Meet our legal team

Richard Vaux
Partner

01642 222 834
richard@vauxfletcher.co.uk

Richard was born and raised in Middlesbrough and followed his father into Law. He began reading for his degree at Northumbria University in 1989 and stayed on to complete his Law Society Final professional exams in 1993.

His next two years were in Articles in Baker Street, Middlesbrough. Here much of his time was spent under the tutelage of John Freer, representing clients in the police station, briefing Barristers and attending Crown Court trials.

Qualifying as a solicitor in 1995 allowed him to develop his advocacy skills and represent his own clients in the Magistrates Courts. Here he conducted his own trials and soon qualified as a Duty Solicitor. Richard was instructed in many high-profile national cases, a number of which became published authorities on issues such as the right of silence in interview and knowledge, autonomy and consent in cases of assault.

Richard became a partner in his first firm in 1999 and continued to build the Criminal department until, in 2006, he turned his attention to residential and commercial property.

On 1st April 2020, during lockdown, Richard took over the firm of Gary Johnson & Co. which had been located as a close neighbour at 14 Baker Street. In October 2020 Richard was joined by his wife, Victoria Vaux, a solicitor specialising in residential conveyancing. In December 2020 Richard acquired the neighbouring property and the revamp into a modern niche practice began developing momentum.

He remains dedicated to providing opportunities to young graduates whose path to qualification is a difficult one. His first trainee solicitor in the new firm qualified in 2023.

Richard's s enviable client list has grown over the years to include developers, building and construction companies, Education Foundations, Charities, Wildlife Trusts, Incorporated Sporting Private Members Clubs, Accountants, Estate Agents and Surveyors, Laboratories, Haulage Companies, Restauranteurs, Publicans and Nightclub owners and professional landlords in a wide variety of property and business transactions. He acts for companies and small businesses. Richard has been instructed in the sale and purchase of property that has ranged from an airfield, golf club, shopping parade, warehouses, gymnasiums, factories, pubs and restaurants to small convenience stores, post offices and fast-food takeaways.

Richard has experience of conducting cases before the Lands Tribunal and Judicial Review proceedings in the Administrative Court and assists private individuals with future planning, complex wills, trusts, powers of attorney and pension schemes.

Richard is a member of the Law Society's Property, Private Client Solicitors, Leadership and Management and Risk and Compliance Sections.

Richard lives locally with his wife and their children. The firm is a proud sponsor of many of their varied sporting clubs.

Victoria Vaux
Partner

01642 222 834
victoria@vauxfletcher.co.uk

Victoria was born and raised in Middlesbrough. A local girl with a strong connection to her roots, she wanted to stay in the town she was raised in and chose Teesside University to start her legal path to qualification as a solicitor. A keen interest in law was developed during her later years at secondary school, driven by her grandfather's encouragement that she could achieve her aims. Victoria studied for her A-Levels at St Marys Sixth Form College coming away with four A-Levels including Law. She began reading for her degree at Teesside University in 2002 and was awarded LLB (Hons) in 2005.

In 2006 Victoria took the opportunity to gain some hands-on experience working in law at a national firm where she assumed the position of Paralegal. Victoria worked in the volume conveyancing department dealing with a high caseload of conveyancing transactions on properties all over the country

Victoria moved to a firm in Darlington in 2007 to work as a conveyancing assistant. In 2008 she was sponsored by the firm to study the LPC and travelled to The College of Law in York to study part time on a weekend whilst continuing her training contract. Victoria qualified as a Solicitor in 2010.

Victoria initially practised in the firm's private client, commercial and residential departments before moving back to a local firm in 2014 and beginning work as a residential conveyancing solicitor.

In 2020, Victoria joined her husband, Richard, at Vaux Fletcher having previously worked at a firm based in Baker Street Middlesbrough. Victoria became partner and head of residential conveyancing in 2021.

Victoria specialises in residential conveyancing transactions including freehold and leasehold sales, purchases, remortgages, transfers of part for both registered and unregistered land. She acts for individuals buying and selling their own home, buy to lets and investment companies accumulating a portfolio. She deals with complex and intricate areas of land law including the reconstruction of title, adverse possession and rights acquired by prescription.

Victoria is a people's person who enjoys client interaction, so client care is of upmost importance to her. Whilst she continues to maintain her own client caseload, she enjoys team interaction and thrives off leading her team to ensure the best possible service to all clients of the firm.

At home, Victoria loves her busy active family life, living with her husband, their 5 children and two dogs, Beau and Bella, who have also become an integral part of the office.