Appointments
New recruit for Bootle firm
Posted by Vicky Anderson on March 31, 2008 6:45 AM
JAMES Murray Solicitors has strengthened its 'no win no fee' department with the appointment of a new personal injury specialist.
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Liverpool lawyer to chair national family group
Posted by Vicky Anderson on March 25, 2008 6:50 AM
GODFREY Freeman, a senior partner at Morecrofts, will be made the new chairman of family law association Resolution at its national conference in Brighton next week.
It is the second success of its kind for the firm so far this year, as his appointment follows that of colleague Anne Heseltine to Liverpool Law Society president.
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New appointment at Bermans
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 20, 2008 6:45 AM
INDEPENDENT commercial law firm Bermans has boosted its specialist asset based lending team.
Patricia Grinyer joins the company as a senior assistant solicitor after five years working in the banking division of the Liverpool office of DLA Piper.
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New partners for Wirral firm
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 18, 2008 6:30 AM
BIRKENHEAD-based law firm RMNJ have kicked off the new year in style with the promotion of associate solicitors Gareth Brooks and Helen Gordon to partners.
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New partner at Goodmans
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 22, 2008 6:50 AM
LIVERPOOL law firm Goodmans Solicitors has announced Jeanette Fletcher as its new partner.
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Property expert joins Halliwells team
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 21, 2008 7:00 AM
ONE of Liverpool’s best known property lawyers is to continue to build his career at Halliwells following a significant appointment for the Old Hall Street based firm.
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Solicitor saddles up for new job
Posted by Vicky Anderson on December 14, 2007 7:00 AM
A FORMER press officer for the world famous Lowther Horse Driving Trials has joined the ranks of a leading firm of solicitors.
Qualified barrister Emma Bramley, 28, has joined Brabners Chaffe Street as an assistant solicitor in the employment team.
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New faces at Law Society to drive change
Posted by Vicky Anderson on December 12, 2007 6:55 AM
DES Hudson, chief executive of the Law Society, has announced two key appointments to his senior management team with Mark Stobbs taking up the role of director of legal policy and Rona Chester stepping in as finance director .
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New appointments at Morecrofts
Posted by Vicky Anderson on November 26, 2007 7:00 AM
MERSEYSIDE solicitors Morecrofts has undertaken a major recruitment drive, with nine new appointments at the Liverpool and Birkenhead offices.
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EAD announces next senior partner
Posted by Vicky Anderson on November 23, 2007 7:05 AM
LAW firm EAD has announced that long standing partner Mike Sexton is to take on the role of senior partner at the beginning of the next financial year.
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Key appointment for Weightmans
Posted by Vicky Anderson on November 14, 2007 6:51 AM
WEIGHTMANS has strengthened its position as a growing commercial force in the Liverpool market with the appointment of Ian Vicary as a partner.
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New faces at Rees-Roberts
Posted by Phil Rees-Roberts on November 12, 2007 11:19 AM
The team at boutique property practice Rees-Roberts Solicitors has been strengthened by three new appointments.
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Firm expands personal injury department
Posted by Vicky Anderson on October 26, 2007 7:00 AM
WALKER Smith Way Solicitors already employs 15 staff in the personal injury department in Chester and another 13 over the Welsh border in its Wrexham offices.
Now it has recruited two young Chester professionals to strengthen the team yet further.
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Former DLA partner joins Hill Dickinson
Posted by Hill Dickinson on October 22, 2007 6:51 AM
Sally Wightman has joined leading UK legal business Hill Dickinson as a partner to head the Chester office corporate and commercial team.
Sally joins Hill Dickinson from DLA Piper in Manchester, where she was a partner, after a short career break.
Her legal expertise covers all major corporate areas including mergers and acquisitions, group reorganisations, AIM flotations and joint ventures.
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New faces at Chester solicitors
Posted by Vicky Anderson on October 10, 2007 7:05 AM
WALKER Smith Way has taken on four trainee solicitors at its Chester office.
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New appointments at Morecrofts
Posted by Vicky Anderson on October 9, 2007 6:45 AM
MERSEYSIDE solicitors Morecrofts celebrated another boost to their growing firm with the appointment of solicitor Andrew Perrigo and legal clerk Craig Gilfoyle to the Birkenhead branch.
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New appointment at Scott Rees & Co
Posted by Vicky Anderson on September 28, 2007 6:50 AM
SCOTT Rees & Co Solicitors is delighted to announce the promotion of 28-year-old solicitor Karla Kingston.
