UK law firm Michelmores has appointed six new female Partners and six Senior Associates, bringing the female partnership level to 48% and the current proportion of female Senior Associates to 73%.
The newly appointed partners are employment and immigration lawyer Lynsey Blyth , agriculture lawyer Josie Edwards , family lawyer Sarah Green , corporate lawyer Francesca Hubbard , employment lawyer Rachael Lloyd , and commercial lawyer Chloe Vernon-Shore .
Commenting on this year's promotions, Tim Richards, Managing Partner said:
Niche law specialist Bertram Fairbanks providing advice on corporate, commercial, and property law, announces the appointment of Robert Scott as a director and head of litigation.
Neal Bertram – Director Bertram Fairbanks says: “We have been actively recruiting staff in line with our ongoing ambitious expansion plans, so delighted that Robert has joined the growing team. He is a highly regarded and well-known commercial litigation lawyer who has worked closely with Bertram Fairbanks as a consultant over the last 12 months and closely involved in our strategic expansion, and I’m...
After a 2-year travelling hiatus, Britons have been itching to get abroad for the summer of '22. But many holidaymakers' plans have been foiled by a simple administrative hurdle. Cue the bureaucratic nightmare that is renewing your passport!
Unsurprisingly, in the wake of Covid and the fallout from Brexit, the Passport Office has been swamped with passport applications. The reason: many of us did not contemplate travelling during the pandemic. Since we have emerged from lockdown, some 5 million people realised that they needed to renew their passports!
Michelmores LLP has today moved its London office to a cutting-edge development at 100 Liverpool Street. Boasting immediate access to Liverpool Street Station alongside shared lounges, cafes, rooftop restaurant, landscaped terraces, meeting rooms and event spaces, the new location enhances the firm’s national offering for its clients and its people.
Michelmores' strategic move to new, state-of-the-art office space reflects its commitment to creating the best possible work/life balance for its people. The firm’s agile working pilot is well underway, allowing its people to guide...
In recognition of National Apprenticeships Week 2022, which runs from 7 – 13 February, South West law firm Stephens Scown LLP is celebrating the fact that in the last 12 months, the number of apprentices at the firm has doubled, including more legal apprentices than ever before.
A divorce lawyer from the South West has been celebrated for providing exemplary client service and supporting her clients through the coronavirus pandemic.
Liz Allen, a senior consultant at Stephens Scown LLP, has been recognised as one of the Top 100 Private Client Lawyers in international private client and wealth management , according to the rankings released by leading wealth management publication Citywealth magazine.
One of the hallmarks of a great private client lawyer is their ability to provide great client service, including the all-important soft skills....
Michelmores has announced the appointment of two more Partners to the firm, in a move that will boost the Restructuring & Insolvency Team, and the Transaction Real Estate Team.
New Partner Benn Richards is a solicitor-advocate (all higher courts, civil and criminal) in both England and Wales, and is admitted to practice in the Eastern Caribbean Circuit. He joins the growing Restructuring & Insolvency Team and will be specialising in both contentious and non-contentious insolvency.
Benn has specific expertise in Civil Fraud, Asset Recovery, Restructuring &...
Three Partners at employee-owned law firm, Stephens Scown LLP, have received the highest ranking and national recognition in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners’ High Net Worth Guide, which has just been published.
Following an extensive annual research programme, the Chambers High Net Worth Guide ranks the leading and most dedicated lawyers and law firms for international private wealth based on feedback from clients and other specialist industry professionals.
Private Client partners Phil Reed and Graham Murdoch retained their Band 1 status in the 2021 Guide,...
It was a positive start to the year as The Family Law Company welcomed four new starters to the teams in Exeter and Plymouth.
The growth in cases concerning children and domestic abuse during the lockdown months is well documented. Solicitor Hannah Duddridge has been engaged in Exeter to join the busy Children and Domestic Abuse Response team. Hannah qualified in 2019 and will be working with Team Leader, Senior Associate Gemma Sparks.
Victoria Power is also joining the team as a Paralegal. She will have the opportunity to assist the team working with victims of domestic...
A WESTCOUNTRY legal practice which specialises in child-focused family law says a youngster’s education and wellbeing is now more important than ever after the COVID-19 lockdown (September 2020).
It was recently revealed by the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) that children from wealthier families were spending more time studying during the pandemic than poorer children.
Family barrister, Elizabeth McCallum, who co-founded the legal service, Children in the Middle®, with fellow Exeter barrister Sarah Evans, says: “Understandably, parents have had a lot to worry about...
