £150 per hour agreed
Solicitors: Warner Goodman LLP, 8/9 College Place, London Road, Southampton, SO15 2FF, £1406.25, 14 December 2010, carried out 18 January 2010. £175 per hour agreed
Solicitors: Severn Law Limited, 107-111 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AB, £200, 16 December 2010, carried out 25 November 2009. £115 per hour agreed
Solicitors: John Copland & Son, 77 High Street, Sheerness, Kent ME12 1TY, £900, 12 January 2011, carried out 1 August 2009 to 3 November 2009. 6 hours agreed work at £150 an hour
(Registered 24 January 2011)
Payment of £150 made to charity for interview with Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 25 November 2010)