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New head of property department at Lees Lloyd Whitley
Posted by Vicky Anderson on September 27, 2007 6:46 AM
MERSEYSIDE law firm Lees Lloyd Whitley has strengthened its property division with the promotion of long-time employee associate Angela Hesketh to the role of head of the property department.
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Hill Dickinson's marine team boosted
Posted by Vicky Anderson on September 26, 2007 4:21 AM
Hill Dickinson has strengthened its North West marine team with the appointment of Graham Jackson. Graham was formerly managing partner of London maritime lawyers Jackson Parton.
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Former Liverpool lecturer to battle miscarriages of justice
Posted by Deborah James on September 13, 2007 7:11 AM
A FORMER Liverpool law lecturer has been re-appointed to a high profile role to hunt out miscarriages of justice.
Michael Allen will continue the £85,388-a-year role on the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), following the decision by the Queen.
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Barnetts create new role to take the company forward
Posted by Deborah James on August 31, 2007 8:11 AM
BARNETTS Solicitors has appointed Michael Weightman as operations manager to oversee the teams of people and the processes in place at the company.
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City solicitor takes to the field in new role
Posted by David Higgerson on August 24, 2007 12:18 PM
A WELL-KNOWN Liverpool solicitor has become the chief executive of Chester City Fooball Club.
Alan Middleton, senior partner at Middleton and Co solicitors based in Temple Court, will also be a member of the board at the League Two club.
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Walker Smith Way recruit two more
Posted by Deborah James on August 21, 2007 8:56 AM
A FORMER head of tax for the sole surviving private deposit bank in the UK is one of two newcomers to an expanding Chester law firm.
Walker Smith Way has recruited tax and trusts manager Dawn Whalley, along with legal assistant Rachael Lainton, to its growing wills, trusts and probate department.
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Ex-cop becomes partner at Halliwells
Posted by David Higgerson on August 14, 2007 7:38 AM
A FORMER police constable who swapped the beat for a career as a solicitor has been appointed a partner at Halliwells.
Rachel Watkin has also been made head of property litigation in the firm’s Liverpool office.
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Changes at top of North West firm
Posted by Vicky Anderson on August 2, 2007 6:45 AM
CHANGES at the top of leading North West law firm Mace & Jones will promote 40-year-old litigation specialist Richard Corran to managing partner.
Richard will shortly replace Lawrence Downey, who has spent 16 years in the role.
Current senior partner Graeme Jump, based in the firm’s Manchester office, will also step down.
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Road traffic accident specialists create new team
Posted by Vicky Anderson on July 18, 2007 6:45 AM
SOUTHPORT-based specialist road traffic accident and serious injury law firm Fletchers Solicitors has appointed Tracy Bond to head a newly created inception team.
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Veteran lawyer rises to the top
Posted by Vicky Anderson on July 17, 2007 10:59 AM
AS he becomes the president of the Law Society of England and Wales this week, the thing Andrew Holroyd will miss the most is his clients in Liverpool.
Mr Holroyd, a partner at Jackson and Canter, takes up the full-time post, which is based in London, on Thursday.
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Good call for Silverbeck Rymer
Posted by Jim Rymer on July 11, 2007 1:28 PM
Law firm Silverbeck Rymer has appointed Carole McGuinness as the new Head of Call Centre Operations.
Following the firm's recent decision to become a claimant only practice, it is now looking to maximise its investment in technology and staff to move the businesses forward with renewed focus.
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Promotions at DWF as corporate team celebrates bumper year
Posted by Deborah James on July 11, 2007 6:03 AM
Paula Park and Gareth McIntegart
The Liverpool office of law firm DWF has announced two key promotions to support the continuing growth of its corporate team.
Paula Park has been made head of corporate for the firm as a whole with overall responsibility for the 35-strong corporate and commercial team across the firm’s Liverpool, Manchester, Preston and Leeds offices, while Gareth McIntegart takes over from Paula as head of the corporate team in Liverpool.
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City solicitor to take top Law Society role
Posted by Deborah James on July 10, 2007 6:04 AM
LIVERPOOL solicitor Andrew Holroyd will be appointed president of the Law Society of England and Wales in a ceremony next week.
Mr Holroyd, the current LS vice president, is a specialist in immigration law and is a partner at Liverpool firm Jackson and Canter.
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Ex-lawyer to head TMP
Posted by Vicky Anderson on July 6, 2007 7:50 AM
A former lawyer has been handed the job of running The Mersey Partnership.
Tranmere Rovers chairwoman Lorraine Rogers's appointment ends an 11-month search for a replacement for the previous chief executive Robert Crawford, who handed in his notice last August.
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